Mountains make up around a third of the surface area of the world's mainland and islands. While they are home to one tenth of the world's population, they provi

Mountain areas cover almost one quarter of the earth's land surface, with a quarter of the global population living on them or very close by, and they are sourc

This second edition of the book Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe integrates the scientific results and expertise of the research

No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions. These com

This book gives an overview of the state of research in fields pertaining to the detection, understanding and prediction of global change impacts in mountain re