Summary and outlook
Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola, Rai, Shivani and Szarzynski, Joerg, "Summary and outlook" in Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems A Global Challenge : Facing Emerging Risks, Adapting to Changing Environments and Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide ed. Schneiderbauer, Stefan, Fontanella Pisa, Paola, Shroder, John and Szarzynski, Joerg (Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., 2023), 177-179.
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Author Schneiderbauer, Stefan
Fontanella Pisa, Paola
Rai, Shivani
Szarzynski, JoergBook Editor Schneiderbauer, Stefan
Fontanella Pisa, Paola
Shroder, John
Szarzynski, JoergChapter Title Summary and outlook Book Title Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems A Global Challenge : Facing Emerging Risks, Adapting to Changing Environments and Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide Publication Date 2023-12-01 Place of Publication Amsterdam Publisher Elsevier B.V. Start page 177 End page 179 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 socio-economic 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 Volume 2 of this book, for the supply of water, for biodiversity provision, or 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) as well as SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). The first figure 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 policy makers, 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 2023 Copyright type All rights reserved DOI 10.1016/B978-0-12-822095-5.00026-7 -
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