Mountain 4.0: visions to 2040 to co-design desirable futures and robust development strategies for mountains

Abstract

The Alpine region will be increasingly subject to the impacts of megatrends such as climate change, growing global demand for tourism, technological skills gaps and youth employment. Potential conflicts between recreational uses of mountains, between different types of tourism, between tourists and local communities can be envisaged: the ‘Montagna 4.0’ project addresses these issues in an exercise in democratising collective futures.