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Abstract
Rural landscapes in the Andes are characterized by an impressive diversity of natural environments and by multiple resource assets. This is particularly the case in the tropical realm where the ecological altitudinal zones of the tierra caliente, the tierra templada, the tierra fria and the tierra helada
offer a remarkable range of agricultural potential. This is complemented by a multitude of topographic, hydrographic and climatic niches. The landscape is further overlaid by a cultural mosaic and by the recent impact of political ecology parameters. These agricultural ‘archipelagos’ and ‘overlapping patchworks’ (Zimmerer 1999) of human utilization also represent fragile and potentially vulnerable regions exposed to environmental risks and to socioeconomic or political threats. The external natural and human stimulators or stressors affecting the environment and people are complemented by new challenges and changes within the rural societies. Thus, farming and human settlement in the Andes have millennia tradition of an ‘open’ rural system, constantly adapting to an array of changing environmental, political, cultural, social and economic conditions (Stadel 2003b, Stadel 2008).
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| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Climate change and the Rocky Mountains |
| Chapter | 20 |
| Year Published | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Publisher location | Boca Raton |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center |
| Description | 32 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Impact of global changes on mountains: Responses and adaptation |
| First page | 432 |
| Last page | 463 |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| Other Geospatial | Rocky Mountains |
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