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BeyondSnow

Enhancing the Resilience of Alpine Space Snow Tourism Destinations and Communities to Climate Change

    BeyondSnow

    Many small medium-altitude snow tourism destinations (STDs) and communities across the AS are facing climate change (CC) issues, especially regarding the diminishment of snow coverage. Climatic data indicate that this effect will considerably worsen in the future. Next to ecological impacts, these STDs have also to consider the socioeconomic ramifications. BeyondSnow aims at increasing the socio-ecologic climate resilience of STDs and communities and enable them to retain their attractiveness for residents and tourists. New sustainable development paths, transition processes, and implementable solutions will be conjointly devised within specific pilot working areas (PWAs), which are spatially distributed across six Alpine countries, differing in size, development level and criticalities. In WP1 PPs will address the relation between CC induced current/future lack of snow coverage and possible effects on Alpine SDTs and investigate the PWAs in detail. Future climate and socioeconomic scenarios as well as vulnerability indicators and main transition models for STDs will be identified to elaborate an innovative Resilience Adaptation Model (RAM) for Alpine STDs. The core project activities in WP2 will focus on (a) the conversion of the RAM into a Resilience Decision- Making Digital Tool (RDMDT) which will be developed to be freely available and publicly accessible for the Alpine community (b) its implementation with the participative involvement and support of the PWA’s communities by co-designing future alternative development scenarios, sustainable transition paths and strategies for each PWA (c) implementing on an experimental basis initial pilot actions (PAs). The findings of WP1 and WP2 will be generalised in WP3 which focuses on the implementation of training, dissemination and awareness raising activities targeting different technical and political levels and citizens through the PPs, and the elaboration of resilience-oriented policy guidelines for AS STDs.

    • Total project budget: €2,720,729.99
    • ERDF funding: €1,944,472.49
    Publications
    Cambiamento Climatico: gli impatti socio-economici
    Omizzolo A (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: CAI TAM Aggiornamento annuale 2024 AA | Bolzano | 11.5.2024 - 11.5.2024

    Gli sconvolgimenti dei cambiamenti climaticie il fabbisogno di adattamento:sfide e ostacoli della transizione ecologica in montagna

    Omizzolo A, Moroni A, Favilli F, Corradini P (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Carovana dei Ghiacciai 2024 | Aosta | 1.8.2024 - 31.8.2024

    Turismo e Cambiamento Climatico
    Omizzolo A, Corradini P, Moroni A (2024)
    Teaching Material
    D.1.2.2 - Snow Tourism Destination Adaptation Report
    Corradini P, Omizzolo A, Moroni A, Rizzari M, Nenert B, Caron J, Negre A (2024)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    Climate change impacts and implications on Alpine Snow Tourism Destinations and their Communities: hints from the Interreg AS BeyondSnow project
    Omizzolo A, Corradini P (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ERSA 2024 | Terceira | 26.8.2024 - 30.8.2024

    Lack of snow and small low-altitude Snow Tourism Destinations and Communities in the Alps: Vulnerability tips from the BeyondSnow project.
    Omizzolo A, Corradini P, Moroni A (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ERSA 2024 | Terceira | 26.8.2024 - 30.8.2024

    Le comunità di montagna e la sfida dell’adattamento al cambiamento climatico: serve una strategia. Spunti dal Progetto BeyondSnow
    Omizzolo A, Corradini P, Corrado F (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: AISRe 2024 | Torino | 4.9.2024 - 6.9.2024

    O1.1 - Final version of the Resilience Adaptation Model (RAM)
    Orehar A, Corradini P, Omizzolo A (2024)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Outputs)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    D.1.4.1 - Resilience Adaptation Model compendium in reference to Snow Tourism Destination Climate Change resilience
    Orehar A, Corradini P, Omizzolo A (2024)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    The role of planning for more resilient low-medium altitude (snow- related) communities Insights from the Alpine Space «BeyondSnow» project
    Omizzolo A, Corrado F (2024)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: 2024 AESOP Annual Congress | Paris | 8.7.2024 - 11.7.2024

    D.1.1.1 Annex - Mountain territories: testimonies about critical situations experienced and related emotions, identified obstacles and levers.
    Nenert B, Marchal I, Caron J, Nègre A (2023)
    Interreg Alpine Space
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    D.1.1.1 - Report on the effects of climate change on the Alpine Space Snow Tourism Destinations
    Corradini P, Omizzolo A, Rizzari, M, Corrado, F, Durbiano E, La Riccia L, Santoro G, Nenert B, Notarnicola, C, Crespi A, Bertoldi G, Tonelli C, Prèmier V (2023)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    Cambia il clima: dove andranno a sciare in futuro i bolzanini?
    Omizzolo A (2023)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: International Mountain Day 2024 | Bolzano | 11.12.2023 - 11.12.2023

    D.1.1.2 - Vulnerability Map of Alpine STDs (Snow Tourism Destinations)
    Omizzolo A, Moroni A, Corradini P, Tonelli C (2023)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    D.1.3.1 - Report and database of Pilot Working Areas tourism systems
    Corradini P, Omizzolo A, Sanoro G, Corrado F, Erard O, Costantini MM, Colusso M (2023)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

    D.1.2.1 - Conceptual document on Alpine Snow Tourism Destinations' vulnerability and resilience assessment
    Corradini P, Omizzolo A, Rizzari M, Moroni A, Favilli F (2023)
    Interreg Alpine Space - BeyondSnow
    (Deliverables)
    Report

    More information: https://www.alpine-space.eu/project/beyondsnow/

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