{"product_id":"9783030702403","title":"Sustainable Development Goals Series: Effects of Land Use and Climate Change","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSustainable Development Goals Series: Effects of Land Use and Climate Change\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSchickhoff, Udo; Singh, R.B.; Mal, Suraj\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book compiles available knowledge of the response of mountain ecosystems to recent climate and land use change and intends to bridge the gap between science, policy and the community concerned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\nThe chapters present key concepts, major drivers and key processes of mountain response, providing transdisciplinary orientation to mountain studies incorporating experiences of academics, community leaders and policy-makers from developed and less developed countries. The book chapters are arranged in two sections. The first section concerns the response processes of mountain environments to climate change. This section addresses climate change itself (past, current and future changes of temperature and precipitation) and its impacts on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and human-environment systems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second section focuses on the response processes of mountain environments to land use\/land cover change. The case studies address effects of changing agriculture and pastoralism, forest\/water resources management and urbanization processes, landscape management, and biodiversity conservation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is designed as an interdisciplinary publication which critically evaluates developments in mountains of the world with contributions from both social and natural sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-11-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030702403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-70238-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 656\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44807965343884,"sku":"9783030702403","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030702403_860d5ccc-6ee1-494e-b1fe-801b75cd8d3a.jpg?v=1776773663","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030702403","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}