Don Funnell, Romola Parish

Mountain Environments and Communities

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mountain Environments and Communities explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions. This critical review of the concepts currently employed in mountain research, draws upon a wide range of examples from developed and developing countries. The dynamics of mountain life are described through both historical accounts of village-based systems and examples of the contemporary impact of global capital and sustainable development strategies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780415181020
• ISBN-10: 041518102X
• Artikelnr.: 21095172

Autorenporträt

Don Funnell, Romola Parish

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Study of Mountains1: Mountains in geographical enquiryPart 2:
Components of Mountain Environments and Livelihoods2: The physical
environment of mountain regions; 3: The cultural framework; 4: The
production environment: the significance of the physical environment for
livelihoodsPart 3: Mountains in Transition5: Environmental change; 6:
Demographic transformation; 7: Economic and political developmentPart 4:
Mountain policy and intervention8: Deforestation and degradation; 9:
Conservation in mountain environments; 10: Policy and development
initiatives in mountain areas