Path to the summit – inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions

Johann Stötter, Axel Borsdorf & Eric Veulliet 

9



Spatial Planning



Participation in mountain forest management– the role of group building for the outcome of participation processes: two case studies from Bavaria

Dominik Himmler, Klaus Wagner & Michael Suda

23

Applicability and appropriateness of risk prevention measures in mountain areas assessment of the Hazard Zone Plan (HZP) in South Tyrol – an Applied Risk Management tool 

Steffen Link, Christian Hoffmann, Willigis Gallmetzer & Rudolf Pollinger

35

Bolivian Andes: from climate change to human displacements?

Raoul Kaenzi

47

Designing sustainable pathways: the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in transition. Findings from empirical case studies in the Western Isles

Ingo Mose & Marta Jacuniak-Suda

58

Land-use change in Yaylas of the eastern Black Sea mountains, Turkey

Mehmet Somuncu, Nevin Akpinar, Nilay Çabuk Kaya, Ekrem Kurum & Tanyel Özelçi 

Eceral

71

Challenges and opportunities for the sustainability of mountain municipalities in 

Chile

Carla Marchant Santiago & Rafael Sánchez 

85

Hydrology

Analysing changes in flood risks in an Alpine catchment

Annegret Thieken, Holger Cammerer, Christian Dobler, Johannes Lammel, Axel Bronstert, 

Johann Stötter & Friedrich Schöberl

97

Approaching water stress in the Alps: transdisciplinary coproduction of systems, target and transformation knowledge 

Flurina Schneider

107

Water balance and global change: future perspectives for alpine farming

Georg Leitinger, Erich Tasser, Nikolaus Obojes, Dagmar Rubatscher & Ulrike Tappeiner 

118

Securing hydrological ecosystem services through catchment-wide land-use management 

Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Harald Bugmann, Paolo Burlando, Enrico Celio, Guillaume de 

Buren, Thomas Koellner, Peter Knoepfel, Christoforos Pappas & Andrea Ryffel 

124

Assessment of climate change impacts on floods in an Alpine watershed

Christian Dobler

134



Climate Change



Changes in the glacial and periglacial environment of the European Alps and the Central Asian mountains and their socio-economic implications - a comparison

Martin Mergili, Bernhard Müllebner, Chris Kopf & Jean F. Schneider

145

Changes in the monsoon pattern and its impact on water resources in the Himalayas: community responses and adaptation

Prakash C. Tiwari & Bhagwati Joshi

155

A new permafrost and mass movement monitoring test site in the Eastern Alps – concept and first results of the MOREXPERT project

Markus Keuschnig, Ingo Hartmeyer, Jan-Christoph Otto & Lothar Schrott

163



Natural Resources and Ecology



Leaf and ecosystem response of mountain grassland gas exchange to soil water availability

Georg Wohlfahrt, Lukas Hörtnagl, Albin Hammerle, Alois Haslwanter, Armin Hansel, 

Francesco Loreto & Federico Brilli

177

Land use and biodiversity: an indicator set supporting sustainable development

Johannes Rüdisser, Martin Schönhart, Erwin Schmid, Franz Sinabell, Ulrike Tappeiner & 

Erich Tasser

183

Adapting mountain forest management to climate change

Robert Jandl

193

Forest fire research and management options in Austria: lessons learned from the AFFRI and the ALP-FFIRS networks

Harald Vacik & Hartmut Gossow

203

Multidisciplinary assessments of trail degradation for framing future trail management: examination in Shei-Pa National Park, Taiwan

Yen-Liang Lee & Teiji Watanabe

212

Vegetation on Alpine rockglaciers

Lorenzo Rieg, Rudolf Sailer & Johann Stötter

222

Tourism and Energy

The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change – an analysis of its causes, magnitude, and spatial heterogeneity

Cecilia Matasci

233

Effects of climate change on future snow conditions, winter tourism and economy in Tyrol and Styria (Austria): CC-Snow, an interdisciplinary project

Ulrich Strasser, Andreas Gobiet, Johann Stötter, Hannes Kleindienst, Friedrich Zimmermann, Karl Steininger, Franz Prettenthaler, Andrea Damm, Florian Hanzer, Judith Köberl, Thomas Lang, Armin Leuprecht, Thomas Marke, David Osebik, Hansjörg Ragg, Robert Steiger, Christoph Töglhofer & Renate Wilcke

245

Analysis of the sensitivity of ski tourism demand to climate change in Switzerland

Camille Gonseth & Cecilia Matasci

257

Will Alpine summer tourism benefit from climate change? A review.

Bruno Abegg & Robert Steiger

268

Australian snow tourist’s perceptions of climate change: implications for the Queenstown Lakes region of New Zealand

Debbie Hopkins, Susanne Becken & Jordy Hendrikx

278

Climate change impacts on Austrian ski areas

Robert Steiger & Bruno Abegg

288

Alpine airports as gateways for growing incoming ski tourism: relevance and spatial impacts

Tobias Behnen

298

Renewable energy in winter sports destinations – desired, ignored or rejected?

Ulrike Pröbstl, Alexandra Jiricka & Florian Hindinger

309

Impacts of weather variability and climate change on tourism in Austria

Judith Köberl, Andreas Gobiet, Georg Heinrich, Armin Leuprecht, Franz Prettenthaler & Christoph Töglhofer

319

Climate change and winter tourism – a stakeholders’ perspective in the Tyrol 

Region

Lisa Trawöger

332



Society and Culture



Alpine agriculture – future water scarcity and options for agriculture

Klaus Wagner, Julia Neuwirth & Hubert Janetschek

343

Investigation concerning the evolution of the term “comfort” in contemporary 

Alpine consumer architecture

Andreas Flora

353

The Alps: creative summits or unimagitative valleys? Culture and creativity as potential drivers for regional development in Alpine border regions – the example of the “Alpine Rhine Valley”

Julia Scharting

362

Tourist destinations and place development in Norwegian mountain areas

Terje Skjeggedal & Kjell Overvåg

374

New demographic developments and their cultural impact on the Italian Alps 

Roland Löffler, Michael Beismann, Judith Walder & Ernst Steinicke

383

Do we need to consider gender equality for sustainable regional development?

Mathilde Schmitt

394

The question of a common ground: attitudes towards conflict management among stakeholders of protected areas in Iceland and Japan

Harald Schaller & Haukur Ingi Jónasson

403

The landscape-language relationship in the Raetho-Romanic Alps. A production and development factor of the territory

Loredana Ponticelli

415 

"Inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions" – Proceedings of the Innsbruck Conference November 21–23, 2011

Managing Alpine Future II

Inhalt:



P. Schuster, Preface; A. Borsdorf – J. Stötter – E. Veulliet, Managing Alpine Future – an introduction Environment and Natural Hazards

M. F. Price, Maintaining mountain biodiversity in an era of climate change;

M. Vetter, Aspects of differentiation of global and regional climate change effects in Alpine regions;

Y. Kohler, An ecological network in the Alps – new space for nature: Overview on changing nature conservation practices in the Alps;

M. Mauser – M. Muerth, GLOWA-Danube: climate change and the future of water in the Upper Danube Basin;

D. Dawa – D. Geneletti, Environmental impact of trekking in Trans-Himalayan ecosystems – a study of a highly visited trail in Ladakh; The Future of Tourism in a Changing Alpine Environment

B. Abegg – R. Bürki – H. Elsasser, Climate change and tourism in the Alps;

Ph. Bourdeau, The Alps in the age of new style tourism: between diversification and post-tourism?;

C. Gonseth, Do snowmaking investments improve the financial situation of the ski area operation companies in the perspective of climate change?;

R. Steiger, The impact of poor winter seasons on ski tourism and the role of snowmaking as an adaptation strategy;

T. Luthe – R. Roth – H. Elsasser, Vulnerability to global change and sustainable adaptation of ski tourism – an outlook on the study SkiSustain Mobility – a Need and a Problem at the Same Time

H. Knoflacher, The Alps: barriers of physical", but triggers for "intellectual" mobility in Europe; R. Schleicher-Tappeser, Prospects for transport and mobility in the Alps;

T. Stoiber, Sustainability of Alpine railway tunnel projects – an analysis of the Brenner Base Tunnel; T. Behnen, Accelerated change of Alpine air transport;

F. Braun – M. Fiebig – A. Muhar, Development of options for action to adapt the high Alpine trail network to consequences of climate change;

V. Bua – A. Oberprantacher – P.P. Pasqualoni, Researching mobility of university graduates in an Alpine region Health – a Key Factor of Quality of Life in the Mountains

W. Schobersberger, Climate change as a chance for Alpine health tourism?;

A. Burnand - N. Litzistorf Spina – T. Diallo – J. Simos – N. Cantoreggi, Health impact assessment: a potential tool for managing health consequences of Alpine space policies;

A. Exenberger – J. Nussbaumer, Historical remarks about the impact of global change on food supply in the Alpine area during the 20th century;

S. Achleitner – C. Engelhard – S. De Toffol – I. Lek – U. Stegner – W. Rauch, Risk of traffic induced contamination of the water cycle: assessment of urban snow and soil in the Tyrolean region Water and Energy – Valuable Mountain Resources for the Future of Mankind

W. Feist, Energy efficiency and renewable energy – the key technologies for climate change mitigation;

M. Schön – S. De Toffol – B. Wett – H. Insam – W. Rauch, Comparison of renewable energy resources in Alpine regions;

D. Vanham – S. De Toffol – E. Fleischhacker – W. Rauch, Water demand for snowmaking under climate change conditions in an Alpine environment Culture – an Important Component of a Sustainable Future in the Alps W. Bätzing, Alpine culture as a key factor for sustainable development in the Alps;

E. Steinicke, The impact of current demographic transformation on ethno-linguistic minori-ties in the Alps;

W. Pfefferkorn – S. Rauzi, "Future in the Alps: getting knowledge across – networking people Steering a Sustainable Future: Spatial Planning and Development L.A.G. Moss, Amenity-led change in mountain regions: maintaining ecological integrity of the distant brought nearby;

G. Weber – W. Seher, Considerations on the future of agriculture in Austrian Alpine areas;

C. Geitner – M. Tusch, Soil evaluation for planning procedures: providing a basis for soil protection in Alpine regions;

K. Grunewald – J. Scheithauer, What can mountain regions in Southeast Europe learn from the Alps? Tourism vs. National Park in Bansko/Pirin, Bulgaria;

M. Muerth – W. Mauser, Implications of a regional scale soil temperature and freezing model in the Upper Danube Basin for climate change scenarios;

K. Grunewald –J. Scheithauer, Holocene climate and landscape history of the Pirin Mountains (Southwest Bulgaria) 

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