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High priorities : conserving mountain ecosystems and cultures

Title
High priorities : conserving mountain ecosystems and cultures / Derek Denniston.
Author
Denniston, Derek.
Publication
Washington, DC : Worldwatch Institute, ©1995.

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Description
80 pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm.
Series Statement
Worldwatch paper ; 123
Uniform Title
Worldwatch paper ; 123.
Subject
  • Mountain ecology
  • Mountain people
  • Mountain life
  • Nature > Effect of human beings on
  • Alpine regions > Economic aspects
  • Alpine regions > Environmental aspects
  • Conservation de la nature
  • Ecosystèmes terrestres
  • Montagnes
  • Alpine regions > Economic aspects
  • Mountain ecology
  • Mountain life
  • Mountain people
  • Nature > Effect of human beings on
Note
  • "February 1995."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-80).
Contents
Introduction : one-fifth of the world's landscape -- The vertical dimension of diversity -- Farming the slopes -- Extracting timber, water, and minerals -- Playgrounds on high -- Trouble in the air -- Beyond parks : integrating conservation and development -- Moving mountains up the agenda.
ISBN
  • 1878071246
  • 9781878071248
LCCN
94062175
OCLC
  • ocm32038977
  • 32038977
  • SCSB-9607858
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library