Chapter 40—Summary and outlook

Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola and Szarzynski, Joerg, "Chapter 40—Summary and outlook" in Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide ed. Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola, Shroder, John and Szarzynski, Joerg (Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc., 2024), 307-309.

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  • Author Schneiderbauer, Stefan
    Fontanella Pisa, Paola
    Szarzynski, Joerg
    Book Editor Schneiderbauer, Stefan
    Fontanella Pisa, Paola
    Shroder, John
    Szarzynski, Joerg
    Chapter Title Chapter 40—Summary and outlook
    Book Title Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems: Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide
    Publication Date 2024
    Place of Publication Amsterdam
    Publisher Elsevier Inc.
    Start page 307
    End page 309
    Language eng
    Abstract Many contributions in the two volumes of this book clearly show the increasing pressures that mountain social–ecological systems are facing worldwide—due to changing climate conditions, natural hazards, and socioeconomic processes within an increasingly complex globalized world. Many articles underline the importance of mountain ecosystem services, which benefit at least half of the global population; see, for example, in this Volume 2 of the book, Schuster et al. for the supply of water, Rakotoarivelo et al. for biodiversity provision, or Pons and Siebert concerning the production of energy and food. When considering the invaluable services provided by mountain systems, it is obvious that mountains continue to lack adequate recognition within international frameworks, initiatives, and programs. For instance, within the targets of the Agenda 2030s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), mountains are only explicitly named within the context of SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). However, a systematic analysis of all the articles in the two volumes of this book and their links to the SDGs reveals that sustainable development in the mountains is directly or indirectly linked to the content of many SDGs. In addition to SDGs 6 and 15, prominently addressed are also SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), and SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Fig. 1 shows the overall number of articles in both volumes of this book, which cite each SDG (excluding the introductory chapters of the regional sections). This demonstrates the importance of mountains in sectors that are not always associated with high-altitude areas by the general public and policymakers, sectors such as food production, sustainable livelihoods of (rural but also urban) communities, or innovative industries and infrastructure development.
    Copyright Holder Elsevier Inc.
    Copyright Year 2024
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI 10.1016/B978-0-443-32824-4.00025-0
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