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MRD was edited by Jack Ives and Pauline Ives, and Jack Ives also served as President of the IMS until 2000, when both the journal and the organization were transferred to Bern University, Switzerland, with Hans Hürni assuming responsibility. [7] MRD has been able to ensure worldwide publication of a wide range of mountain research results.
Jon Kedrowski on Everest, May 2012. Jonathan James Kedrowski (born May 12, 1979) is an author, ski-mountaineer, and geographer from Colorado.He is best known for summiting and camping overnight on the summit of all of Colorado's Fourteeners (mountains over 14,000 feet) in 2011.
Jack D. Ives (October 15, 1931 – September 15, 2024) was a British-born Canadian montologist, an honorary adjunct research professor of geography and environmental studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, an author, and a prominent advocate of mountain issues at the global level.
In a narrower sense, mountain research focuses on mountain regions, their description and the explanation of the human-environment interaction in and the sustainable development of these areas. So-defined mountain research is situated at the nexus of natural sciences , social sciences and humanities .
The Journal of Mountain Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on natural and anthropogenic environmental changes and sustainable development in mountain areas. The journal also publishes book reviews and reports on mountain research and introductions to mountain research organizations.
2018: Mountain climber and philanthropist Daniel Mazur of Olympia, Washington, USA, for rescue, recovery, and development projects in the Himalayas. [ 25 ] 2019: Cultural preservationist and social activist Didar Ali of Gulmit in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, received the Hillary Medal in December 2019 for his work in preserving and ...
sampling design of the GLORIA Multi-Summit Approach Vegetation survey taken in Glacier National Park (U.S.) for GLORIA.. The Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) established an international long-term monitoring program and site-based network dealing with high-mountain vegetation and its biological diversity.
Master of Rural Development, abbreviated M.R.D. or MRD, is a multi-discipline graduate degree.The master's program integrates the disciplines of geography, sociology, political science, economics, business administration, and psychology to create an interdisciplinary approach to studying and solving rural issues.