Facing Climate Vulnerability in Mountain Areas: The Role of Rural Actors’ Agency and Situated Knowledge Production

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 15; no. 22; p. 15877
• Main Authors: Scotti, Ivano, Ievoli, Corrado, Bindi, Letizia, Bispini, Sara, Belliggiano, Angelo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2023
• Subjects: Actor-network theory; Agricultural production; Biodiversity; Climate change; Community; Cultural heritage; Culture; Ecosystems; Epistemology; Global warming; Hypotheses; Knowledge; Mountains; Perceptions; Population decline; Social sciences; Sustainability

Climate change is challenging in mountain areas, and initiatives to define resilience programs appear essential to face global warming impacts. Despite the participatory strategy being primarily considered the best solution to involve local actors in adopting resilience actions, the literature stres...