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By Perlik
Perlik, 2017
Mountain regions face unique economic pressures, often functioning as collective enterprises that must valorize scarce resources like landscapes. Though primarily rural, they frequently border large urban centers. The development of industries such as hydroelectric power and the rapid expansion of tourism can lead to profound socio-economic shifts and demographic changes. This book details these transformations over the last four decades, using the Alps—spanning significant economies in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria—as a primary example.