Mountains of the world: A global priortiy Autor Messerli B., Ives J.(eds) Fecha 1997 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-061054) Editor | Lugar de publicación The Parthenon Publishing Group Inc. | Pearl River, NY, USA ISBN 1850707812 Páginas 495 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Tierra y suelos Palabra clave Manejo de tierras Zona de montaña Resumen Contents: 1. Mountains of the world - A global priority 2. Mountain peoples and cultures 3. The spiritual and cultural significance of mountains 4. Comparative inequalities - mountain communities and mountain families 5. Economic and political framework for sustainability of mountain families 6. Conflicts in mountain areas - a predicament for sustainable development 7. Highland waters - a resource of global significance 8. Energy resources for remote highland areas 9. Mining in mountains 10. The diversity of mountain life 11. Protection of nature in mountain regions 12. Tourism and amenity migration 13. Montane forests and forestry 14. Mountain agriculture 15. Mountain watersheds - integrating water, soil, gravity, vegetation, and people 16. Risk and disasters in mountain lands 17. Climate change 18. Sustainable mountain development - Chapter 13 in actionn 19. Agenda for sustainable mountain development