Global change and the world's mountains

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Messerli, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

fragile ecosystems; global change; Mountains; Rio 1992; Rio 2012; sciencepolicy dialogue; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOUNTAIN REGION; POLITICAL HISTORY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ALPS; FRANCE; HAUTE SAVOIE; MONT BLANC; RHONE-ALPES; SAVOY ALPS; WESTERN ALPS;

EID: 84857285791     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00118.S1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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