Towards the regeneration of mountain tourism territories. Insights from the Alta Valtellina Region
Published 2024-10-29
Keywords
- tourism,
- mountain,
- territorial regeneration,
- Alps
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Copyright (c) 2024 Francesca Mazza
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Abstract
Since the 1960s, tourism development in mountain areas has significantly influenced territorial structures. The legacy of this development model is exacerbated by global crises, including climate change and sociocultural challenges that make mountain tourism territories much more fragile.
Within this framework, the multifaceted dimensions of the crisis claim for a broader regeneration of these contexts based on a territorial, integrated and multi-disciplinary approach.
Through the case of the Alta Valtellina Region in the Lombard Alps, the paper provides a methodology to measure, spatialize and represent the multiple challenges occurring in mountain tourism territories as a fundamental base to orient the regeneration project in these contexts.