Mountain Tourism in a Climate of Change

The uncertainty and the crisis in European mountain tourism are both caused by climate and geo-cultural change. This is why, for many observers, the kind of tourism established during the second half of the 20th century appears to be a « worn-out » model, and should be reorganised thoroughly. This will involve drastic adaptation measures. Such new watching grids will be required to understand and monitor the way out of « all ski », « all snow » and even «all tourism». The tourism research agenda and the networking project of the International Scientific Committee on Alpine Research (ISCAR) is an operational contribution to start this process.