Oliver Bender. Priv.-Doz. Dr., geography. Senior scientist at the Institute of Mountain Research: Man & Environment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (IGF): Special interests: cultural landscape research, regional development, GIS. oliver.bender@oeaw.ac.at Valerie Braun. Dr., biology. Editorial assistant of eco.mont and project management at IGF. Special interests: mountain ecology, protected areas, project management. valerie.braun@oeaw.ac.at Astrid Björnsen Gurung. Dr., development and cooperation. Scientist at IGF. Coordinator of the European Progr. of the MRI and IGF cooper ation. Special interests: internat. research coordination, interdisciplinarity, scientific network development. astrid.bjoernsen@uibk.ac.at Clemens Geitner. Dr., geography. Senior scientist at IGF, and assistant professor of geography, Univ. of Innsbruck. Special interests: soil science, landscape ecology, geomorphology. clemens.geitner@uibk.ac.at Axel Borsdorf. Prof. Dr., geography. Director of IGF and professor of geography, University of Innsbruck. Co-editor of eco.mont. Special interests: mountains, regional studies, Latin America. axel.borsdorf@oeaw.ac.at Christian Georges. Dr., geography. Researcher at LASERDATA Innsbruck. Contract researcher in different projects of IGF. Special interest: climate change, laser-scanning. christian.georges@laserdata.at Falk Borsdorf. Mag., political science. Project leader (MAB project) at the Institute of Geography, Innsbruck. PhD candidate of the Institute of Sociology, Innsbruck. Special interests: indigenous rights, protected areas, participation. fborsdorf@yahoo.de Georg Grabherr. Prof. Dr., botany. Director of the Dept. of Conservation Biology, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology, Univ. of Vienna. Chair of the GLORIA project. Vice-director of IGF. Special interests: mountain ecology, climate change effects. georg.grabherr@univie.ac.at Fides Braun. Mag., geography. Junior researcher at IGF and project manager of the mountain.trip project (7FP). Special interests: tourism, project management, international collaboration. fides.braun@oeaw.ac.at Kati Heinrich. Dipl.-Ing. MSc, cartography and remote sensing. Provides scientific support at the IGF. Special interests: cartography, GIS, remote sensing, IT, editing and layouting. kati.heinrich@oeaw.ac.at 221
Sigrun Kanitscheider. Dr., geography. Junior scientist at IGF. Special interests: mountain regions (Alps, Andes), traffic infrastructure, regional studies, urban geography. sigrun.kanitscheider@oeaw.ac.at Reinhard Lackner. Dr., Research Focus Alpine Space Man and Environment, University of Innsbruck. Special interests: inter- and transdisciplinary research in the Alps, ecology of fishes in high mountain areas. reinhard.lackner@uibk.ac.at Lars Keller. Dr., geography. Assistant professor of geography, Univ. of Innsbruck. Formerly junior researcher at IGF. Special interests: quality of life, mountain research, didactics. lars.keller@uibk.ac.at Carla Marchant. MSc, geography. PhD scholar (Conicyt) and guest researcher at IGF. Special interests: mountain geography, sustainability. carla.marchant@gmail.com Klaus Kleewein. Mag., economics. Junior scientist at IGF. Special interest: interdisciplinary risk assessment, statistics. klaus.kleewein@oeaw.ac.at Matthias Monreal. MSc, remote sensing. Junior scientist at IGF. Special interests: permafrost, modelling, laser-scanning, GIS. matthias.monreal@oeaw.ac.at Christian Klettner. Technical assistant in the GLORIA working group of IGF, Vienna. Special interests: databases, GIS. christian.klettner@univie.ac.at Harald Pauli. Dr., botany. Senior scientist at IGF, researcher in the GLORIA project. Special interests: mountain ecology, climate change effects. harald.pauli@univie.ac.at Günter Köck. Dr., biology. Secretary General for the International Research Programmes of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, arctic researcher. Co-editor of eco.mont. Special interests: ecology, fish biology, mountains, arctic regions. guenter.koeck@oeaw.ac.at Manfred Perlik. PhD, geography. Senior researcher and lecturer, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technology (ETHZ) and Univ. of Berne, economic geography. Research fields: socio-economic development of mountain regions, urbanization and metropolization processes, urban rural linkages and regional development. perlik@nsl.ethz.ch 222
Clemens Pfurtscheller. MMag., geography and economics. PhD scholar and junior scientist at IGF. Special interests: risk assessment, energy research. clemens.pfurtscheller@oeaw.ac.at Johann Stötter. Prof. Dr., geography. Head, Inst. of Geography, Univ. of Innsbruck, (temporary) scientific director of the alps-centre for Climate Change Adaptation Technologies, vice-director of IGF. Special interests: geomorphology, risks, climate change, integrative geography. hans.stoetter@uibk.ac.at Roland Psenner. Prof. Dr., limnology. Dean of the Faculty of Biology and chair of the Research Focus Alpine Space: Man and Environment, Univ. of Innsbruck. Special interests: high mountain limnolo gy, ecology. roland.psenner@uibk.ac.at Ulrike Tappeiner. Prof. Dr., landscape ecology. Head, Inst. of Ecology, Univ. of Innsbruck, Head, Inst. of Alpine Environment, European Academy Bozen / Bolzano (EURAC). Special interests: ecosystem research and landscape ecology of mountain environment. ulrike.tappeiner@uibk.ac.at Rafael Sánchez. Dr., geography. Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez, Chile. In 2010, PhD scholar and guest researcher at IGF. Special interests: urban geography, historical geography. rafael.sancheza@gmail.com Erich Tasser. Priv.-Doz. Dr., ecology. Senior researcher at the Inst. of Alpine Environment, European Academy Bozen / Bolzano (EURAC). Special interests: alpine ecology, mountain agriculture, landscape modelling. erich.tasser@eurac.edu Mathilde Schmitt. Dr., sociology. Dipl. Ing. agricultural science. Senior scientist at IGF. Special interests: gender studies, rural sociology, agriculture, food & sustainability. mathilde.schmitt@oeaw.ac.at Eric Veulliet. Dr., geology. Executive Director of the alps Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Technologies Innsbruck. Special interests: risk research, climate change adaptation. veulliet@alps-gmbh.com Brigitte Scott. Dr. English language and literature. Editorial assistant of eco.mont; general assistant, translator and organizer at IGF. Special interests: copy writing, terminology management. brigitte.scott@oeaw.ac.at Christoph Wiegand. Dipl.-Geogr., geography. Junior scientist and PhD scholar at IGF. Special interests: geomorphology, soil science. christoph.wiegand@oeaw.ac.at 223