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Migration from Mountains in Switzerland and Georgia
Written by Timon Dufner, Khatia Gorgisheli & Annika Spaar, a collaboration between students of the Tbilisi State University and the University of Zurich Introduction Migration from mountainous areas is a common phenomenon that occurs in different parts of the world. As mountain areas around the world differ in political and cultural stru...
How Tourism impacts the Swiss Mountains
Written by Philip Gerber & Mattia Salvi, students of the University of Zurich Download PDF File Here
What’s the matter, Matterhorn?
Written by Dario Julita & Oliver Keller, students of the University of Zurich What is a mountain? Is it just an element in a landscape, just a big elevation on a map? Well some mountains might be just that, but there are mountains which surely are much more than just that. The Matterhorn surely is such a mountain with many more connotatio...
How ugly modern Architecture created new Livelihoods in an alpine Village
Written by Alessandro Joshua Pierro & Ella Schubiger, students of the University of Zurich When you see modern architecture, the first thing which comes to mind is probably not an alpine village, isn't it? But Vals, a small alpine village with only 1000 habitants, tried to change that and was pretty successful with it. The winner of the ...
Agrotourism as an Economic Generator in Rural Areas of Georgia
Written by Maurin Karzig & Anna Schweiter, students of the University of Zurich Located in the southern Caucasus region, Georgia is a mountainous country with a population of 3.7 million people. Georgia provides rich natural, geographic and climatic capabilities and historical-cultural heritage. Nearly half of the population still lives ...
Second Homes in the Alps - Blessing or Curse?
Written by Jari Kern & Kaspar Marugg, students of the University of Zurich Roughly ten years ago, in March 2012, Swiss citizens were asked to vote on a referendum concerning second homes. The committee which launched this referendum demanded that the share of second homes in any commune in Switzerland should not surpass a limit of 20%. O...
Livestock and Wolves together - no longer possible today?
Written by Gilles Aebischer & Valentin Rist, students of the University of Zurich Currently there are about 150 wolves roaming Switzerland. An analysis of the foundation Kora shows that the wolf population could increase to up to 350 by the year 2025 (Brandenberger 2022). However, it is not only the wolf packs that are increasingly sprea...
When Switzerland meets Georgia: Exploring challenges to sustainable mountain development in the Caucasus
Written by Annina Michel (on behalf of the UZH team) In spring 2022, the project team from UZH was able to visit Georgia (and TSU) for an extended project meeting. The team was welcomed by Dr. Tamar Dolbaia, Dean of Social and Political Sciences at TSU, and was able to meet with Nina Shatberashvili from the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Developm...
Where do Georgia and Switzerland meet? Kick-off of a study course on Sustainable Mountain Development
Written by Gvantsa Salukvadze and Annina Michel In 2020, academic staff from the Department of Geography at the University of Zurich and the Department of Human Geography at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University's Faculty of Social and Political Sciences teamed up to create a new, modular course at both institutions. The project received fin...
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