Andreas Muhar
Biographic Data
| ID | 3440430 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andreas Muhar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andreas |
| FAMILY NAME | Muhar |
| SIGNATURE | MUHAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | BOKU University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7623-5859 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Heritage tourism products based on traditional nature-related knowledge: Assessment of cultural, social, and environmental factors in cases from rural Austria
We investigate success and sustainability factors for tourism offers based on intangible cultural heritage, such as traditional nature-related knowledge and practices, and propose an assessment framework for communities. Using examples from rural Austria, where such practices serve as tourism attractions in many communities, we demonstrate how ‘packaging’ knowledge and practices into tourism offers can contribute to sustainable tourism developmen…
Unesco's Education for Sustainable Development Framework and the Reality of University–Community Cooperation in the Caucasus Mountain Region
The project Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caucasus Region (CaucaSusT) initiated the integration of transdisciplinary approaches into partner universities in Armenia and Georgia. The aim was to develop cooperation between academics and nonacademic stakeholders from rural communities in the Caucasus mountain region. This paper uses the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) framewo…
Issues with Applying the Concept of Community-Based Tourism in the Caucasus
In Armenia and Georgia, tourism has become part of the development strategies that aim to revitalize those mountain areas experiencing a rural exodus and anemic economic structures. Association agreements between the European Union (EU) and Georgia (2014) and the EU and Armenia (2018) promote community-based tourism (CBT), emphasizing the importance of facilitating cooperation between stakeholders and inclusion of local communities. This study de…
The 2030 Agenda as a challenge to life sciences universities
Life sciences universities (LSUs) play a specific role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . A number of SDGs address topics that have been focal points for LSUs throughout their history of research, teaching and societal mission. Furthermore, LSUs traditionally have strong links to stakeholders central to the transformative process, such as the food sector, forestry and renewable energies. However, life sciences universities an…
Nature-related knowledge as intangible cultural heritage: Safeguarding and tourism utilisation in Austria
This study presents challenges and potentials of local and traditional nature-related knowledge as a tourism resource and reveals how it fits into the process of constructing and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Furthermore it proposes an analytical framework for in-depth research on concrete cases. The study contributes to the emerging discussion on the tension between safeguarding and commodifying ICH by an interdisciplinary lit…
Frameworks for Transdisciplinary Research: Framework #5
The Ecosystem Services Concept: Gaps between Science and Practice in River Landscape Management
This paper investigates the imbalance between the significance of the ecosystem services concept in scientific literature and its actual implementation in processes of river landscape management. Particular attention has been paid to stakeholders’ awareness of the concept, their perception of the practicability, and their concerns regarding implementation. In two Austrian river landscapes, qualitative interviews (n = 110) were conducted with deci…
Potential for Applying Intergenerational Practice to Protected Area Management in Mountainous Regions
One way of preserving the natural and cultural diversity of mountain areas and supporting their sustainable development is the establishment of protected areas. The scientific literature acknowledges the importance of participation by local stakeholders and of considering social cohesion in protected area management. Intergenerational practice has been shown to enhance participation and improve social cohesion; however, its potential role in natu…
Experiences and meanings of leisure for members of the Turkish and Chinese communities in Vienna, Austria
While ideas about leisure may vary across society and cultures, leisure research itself has been predominantly Western centric. This paper considers leisure within two ethnic communities (Turkish and Chinese) in Vienna, Austria, and examines how the experiences and meanings of leisure are elaborated in these cultural groups. Data from qualitative interviews (n = 80) show that leisure varies strongly between generations; specifically, people who m…
Landscape co-management in Austria: The stakeholder's perspective on efforts, benefits and risks
Exploring empirical typologies of human–nature relationships and linkages to the ecosystem services concept
Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda
Cultural ecosystem services (ES) are consistently recognized but not yet adequately defined or integrated within the ES framework. A substantial body of models, methods, and data relevant to cultural services has been developed within the social and behavioral sciences before and outside of the ES approach. A selective review of work in landscape aesthetics, cultural heritage, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance demonstrates opportunit…
Co-production of knowledge in transdisciplinary doctoral theses on landscape development—An analysis of actor roles and knowledge types in different research phases
Impacts of Global Warming on Mountaineering: A Classification of Phenomena Affecting the Alpine Trail Network
The high Alpine landscape is significantly shaped by glacial and periglacial processes. It is sensitive to effects caused by global warming, such as glacier retreat and permafrost degradation. Trails and mountain huts form the infrastructure basis for hiking and mountaineering in the Alps. This infrastructure is a decisive factor for summer mountain tourism. This article presents a classification of phenomena describing the effects of global warm…
Transdisziplinärer Dialog: Fachwissen und Erfahrungswissen im Austausch über Sommer-Bergtourismus und KlimawandelTransdisciplinary Dialogue: Expert and Experiential Knowledge in a Discourse on Summer …
Based on a transdisciplinary research project, we discuss how several groups of scientists and stakeholders can be integrated in different project stages. The objective of our project was to discuss the need to adapt the high alpine trail network to reflect the consequences of climate change (e.g., glacier retreat). To this end, we created two kinds of scenarios. In several workshops, the scenarios were further developed and evaluated by regional…
Creating Regional Futures: A Scenario-Based Inter- and Transdisciplinary Case Study as a Model for Applied Student-centred Learning in Geography
Human geography students face changing qualification requirements due to a shift towards new topics, educational tasks and professional options regarding issues of spatial development. This ‘practical turn’ raises the importance of inter- and transdisciplinary work, management and capability building skills, with case study projects and student-centred learning providing suitable approaches. This paper introduces the example of the teaching and r…
Forschung an der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Boku)
Ein aktuelles BOKU-Projekt widmet sich der Frage, wie Biomasse effizienter für die Energieproduktion genutzt werden kann. Eine ganze Reihe von Projekten wird seit März 2007 im transdisziplinären Doktoratskolleg Nachhaltige Entwicklung (DOKNE) gebündelt. Worum es bei DOKNE im Detail geht, erläutert der Projektleiter
The Polarity Field Concept – A New Approach for Integrated Regional Planning and Sustainability Processes
Regional planning processes are traditionally structured along administrative sectors, where development issues are mostly discussed in disciplinary groups. This often inhibits innovations beyond sectoral limits. In the polarity field approach, the development challenges of a region are identified in a participatory process and grouped according to underlying polarities that form the thematic focus of workgroups. In this process seemingly isolate…
An approach to the acoustic design of outdoor space
This paper focuses on soundscape planning, or acoustic design, in the planning and management of open space in both urban and non-urban areas. It is based on notions, promoted over several decades, that the acoustic aspects of open space can, and should be, subject to design in the same way as are the visual dimensions. The current paradigm for the management of the outdoor acoustic environment is noise control and soundscape planning needs to ad…
An approach to the acoustic design of outdoor space
This paper focuses on soundscape planning, or acoustic design, in the planning and management of open space in both urban and non-urban areas. It is based on notions, promoted over several decades, that the acoustic aspects of open space can, and should be, subject to design in the same way as are the visual dimensions. The current paradigm for the management of the outdoor acoustic environment is noise control and soundscape planning needs to ad…
Landscape co-management in Austria: The stakeholder's perspective on efforts, benefits and risks
Nature-related knowledge as intangible cultural heritage: Safeguarding and tourism utilisation in Austria
This study presents challenges and potentials of local and traditional nature-related knowledge as a tourism resource and reveals how it fits into the process of constructing and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Furthermore it proposes an analytical framework for in-depth research on concrete cases. The study contributes to the emerging discussion on the tension between safeguarding and commodifying ICH by an interdisciplinary lit…
Creating Regional Futures: A Scenario-Based Inter- and Transdisciplinary Case Study as a Model for Applied Student-centred Learning in Geography
Human geography students face changing qualification requirements due to a shift towards new topics, educational tasks and professional options regarding issues of spatial development. This ‘practical turn’ raises the importance of inter- and transdisciplinary work, management and capability building skills, with case study projects and student-centred learning providing suitable approaches. This paper introduces the example of the teaching and r…
Experiences and meanings of leisure for members of the Turkish and Chinese communities in Vienna, Austria
While ideas about leisure may vary across society and cultures, leisure research itself has been predominantly Western centric. This paper considers leisure within two ethnic communities (Turkish and Chinese) in Vienna, Austria, and examines how the experiences and meanings of leisure are elaborated in these cultural groups. Data from qualitative interviews (n = 80) show that leisure varies strongly between generations; specifically, people who m…
Heritage tourism products based on traditional nature-related knowledge: Assessment of cultural, social, and environmental factors in cases from rural Austria
We investigate success and sustainability factors for tourism offers based on intangible cultural heritage, such as traditional nature-related knowledge and practices, and propose an assessment framework for communities. Using examples from rural Austria, where such practices serve as tourism attractions in many communities, we demonstrate how ‘packaging’ knowledge and practices into tourism offers can contribute to sustainable tourism developmen…
An approach to the acoustic design of outdoor space
This paper focuses on soundscape planning, or acoustic design, in the planning and management of open space in both urban and non-urban areas. It is based on notions, promoted over several decades, that the acoustic aspects of open space can, and should be, subject to design in the same way as are the visual dimensions. The current paradigm for the management of the outdoor acoustic environment is noise control and soundscape planning needs to ad…
The Polarity Field Concept – A New Approach for Integrated Regional Planning and Sustainability Processes
Regional planning processes are traditionally structured along administrative sectors, where development issues are mostly discussed in disciplinary groups. This often inhibits innovations beyond sectoral limits. In the polarity field approach, the development challenges of a region are identified in a participatory process and grouped according to underlying polarities that form the thematic focus of workgroups. In this process seemingly isolate…
Forschung an der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Boku)
Ein aktuelles BOKU-Projekt widmet sich der Frage, wie Biomasse effizienter für die Energieproduktion genutzt werden kann. Eine ganze Reihe von Projekten wird seit März 2007 im transdisziplinären Doktoratskolleg Nachhaltige Entwicklung (DOKNE) gebündelt. Worum es bei DOKNE im Detail geht, erläutert der Projektleiter
Creating Regional Futures: A Scenario-Based Inter- and Transdisciplinary Case Study as a Model for Applied Student-centred Learning in Geography
Human geography students face changing qualification requirements due to a shift towards new topics, educational tasks and professional options regarding issues of spatial development. This ‘practical turn’ raises the importance of inter- and transdisciplinary work, management and capability building skills, with case study projects and student-centred learning providing suitable approaches. This paper introduces the example of the teaching and r…
Transdisziplinärer Dialog: Fachwissen und Erfahrungswissen im Austausch über Sommer-Bergtourismus und KlimawandelTransdisciplinary Dialogue: Expert and Experiential Knowledge in a Discourse on Summer …
Based on a transdisciplinary research project, we discuss how several groups of scientists and stakeholders can be integrated in different project stages. The objective of our project was to discuss the need to adapt the high alpine trail network to reflect the consequences of climate change (e.g., glacier retreat). To this end, we created two kinds of scenarios. In several workshops, the scenarios were further developed and evaluated by regional…
Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda
Cultural ecosystem services (ES) are consistently recognized but not yet adequately defined or integrated within the ES framework. A substantial body of models, methods, and data relevant to cultural services has been developed within the social and behavioral sciences before and outside of the ES approach. A selective review of work in landscape aesthetics, cultural heritage, outdoor recreation, and spiritual significance demonstrates opportunit…
Co-production of knowledge in transdisciplinary doctoral theses on landscape development—An analysis of actor roles and knowledge types in different research phases
Impacts of Global Warming on Mountaineering: A Classification of Phenomena Affecting the Alpine Trail Network
The high Alpine landscape is significantly shaped by glacial and periglacial processes. It is sensitive to effects caused by global warming, such as glacier retreat and permafrost degradation. Trails and mountain huts form the infrastructure basis for hiking and mountaineering in the Alps. This infrastructure is a decisive factor for summer mountain tourism. This article presents a classification of phenomena describing the effects of global warm…
Exploring empirical typologies of human–nature relationships and linkages to the ecosystem services concept
Landscape co-management in Austria: The stakeholder's perspective on efforts, benefits and risks
The Ecosystem Services Concept: Gaps between Science and Practice in River Landscape Management
This paper investigates the imbalance between the significance of the ecosystem services concept in scientific literature and its actual implementation in processes of river landscape management. Particular attention has been paid to stakeholders’ awareness of the concept, their perception of the practicability, and their concerns regarding implementation. In two Austrian river landscapes, qualitative interviews (n = 110) were conducted with deci…
Potential for Applying Intergenerational Practice to Protected Area Management in Mountainous Regions
One way of preserving the natural and cultural diversity of mountain areas and supporting their sustainable development is the establishment of protected areas. The scientific literature acknowledges the importance of participation by local stakeholders and of considering social cohesion in protected area management. Intergenerational practice has been shown to enhance participation and improve social cohesion; however, its potential role in natu…
Experiences and meanings of leisure for members of the Turkish and Chinese communities in Vienna, Austria
While ideas about leisure may vary across society and cultures, leisure research itself has been predominantly Western centric. This paper considers leisure within two ethnic communities (Turkish and Chinese) in Vienna, Austria, and examines how the experiences and meanings of leisure are elaborated in these cultural groups. Data from qualitative interviews (n = 80) show that leisure varies strongly between generations; specifically, people who m…
Frameworks for Transdisciplinary Research: Framework #5
The 2030 Agenda as a challenge to life sciences universities
Life sciences universities (LSUs) play a specific role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) . A number of SDGs address topics that have been focal points for LSUs throughout their history of research, teaching and societal mission. Furthermore, LSUs traditionally have strong links to stakeholders central to the transformative process, such as the food sector, forestry and renewable energies. However, life sciences universities an…
Nature-related knowledge as intangible cultural heritage: Safeguarding and tourism utilisation in Austria
This study presents challenges and potentials of local and traditional nature-related knowledge as a tourism resource and reveals how it fits into the process of constructing and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH). Furthermore it proposes an analytical framework for in-depth research on concrete cases. The study contributes to the emerging discussion on the tension between safeguarding and commodifying ICH by an interdisciplinary lit…
Unesco's Education for Sustainable Development Framework and the Reality of University–Community Cooperation in the Caucasus Mountain Region
The project Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caucasus Region (CaucaSusT) initiated the integration of transdisciplinary approaches into partner universities in Armenia and Georgia. The aim was to develop cooperation between academics and nonacademic stakeholders from rural communities in the Caucasus mountain region. This paper uses the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) framewo…
Issues with Applying the Concept of Community-Based Tourism in the Caucasus
In Armenia and Georgia, tourism has become part of the development strategies that aim to revitalize those mountain areas experiencing a rural exodus and anemic economic structures. Association agreements between the European Union (EU) and Georgia (2014) and the EU and Armenia (2018) promote community-based tourism (CBT), emphasizing the importance of facilitating cooperation between stakeholders and inclusion of local communities. This study de…
Heritage tourism products based on traditional nature-related knowledge: Assessment of cultural, social, and environmental factors in cases from rural Austria
We investigate success and sustainability factors for tourism offers based on intangible cultural heritage, such as traditional nature-related knowledge and practices, and propose an assessment framework for communities. Using examples from rural Austria, where such practices serve as tourism attractions in many communities, we demonstrate how ‘packaging’ knowledge and practices into tourism offers can contribute to sustainable tourism developmen…
Political science (13 works) · Geography (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Environmental planning (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Knowledge management (5 works)