Development issues for the Alps : survey of convergences and divergences in their meaning

Abstract : The article identifies development issues for the Alps and examines their meaning. Conducted within the framework of the DIAMONT project of the Interreg IIIb Alpine Space program, the study is based on an investigation involving a panel of experts from different Alpine countries. The investigation identifies those problems that play an essential role in Alpine development issues, some of which have a basically local dimension, such as the marginalisation of peripheral rural zones, while others are of a more general nature, concerning all areas of the Alps.Briquel Vincent. Development issues for the Alps : survey of convergences and divergences in their meaning. In: Revue de géographie alpine, tome 94, n°2, 2006. Prospectives et coopération transnationale dans les Alpes, sous la direction de Martin Vanier. pp. 71-84