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The Future of Mountain Agriculture

Mountain agriculture is a socially and culturally unique system, but also a regionally important economic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear that fertile areas on all continents will always be used to produce large quantities of agricultural products in order to feed the world and, increasi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Mann, Stefan (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Springer Geography,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Land Use and Landscape Change in the Rockies: Implications for Mountain Agriculture
  • Conservation Agriculture in the Andean Highlands: Promise and Precautions
  • Enhancing crop diversity and livelihood security in the Andes through the emergence of agricultural innovation systems
  • The future of agriculture in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco: The need to integrate traditional ecological knowledge
  • Climate Change and the future of Mountain Farming on Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Is mountain farming no longer viable?
  • The complex dynamics of farming abandonment in the Pyrenees
  • Future of Mountain agriculture in the Alps
  • Food Security Challenges and Agricultural Development in Tajikistan
  • Impact of natural resources and infrastructure on future livelihood in mountain farming in the Himalaya region.