Besides numerous exciting Focus Sessions at the International Mountain Conference 2025 (September 14-18, 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria), we invite you to submit abstracts for our session.

Title: Abandoned (agricultural) building stock in mountain regions: Obstacles or opportunities for rural development?

Keywords: Abandoned Building Stock; Revitalization; Reutilisation; Systemic Approaches; Lifestyle Im/Mobility; Participative Action Methods; Sustainable Rural Development; Cultural Landscape.

We warmly welcome a wide range of inter/national submissions with a focus on mountain regions. Our session aims to gather insights from different methodological, conceptual and disciplinary angles to expand our knowledge on:

• drivers of vacancies in mountain areas, especially in relation to abandoned farm buildings
• barriers or best practices for their revitalization in terms of sustainable rural development

Deadline: February 20, 2025; 12:00 UTC

Submission: Exclusively via https://imc2025.info/imc/submission/abstract/

Details online : https://imc2025.info/imc25/sessions-n-workshops/focus-session/fs-3-174-abandoned-agricultural-building-stock-in-mountain-regions-obstacles-or-opportunities-for-rural-development/