Abstract:There is currently a debate in Switzerland about the future of peripheral rural areas and adequate policies for maintaining the decentralized settlement patterns of the country. This article presents an interdisciplinary analysis of the issues of decentralized settlement by focusing on the challenges faced in this realm by the region of Surselva in the Canton of Grisons. More precisely, we analyze the economic, institutional, infrastructural and ecological implications of recent socio-economic changes in this … Show more
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