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Change in perception of the Swiss Alps in art

Friday, 16 January 2026

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The Rosenlaui Valley with the Wetterhorn

Written by Alexandra Dallago and Nadja Rosenberg, students from the University of Zurich. Before the 19th century, the Alps were seen as a place of fear and mystery, but their image has shifted since they were mapped and explored (Fleming, 2004). Fleming (2004) describes this as a change "from a realm of terror and superstition to one of bea...

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Beyond the Vineyard – A Case Study about Women’s influence on the Economy

Friday, 16 January 2026

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https://www.vecteezy.com/photo/4550699-happy-young-women-gardener-holding-branches-of-ripe-blue-grape

Written by Nino Gochashvili, Claire Ballinger and Jana Kistler, students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich. Gendered biases can be found in almost all places and sectors and are mostly influenced by culture, religion and stereotypes (Kharistvalashvili, 2016). These prejudices form barriers making entry into the workf...

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From Wool Weaving to Luxury Resorts: How Tourism Shapes Mountain Identity

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Construction site in Andermatt, Switzerland. Source: Steffen Lemmerzahl 2022, Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/eine-baustelle-mit-kranen-und-ein-gebaude-im-bau-jmWFNK7ZvbY

Written by Sopka Jighauri, Salome Melkadze, Livia Eckert and Sofia Niggli, students from the Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich. Over the course of the last years, there has been an increased interest in tourism in mountain areas (Liu et al., 2022). This is associated with subsequent tourism-related livelihood shifts...

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2 Perspectives: Regulations for Tourism in National Parks in Georgia and Switzerland

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Image of regulations in the Swiss National Park. Source: https://nationalpark.ch/en/protection-regulations/.

Written by Levan Gogitidze, Levan Kurtanidze, Elspeth O'Connor and Tracy Zimmermann, students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich. Regulations are an important aspect of human-nature integration in national parks. Many forms of governance and regulations exist in national parks (Pütz et al., 2017, p. 75) and they ensu...

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Mountains on the Move: What’s Driving Migration from the Swiss Alps?

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Swiss mountain village (https://www.foyerglobalhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sexpatrier-en-Suisse-notre-guide-pour-une-installation-reussie.jpg)

Written by Giorgi Bachiashvili, Lauma Goldmann and Lea Buchmann, students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich. Migration from mountain regions refers to the movement of people from high-altitude areas towards lowland cities (Camenisch & Debarbieux, 2011). In Switzerland, this trend is highly relevant, as a large par...

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Skiing into Uncertainty

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Sustainability approach in Andermatt, UR (Andermatt Swiss Alps AG)

Written by Aischa Heyd and Verena Wesenauer, students from the University of Zurich. «The continued expansion of mass tourism is having serious negative effects in several mountain regions of the world» Barker, 1982, pp. 395 Ski tourism in Switzerland faces threats from climate change, as shorter winters and less predictable snow chal...

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Emptying Valleys? Demographic Change in Swiss and Georgian Mountain Areas

Friday, 16 January 2026

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Mravaldzali, Racha, Georgia (Source: Tatia Okitashvili)

Written by Tatia Okitashvili, Giorgi Kamarauli, Andrina Steiger and Sarah Mark, students from Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich. Population and age structures in Switzerland and Georgia are set to change significantly in the future. This demographic change is driven by declining birth rates, large age groups reaching retirement ...