From present to future development pathways in fragile mountain landscapes

Karpouzoglou, Timos, Dewulf, Art, Perez, Katya, Gurung, Praju, Regmi, Santosh, Isaeva, Aiganysh, Foggin, Marc, Bastiaensen, Johan, Van Hecken, Gert, Zulkafli, Zed, Mao, Feng ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-1825, Clark, Julian, Hannah, David M., Chapagain, Prem Sagar, Buytaert, Wouter and Cieslik, Katarzyna 2020. From present to future development pathways in fragile mountain landscapes. Environmental Science and Policy 114 , pp. 606-613. 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.016

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Abstract

Mountains are dynamic landscapes that are home to rich natural and human heritage. However, climatic variability, globalisation and increasing ecomomic integration are making these landscapes more fragile with implications for present and future development. Using a pathways lens, we examine development trajectories in mountains and relate these to environmental and social-economic change currently taking place. We analyse and compare pathways in three case studies in Peru (Andes); Nepal (Himalayas); and Kyrgyzstan (Tien Shan). The paper highlights that development pathways in fragile mountain regions may be shifting in new directions, but because they emerge out of complex socio-environmental and historical contexts, there are also social risks associated with the articulation of future pathways, particularly in terms of social equity and sustainability. Building on different pathway approaches with their various strengths and weaknesses, this study examines the role of human agency and power, the role of historical and present context and feedbacks between social and ecological features in shaping future development pathways of mountain landscapes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Earth and Environmental Sciences
Additional Information:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1462-9011
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 October 2020
Date of Acceptance:	14 September 2020
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 19:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/135968

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