The book reports on life in the mountains, the daily confrontation with natural hazards and the impact of global change in general and climate change in particular. Examples illustrate the challenges faced by mountain areas, such as the differences in urban and rural development, transit traffic, and potential paths to sustainable development. It also examines the need for synergies between economy and ecology.
The publication also features research institutions and programmes involved in mountain research as well as their instruments, methods and results.
For more information on the Institute for Mountain Research visit: www.uibk.ac.at/igf/ .
Publication: Borsdorf, A., G. Grabherr, K. Heinrich, B. Scott & J. Stötter (eds.): Challenges for Mountain Regions - Tackling Complexity. Vienna: Böhlau, 2010. ISBN 978-3-205-78652-8