LEADER 03497oam 2200613I 450 001 9910958416803321 005 20251212180830.0 010 $a0-429-17291-5 010 $a1-4822-0891-1 024 7 $a10.1201/b17963 035 $a(CKB)3710000000326350 035 $a(OCoLC)900602665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary11009132 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001417002 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11853676 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001417002 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11378091 035 $a(PQKB)11390768 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1398227 035 $a(OCoLC)899155151 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000326350 100 $a20180331h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aImpact of global changes on mountains $eresponses and adaptation /$feditors, Velma I. Grover, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Axel Borsdorf, Institute for Mountain Research : Man and Environment, Inns 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBoca Raton :$cCRC Press,$d[2015] 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (527 p.) 300 $aA science publishers book. 311 08$a1-322-63749-0 311 08$a1-4822-0890-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $asection 1. Introduction -- section 2. Drivers for change and impact of global changes on mountains -- section 3. Adaptation and mitigation : strategies and models -- section 4. Governance and legal issues in mountains -- section 5. Case studies. 330 $aMountain regions encompass nearly 24% of the total land surface of the earth and are home to approximately 12% of the world's population; they are very crucial in terms of their ecosystem services that sustain human society both in highlands and the lowlands. During recent years, the traditional resource-use-structure in high mountain areas has changed mainly in response to globalizing economy and increased population. As a result, mountain regions are passing through a process of rapid environmental change, with increased exploitation and depletion of natural resources leading to ecological imbalances and economic unsustainability. Moreover, the changing climatic conditions have already stressed mountain ecosystems through higher mean annual temperatures and melting of glaciers and snow, and altered precipitation patterns. This book addresses these critical issues and looks at ways to stop the downward spiral of resource degradation, rural poverty and food and livelihood insecurity in mountain regions; it discusses new and comprehensive approaches to mountain development that are needed that identify sustainable resource development practices, as well as how to strengthen local institutions and knowledge systems, and how to increase the resilience between mountain environments and their inhabitants. --$cSource other than Library of Congress. 606 $aGlobal environmental change 606 $aMountains 615 0$aGlobal environmental change. 615 0$aMountains. 676 $a577.53 702 $aGrover$b Velma I. 702 $aBorsdorf$b Axel 702 $aBreuste$b Ju?rgen 702 $aTiwari$b Prakash Chandra 702 $aFrangetto$b Flavia Witkowski 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958416803321 996 $aImpact of global changes on mountains$94480450 997 $aUNINA