Path to the summit - inspire and drive sustainable mountain regions Johann Stotter, Axel Borsdorf & Eric Veulliet 9Spatial Planning Participation in mountain forest management- the role of group building for the outcome of participation processes: two case studies from Bavaria Dominik Himmler, Klaus Wagner & Michael Suda23Applicability and appropriateness of risk prevention measures in mountain areas assessment of the Hazard Zone Plan (HZP) in South Tyrol - an Applied Risk Management tool Steffen Link, Christian Hoffmann, Willigis Gallmetzer & Rudolf Pollinger35Bolivian Andes: from climate change to human displacements? Raoul Kaenzi47Designing sustainable pathways: the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in transition. Findings from empirical case studies in the Western Isles Ingo Mose & Marta Jacuniak-Suda58Land-use change in Yaylas of the eastern Black Sea mountains, Turkey Mehmet Somuncu, Nevin Akpinar, Nilay Cabuk Kaya, Ekrem Kurum & Tanyel Ozelci Eceral71Challenges and opportunities for the sustainability of mountain municipalities in Chile Carla Marchant Santiago & Rafael Sanchez 85Hydrology Analysing changes in flood risks in an Alpine catchment Annegret Thieken, Holger Cammerer, Christian Dobler, Johannes Lammel, Axel Bronstert, Johann Stotter & Friedrich Schoberl97Approaching water stress in the Alps: transdisciplinary coproduction of systems, target and transformation knowledge Flurina Schneider107Water balance and global change: future perspectives for alpine farming Georg Leitinger, Erich Tasser, Nikolaus Obojes, Dagmar Rubatscher & Ulrike Tappeiner 118Securing hydrological ecosystem services through catchment-wide land-use management Adrienne Gret-Regamey, Harald Bugmann, Paolo Burlando, Enrico Celio, Guillaume de Buren, Thomas Koellner, Peter Knoepfel, Christoforos Pappas & Andrea Ryffel 124Assessment of climate change impacts on floods in an Alpine watershed Christian Dobler134Climate Change Changes in the glacial and periglacial environment of the European Alps and the Central Asian mountains and their socio-economic implications - a comparison Martin Mergili, Bernhard Mullebner, Chris Kopf & Jean F. Schneider145Changes in the monsoon pattern and its impact on water resources in the Himalayas: community responses and adaptation Prakash C. Tiwari & Bhagwati Joshi155A new permafrost and mass movement monitoring test site in the Eastern Alps - concept and first results of the MOREXPERT project Markus Keuschnig, Ingo Hartmeyer, Jan-Christoph Otto & Lothar Schrott163Natural Resources and Ecology Leaf and ecosystem response of mountain grassland gas exchange to soil water availability Georg Wohlfahrt, Lukas Hortnagl, Albin Hammerle, Alois Haslwanter, Armin Hansel, Francesco Loreto & Federico Brilli177Land use and biodiversity: an indicator set supporting sustainable development Johannes Rudisser, Martin Schonhart, Erwin Schmid, Franz Sinabell, Ulrike Tappeiner & Erich Tasser183Adapting mountain forest management to climate change Robert Jandl193Forest fire research and management options in Austria: lessons learned from the AFFRI and the ALP-FFIRS networks Harald Vacik & Hartmut Gossow203Multidisciplinary assessments of trail degradation for framing future trail management: examination in Shei-Pa National Park, Taiwan Yen-Liang Lee & Teiji Watanabe212Vegetation on Alpine rockglaciers Lorenzo Rieg, Rudolf Sailer & Johann Stotter222Tourism and Energy The vulnerability of Swiss Alpine tourism to climate change - an analysis of its causes, magnitude, and spatial heterogeneity Cecilia Matasci233Effects of climate change on future snow conditions, winter tourism and economy in Tyrol and Styria (Austria): CC-Snow, an interdisciplinary project Ulrich Strasser, Andreas Gobiet, Johann Stotter, Hannes Kleindienst, Friedrich Zimmermann, Karl Steininger, Franz Prettenthaler, Andrea Damm, Florian Hanzer, Judith Koberl, Thomas Lang, Armin Leuprecht, Thomas Marke, David Osebik, Hansjorg Ragg, Robert Steiger, Christoph Toglhofer & Renate Wilcke245Analysis of the sensitivity of ski tourism demand to climate change in Switzerland Camille Gonseth & Cecilia Matasci257Will Alpine summer tourism benefit from climate change? A review.Bruno Abegg & Robert Steiger268Australian snow tourist's perceptions of climate change: implications for the Queenstown Lakes region of New Zealand Debbie Hopkins, Susanne Becken & Jordy Hendrikx278Climate change impacts on Austrian ski areas Robert Steiger & Bruno Abegg288Alpine airports as gateways for growing incoming ski tourism: relevance and spatial impacts Tobias Behnen298Renewable energy in winter sports destinations - desired, ignored or rejected? Ulrike Probstl, Alexandra Jiricka & Florian Hindinger309Impacts of weather variability and climate change on tourism in Austria Judith Koberl, Andreas Gobiet, Georg Heinrich, Armin Leuprecht, Franz Prettenthaler & Christoph Toglhofer319Climate change and winter tourism - a stakeholders' perspective in the Tyrol Region Lisa Trawoger332Society and Culture Alpine agriculture - future water scarcity and options for agriculture Klaus Wagner, Julia Neuwirth & Hubert Janetschek343Investigation concerning the evolution of the term "comfort" in contemporary Alpine consumer architecture Andreas Flora353The Alps: creative summits or unimagitative valleys? Culture and creativity as potential drivers for regional development in Alpine border regions - the example of the "Alpine Rhine Valley"Julia Scharting362Tourist destinations and place development in Norwegian mountain areas Terje Skjeggedal & Kjell Overvag374New demographic developments and their cultural impact on the Italian Alps Roland Loffler, Michael Beismann, Judith Walder & Ernst Steinicke383Do we need to consider gender equality for sustainable regional development? Mathilde Schmitt394The question of a common ground: attitudes towards conflict management among stakeholders of protected areas in Iceland and Japan Harald Schaller & Haukur Ingi Jonasson403The landscape-language relationship in the Raetho-Romanic Alps. A production and development factor of the territory Loredana Ponticelli415