Boris Previšić has been the founding director of the institute he developed since February 2020. As editor of «Gotthard Fantasies» (2016), he has taken up his earlier work on the Alps, where he abolished the concept of the "Alpine wasteland" in a participatory project in the Safiental as early as 2007. Among other things, he led the SNSF project on "Reduit and Mountain Warfare" and is active in sounding boards on issues of planetary boundaries, tourism, renewable energy sources and agriculture and forestry in the Alps. As author of the book "CO2: Five Past Twelve. How We Can Prevent Climate Collapse" (2020) and "Time Collapse. Taking Action in the Face of the Planetary" (2023), he is a demanded expert on climate issues. In cooperation with national and international institutions, he has published further books such as "Mountain Crash" (2022), "Glacier Bursts" (2023) and "Benefit. Utilize. Protect. Care. The Alps in the Anthropocene" (2023).
Mountain Warfare and Reduits in Literature
From the Threatening to the Threatened
The Alps in Swiss Songs
Renewable energie sources and the Alpine region
Die Alpen für eine klimapositive Schweiz
The Alpes for a climate-positive Switzerland
The Alpes and Ukraine
Future Alpine Electricity
