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Book Synopsis Mountain Geography by : Martin F. Price
Download or read book Mountain Geography written by Martin F. Price and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-08-24 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth’s land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; and are often places for tourism and recreation and/or of sacred significance. This major revision of Larry Price’s book Mountains and Man (1981) is both timely and highly appropriate. The past three decades have been a period of remarkable progress in our understanding of mountains from an academic point of view. Of even greater importance is that society at large now realizes that mountains and the people who reside in them are not isolated from the mainstream of world affairs, but are vital if we are to achieve an environmentally sustainable future. Mountain Geography is a comprehensive resource that gives readers an in-depth understanding of the geographical processes occurring in the world’s mountains and the overall impact of these regions on culture and society as a whole. The volume begins with an introduction to how mountains are defined, followed by a comprehensive treatment of their physical geography: origins, climatology, snow and ice, landforms and geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and wildlife. The concluding chapters provide an introduction to the human geography of mountains: attitudes toward mountains, people living in mountain regions and their livelihoods and interactions within dynamic environments, the diverse types of mountain agriculture, and the challenges of sustainable mountain development.
Book Synopsis Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development by : Martin F. Price
Download or read book Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development written by Martin F. Price and published by CABI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading international authors, this book presents a comprehensive review of forests in mountain regions, and their sustainable development. Based on a report prepared by the IUFRO Task Force in Sustainable Mountain Development, for the IUFRO Congress to be held in August 2000. The book addresses current issues and initiatives, and defines research needs. Key global issues and addressed is in general articles, while specific regional topics are described and highlighted within each chapter in shorter case studies. Case studies are drawn from all continents, examples including Mexico, Central Europe, Cameroon, Tanzania, Chile, Korea, New Zealand and many others. Contributions have been included from nearly 100 world experts, making this volume the definitive, state-of the art review of its subject.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Mountain Development by : Jack D. Ives
Download or read book Sustainable Mountain Development written by Jack D. Ives and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of “Sustainable Mountain Development” is a history of the development of mountain environmental awareness from its origins during the Stockholm Conference on the Environment in 1973. This provided intellectual input into UNESCO’s MAB Programme, especially MAB-6 (Impact of Human Activities on Mountain Environments), The International Geographical Union’s commission on mountains, and The United Nations University’s (UNU) mountain project, the latter initiated in 1978. All this research and intellectual activity saw its maturation during the 1992 Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro. The major document universally agreed upon was AGENDA 21, with Chapter 13 concentrating on mountain environmental problems which led to 2002 being dedicated as The International Year of Mountains, and December 17th as International Mountain Day. The research that inspired this book, accompanied by intensive environmental and political activity, was initially propagated by a small group of colleagues that ultimately expanded to a world-wide endeavour. The work was recognised by three awards of the King Albert Gold Medal, two RGS Gold Medals, approved by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and countless other awards. It led to the founding of the International Mountain Society in 1980 and its quarterly journal “Mountain Research and Development” (1981). The work expanded into subsequent research efforts, including specific assessments of projected major catastrophes such as the status of the potential outbreak of glacier lakes (GLOFs), the impacts of climate warming, and incorporation of the mountain subsistence men and women whose environmental knowledge was enthusiastically recognized. This edition provides a new epilogue, which outlines the considerable changes to world environmental assessment since the establishment of 2002 as the International Year of Mountains, and notes that 2022 has been designated as the International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development.
Book Synopsis Communication and Mountain Development by : Mary Jean Bowman
Download or read book Communication and Mountain Development written by Mary Jean Bowman and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions by : P. Godde
Download or read book Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions written by P. Godde and published by CABI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the importance of mountain regions, and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. It includes case studies of mountain tourism existing alongside environmental sustainability and community well being. The text presents an integrated approach to mountain-based tourism, balancing the needs of local communities, tourists and environmental conservation.
Book Synopsis Sequoia-Kings Canyon/Grant Grove Redwood Mountain Development Concept Plan by :
Download or read book Sequoia-Kings Canyon/Grant Grove Redwood Mountain Development Concept Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Marjorie Hope Nicolson Publisher :University of Washington Press ISBN 13 :9780295975771 Total Pages :436 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (757 download)
Book Synopsis Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory by : Marjorie Hope Nicolson
Download or read book Mountain Gloom and Mountain Glory written by Marjorie Hope Nicolson and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To English poets and writers of the seventeenth century, as to their predecessors, mountains were ugly protuberances which disfigured nature and threatened the symmetry of earth; they were symbols God’s wrath. Yet, less than two centuries later the romantic poets sang in praise of mountain splendor, of glorious heights that stirred their souls to divine ecstasy. In this very readable and fascinating study, Marjorie Hope Nicolson considers the intellectual renaissance at the close of the seventeenth century that caused the shift from mountain gloom to mountain glory. She examines various writers from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries and traces both the causes and the process of this drastic change in perception.
Book Synopsis Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau by : Du Zheng
Download or read book Mountain Geoecology and Sustainable Development of the Tibetan Plateau written by Du Zheng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Audience: The book is geared to the needs of policy makers, geographers, professors, environmental managers and researchers at a graduate level."--Jacket.
Book Synopsis Conservation and Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas by : Martin F. Price
Download or read book Conservation and Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas written by Martin F. Price and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2004 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions by : Georgi Zhelezov
Download or read book Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions written by Georgi Zhelezov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mountain regions in Southeastern Europe are unique natural regions of great beauty and ecological value, and home of the head waters of major rivers. They constitute a major ecological, economic, cultural, recreational and living environment in Europe, shared by numerous cultures and countries. The Southeastern European Mountain Regions are an important reservoir for biodiversity and habitats in Europe. A great number of protected areas – national parks, nature parks, reserves and nature monuments are located in these regions. From a socio-economic point of view the mountain regions are among the poorest areas in the Southeastern European countries, but they have potential for the implementation of successful economic activities. There are opportunities for development of these regions and, in particular, for trans-border integration and co-operation. This book brings together research results from experts from all Balkan countries working on the problems of the mountain regions in Southeastern Europe. The volume focuses on the challenges taking place along the rapid transformation in land use, biodiversity, tourism, nature risk and bio-productivity due to the global changes and particularly due to the local impacts of climate change. The key questions for discussion are: - Biodiversity, nature protection and conservation - Natural disasters and risk management - Social-economical development of the mountain regions - Spatial planning in the development of the mountain regions - Sustainable practices and politics for land use - Transborder co-operation.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions by : Georgi Zhelezov
Download or read book Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions written by Georgi Zhelezov and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of the book Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe integrates the scientific results and expertise of the researchers from the countries in Southeastern Europe. The book consists of updated information for the topics observed in first edition and several new chapters with analysis of some problems in the mountain regions of four new for the edition countries in Southeastern European space. The general themes in the book are related to Global problems and mountain regions; Nature resources and landuse in mountain regions; Social, economic and regional problems of mountain regions; Nature protection, conservation and monitoring and Networks and strategies for mountain regions. The key topics for discussion are: Natural recourses and land use in mountain regions. Sustainable social and economic development of the mountain regions. Natural disasters and risk prevention. Spatial modeling and planning. Nature protection, monitoring and conservation. Politics and sustainable practices for development of mountain regions. Transborder and regional cooperation. Mountain regions in Southeastern Europe are characterized by unique landscape and biological diversity and great economic potential. They have function as a living space and provide different groups of ecosystem and landscape services. In social and economic aspects these regions are one of the poorest in Southeastern European countries with unused potential. Human, ecological and economic problems arising in various mountain regions have the same basic characteristics irrespective of the country. Some mountain regions are subject to specific for the conditions of the mountain and country policy for planning, development and mountain population promotion. The general goal is development of whole economy and the efficient management of natural resources and prevention of natural and tec hnological disasters. The mountain regions are one of the most threatened landscape systems in Southeastern Europe. Understanding the importance of the mountain regions and conservation of the natural heritage require scientific and institutional cooperation at all levels.
Book Synopsis Frog Mountain Blues by : Charles Bowden
Download or read book Frog Mountain Blues written by Charles Bowden and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the development of Tucson, Arizona, and its impact on local environment, describes the beauty and fragility of the Catalina Mountains, and argues that they must be protected
Book Synopsis Sustainable Mountain Development by : Triloki Nath Dhar
Download or read book Sustainable Mountain Development written by Triloki Nath Dhar and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mountain Farmers by : Thomas T. Spear
Download or read book Mountain Farmers written by Thomas T. Spear and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a rich, stimulating work, written in clear and compelling prose, that will appeal to scholars in a variety of disciplines."--Angelique Haugerud, author of The Culture of Politics in Modern Kenya "Among the numerous contributions made by this book are its discussion of the politics of pseudo-traditionalism, its tracing of the emergence of a Christian leadership, and indeed its whole reconsideration of the significance of missions and Christianity."--James L. Giblin, author of Environmental Control in Northeastern Tanzania, 1840-1940
Author :United States. National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Regional Office Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (121 download)
Book Synopsis Fall River Entrance by : United States. National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Regional Office
Download or read book Fall River Entrance written by United States. National Park Service. Rocky Mountain Regional Office and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mountain Environment & Development by :
Download or read book Mountain Environment & Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development by : International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Download or read book International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development written by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
