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Sustainable development in mountain regions : Southeastern Europe / Georgi Zhelezov, editor.

Title
Sustainable development in mountain regions : Southeastern Europe / Georgi Zhelezov, editor.
Publication
Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2011.

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Additional Authors
Zhelezov, Georgi
Description
xiv, 291 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 24 cm.
Summary
The book brings together research results from the experts from all Balkan countries working on the problems of the mountain regions in Southeastern Europe. The volume focuses on the challenges taking place along the rapid transformation in land use, biodiversity, tourism, nature risk and bio-productivity due to the global changes and particularly due to the local impacts of climate change. The key questions for discussion are: - Biodiversity, nature protection and conservation - Natural disasters and risk management - Social-economical development of the mountain regions - Spatial planning in the development of the mountain regions - Sustainable practices and politics for land use - Transborder co-operation.
Subject
  • Physical geography
  • Climatic changes
  • Geology, Economic
  • Earth sciences
  • Climatic changes
  • Physical geography
  • Geology, Economic
  • Geography
  • Sustainable development > Balkan Peninsula
  • Mountain ecology > Balkan Peninsula
  • Mountain biodiversity conservation > Social aspects > Balkan Peninsula
  • Protected areas > Social aspects > Balkan Peninsula
  • Balkan Peninsula > Environmental conditions
  • Balkan Peninsula > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. Global problems and mountain regions -- pt. 2. Nature resources and land use in mountain regions -- pt. 3. Social, economic and regional problems of mountain regions -- pt. 4. Nature protection and conservation -- pt. 5. Networks and strategies for mountain regions.
ISBN
  • 9789400701304
  • 9400701306
  • 9789400701311 (e-book) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • 663950246
  • SCSB-12062792
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library