Publications

[su_tooltip title=”The recreational mountain. A transition in progress.” text= “Since the end of the 19th century, the mountains have been the scene of numerous recreational activities that have contributed to profound changes in mountain culture, economy and landscape. How are these practices being challenged by global warming, declining biodiversity and the technological runaway of the contemporary world? How can they contribute to societal transition by proposing an alternative mode of development for mountain territories? The author questions the recreational dynamics at work, and observes their developments and evolutions.” position=”top ” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

The recreational mountain. A transition along the way.
By Jean Corneloup, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG/UGA, January 2023.

[su_tooltip title=”The Productive Alps. Renewing Alpine industry to rethink the massif’s future.” text= “The Alps form a mosaic of places and uses, creating a complex territory. Tourism, the dominant figure in the representation of economic development, has not been and cannot be the only possible way forward. The book examines the possibilities for the emergence and forms of neo-industrialization, capable of opening up new horizons for the region. Contributions from architects, urban planners, geographers and economists place the analysis within a territorial approach questioning the relationship to globalization, local specificities, the role and potential of infrastructures, links with metropolized areas, and the organization of industrial spaces. ” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

The Productive Alps. Renewing Alpine industry to rethink the future of the massif.
Edited by Roberto Sega and Manfred Perlik, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG/UGA, November 2022.

[su_tooltip title=”Sociologie des conseils scientifiques. A scientific millefeuille to protect nature.” text= “In the face of growing uncertainty, public action, and particularly environmental policies, rely on the massive mobilization of scientists. They are enlisted to draw up national expert reports, but also to respond to problems on a global scale.
local. With the development of environmental policies since the 1960s, scientific councils have sprung up across the country. Their abundance – a French speciality – makes them an ideal place to study the evolving relationship between nature, science and society. Until now, however, they have been little-known. This book offers a sociology of scientific councils, describing how they operate, how they are organized and what their missions are, in order to situate them in the field of expertise and better understand their actual role in the governance of nature. In order to grasp its fundamentally territorial aspect, the survey takes us to the Alps, to the heart of three park and nature reserve councils (Ecrins, Vercors and Haute-Savoie), to plunge into the bureaucratic and professional world of nature management. Extremely concrete problems linked to planning or concertation between activities, the management of species, whether hunted or protected, or the preservation of heritage are on the agenda. The twenty or so members of a council compare their disciplinary traditions, ethics and representations to inform action and negotiate ways of protecting biodiversity. The survey depicts the ambiguous roles and positions of these opinions, which provide managers with scientifically-based arguments for accepting, rejecting or modifying developments. The involvement of these scientists in public action thus diverges from both classic expertise and activism, and illustrates other relationships to politics, admittedly more discreet, but based on relationships to people and places.” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Sociology of scientific councils. A scientific millefeuille to protect nature.
Gaëlle Ronsin, Collection La fabrique du politique, Vol.6, Éditions Peter Lang, 2022.

[su_tooltip title=”Communals in the 21st century. A collective property between history and modernity.” text= “Despite a certain decline, communaux, as a form of collective property, still count. Their persistence is astonishing. This observation also represents an opportunity: it argues in favor of redefining their functions, on their own scale, in order to help (re)align the social function of property with major environmental, climatic and social issues. At the crossroads of a number of social issues, this book fuels the process of reflection needed to redefine a living environment that reconciles progress, social justice and environmental preservation. Based on multidisciplinary research (including law, geography, history and anthropology), it first looks at the “trajectory” of communal land use: between resistance and mutation. Secondly, with a more forward-looking focus, it deals with the changing perceptions of which they are the object, and questions their possible evolution from anachronism to the vanguard of the resolution of certain territorial and environmental problems.” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Communes” in the 21st century. A collective property between history and modernity.
Edited by Jean-François Joye, Centre de recherche en droit Antoine Favre, Presses universitaires Savoie Mont Blanc, 2021.

[su_tooltip title= “Winter sports resorts’ strategies to adapt to climate change. General trends and local responses.” text= “How do global changes influence the trajectory of winter sports resorts and their future? What local responses are made in different regions of the world according to historical contexts and specific resources? Based on an interdisciplinary reading of a vast repertoire of cases located in Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania, the book brings together a panel of international reference authors who present their latest work. Their contributions put into perspective many forms of adaptation to climate, economic, social and cultural transformations. This innovative approach, which combines environmental and societal issues, will be of interest to all observers and players in the winter sports sector. ” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Winter sports resorts’ strategies to adapt to climate change. General trends and local responses.
Edited by C. Massart, E. George, P. Bourdeau, A-M. Granet-Abisset and C. Gauchon, Éditions Peter Lang, 2020.

[su_tooltip title= “Mountains on the move. Territorial dynamics and social innovation.” text= “This book offers a social and cultural approach to innovation through the prism of the mountains, focusing on local actors. From the tratturi of the Alps to alternative experiments in Ariège, from the sherpas of Nepal to the collective lands of northern Vietnam, the authors highlight the power of social innovation in mountain territories. We discover new solutions to the crisis of the neo-liberal model, particularly on issues of cultural and ecological preservation.” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Mountains on the move. Territorial dynamics and social innovation.
Edited by Marie-Christine Fourny, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG/UGA, October 2018.

[su_tooltip title=”Mountain leisure activities under Vichy. Law, institutions and politics.” text= “Like other authoritarian regimes of the time, Vichy used mountain leisure activities as a tool, promoting them as part of the French state’s plan for national recovery.
Combining the views of legal experts and historians, this book provides a comprehensive overview of this largely unknown sports policy. It seeks to measure the singularities of the national approach, as well as to distinguish between historical rupture and continuity.
In some respects, the Pétain regime continued the work of the Front Populaire. In other respects, it bequeathed to subsequent republics tools for mountain tourism development, some of which still exist today. At a time when the 1985 Mountain Law has just undergone a far-reaching reform, this book offers a reflection on the origins of mountain law in France.” background=”#207c7c ” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Mountain leisure activities under Vichy. Droit, institutions et politique, Collection Droit & action publique.
Edited by Philippe Yolka, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG, October 2017.

[su_tooltip title=”Order, security and rescue in the mountains. Police and territory (XIXe-XXIe siècles).” text= “What do police forces, whether civilian or military, do in the mountains? Since the 18th century, their missions have shifted from safety (violence, smuggling, etc.) to security (risk prevention and rescue). The mountains, while putting their systems to the test, are a breeding ground for innovation in terms of professionalization and specialization. Tracing the course of history through archives, field interviews and with specialists from different disciplines, the book revisits the issues of mountain order, safety and rescue.” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

Order, safety and rescue in the mountains. Police and territory (XIXth-XXIst centuries).
Edited by Aurélien Lignereux, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG, October 2016.

[su_tooltip title=”ENSA conquers the summits. The mountains on the road to excellence.” text= “Ski instructors and mountain guides are emblematic characters in the mountain imagination. They make young people dream, and their exploits command admiration. But who knows the special history of the Ecole Nationale de Ski et d’Alpinisme in Chamonix, where these professionals were trained? Through the history of this institution and the economic, social and cultural issues that shaped it, the book sheds light on its role in the development of winter sports from the 1940s to the present day.” background=”#207c7c” color=”#ffffff” font_size=”14″ max_width=”600″][/su_tooltip]

ENSA conquers the summits. The mountain on the road to excellence.
Edited by Michaël Attali, Collection Montagne et Innovation, éditions PUG, June 2015.