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Book SynopsisThis book introduces an innovative approach to sustainable and regenerative mountain development. Transdisciplinary to biophysical and biocultural scales, it provides answers to the "what, when, how, why, and where" that researchers question on mountains, including the most challenging: So What! Forwarding thinking in its treatment of core subjects, this decolonial, non-hegemonic volume inaugurates the Series with contributions of seasoned montologists, and invites the reader to an engaging excursion to ascend the rugged topography of paradigms, with the scaffolding hike of ambitious curiosity typical of mountain explorers.
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Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introductory remarks ……………………………………….…………..……….………………… Fausto O. Sarmiento
Part 1: The Pioneering Dimension
Chapter 2. ………………………………………………………………………….…………..….Mountain Studies and Research in the Eighteenth Century: The Contributions of Horace Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt to the Study of MountainsPere Sunyer
Chapter 3. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Development Adventure: The Hillary Model behind the Hillary Medal Seth Sicroff
Chapter 4. ………………………………………………………………………………..………..Historical and Contemporary Contributions of the “Climber-Scientist” to Mountain Geography Alton C. Byers
Part 2: The Human Dimension
Chapter 5. ……………………………………………………………………………………....…. Montology within Geopolitical and Cultural Appropriations: ‘Mountain’ as a Social Construct Fausto O. Sarmiento
Chapter 6. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Human Diversity, Identities, and Indigeneity in Contrasting Mountain Landscapes Christoph Stadel and Hermann Kreutzmann
Chapter 7. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Landscapes as “Lifescapes”: Sustaining Traditional Biocultural Heritage and Supporting Resilience in the Asia-Pacific Region Jessica Brown, Masahito Yoshida and Nobuko Inaba
Chapter 8. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Urbanization and the Verticality of Rural–Urban Linkages in Mountains Andreas Haller and Domenico Branca
Part 3: The Physical Dimension
Chapter 9. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Trends of Land Use and Land Cover Change in Mountain RegionsAlexey Gunya and Lynn Resler
Chapter 10. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Atmospheric Envelopes and Glacial RetreatKeniuchi Ueno and Bob Nakileza
Chapter 11. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Mountain Landslides – An Overview of Common Types and Future ImpactsMarten Geertsema and Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
Part 4: The Spiritual Dimension
Chapter 12. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….The Spiritual and Cultural Importance of MountainsEdwin Bernbaum
Chapter 13. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….A Biocultural Ethic for Coinhabiting Mountainous Rivers Ricardo Rozzi
Chapter 14. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….High Altitude Archaeology and the Anthropology of Sacred Mountains: 25 Years of Explorations and Diseminations María Constanza Ceruti
Part 5: The Biogeographical Dimension
Chapter 15. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….The Paleoecological View from the MountainsMark B. Bush
Chapter 16. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Mountain Waterscapes: Geographies of Interactions, Transformations and MeaningsCarol P. Harden and Alfonso Fernández
Chapter 17. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Biogeography of Knowledges in the Mountainous Anthropocene: Hybrid Conceptual and Practical Spaces within the GeoHumanitiesMatteo Sartori and Andrés Moreira-Muñoz
Chapter 18. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Agrobiodiversity in Mountain Territories: Family Farming and the Challenges of Social-Environmental ChangesCarla Marchant, Fernanda Olivares, Julián Caviedes, Francisca Santana, Constanza Monterrubio-Solís, José Tomás Ibarra
Part 6: The Conservation Dimension
Chapter 19. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Construction of Disaster Risk in Mountain Systems and its Integrated ManagementIrasema Alcántara-Ayala and Marten Geertsema
Chapter 20. ………………………………………………………………………………….…..….Population Movements, Colonization Trends and Amenity Migrants in MountainscapesLarry M. Frolich and Matthias Schmidt
Chapter 21. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….Mountain Protected Areas and Ecotourism for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Ecuador Renato Chávez-Velásquez
Chapter 22. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Mountain Biosphere Reserves as Model Territories: Reconciling the Goals of Biological/Cultural Heritage Conservation and DevelopmentYuri Badenkov, Thomas Schaaf and Tatyana Yashina
Chapter 23. ……………………………………………………………………………………...….World Heritage and Mountain SitesMechtild Rössler
Part 7: The Epistemological Dimension
Chapter 24. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Ecosystem Services and Benefits of Nature to People: Global Change Pressures and Conflicts of Use in MountainscapesUta Schirpke
Chapter 25. …………………………………….………………………………………………..….Metascientific Approaches to MontologyVladimír Š. Kremsa and Florin Žigrai
Chapter 26. ……………………………………………………………………………….……..….Terminology and Argot Woes in the Corpus of Mountain GeographiesFausto O. Sarmiento and Alexey Gunya
Chapter 27 Conclusion. ……………………………………………………………………………………..….Fausto O. Sarmiento
