Sustainable Mountain Regions: Challenges and Perspectives in Southeastern Europe (eBook)

Part I. Sustainable Policies in Mountain Regions Mountain Development Policies in Bulgaria: Practices and Challenges Cooperation models and pluri-activity to exhaust value added potentials in mountain regions Part II. Natural Resources and Ecosystem Services: Adaptation to Climate Change Applications of GIS-based Hydrological Models in Mountain Areas in Bulgaria for Ecosystem Services Assessment – Issues and Advantages Mapping carbon storage using land cover/land use data in area of Beklemeto, Central Balkan Consequences of non-intervention management for the development of subalpine spruce forests in Bulgaria A Model Assessment on the Technical Climate Change Adaptation Options of the Major Ski Resorts in Bulgaria Hydric significance of landscape in mountain river basin Part III. Mountain Economies Small scale mountain tourism in Bulgaria development patterns and sustainability implications Beyond existing e-tourism for mountains: findings from the case of Zagori, Greece Sustainable tourism in mountain destinations:  The actual and perceived role of a Destination Management Organization Part IV. Mountain Ecology, Risks and Protected Areas Biodiversity protection of the forest ecosystems on the base of representative geo-ecosystems Predicting the potential distribution of Ailanthus altissima invasive terrestrial plant species in Măcin Mountains National Park (Romania) Determination of the Landscapes Regulation Capacity and Their Role in the Prevention of Catastrophic Events: A Case Study from the Lom River Upper Valley, Bulgaria GIS and RS-based modeling of potential natural hazard areas Spatial discrepancies of ecological networks in the border region of Serbia and Bulgaria Invasive plant species in the Northern part of Mala Planina Part V. Population and Heritage ChallengesMonitoring glacier changes with the use of archive images: the example of the Julian Alps (NW Slovenia, NE Italy) Tourism and the Commodification of Cultural Heritage in the Eastern Black Sea Mountains, Turkey The role of cultural heritage in developing of mountain tourism: The case study of Mountain Rudnik, Serbia