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Offering a cutting-edge, transdisciplinary approach to bio-physical
and bio-cultural scales of sustainability, this Companion explores
diverse understandings of the what, how, why and where questions of
sustainability. It examines the key notion of how to optimize human
quality of life whilst minimizing environmental suffering.
Integrating a range of disciplines through the social sciences,
natural sciences and arts and humanities, this Companion focuses on
the human component of sustainability, using a place-based and
life-scape approach to environmental questions. Chapters analyze
critical topics including: urbanization and city life,
environmental conservation and rural landscapes, long-term
interactions with natural life, climate change and the importance
of mountain regions. Looking beyond an economic analysis of
sustainability and well-being, this Companion incorporates
cross-cutting social, cultural, judicial and spiritual dimensions
of sustainability and regenerative development. With a combination
of international case studies and an interdisciplinary framework
for understanding the topic, this will be an interesting read for
those studying sustainability from a range of disciplinary bases
including ecological economists, human ecologists and geographers.
It will also be beneficial to urban planners and ecologists
interested in how the profoundly impactful evolutionary trend
towards the urban environment is impacting human geographies around
the world. Contributors include: B. Antaki, J. Balsiger, A.
Barreau, S. Boillat, B. Boley, A. Borsdorf, F. Boyer, M. Bush, J.B.
Campbell, M. Carre, R. Cheddadi, T.J. Christoffel, B. Debarbieux ,
M.E. Donoso-Correa, N. Dudley, W. Dunbar, F. Ficetola, L. Francois,
L.M. Frolich, E. Guevara, J.A. Gonzalez, A. Haller, C.P. Harden, D.
Harmon, A.-J. Henrot, S.L. Hitchner, G.A. Holdridge, K. Huang, J.T.
Ibarra, K. Ichikawa, E.A. Macdonald, C. Mena, C. Merchant, A.
Michaels, C. Monterrubio-Solis, E. Muller, M. Navarro, H.
Norberg-Hodge, M. Oliva, S. Padgett-Vasquez, S.E. Pilaar Birch, D.
Quiroga, J.K. Reap, L.M. Resler, A. Rhoujjati, R. Rozzi, F.O.
Sarmiento, J.W. Schelhas, Y. Shao, C. Stadel, P. Taberlet, K.
Taylor, S.J. Walsh, K.R. Young, Z. Zheng, F.M. Zimmermann, S.
Zimmermann-Janschitz
This 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. Chapter 8 is
available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License via link.springer.com.
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