Flexibility of scope, type and temporality in Mustang, Nepal. Opportunities for adaptation in a farming system facing climatic and market uncertainty

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1387-1405

  Holmelin, Nina ^a   Aase, Tor Halfdan ^a,b  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptive capacity; Climate change; Farming systems; Flexibility; Himalaya; Mustang; Nepal; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROMETEOROLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; FARMING SYSTEM; MARKET TRANSITION; SEASONALITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DHAULAGIRI; HIMALAYAS; MUSTANG; NEPAL;

EID: 84882718958     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5041387     Document Type: Article

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