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Water quality, criticality, and sustainability of mountain springs—a case study from the Nepal Himalaya
In the hilly terrain of Nepal, springs are the main source of drinking water. With the increasing population, rapid urbanization, and unabated...
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Rotational pasture management to increase the sustainability of mountain livestock farms in the Alpine region
Over the past 30 years, farming in the Alpine region has undergone important changes: the average number of animals per farm and the use of external...
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Managing mass tourism in mountain ecosystems through instrument of sustainable tourism indicators
Sustainable tourism indicators assist in fashioning tourism intervention plans with the policy-relevant framework for incorporating sustainability...
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Subnational biodiversity reporting metrics for mountain ecosystems
Biodiversity indicators are used to assess progress towards conservation and sustainability goals. However, the spatial scales, methods and...
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Sustainability constructs of mountain tourism development: the evaluation of stakeholders’ perception using SUS-TAS
The success of sustainable tourism is inter-woven with the participation of different stakeholders in general and communities in particular....
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Livelihood Change and Sustainability Potential in a Sri Lankan Mountain Village
The sustainability of urban areas is the main theme of this volume which is one of the key challenges faced by the global community today. SDG11...
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Sustainability Performance of Mountain Food Value Chains
In the framework of the Brotweg project (“The bread route for mountain areas”), the performance of alternative food value chains was evaluated....
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Assessing resilience, equity, and sustainability of future visions across two urban scales
Cities need to take swift action to deal with the impacts of extreme climate events. The co-production of positive visions offers the potential to...
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Joint problem framing: a transdisciplinary methodology for a sustainable future in mountain areas
Investigating the sustainability of social–ecological systems in the context of climatic, economic and social changes requires novel science...
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Supporting mountain agriculture through “mountain product” label: a choice experiment approach
The valorization of typical food products contributes to local economy sustainability. The European Union introduced the optional "mountain product...
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Looking beyond glaciers to understand mountain water security
Changes in the mountain cryosphere impact the water security of downstream societies and the resilience of water-dependent ecosystems and their...
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Comparison of sustainability in livestock supply chain
Livestock products and the sustainability of their production process play an important role in food security, value addition, job creation, and the...
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Mountain Tourism: Environmental Management for Fostering Tourism Destinations: From Context Analysis to Tourism Products
A tourism destination is defined as a geographical region, an administrative jurisdiction, or a relevant attraction that offers the visitor a range...
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Evolution of sustainability and its driving characteristics in typical energy-rich counties in underdeveloped Northwest China
The aim of this study is to measure sustainability and identify its drivers in Pengyang County, which is a typical energy-rich, underdeveloped county...
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An exploration of the influence of problem wickedness on project pluralism in sustainability science
Sustainability science is an emerging scientific field that aims to address the environmental problems facing contemporary societies. This article...
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Technological Solutions for Implementing Sustainable Cereal-Based Value-Chains in High Mountain Areas
The project Brotweg (“The Bread path for/in mountain areas”) aimed to develop radical innovations for cereal cultivation in extreme mountain...
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Soil bacterial responses to disturbance are enlarged by altitude in a mountain ecosystem
PurposeDespite the deeply discussed microbial responses along the elevational gradient in natural mountain ecosystem, it remains elusive about how...
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Definition Sustainability—My Version
What is the definition of sustainability? Many people rightly wonder what sustainability actually is and what significance it has. What is...
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A bibliometric analysis of mountain ecosystem services, 2000–2019
Research on mountain ecosystem services (MES) under the influence of climate change and human activities has gradually become the focus of academic...
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Impacts, carbon effects, and forecasts for cropland expansion in the Northern Tianshan Mountain Economic Zone
Increasing population growth and cropland occupation means that new cropland is needed to achieve the goal of food security. In order to achieve the...
