The Future of Mountain Agriculture

by Stefan Mann

Book Overview

Mountain agriculture is a socially and culturally unique system, but also a regionally important economic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear that fertile areas on all continents will always be used to produce large quantities of agricultural products in order to feed the world and, increasingly, provide biomass as a source of energy. It is far less clear, however, how land use in steep and more peripheral regions will evolve. By definition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642428215
• ISBN13: 9783642428210
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"