Mountain Environments: An Assessment

The celebrated 1972 Stockholm environmental conference focused attention on the condition of the world's environment. A twenty year retrospective summary is provided by the introduction and specialty papers on all facets of mountain society and habitat relationships. Theories, models and paradi...

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Published in:GeoJournal 1992-05, Vol.27 (1), p.5-11
Main Author: Allan, Nigel J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Ecology
Ecosystems
Ecotourism
Environmental conservation
Environmentalism
Field research
Geography
Human ecology
Human geography
Management of resources and environment
Mountains
Political and economic geography
Sustainable agriculture
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Summary:The celebrated 1972 Stockholm environmental conference focused attention on the condition of the world's environment. A twenty year retrospective summary is provided by the introduction and specialty papers on all facets of mountain society and habitat relationships. Theories, models and paradigms that guided mountain research are critically examined. Specific attention is given to the application of the ecology paradigm. Contemporary discoveries and developments about resource management in mountains are elucidated. Assessments of the mountain environment, including wildlife habitat, tourism and recreation, forests, hazards, deforestation, food plant biodiversity, risk and hazard, are provided by the specialty articles. These papers were prepared for the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
ISSN:0343-2521
1572-9893
DOI:10.1007/BF00150631