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Institute for Regional Development

Institute for Regional Development

    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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    • 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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    Eurac Research is a private research center based in Bolzano (South Tyrol) with researchers from a wide variety of scientific fields who come from all over the globe. Together, through scientific knowledge and research, they share the goal of shaping the future.

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