Overview
- Provides evidence from recent empirical research
- A comprehensive overview of a neglected mountain region in the interface between South and Central Asia
- Analyzes development processes in a set of case studies
Part of the book series: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research (AAHER)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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About this book
By emphasizing on the Pamir region a comprehensive overview of path-dependent and recent developments in a remote mountain region is provided in this book. Overall neglect in the mountainous periphery is contrasted by shifting the centre of attention to the Pamirs situated at the interface between South and Central Asia. From colonial times to now there has been a debate on grasping and locating the area. Here field-work based contributions are collected to provide a variety of perspectives on the Pamirs highlighting transformation and transition in Post-Soviet societies as well as in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The similar ecological environment across borders features the common ground while analyzing development processes in a set of case studies that aim at highlighting certain aspects of regional development.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Hermann Kreutzmann is a recipient of the Tianshan Prize China from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. He received the award for his “outstanding contribution to the economic and social progress” of this region located in northwest China. For more than 25 years Kreutzmann has been conducting research there on issues of resource use and the development of mountain regions. In addition, he was honored for his contribution to scientific cooperation and his support of German-Chinese cooperation in the education of young scientists. This award is the highest that can be awarded to a foreign expert in Xinjiang.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mapping Transition in the Pamirs
Book Subtitle: Changing Human-Environmental Landscapes
Editors: Hermann Kreutzmann, Teiji Watanabe
Series Title: Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23198-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23197-6Published: 01 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79458-7Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23198-3Published: 25 January 2016
Series ISSN: 1879-7180
Series E-ISSN: 1879-7199
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 274
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Physical Geography, Sustainable Development, Anthropology