Glaciers, Nature, Water, and Local Community in Mount Kenya

By Yuya Otani

Chapter 1: Glaciology Mass Balance of Very Small Glaciers on Mount Kenya during 2016-2018Chiyuki Narama & Kenshiro Arie
Chapter 2: ClimatologySeasonal Changes of Rainfall around Mount Kenya and its Relation to Atmospheric CirculationWataru Morishima
Chapter 3: HydrologyⅠImpact of Glacier Shrinkage on the Water Cycle of Mount KenyaYuya Otani
Chapter 4: HydrologyⅡHydrology and Society of Regions Surrounding Mount KenyaFrancis Mwaura & Moses Ndarua Njoki
Chapter 5: GeomorphologyGlacial Topography and Soil Development Processes in the Foreland of Tyndall Glacier on Mount KenyaKotaro Yamagata
Chapter 6: GeoecologyⅠRetreating Glaciers and Plant Succession on Mount Kenya due to Climate ChangeKazuharu Mizuno
Chapter 7: GeoecologyⅡGrowth Dynamics and Distribution of Giant Rosette Plants on Recently Deglaciated Terrain below the Tyndall Glacier on Mount KenyaKoki Teshirogi
Chapter 8: Ecological AnthropologyLocal Perceptions and their Responses to Changes in Water Environment and Land Use in the Mount Kenya RegionSun Xiaogang
Chapter 9: Development StudiesSustainability and Local Participation in Community-based Water Resources Utilization: A Case Study of the Matengo Highlands, TanzaniaMinako Araki
Chapter 10: Summary and ChallengesToward a Multidisciplinary Understanding of Tropical High Mountains in AfricaKazuharu Mizuno & Yuya Otani

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811678529
• ISBN13: 9789811678523
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"