Mountain Environments

Mountain Environments integrates the physical and socio-economic environments of mountains from all over the world. It presents the opportunities and constraints that mountains and their resources offer to local and global populations and discusses the impacts of environmental and economic change, development and globalisation on mountain environments. * well balanced treatment of physical and social environments, resources and current issues * creates an holistic, integrated view of mountains * provides an insight into areas of current research and development interest and an understanding of the approaches to these issues * case studies enhance the depth of study and generate wider interest in real-life simulations * key point summaries capture the main issues and concepts covered in each chapter Dr Romola Parish is an Honorary Lecturer in Geography, University of St Andrews.Parish, Romola is the author of 'Mountain Environments' with ISBN 9780582419117 and ISBN 0582419115.