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Institute for Regional Development

Institute for Regional Development

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Promoting social justice, supportive and resilient communities and increasing environmentally friendly mindsets is the goal of our transformation research at our Institute. By fostering relationships with the people in South Tyrol's valleys and other mountain regions and endowing citizens with responsibilities as our co-researchers, local knowledge and science combine to shape the future in a sustainable way.

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IRFGT 2024
IRFGT 2024Credit: Eurac Research | Annelie Bortolotti
2nd World Agritourism Congress 2024
2nd World Agritourism Congress 2024Credit: Eurac Research | Annelie Bortolotti
Agritourism India visiting us at the 2nd World Agritourism Congress
Agritourism India visiting us at the 2nd World Agritourism CongressCredit: Eurac Research | Annelie Bortolotti
Workshop "Literatur & Wissen(schaft)"
Workshop "Literatur & Wissen(schaft)"Credit: Eurac Research
1st World Agritourism Congress 2018
1st World Agritourism Congress 2018Credit: Eurac Research
Shepherdesses in the Alps
Shepherdesses in the AlpsCredit: Lifestockprotect Project | All rights reserved
Mountain areas
Mountain areasCredit: Krivec Ales | Pexels | All rights reserved

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24
Staff members
5 with a PhD degree
34
Ongoing projects
18 of them with international partners
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Journal publications
30
Presentations at scientific conferences
11
Contributions to thematic blogs

Research Groups

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  • Rural Resources

    Rural Resources

    In rural areas there is still great potential to use material and immaterial resources sustainably. To this end, we are working with local people to develop ...

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  •  Human - Environmental Interactions

    Human - Environmental Interactions

    Human-environmental interactions can be defined as interactions between the human social system and the ecosystem. These interactions show how humans adapt to ...

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  •  Space and Society

    Space and Society

    Our world is facing a series of unprecedented crises that relates to our economy, environment, climate and way of living. Our task is to accelerate the ...

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Projects

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