Mapping Transition in the Pamirs (eBook)

Prof. Hermann Kreutzmann has been a professor of human geography at Freie Universität Berlin since April 2005. He had previously completed his doctorate at the Department of Earth Sciences at Freie Universität Berlin in 1989. Kreutzmann’s research focuses on geographical development studies. He conducts his research mainly in high mountain areas, especially in South and Central Asia, in the context of globalization and climate change debates. His research also focuses on sustainable resource use as well as minority studies and migration research. Hermann Kreutzmann is a recipient of the Tianshan Prize China from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. He received the award for his “outstanding contribution to the economic and social progress” of this region located in northwest China. For more than 25 years Kreutzmann has been conducting research there on issues of resource use and the development of mountain regions. In addition, he was honored for his contribution to scientific cooperation and his support of German-Chinese cooperation in the education of young scientists. This award is the highest that can be awarded to a foreign expert in Xinjiang.

Pamir or Pamirs - Locating the Mountain Region.- History of Environmental Research in the Pamirs.- Regional Differences in the Geomorphic Landscapes of the Pamir and Related Issues.-Water of the Pamirs - Potential and Constraints.-Kings, Republicans, Communists, Warlords, and Presidents: Afghan Kyrgyz Socio-economic Strategies for Extorting and Extracting from the State.- Changes in the Relationship between Borders and Pastoral Mobility in Mountain Regions of Central Asia.-Grazing Intensity and Slope Status in the Pastures of the Alai Valley, Kyrgyzstan.- Characteristics of Transhumance in the Eastern Alai Valley, Southern Kyrgyzstan.- Dynamics of Summer Grazing in the Eastern Alai Valley, Southern Kyrgyzstan.- External Support and Local Agency: Uncertain Transformations of Livelihoods in the Pamirian Borderland of Tajikistan.- The Current Status of Lifestyle and Industry in the Wakhan Area of Tajikistan.- A Political Ecology of Road Construction and Mobility in Shimshal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.- The Shimshal Pamir. Challenges and Constraints of Remoteness.- Changes of Regional Structure and Land Use caused by External Conditions in Hussaini Village of the Northern Pakistan.-Humanitarianism across Mountain Valleys: Faith-Based Organisations and Development in Eastern Tajikistan and Northern Pakistan.-Development Agency.- A Historical Perspective on Pamir – Repeat Photography in Sven Hedin’s Footsteps.- Conclusion.