Sustainable Land Use in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia Meeting the Challenges of Ecological, Socio-Economic and Cultural Diversity /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Heidhues, Franz (Editor), Herrmann, Ludger (Editor), Neef, Andreas (Editor), Neidhart, Sybille (Editor), Pape, Jens (Editor), Zárate, Valle (Editor), Sruamsiri, Pittaya (Editor), Thu, Dao Chao (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Physical geography.; Agriculture.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Environmental Management.; Physical Geography.; Nature Conservation.

Mountainous regions are vitally important ecosystems. They are an important storage of fresh water and energy, a rich source of biodiversity and a significant provider of food for the people living there. They are ecologically highly variable, complex and vulnerable and ethnically, socio-culturally...