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Pierre-Alexandre Metral
Laboratoire associé
Pacte (UGA)
Presentation
As a doctoral student in geography, I'm carrying out a study on the permanent closure of alpine ski areas in the French mountains. My office is at Cermosem, a rural branch of Grenoble Alpes University and the Pacte laboratory located in Ardèche. I'm also part of the team of young researchers at Labex ITTEM via the Perce-Neige collective.
Research domain
I'm interested in the life cycles of mountain tourism products, particularly downhill skiing. My research adopts a geo-historical approach to interpret the evolution of the ski atlas in France and the territorial trajectories taken by the various resorts after their closure.
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