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Sustainable Land Use in Mountainous Regions of South-East Asia
. Ed(S): Heidhues, F. J.; Hermann, Ludger; Neef, A.; Neidhart, Sibylle; Pape, J.; Sruamsiri, P.; Thu, D. C.; Valle Zarate, A.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Heidhues, F. J.; Hermann, Ludger; Neef, A.; Neidhart, Sibylle; Pape, J.; Sruamsiri, P.; Thu, D. C.; Valle Zarate, A. Series: Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; RGBS; RGC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
Mountainous regions are vitally important ecosystems. They are an important storage of fresh water and energy, a rich source of biodiversity and a significant provider of food for the people living there. They are ecologically highly variable, complex and vulnerable and ethnically, socio-culturally and economically extremely heterogeneous. At the same time they are under severe and increasing pressures caused by higher population growth, inmigration, resource exploitation and rising demands and expectations. They also account for a major share of poverty and food insecurity in rural areas. Given their importance, complexity and vulnerability mountainous regions pose a demanding and new challenge ... Read more
Mountainous regions are vitally important ecosystems. They are an important storage of fresh water and energy, a rich source of biodiversity and a significant provider of food for the people living there. They are ecologically highly variable, complex and vulnerable and ethnically, socio-culturally and economically extremely heterogeneous. At the same time they are under severe and increasing pressures caused by higher population growth, inmigration, resource exploitation and rising demands and expectations. They also account for a major share of poverty and food insecurity in rural areas. Given their importance, complexity and vulnerability mountainous regions pose a demanding and new challenge ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Engineering
Number of Pages
404
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540712213
SKU
V9783540712213
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About . Ed(S): Heidhues, F. J.; Hermann, Ludger; Neef, A.; Neidhart, Sibylle; Pape, J.; Sruamsiri, P.; Thu, D. C.; Valle Zarate, A.
The SFB 564 "Research for Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia” (also known as "The Uplands Program”) is a long-term collaborative research program, cooperating with 9 universities and research institutes from Thailand, Vietnam and Germany. The objectives of The Uplands Program are (i) to create the scientific base for developing and testing sustainable production ... Read more
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