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   Articles with "gilgit baltistan" as a keyword



Governing the ungovernable? Reflections on informal gemstone mining in high-altitude borderlands of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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recommendations! Published in 2017 at "Local Environment"

DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2017.1357688

Abstract: ABSTRACT The ethnically diverse high-altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan, with its complex political history, remains relatively free from the controlling gaze of the central state apparatus of Pakistan. In these extraordinary terrain, where local communities rule… read more here.

Keywords: pakistan; mining; gilgit baltistan; high altitude ... See more keywords

Geopolitics, statehood, violence and space compression in Gilgit-Baltistan

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "South Asian History and Culture"

DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2019.1576297

Abstract: ABSTRACT Existent literature about Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has made remarkable contributions in furthering the understanding about this region which is unique for its ambiguous constitutional status and multicultural society. This article aims to complement the existing… read more here.

Keywords: violence; gilgit baltistan; compression; space ... See more keywords

Monsoons and medicine: the biopolitics of crisis and state indifference in Gilgit-Baltistan

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "South Asian History and Culture"

DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2019.1576306

Abstract: ABSTRACT Through the medium of a hospital ethnography, this paper explores the debilitating impacts of the 2010 monsoon floods on Gilgit-Baltistan’s public health sector, and interrogates how its escalating harms coalesced with long-standing state neglects… read more here.

Keywords: state; medicine; gilgit baltistan; crisis ... See more keywords

Economic, environmental and socio-cultural impact of tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan: evidence from primary survey

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "Cogent Social Sciences"

DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2025.2556482

Abstract: Abstract Tourism is an important activity that can bring many benefits to the host country or a city, such as creating jobs, employment, and additional income for the residents. Therefore, this study aims to analyze… read more here.

Keywords: tourism; gilgit baltistan; impact tourism; economic environmental ... See more keywords
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Measuring Mental Health of Caregivers of Special Children: A Case of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "SAGE Open"

DOI: 10.1177/2158244020919509

Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the mental health of caregivers of special children in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan. The sample of 100 caregivers (50 special and 50 normal) was recruited. Mental Health Inventory… read more here.

Keywords: special children; gilgit baltistan; caregivers special; health ... See more keywords

Spatial analysis of selceted soil parameters in potato growing areas of mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Pakistan Journal of Botany"

DOI: 10.30848/pjb2019-2(29)

Abstract: The study explores the spatial variability of soil parameters in potato growing valleys of CKNP region, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Soil sample’s location was documented through handheld GPS. Investigation reveals that soil of study area varies from… read more here.

Keywords: potato growing; soil parameters; region gilgit; parameters potato ... See more keywords