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Often when people think of the Sierra Nevada, they envision millions of acres of untouched wilderness forming the backdrop for small historic communities—communities that symbolise the rural, small town culture that so many Americans idealise. However, the Sierra Nevada region has been challenged to maintain this mix of rural life and wildness, and will continue to be challenged to...
The aim of this article is two fold: first, to depict key species and relate them to landscape units (LUs) to define habitats; second, to generate a sound network of protected areas to ensure the functional integrity of the ecosystem. In the present study, 6500 vertebrate and vascular plant species records were gathered into a database. A total of 137 sampling units were surveyed to verify key...
Sierra waters are critical for the health and welfare of California and Northern Nevada. Almost all 24 major watersheds of the Sierra – those areas of land and water that capture precipitation and drain into a major river or lake – are polluted and impaired to some degree from 150 years of human activity. With future population growth sky rocketing and global warming raising...
The Sierra Nevada is the third fastest growing region of California. According to the California Department of Finance, the current population of 600,000 is expected to triple to somewhere between 1.5 and 2.4 million residents by 2040. Due to poor planning, population growth in the Sierra too often comes at the expense of working landscapes, ecosystem health and community character....
The report shows that climate variability can have a real and lasting impact on how people manage their water resources and that the dynamics of changing patterns of water availability have knock-on effects that reach far beyond just water. Traditional cultural norms, agricultural methods and wider livelihood approaches are also affected.
Despite the challenges faced, communities have...
The total population of Nepal crossed 22 million marks in 1999. Women make up about half of the population. The demographic feature shows a greater number of female population in the age group of 15-59 years in the hils and mountains. Whereas there is a greater number of male population at all ages in the terai and urban areas. The urban sex ratio is 108.4 against 98.5 in rural areas. Male...
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is one of the great intellectual powerhouses of thought about water management. This book is an edited volume written largely by researchers associated with IWMI.
Case studies come from France, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam and the USA.
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