Tourism geopolitics in the “back of beyond” by Nicolas Savelli

“…In this isolated valley, whose “back of beyond” location has made it marginal both geographically and economically, it was decided to base territorial development on a “re-anchoring” process that strengthened local ties with the surrounding high mountains. …”
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Early Alpine mountain bike events by Jean Saint-Martin, Frédéric Savre, Thierry Terret

“…Over and beyond the structural and organisational aspects, the mountain bike also became a favoured medium for technological and social innovation. …”
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Inter-communal migrations in Switzerland: a "mountain factor"? by Martin Camenisch, Bernard Debarbieux

“…To go beyond existing publications on inter-communal migrations in Switzerland, this paper focuses on a comparison of behaviours between communes of different types: rural, urban, mountain, tourist, etc. …”
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Ecological significance of protected areas in the tropical mountains of Eastern Africa by Marco Andrew Njana

“…The bottom line of this study is that the PAs in tropical mountains in Eastern Africa and beyond are critical in the conservation of tree species and have net positive effects on forest structure, carbon storage and other ecosystem services. …”
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The Mountain Metropolis’s Land Design Project. Grenoble, from Plain to Slope by Charles Ambrosino, Jennifer Buyck

“…Beyond what can only be described as a functionalist vision of an Alpine city, that is, a view that considers the mountains merely as objects among many others, what urban planning activities have actually been rolled out? …”
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Design and Performance Evaluation of a Self-Propelled Mugwort Harvester for Hilly and Mountainous Regions by Yi Li, Yongsheng He, Kai Zhang, Siqi Wang, Xinyu Hu, Junnan Chen

“…However, the lack of specialized harvesting machinery for hilly and mountainous regions leads to reliance on manual operations, characterized by high labor intensity and low efficiency. …”
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ORCHAMP: an observation network for monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across space and time in mountainous regions by Thuiller, Wilfried, Saillard, Amélie, Abdulhak, Sylvain, Augé, Vincent,  Birck, Carole, Bonet, Richard, Choler, Philippe, Delestrade, Anne,  Kunstler, Georges, Leccia, Marie-France, Lienard, Bertrand, Poulenard, Jérome, Valay, Jean-Gabriel, Bayle, Arthur, Bonfanti, Nicolas, Brousset, Lenka,  Bizard, Léa,  Calderón-Sanou, Irene, Dentant, Cédric, Desjonquères, Camille, Gielly, Ludovic, Guéguen, Maya, Guiter, Frédéric, Hedde, Mickael,  Hustache, Eric, Kedhim, Norine, Lapenu, Pierre, Le Guillarme, Nicolas,  Marchal, Lise, Mahieu, Chloé, Martin, Gabrielle, Martinez-Almoyna, Camille,  Miele, Vincent, Murienne, Jérôme, Paillet, Yoan, Rome, Maxime,  Renaud, Julien, The Orchamp Consortium

“…Leveraging the natural elevational gradients of mountain environments, the ORCHAMP program was established in 2016 as a comprehensive initiative to monitor, understand, and predict the repercussions of environmental changes on biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions in the French Alps and Pyrenees.Beyond its monitoring role, ORCHAMP has catalyzed the development of tools for data integration, statistical analyses, visualization, and AI-based automated data processing and predictions. …”
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‘Along Footpaths over Snow-Covered Mountains…’ Historical Perspectives on Migration Journeys across the France–Italy Border (1945-1960) by Philippe Hanus

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Environmental History, The History of Tourism in the Mountains and the Construction of New Knowledge: A Study of the Architecture of Winter Sports Resorts in the French-Italian Alp... by Caterina Franco

“…Moreover, it investigates the specificity of the Alps and the mountains as a privileged field of study for environmental history. …”
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« Par les sentiers de la montagne enneigée… » Perspectives historiques sur les parcours migratoires à travers la frontière franco-italienne (1945-1960) by Philippe Hanus

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Les migrations inter-communales en Suisse: un "effet-montagne" ? by Martin Camenisch, Bernard Debarbieux

“…Eager to go beyond existing publications on intercommunal migrations in Switzerland, this paper focuses on a comparison of behaviors between communes of different types: ruralm urban, mountain, touristic, etc. …”
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Alpinists and the Terrestrial Limits of Living Beings: an Atypical Contribution to Scientific Knowledge by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau

“…High mountain environments have long been considered to be devoid of life. …”
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Les alpinistes et les limites terrestres du vivant : une contribution atypique à la connaissance scientifique by Cédric Dentant, Pascal Mao, Sébastien Lavergne, Philippe Bourdeau.

“…High mountain environments have long been considered to be devoid of life. …”
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Et si le paysage était au service de l’éleveur ? by Eva Bigando, Marion Charbonneau

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Le projet de sol de la métropole montagne : Grenoble, de plaines en pentes by Charles Ambrosino, Jennifer Buyck

“…Beyond what can only be described as a functionalist vision of an Alpine city, that is, a view that considers the mountains merely as objects among many others, what urban planning activities have actually been rolled out? …”
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Beyond Conquest: Decolonizing Adventure Sports through Outdoor Counterstories by Denisa Krásná

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Power, tourism, and ecology: a critical inquiry into aconcagua’s power structures and conceptions of nature by Henry Mooney

“…By analyzing the operational dynamics of APP and mountaineering tourism in and beyond southern Andean contexts, this work unveils how core state interests influence or dictate land use, resource management, and access to the park. …”
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Shock Protection of Portable Electronic Products: Shock Response Spectrum, Damage Boundary Approach, and Beyond by Suresh Goyal, Jim M. Papadopoulos, Paul A. Sullivan

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Histoire environnementale et histoire du tourisme en montagne : vers la construction d’une connaissance nouvelle ? Une étude de l’architecture des stations de sports d’hiver dans l... by Caterina Franco

“…Moreover, it investigates the specificity of the Alps and the mountains as a privileged field of study for environmental history. …”
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Der „Homo alpinus“. Eine kurze Notiz zu Willy Hellpachs Versuch, die Existenz von Bergmenschen auf ein umweltpsychologisches Fundament zu stellen by Patrick Stoffel

“…Embedded in contemporary race theory, which he expanded to include elements of environmental psychology, he came to the conclusion that mountains, beyond the “racial origin” of their population, produce a soil phenotype due to the “abundance of things to cope with” that they offer in a very confined space: the Homo alpinus, being characterized by self-sufficiency and a rich imagination.…”
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