Pradyumna Karan
Prof. Pradyumna KaranUniversity of Kentucky
Department of Geography
University of Kentucky
817 Oattterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
United States of America
Phone: 1 859 299 2576
Phone2: 1 859 257 6953
Fax: 1 859 257 6277
E-mail: ppkaran(at)uky.edu
URL Institution: geography.as.uky.edu/users/ppkaran
Additional functions:
Member Executive Council, Association of Nepal and Himalayan Studies
President, American Planning Associates, Inc.
Key Publications of Pradyumna Karan (up to ten) :
Bhutan: Development Amid Environmental and Cultural Preservation (Tokyo, 1987)
Sikkim Himalaya: Development in Mountain Environment (Tokyo, 1984)
Nepal; Development and Change in a Landlocked Himalayan Kingdom (Tokyo, 1994)
The Changing Face of Tibet: The Impact of Chinese Communist Ideology on the Landscape (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky,1976)
Himalaya: Life on the Edge of the World (coauthor David Zurick). Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Expertise of Pradyumna Karan:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Trade / Globalisation | |
| Tourism | |
| Water | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Technology | Technology |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Regionalization / Globalization | |
| Topic Society | Society |
| Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation | |
| Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes | |
| Topic Culture/History | Ethics / Cultural Values |
| Art / Folklore / Symbols / Language | |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Pollution Effects / Water Quality | |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Recent / Today | |
| Methods | Method |
| Policy Analysis and Formation | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
Specialties of Pradyumna Karan:
Development and Social, Environmental and Economic Change in the Himalaya, Tibet and Japan.
Last update: 11/18/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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