Energy and land use in the Pamir-Alai mountains: Examples From five social-ecological regions

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 305-314

  Förster, Heidi ^a   Pachova, Nevelina I ^a   Renaud, Fabrice G ^a  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Central Asia; ecosystem services; energy; Mountain ecosystems; rural development; sustainable land management

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DATA ACQUISITION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MOUNTAIN REGION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALAY MOUNTAINS; KYRGYZSTAN; PAMIRS; TAJIKISTAN;

EID: 82655189275     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00041.1     Document Type: Article

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