Europe's Ecological Backbone: Recognising the True Value of Our Mountains
- ISBN-10
- 9292131087
- ISBN-13
- 9789292131081
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- European Environment Agency
- Author
- European Environment Agency
Description
"The present report delineates Europe's mountain areas according to topography and altitude criteria, based on data from digital elevation models. For the purposes of this study, 36 % of Europe's area is defined as mountainous, including 29 % of the EU27. Massifs also served as a unit of analysis and 15 were defined. This report is based on a highly variable evidence base. For certain variables, comprehensive datasets are only available for EU Member States. Comprehensive Europe-wide datasets are only available for a few variable and topics, often only for one point in time. To help overcome these data gaps, many issues are illustrated through regional, national or sub-national case studies."--Editor.
