Global Change in the Mountains
M.F. Price(Editor)
Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-85070-062-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains data and analyses of the role and significance of global change for mountain regions and peoples. In nine major sections containing 78 extended abstracts, the book documents scientific findings concerning the role of mountains in the Earth system, especially in regard to the climate, functioning of ecosystems, and transport of materials and water, as well as the role of mountains in providing homes and jobs. The book's nine main sections cover the mountain regions of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. This volume is a product of a project of the European Union's (EU) European Network for Research in Global Change, known as ENRICH, and a key contribution to understanding the integration of earth system and human system perspectives that underpin the philosophy of the Fifth EU Research and Technological Development Framework Programme. Includes bibliographic references, a list of acronyms, and index.
This volume is the Proceedings of the European Conference on Environmental and Societal Change in Mountain Regions held in Oxford, UK, 18-20 December 1997.
This volume is the Proceedings of the European Conference on Environmental and Societal Change in Mountain Regions held in Oxford, UK, 18-20 December 1997.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Environmental scientists; conservation scientists; ecologists; biologists; geologists and climatologists; social scientists; economists; graduate students; scientific libraries.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85070-062-3 (9781850700623)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Content
Foreword. Preface and Acknowledgments. Conclusions and Recommendations. Global perspectives. Programmes and methods. Alps and Northern Europe. Central and Eastern Europe. Southern Europe and Mediterranean. Western and Central Asia. Eastern and Southern Asia. Latin America. Africa. List of acronyms. Index.