Can the green economy enhance sustainable mountain development? The potential role of awareness building

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-94

  Rueff, Henri ^a,b   Inam ur Rahim, ^c   Kohler, Thomas ^b   Mahat, Tek Jung ^d   Ariza, Clara ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Foundation for Research and Socio Ecological Harmony   (Pakistan)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross sectoral policy; Global governance; Himalayas; Inter agency collaboration; Mountain communities; Mountain green economy; Sustainable development policy

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL MOUNTAIN GREEN ECONOMY AGENDA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; POLICY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84928712119     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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