The Interdisciplinary Centre for Mountain Research (CIRM): Fostering Transdisciplinarity for Transformation Research in Mountains

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An Approach to Evaluate Mountain Forest Protection and Management as a Means for Flood Mitigation

“…Our study emphasizes the necessity of a true interdisciplinary approach, combining a variety of methods from natural and social sciences (cf. Otero et al, 2020;Reynard et al, 2020). This allows for consideration and combination of a variety of data sources as well as different temporal and spatial scales relevant for assessing the impacts of forest changes on flood risk.…”

Figure 4 from: Cosandey V, Broennimann O, Guisan A (2022) Modeling the distribution of coprophagous beetle species in the Western Swiss Alps. Alpine Entomology 6: 25-38. https://doi.org/10.3897/alpento.6.83730

“…1), where pastures grazed by domestic livestock (principally cows and sheep) and alpine grasslands inhabited by big wild herbivores, like Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) and Red deer (Cervus elaphus) occur. The study region is of particular interest for interdisciplinary research as it constitutes a priority region for research (http://rechalp.unil.ch; Reynard et al 2020;von Däniken et al 2014) and is also a priority region for biodiversity conservation (Lassen and Savoia 2005).…”

Designing Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research on Mountains: What Place for the Unexpected?

“…CIRM has developed a number of instruments to promote inter-/transdisciplinary research and outreach: (1) an annual call for members and partners to propose projects for seed funding (4 projects were funded in 2019; see Appendix S2, Supplemental material, https://doi.org/10.1659/ MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00036.1.S1, and 4 were funded in 2020, not analyzed in this article); (2) a call for 2 year postdoctoral positions (4 were selected in 2019; see Appendix S2, Supplemental material, https://doi.org/10.1659/ MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00036.1.S1); (3) funds for the organization of events, available to members and partners; (4) a seminar series; (5) workshops; and (6) a dissemination conference series in towns and villages of the 2 priority regions. See Reynard et al (2020) for an extended description of the center.…”

“…Since then, numerous research centers and programs on mountains have been created. Many of them have a strong emphasis on integrating different scientific disciplines and nonacademic stakeholders for sustainable development (Hurni et al 2003;Glass et al 2013;Attali et al 2014;Liechti 2014;Roux et al 2018;Reynard et al 2020). The organization of frequent international conferences and the creation of peer-reviewed journals like Mountain Research and Development were likewise aimed at supporting inter-and transdisciplinary research to promote the sustainability of mountain regions.…”