The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions

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The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions

Landscapes as Commodities

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Manfred Perlik

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Hardback

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Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy

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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 primarily rural in nature, they often border large cities, and the development of industries such as hydroelectric power and the rapid development of tourism can bring about sweeping socio-economic change and vast demographic alterations. The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions describes the socio-economic changes and spatial impacts of the last four decades, with the transformation of mountain areas held up as an example. Much of the real-world context draws on the Alps, spanning as they do the significant economies of France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Chapters address academic discourse on regional development in these mountain areas and suggest alternative approaches to the liberal-productivist societal model. This book will be essential reading for professionals, institutions, and NGOs searching for counter-models to the existing marketing approaches for peripheral areas. It will also be of interest to students of regional development, economic geography, environmental studies, and industrial economics.

Author Biography:

Manfred Perlik is a Professor at the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He is also affiliated with Laboratoire Pacte, Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR), at the Université Grenoble Alpes, France. As an economic geographer, his focus is on urbanization in mountain areas and his recent research deals with questions of spatial justice, transformative social innovation, and new migration – chosen or forced – into mountain areas.

Release date Australia

January 25th, 2019

Author

Manfred Perlik

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

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17 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 15 Halftones, color; 15 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

302

Series

Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy

ISBN-13

9781138784086

Product ID

23831831

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