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Mountain transition as seen from Labex ITTEM: a look back at 16 months of postdoctoral work
© Coll. Carine Pachoud
Carine Pachoud’s post-doctorate on “Transition et territoires de montagne” (Transition and mountain territories), carried out within Labex ITTEM between 2021 and 2022, has come to an end. It will have enabled her to broaden the field of knowledge linked to mountain transitions, from both a conceptual and operational point of view.
This research has given rise to a number of scientific events linked to work on sustainable transitions in mountain territories and collaborations between researchers and partners in the field: conceptual and methodological seminars with Labex researchers, an exchange workshop at the Partners’ Forum, a conference with Tom Dedeurwaerdere, and a seminar with Cirm in Sion.
Several publications have resulted from these events, including a scientific article on a conceptual approach to transitions through the prism of the French-speaking concept of “territory”. On April 12, Carine Pachoud also spoke on this theme at a conference organized by the Cirm of the University of Lausanne.
Last but not least, Carine Pachoud has written a transdisciplinary research handbook for mountain transitions, intended for researchers and territorial players, offering guidelines for putting it into practice. Transdisciplinarity is defined as “a research process that involves close collaboration between researchers from different disciplines and local stakeholders to build knowledge around sustainability issues”.
Find out more about Carine Pachoud’s postdoctoral work on the dedicated page.