This presentation explores the use of community-based traditional music and arts in the Appalachian Mountains as part of placemaking efforts and social/environmental movements for the land and people.
Critical Comments on the Papers in the Session “Mountain Echoes Beyond Boundaries”
My task in this section is to summarize the various papers, to comment on them critically and to show how they are related.
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Transfer of Knowledge and Culture: Skiing between Austria and Canada
This article uses specific biographical examples to examine the transfer of knowledge and culture between Austria and Canada in relation to skiing before and after the Second World War.
Distilling at Altitude: Whisky Tourism in the Mountains
The Lyng Alps lie c.2 hours north of Tromsø, a city impacted by the rise of mass cold tourism in recent years. Spreading tourism around the region is of paramount importance for local communities.
Understanding climate change impacts and adaptation through Cultural Keystone Places: Inuit Knowledge and repeat photography in Nunatsiavut
This talk will present findings from both Inuit Knowledge and photo pair analysis, revealing the long-term impacts of socio-ecological change and their implications for climate adaptation planning.
Communities’ agency and narratives in the care of low mountain Heritage landscapes
Low mountain communities within semi-abandoned landscape bet on shared heritage care and local knowledge for future-focused, community-driven solutions, contrasting with high-altitude tourism.
Communities-in-places and welcoming practices in low mountains: place-based solutions for thriving life contexts and sustainable tourism models
The communities-in-places perspective show how strategic place-based planning ensuring citizens rights and favouring thriving communities can also lead to sustainable tourism models in low mountains.
Inhabit the Andes of the South
The architectural and cultural heritage of mountain huts built in the 1930s by European migrants in Chile, serving as landmarks that symbolize human presence in the vast Andean landscape.
Alpine Resilience Multisensory Lab
The Alpine Resilience Multisensory Lab will explore inner resilience and urban-alpine transitions. Participants will experience how they shape flexibility to adapt to global challenges.
Using the adaptive waves model to explore plural understandings of resilience across mountain communities
Mountain-top bird species face extreme conditions, shaping breeding site selection. We monitored alpine nests in temperate Andes. Rock cavities buffer temperatures, potentially enhancing breeding success and adaptation to harsh weather