Mountain Research and Development
The leading international scientific journal specifically devoted to sustainable development in the world’s mountains

Published by the International Mountain Society (IMS)

Mountain Research and Development Journal
Springs are essential sources of water for mountain communities in Nepal’s mid-hills. © Jitendra Raj Bajracharya/ICIMOD
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Open Issue

Benefits and costs of spring revival in Nepal, the Andean Social–Ecological Observatory Network, or Iranian herders’ livelihood strategies: read about these and other topics in this open issue.

Local communities are involved in the monitoring and revival of springs. © Sanjeev Bhuchar/ICIMOD

Spring Revival in the Mid-Hills of the Himalaya: A Socioeconomic Assessment Using Benefit–Cost Analysis

Is spring revival a feasible solution to achieve water security in Nepal’s mid-hills? This study proposes a framework for analysis based on two case study sites.

Field trip to the intermontane valley of Tafí in Tucumán, Argentina, during the ROSA workshop in May 2023. Photo from IER database

ROSA: An Andean Network of Social-Ecological Observatories

This article presents the network’s origins, structure, objectives, and strategies, showing how it works to support sustainable development by integrating monitoring into adaptive management.

The valley floor of the Santa valley around the city of Huaraz, Peru, is undergoing rural–urban change, impacting periurban villages in the Quechua elevational zone. Photo by Andreas Haller
Open IssuePublished

Open Issue

Articles examine rural–urban change in highland Peru, cultural ecosystem services potential in Armenia, rural development in Georgia, and governance for sustainable development in the European Alps.

Rural–urban change around the city of Cusco, Peru, is increasingly transforming the face of periurban villages in the Quechua elevational zone of the Huatanay valley. Photo by Andreas Haller

Rural–Urban Change in Highland Peru: Perceived Impacts and Preferred Performance

Periurban villagers on the valley floors of Peru’s Quechua elevational zone perceive a number of negative impacts of rural–urban change. Still, they view urbanization per se as a positive process.

Urbanization, mountain entrepreneurs, and more

Articles examine rural–urban change in Peru, cultural ecosystem services in Armenia, rural development in Georgia, and governance for sustainable development in the European Alps.