The future of mountain agriculture

Resource Information

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Label

The future of mountain agriculture

Statement of responsibility

Stefan Mann, editor

Contributor

• Mann, Stefan

Subject

• Hill farming

Language

eng

Summary

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, farmland in mountain areas is more difficult to work because of steep slopes and missing accessibility. Climate conditions and poor soil quality often add to these adverse conditions. Through overcoming limited views from one region only or from one discipline, this book intends to draw a first truly international perspective on the issue of mountain farming

Member of

• Online access with purchase: Springer
• Springer geography

Cataloging source

GW5XE

Dewey number

631.5/8

Index

index present

LC call number

S604.3

LC item number

.F88 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Springer geography