Readings

Week 1

  • Mountains: a Global resource, in Social education, 1999. The Mountain Institute and National Souncil for Social studies.

  • Mountain biodiversity matters

  • What is a mountain? Attitudes towards mountains: Price ch 1 and 2 and class notes - E-reserve p>
  • Eliade, Mircea: Mountains, in Encyclopedia of Religion, v.10, 1987 - E-reserve

  • Bernbaum, Edwin: Sacred mountains (Introduction), 1998.

  • Origin of the mountains (Price ch 3) - E-reserve

    Week 2

  • Plafker, G. and Eriksen, G.E.: Nevados Huascaran Avalanches, Peru. E-reserve

  • Mountain climate (Price ch 4) - E-reserve

  • OPTIONAL: Grass to glacier: the natural history of Colorado and the surrounding region, Ch 14 (Forest- tundra transition) and 15 (Apine tundra) (downloadable pdf).

    Very nice, concise guide to plant adaptations at high altitudes with an emphasis on Colorado. It also contains a list of plants and animals of the alpine tundra in Colorado. Highly recommended reading for those interested.

    Week 3

  • Snow, avalanches and glacier chapter.

  • Price - avalanche chapter p. 153 - 165 and Avalanche Handbook - E-reserve

    Week 4

    Messerli, B. and Jack Yves: Himalayan Dilemma- Reconciling Development and Conservation, The United Nations University, 1989

    Week 5

  • Libiszewski, S. and Bachler, G: Conflicts in Mountain areas - a predicament for sustainable development, in Messerli B. and Jack Yves- Mountains of the world- a global priority, 1997 E-reserve

    Mountain voices- oral testimonies from mountain and highland regions round the world <