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Mountain Research and Development
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ISSN 0276-4741 · International Mountain Society · 578 articles in the index
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Exploring Tourists' Preferences for Forest Ecosystem Services Under Climate Change: Insights From a Case Study in the Austrian Alps
Forests are important providers of ecosystem services (ESs) for mountain tourism; however, they are also vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. We explore tourists' perceptions and valuation of mountain forest ESs and climate change and analyze the findings within the…
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Natural Capital Assessment and Recommendations for Sustainable Tourism in Ski and Mountain Resorts of the Catalan Pyrenees
Mountain natural capital supports local and lowland populations while maintaining global social–ecological balance. However, mountains face increasing ecological, economic, and social pressures, leading to natural capital depletion. Winter tourism is particularly vulnerable in this shifting…
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Resilience and Redevelopment Using Adaptive Strategies for Local Ski Areas in Hokkaido, Japan
Japan's ski industry has experienced a prolonged decline since the late 1990s, with skier numbers falling by 76% between 1998 and 2020. This has led to widespread closures of small and municipally operated ski areas. However, in Hokkaido, where snowfall remains abundant, some local ski areas…
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Focus Issue: Mountain Tourism—Trends and Transformations Toward Sustainability and Resilience
Editorial
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Food Systems and Ecosystem Restoration: An Exploratory Research Exchange in Kenya
Ecosystems provide fundamental functions for food systems, are essential for freshwater provision and biodiversity conservation, and play a crucial role in climate change adaptation. This is especially important in the vulnerable mountain regions of arid and semiarid landscapes that have high…
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Climate Change Adaptation of Small Mountain Tourism Destinations in the European Alps: An Analysis of Adaptation Measures
This article explores how small mountain tourism destinations (MTDs) in the European Alps are beginning to translate climate change adaptation strategies into concrete, context-specific measures. Drawing on the strategies of 5 Pilot Working Areas (PWAs)—Ala di Stura and Balme (Italy), Werfenweng…
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Forest Aboveground Biomass in the Annapurna Region, Himalaya, Derived From Ground-Based and Spaceborne Laser Scanning
Mountain forests encompass heterogeneous environmental conditions and are potentially highly dynamic because of climatic and socioeconomic changes. Although mountain forests are often difficult to access, spaceborne monitoring approaches offer new opportunities for assessing key forest…
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Nosotros, los Andes [We, the Andes]. Edited by Rebecca Jarman and Victoria Vargas-Downing
Review of: Nosotros, los Andes [We, the Andes]. Edited by Rebecca Jarman and Victoria Vargas-Downing. Bogotá, Colombia: Artificio, 2024.
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Geographic and Gendered Digital Divides in Alpine Farmsteads: Evidence from Austria
Digital transformation in agriculture increasingly depends on high-capacity broadband, yet mountain areas face persistent structural disadvantages. This study quantifies locational and gender-based disparities in digital infrastructure among farmsteads in the Austrian Alps. The study examines…
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Compound Hydro-Geomorphic Hazards in European Mountain Regions: A Roadmap for Research on Postfire and Frozen Soil Dynamics
Mountain regions in Europe increasingly face compound runoff-related hazards under a changing climate. This article compares postfire surface runoff (PFSR) and frozen-soil surface runoff (FSSR), 2 processes typically studied separately but sharing key meteorological triggers, as well as initiation…
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Participatory Digital Mapping in Mountain Communities: Experiences of Participation, Learning, and Barriers in Nepal's Himalayas
Mountain communities in Nepal's Himalayan region face growing pressures from hazards and large-scale infrastructure development, yet access to information for decision-making remains limited. This article takes Namase village as a case study to examine a locally adapted participatory digital…
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Beyond the Flagship: Why Micro-endemic Species Demand Their Own Place in Hindu Kush Himalayan Transboundary Conservation
Transboundary landscape (TBL) conservation frameworks, such as those pioneered by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development across the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), represent a significant institutional achievement in managing wide-ranging species and cross-border ecosystem…
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Land Use Dynamics in the Yıldız Mountains Basin, Türkiye: Strategic Evaluations From an Ecological Restoration Perspective
This study analyzed the spatial and temporal dynamics of land use and land cover changes in the Yıldız Mountains Basin between 1995 and 2025 and simulated future landscape trends for 2055. Controlled classification results obtained from Landsat Thematic Mapper and Operational Land Imager imagery…
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“There Is Nothing Like Our Own Home”: Older Adults' Experiences of Aging in Place in the Eastern Black Sea Mountains
The high mountainous regions of Türkiye face intense pressures from sociospatial transformations, youth outmigration, and climate change. This study explored the lived experiences of older adults aging in place in high-elevation Hemsşin Municipality, Eastern Black Sea Mountains, focusing on the…
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Scenario-Based Land Management Options for the Highlands of Ethiopia: A Decision Support Tool to Implement Rural Land Use Plans
The implementation of locally acceptable land management practices is crucial to improving the livelihoods of local communities and reducing the degradation of ecosystem services. This is particularly important in mountain regions, where steep slopes, fragile soils, high erosion risk, and climate…
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Rural Outmigration and Land Use Changes in the High Monte of Northwest Argentina
Rural outmigration drives political, economic, and environmental change. Educational, socioeconomic, and cultural factors foster youth outmigration, influencing changes in land use patterns through either intensification or deintensification of agriculture. This study describes demographic changes…
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The Voices of Glaciers: Stories of Grief and Hope Amidst Shrinking Glaciers in the Tropics. By Ignacio Palomo, Sofía Lana, Antoine Rabatel, and Oliver Dangles
Review of: The Voices of Glaciers: Stories of Grief and Hope Amidst Shrinking Glaciers in the Tropics. By Ignacio Palomo, Sofía Lana, Antoine Rabatel, and Oliver Dangles. Marseille and Paris, France: IRD Éditions and UNESCO, 2025. 201 pp. Softcover: € 30.00, ISBN 978-2-7099-3073-4. E-book (PDF)…
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Adapting Mountain Huts in the Western Alps to Climate Change: Strategies, Challenges, Governance, and Recommendations
Climate change significantly affects alpine huts and surrounding recreational activity infrastructure, making these structures highly vulnerable. In response, stakeholders have implemented various adaptation strategies to enhance the resilience of these huts and support local recreational and…
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Institutional Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation for Mountain Guides in the Canadian Rockies
Recent revisions by Parks Canada to the National Park Guided Business Licence (NPGBL) program were, in part, a response to challenges that threatened the organization's Charter and Mandate (eg high visitation and congestion). However, findings from this study demonstrate that the revisions have…
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GLOMOS's Systemic Approach Toward Resilient Global Mountain Social–Ecological–Technological Systems
Mountain regions are complex social–ecological–technological systems whose dynamics and challenges can influence lives and livelihoods way beyond the local scale. To capture, represent, and tackle these challenges, the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) program has developed a systemic…