After a long period of emigration from the rural areas in the European Alps, a trend reversal
can be observed in the last quarter of the 20th century. However, this “new immigration” …

Amenity migration has become an important force for change in non-metropolitan high
amenity places around the world. Here the focus is on these places in mountain regions that …

Urban and rural areas differ in economic, social and environmental terms. Due to the
diverging dynamics in urban and rural areas, the social and economic distance between …

The article deals with the transformation of mountainous areas into residence places that
replace older economic sectors (agriculture, manufacturing and even tourism) in the …

Mountain regions are subject to a unique set of economic pressures: they act as collective
enterprises which have to valorize rare resources, such as spectacular landscapes. While …

To ensure their quality of life, people adapt to multiple changes by maintaining or
transforming the structure and functions of their socio-ecological systems (SES). A better …

Les sports d'hiver occupent une place de premier plan dans le tourisme européen, non
seulement du fait de leur poids économique dans les régions de montagne, mais aussi par …

Nature based tourism (NBT) is becoming increasingly popular, particularly following the
COVID-19 pandemic as people began to sought outdoor activities. Accompanying the …

This paper uses wildfires in the Sierra Nevada area of California to estimate the relationship
between housing and fire suppression costs. We investigated whether the presence of …

Rural economies have undergone major changes in recent years as traditional rural
economic sectors declined and shifted. At the same time, digital technologies emerged and …