The State of the world's mountains : a global report /
Mountains are one of the victims of environmental degradation. But they have been ignored by politicians and policy makers in spite of mounting evidence that their fragile ecosystems are already in a state of crisis. In this book, for the first time, leading development and environmental authorities...
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London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J. :
Zed Books,
[1992]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Overview and Appeal: sustainable development in mountain areas. An urgent and practical possibility
- 2. African Mountain and Highland Environments: suitability and susceptibility. African mountains and highlands: a synthesis. Survival in the highlands and mountains of Ethiopia. The changing use of mountain resources in Morocco. Mountain and highland preservation for development in Kenya. Mountains as vital factors in regional development in southern Africa. The threatened biodiversity of the mountains of Madagascar. The attraction of mountains as a cause of environmental problems in Uganda
- 3. The Alps: an ecosystem in transformation. Introduction. Mountain ecology and environment. The potential of natural resources. The Alpine people. Land use and sustainable development. The industrial age--breakdown of the traditional Alpine world. The use of Alpine resources in the age of the service economy. Economically weak Alpine regions.
- Ensuring a viable economic future and satisfactory quality of life in the Alps
- 4. The Himalaya: prospects for and constraints on sustainable development. Introduction. Mountain building, climatic influences and natural resources. Environmental constraints on natural resource use. The people-environment-development relationship
- 5. Mountains North and South. Introduction. Mountains of the eastern Canadian Arctic. Grenada, West Indies. Hawaii--Big Island, USA. Hengduan Mountains--Naxi, PRC. Mountains of Iceland. Tateyama, Japanese Alps. Northern Thailand. Papua New Guinea highlands. The Polish Tatra. The Pyrenees. Sierra Nevada, USA. The Scottish Highlands
- 6. The Andes: geoecology of the Andes. Introduction. The Andean region. Geoecology of the region. Subregional ecology. Human populations in the Andes. Stress and adaptation to high altitude. Human biology at high altitude. Continued settlement in the Andes
- 7. Mountains of the Former Soviet Union: value, diversity, uncertainty. Preamble.
- Introduction. The Pamir and its setting. Scenario for the development of the mountain regions
- 8. The Appalachians of North America: marginal in the midst of plenty. Introduction. Questions raised in the global context. Physical and cultural profile of the Appalachian Mountains. Natural resources, land use, and mountain development in the Appalachians
- 9. Mountain Protected Areas
- 10. Climate Change in the Mountains. Introduction. Past climate. Future climate. Status of knowledge and recommendations.