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Conclusions: Why Do We Need to Make Efforts to Map the Transition?

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Mapping Transition in the Pamirs

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The Pamirs, which are considered a marginal region, have been the centre of external pressures. The territory has also been a focal point of recent global aid programmes, conservation schemes, and international research projects. The transition from a centralised command economy to a market-driven one in newly independent states is a key feature of this area, and there are more activities in various arenas on environmental issues. While external drivers often play an important role in guiding and determining changes in livelihood, internal efforts are characterised by the theory of path dependency, which involves previously developed structures and inherited behavioural patterns. Challenges and constraints of a globalised world have affected the Pamirs; joint efforts are necessary to solve these problems and provide hope for the future.

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  1. Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, N10, W5, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0810, Japan

    Teiji Watanabe

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  1. Centre for Development Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Haus K, Berlin, Germany

    Hermann Kreutzmann

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    Teiji Watanabe

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Watanabe, T. (2016). Conclusions: Why Do We Need to Make Efforts to Map the Transition?. In: Kreutzmann, H., Watanabe, T. (eds) Mapping Transition in the Pamirs. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23198-3_17

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