First results of the research project started in summer 2023 and aimed to evaluation of Armenian alpine lakes responses to past and current climate changes are provided.
Geomorphological impact of tourism in the high-mountain environment: a case study of recreational trails in Vinicunca Area, Andes, Peru.
We mapped and documented geomorphological impacts resulting from the initial development of trails and the subsequent intensive tourist activity in the high-mountain environment in the Andes, Peru.
Health Care Accessibility And Quality In Hilly Terrains: A Case Study Of Srinagar Town , Uttarakhand, India
This paper examine the health Care accessibility in hilly terrain and It examines the impact of terrain on healthcare accessibility and investigates innovative solutions such as mobile health units.
Festival Obscura: Gender in Festival-Driven Mountaineering Documentaries
Are mountain film festivals getting better at depicting women and minorities? The films Pretty Strong (2020) and Cholitas (2019) show that the answer is: perhaps.
Understanding the dynamics of moutain socioecosystems: integrated long-term monitoring in the Venezuelan Andes
We report results of integrated long-term monitoring of the impacts of climate and land-use change on the dynamics of socio-ecological systems in the Venezuelan Andes.
Shaping a New Research Agenda for Mountain Futures
Mountain social ecological systems are increasingly facing many future challenges. We present a global research framework, embedded within local knowledge, to address these challenges
The paradox of choice: Evaluating climate change projections for hydrological impact models considering uncertainty and spatiotemporal aspects.
The best projection is neither feasible nor foreseen, but this methodology aims to guide a coherent selection of available products or to identify the need to develop new ones
Exploring Bedload Fluxes in Alpine Rivers: Application of the D-CASCADE Model in the Sulden Catchment
We apply the D-CASCADE model to an Alpine river to reconstruct and predict bedload fluxes and sediment connectivity at the network-scale, critical for hazard mitigation and sustainable management.
Redefining potentially dangerous glacial lakes by integrating hazard mapping and downstream exposure data in Bhutan
Approximately 20882 people, 2620 buildings, 270 km of road, 402 bridges and 169 hectares of farmland are exposed to GLOF in Bhutan.
Consuming the Vanishing: Last-Chance Tourism, Glacier Melt, and the Urban Logic of Tourist Consumption
The study explores how LastChance tourism in glacial environments commodifies climate catastrophe, paradoxically promoting conservation through consumption while accelerating environmental degradation