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Environmental diagnosis for planning and management in the high Andean region: The biosphere reserve of Pozuelos, Argentina

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A method for the identification, mapping and evaluation of integrated environmental units is described. This method is applied to the assessment and zoning of a biosphere reserve, in order to establish guidelines for the distribution of conservation and management actions. The method, based on the definition of units according to observable features, enables the diagnosis of qualities of interest for planning and management, with results that can be reproduced by different operators, if certain initial criteria are accepted. Using these criteria, initial descriptive maps can be transformed into prescriptive maps which provide the basis for management decisions.

The nature and distribution of the units present in the area is shown. The allocation of land-use activities obtained using the criteria indicated above provides the basis for economic assessment of development plans. A series of conservation and development actions are proposed for the reserve.

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  1. DCITTYM, Ciencias de la Tierra Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005, Santande, Spain

    Antonio Cendrero & José Ramón Díaz de Terán

  2. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, 4600, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

    Daniel González

  3. Instituto de Biologia de la Altura, Universidad Nacional de Jujuy, 4600, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

    Virginia Mascitti, Rodolfo Rotondaro & Rodolfo Tecchi

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Cendrero, A., Díaz de Terán, J.R., González, D. et al. Environmental diagnosis for planning and management in the high Andean region: The biosphere reserve of Pozuelos, Argentina. Environmental Management 17, 683–703 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02393729

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