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_bPRI/K
245 0 _aKeyi issues for mountain area/
_cedited by Martin F. Price, Libor F. Jansky, and Andrei A. Iastenia.
260 _aTokyo:
_bUnited Nation University Press,
_c2004.
300 _axiv, 273 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24cm.
505 _a Introduction : Sustainable mountain development from Rio to Bishkek and beyond / Martin F. Price -- The challenges of mountain environments : water, natural resources, hazards, desertification, and the implications of climate change / Mylvakanam Iyngararasan [and others] -- Mountain infrastructure : access, communications, and energy / Thomas Kohler [and others] -- Legal, economic, and compensation mechanisms in support of sustainable mountain development / Maritta R.v. Bieberstein Koch-Weser and Walter Kahlenborn -- Sustaining mountain economies : poverty reduction and livelihood opportunities / Safdar Parvez and Stephen F. Rasmussen -- Mountain tourism and the conservation of biological and cultural diversity / Wendy Brewer Lama and Nikhat Sattar -- Democratic and decentralized institutions for sustainability in mountains / D. Jane Pratt -- Conflict and peace in mountain societies / S. Frederick Starr -- National policies and institutions for sustainable mountain development / Annie Villeneuve [and others] -- Prospective international agreements for mountain regions / Wolfgang E. Burhenne -- The role of culture, education, and science for sustainable mountain development / Bruno Messerli and Edwin Bernbaum.
650 _aSustainable development.
650 _aDeveloppement durable.
650 _aMountains.
650 _aInternational Partnership for Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions.
650 _aBishkek Mountain Platform (2002)
650 _aInternational Year of Mountains (2002)
700 _aPrice, Martin F.
700 _aJansky, Libor F.
700 _aLastenia, Andrei A.
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