00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611493724 Buklod 20230222152041.0 m o j cr |n |||auu|a 110105s2011 xx u | eng d 9789400701311 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00239905609 DML eng DMLUC HC 79 E5 S87 2011eb Sustainable development in mountain regions Southeastern Europe [electronic resource] by Georgi Zhelezov, editor. Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 291p.) ill. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. The mountain regions in Southeastern Europe are unique natural regions of great beauty and ecological value, and home of the head waters of major rivers. They constitute a major ecological, economic, cultural, recreational and living environment in Europe, shared by numerous cultures and countries. The Southeastern European Mountain Regions are an important reservoir for biodiversity and habitats in Europe. A great number of protected areas; national parks, nature parks, reserves and nature monuments are located in these regions. From a socio-economic point of view the mountain regions are among the poorest areas in the Southeastern European countries, but they have potential for the implementation of successful economic activities. There are opportunities for development of these regions and, in particular, for trans-border integration and co-operation. This book brings together research results from experts from all Balkan countries working on the problems of the mountain regions in Southeastern Europe. The volume focuses on the challenges taking place along the rapid transformation in land use, biodiversity, tourism, nature risk and bio-productivity due to the global changes and particularly due to the local impacts of climate change. The key questions for discussion are: Biodiversity, nature protection and conservation; Natural disasters and risk management; Social-economical development of the mountain regions; Spatial planning in the development of the mountain regions; Sustainable practices and politics for land use; Transborder co-operation. Electronic reproduction. New York SpringerLink 2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Sustainable development Balkan Peninsula. Mountain ecology Balkan Peninsula. Mountain biodiversity conservation Balkan Peninsula. Social aspects. Protected areas Balkan Peninsula. Social aspects. Electronic books. Zhelezov, Georgi. SpringerLink (Online service). Electronic Resource Available for University of the Philippines Diliman via SpringerLink. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-94-007-0131-1 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource