A round table organized by Le Cercle Condorcet de la Savoie, in partnership withUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc,
hosted by :
- Annie ROUARD, former director of the Tourism and Inventive Mountain Unit atUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc, and
- Philippe BOURDEAU, Professor at the Institut de Géographie Alpine, Grenoble Alpes University.
With :
- Christian FRISON-ROCHE, Mayor of Beaufort sur Doron,
- Fredi MEIGNAN, President of Mountain Wilderness,
- David CHABANAL, Director of the Serre Chevalier Vallée de Briançon Tourist Office.
[ABOUT THE ROUND TABLE].
Transition, what are we talking about?
Greening or paradigm shift? Mountain regions are emblematic of the dilemmas facing contemporary societies against a backdrop of multiple crises. What does the "toolbox" of transition bring to understanding the challenges of their transition to understanding the challenges of their transformation?
Moving away from "all-tourism": how to diversify the mountain economy?
The health crisis has highlighted the excessive dependence of many mountain regions on tourism. How can we envisage their "despecialization" by reinforcing a diversification that is already underway in some cases? How can we make the most of the mountain's diverse resources to achieve this diversification?
The need for a societal transition in mountain regions?
Maintaining local populations and attracting new ones following economic diversification, the health crisis and the development of telecommuting require services/activities/accommodation that are compatible with year-round living, including in rural mountain areas.
In addition, the seasonal model has reached its limits (recruitment, housing, wages, loyalty, integration into the region, quality of welcome, etc.), weakening the tourism business. Last but not least, the low level of generational renewal in the ski industry should lead us to rethink the social dimension of tourism.
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