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MRD issue on Mountains and Energy

02.01.2012

The current issue of the Mountain Research and Development (MRD) journal (Volume 31 No 4) is devoted to sustainable production and use of energy in mountain areas. It aims at contributing to the debate about how mountains are affected by the global energy crisis and whether the crisis might offer opportunities for mountain communities. The 6 papers devoted to the energy theme in this issue cover a broad range of topics, thus reflecting the multidimensional challenge faced by mountain communities. The papers also highlight the need for a comprehensive understanding of the human–energy–environment nexus and for approaches that take into account the increasing connectedness between energy situations at the local, national, and global levels. MRD released other two issues on the same themes (see also vol 26 no 2 and MRD vol 21 no 1).