Regenerative tourism in mountain areas fosters community empowerment, cultural heritage preservation and ecosystem regeneration, promoting a place-based approach making tourism a driver of well-being.
RESALIO. Exploration of enhancement scenarios for the Trentino Stelvio National Park through the existing cable system
RESALIO explores strategies for landscape regeneration in the Trentino Stelvio National Park, leveraging cable mobility to foster sustainability, resilience, and open dialogue for transition.
Gender Equality in Science – a cornerstone for sustainable mountain futures in Central Asia
Since 2019 “Adventure of Science: Women and Glaciers in Central Asia” has been promoting sustainable mountain development by empowering women through annual, tuition-free glaciological expeditions.
Assessing climate adaptation solutions in the Andes: Perspectives from beneficiary communities on effectiveness and sustainability
This presentation shares lessons from assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of five climate adaptation solutions in the Andes, based on the perspectives of beneficiary communities.
Optimizing design of MSE wall ensuring safety and sustainable approach
Present study examines role of 3d FEM software’s over 2d LEM software to discuss the corner stresses generated in MSE wall structures. While incorporating LCA for sustainable design.
The Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant in South Africa: Exploring the urban vs rural implications of a datafied social protection cash-transfer programme
A longitudinal qualitative exploration into South Africa’s newly introduced Social Relief of Distress grant: South Africa’s first online and automated cash-transfer benefiting the unemployed
Understanding Water Use Conflicts by Understanding the Interplay between Society and Water: the Concept of “Water Culture”
The water culture concept enhances understanding of water use conflicts by analyzing the interplay between society and water resources, revealing that differing meanings attributed to water fuel these
The Brand Image of Geoparks: Tourist Perceptions of Geoparks and Implications for Sustainable Development
We explored tourists’ landscape values in Zhangjiajie Geopark to examine the role tourists play in the tensions between mass tourism development and heritage conservation in mountain protected areas.
Application of socio-ecological land use models in the LTSER platform Eisenwurzen (Austria)
To analyse drivers of land use change, we developed the land-use model SECLAND which makes a crucial contribution to the integration of local, actor-centred research in LTSER platforms.
A model of mountain social-ecological systems to catalyze multi-actor collaborations towards sustainability
We present a model of Mountain Socio-Ecological Systems based on actors’ representations, which includes a Personal Stance component describing an individual actor’s relationship to the mountains.