Experience from comparative work on rural development issues across Europe has shown that the history and nature of rural development policies and actions differs greatly between European countries (and regions). The diversity of development paths has to be addressed through comparative research ...

Den Berggebieten und ihrer Bevölkerung wird in den letzten Jahren verstärkt Aufmerksamkeit gegeben. Einen Meilenstein stellt das von der UNO Generalversammlung beschlossene Internationale Jahr der Berge 2002 dar, in dem weltweit eine große Zahl von Veranstaltungen stattfindet und bereits in de...

Mountains are fragile ecosystems of global importance Mountain regions are fragile ecosystems and an important source of water, energy and biological diversity. Furthermore they are a source of such key resources as minerals, forest and agricultural products, as well as being landscapes for touri...