Über Almen - zwischen Agrikultur & Trashkultur

• Main Author: Kirchengast, Christoph (auth)
• Format: eBook
• Published: innsbruck university press 2008
• Subjects: Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Social impact of environmental issues; Agriculture & farming; landwirtschaft; agriculture; almen; agrikultur; alps; farming; alpen; Alm (Bergweide); Österreich; Tourismus
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• Physical Description: 1 electronic resource (148 p.)
• ISBN: OAPEN_503812
• Access: Open Access

The book "Über Almen, zwischen Agrikultur & Trashkultur" (About Alpine Pastures: agriculture and trash-culture) leads the reader from agricultural use of alpine meadows to touristic use and further to romanticistic views by urban societies. External views of alpine agriculture culminate in a complete virtualization of the term "Alm" (i.e. alpine pasture). This sociological study focuses on the view of Alpine peasants and how they cope with modern challenges.