Interests

  Themes

• In my academic research, I often focus on rural–urban change and aim at understanding and solving problems related to landscape perception and land use in mountain regions—mainly combining landscape theory, land use mapping and qualitative research. In this context, I am increasingly interested in the interaction of the seemingly contradictory processes of urbanization and conservation. Moreover, I also have a strong interest in transdisciplinary research for sustainable mountain development.

  Regions

• The regional foci of my work are on the European Alps (especially Austria and Italy) and the Andes (especially Peru). For the sake of comparison, I am also interested in other European and non-European mountain regions.