Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions Southeastern Europe
This second edition of the book Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe integrates the scientific results and expertise of the researchers from the countries in Southeastern Europe. The book consists of updated information for the
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Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions Southeastern Europe Second Edition
Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions
Georgi Zhelezov Editor
Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions Southeastern Europe Second Edition
Editor Georgi Zhelezov National Institute of Geophysics Geodesy and Geography Sofia, Bulgaria
ISBN 978-3-319-20109-2 ISBN 978-3-319-20110-8 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20110-8
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Preface
The book Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: Southeastern Europe integrates the scientific investigations and expertise of a number of researchers from the various countries in Southeastern Europe. This second edition of the book consists of updated information on the topics discussed in the first edition. It includes also five new chapters with analysis of the problems in the mountain regions of four more countries in the Southeastern European space. The key topics for discussion are natural recourses and land use in mountain regions; sustainable social and economic development of the mountain regions; natural disasters and risk prevention; spatial modeling and planning; nature protection, monitoring, and conservation; politics and sustainable practices for development of mountain regions; and transborder and regional cooperation. The general themes in the book are summarized in five parts: – – – – –
Global problems and mountain regions Nature resources and land use in mountain regions Social, economic, and regional problems of mountain regions Nature protection, conservation, and monitoring Networks and strategies for mountain regions
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