Mountain Environment Development
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Mediterranean Mountain Environments
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Author : Ioannis Vogiatzakis
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2012-07-02
Mediterranean Mountain Environments written by Ioannis Vogiatzakis and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-02 with Science categories.
Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are also many differences in terms of their human colonization pattern, historic land uses and current anthopogenic pressures. This book provides an introduction to these environments of mountainous areas in the Mediterranean and their changes in time and space in relation to both natural and cultural factors. Mediterranean Mountain Environments places its emphasis on physical geography while adopting an integrated approach to the whole subject area. The book draws examples from a wide range of environments, demonstrating the interaction between human and physical processes responsible for shaping mountain areas. Risks and conflicts, as well as methods and tools for the conservation and management of both the natural and cultural environment are covered in the light of future challenges for the sustainable development of the Mediterranean mountains. Emphasis on both mainland and island mountain ranges Combines natural and cultural approach in the topic Integrated approach: facing future challenges based on the study and understanding of the historical processes that have shaped the Mediterranean mountains Key references at the end of each chapter
Mountain Environments In Changing Climates
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Author : Martin Beniston
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11-01
Mountain Environments In Changing Climates written by Martin Beniston and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11-01 with Science categories.
Home to large numbers of people, sources of water, centres of tourism, and sensitive ecological zones, mountain environments share distinctive climactic characteristics. Once regarded as economically non-viable regions, mountains now attract major investment as sites of tourism, hydro-power and communication routes. This book brings together some of the current work on the physical and human ecology of mountain environments, the impacts of climate change, the processes involved and their observation and prediction.
Mountain Geography
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Author : Martin F. Price
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2013-08-24
Mountain Geography written by Martin F. Price and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-24 with Science categories.
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.
Environmental Sedimentology
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Author : Chris Perry
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-03-12
Environmental Sedimentology written by Chris Perry and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-12 with Science categories.
Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events. considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems
Mountain Watch
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Author : Simon Blyth
language : en
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Release Date : 2002
Mountain Watch written by Simon Blyth and has been published by UNEP/Earthprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Environmental degradation categories.
Report Of The International Expert Consultation On Non Wood Forest Products
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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Report Of The International Expert Consultation On Non Wood Forest Products written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Nature categories.
Sustainable Development Of Mountain Environment In India And Canada
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Author : Ram Babu Singh
language : en
Publisher: Oxford & IBH Publishers
Release Date : 1998
Sustainable Development Of Mountain Environment In India And Canada written by Ram Babu Singh and has been published by Oxford & IBH Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
Contributed articles of a study team on the use of land and resources in selected watersheds in the Upper Beas River Valley in Himachal Pradesh; project sponsored by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI).
Natural Resource Management In The Mountain Environment
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Author : J. Bandyopadhyay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Natural Resource Management In The Mountain Environment written by J. Bandyopadhyay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Conservation of natural resources categories.
Mountain Environments And Communities
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Author : Don Funnell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-18
Mountain Environments And Communities written by Don Funnell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-18 with Nature categories.
Presents a broad introduction to the human and physical geography of mountains. The book explains the background physical environment and then explores the environmental and social dimensions of mountain regions.
Sustainable Mountain Development
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Author : Jack D. Ives
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-07-28
Sustainable Mountain Development written by Jack D. Ives and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-28 with Science categories.
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.