This book breaks the ground in Geographical texts by transcending a strictly regional or topical focus. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mountains and their resources offer to local and global populations; the impacts of environmental and economic change, development and globalisation on mountain environments. Part of the Ecogeography series edited by Richard Hugget
By:
Romola Parish Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138167056 ISBN 10: 1138167053 Series:Ecogeography Series Pages: 368 Publication Date:31 January 2017 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures List of Plates List of Tables Introduction Part 1: Evolution of Mountain Landscapes 1: The making and shaping of mountains 2: Mountain climate and climate change 3: Mountain geoecology Part 2: Mountain Peoples and Cultures 4: Mountain culture 5: The socio-political environment of mountain communities 6: Mountain populations and demographic change Part 3: Mountain Resources and Resource Use 7: Resources: Land 8: Water resources of mountain regions 9: Mountain agro-economies and livelihood strategies Part 4: Managing Mountains: Development, Conservation and Degradation 10: Catastrophe or capacity 11: Conservation and biodiversity 12: Mountain tourism Epilogue: Mountains: Blessed or Blighted Features? Bibliography