Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien
Whereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far focused on medium-high altitude avalanches, even though those occur on a regular basis. This article studies how winter outdoor activities practitioners apprehend avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains (north-east France). Ou...
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| description | Whereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far focused on medium-high altitude avalanches, even though those occur on a regular basis. This article studies how winter outdoor activities practitioners apprehend avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains (north-east France). Our survey demonstrates that their perception of both the mountain environment and avalanche risk is influenced by their culture of sports and mountains in general. Analysis shows a diversity of knowledge and perception of the risk. However, a significant number of practitioners (including hikers, skiers or mountaineers) seem to have no culture at all of avalanche risk, which is preventing them from realizing they are exposed. As a consequence, one can say that this lack of feeling vulnerable has led to an absence of mental construction of avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28b8e2beba6c4ea4b7c9d036b93fae322024-02-14T15:02:35ZengInstitut de Géographie AlpineRevue de Géographie Alpine0035-11211760-7426109410.4000/rga.8010Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgienFlorie GiaconaFrédérick GuyonWhereas numerous studies questioned the risk concept in France, few so far focused on medium-high altitude avalanches, even though those occur on a regular basis. This article studies how winter outdoor activities practitioners apprehend avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains (north-east France). Our survey demonstrates that their perception of both the mountain environment and avalanche risk is influenced by their culture of sports and mountains in general. Analysis shows a diversity of knowledge and perception of the risk. However, a significant number of practitioners (including hikers, skiers or mountaineers) seem to have no culture at all of avalanche risk, which is preventing them from realizing they are exposed. As a consequence, one can say that this lack of feeling vulnerable has led to an absence of mental construction of avalanche risk in the Vosges Mountains.https://journals.openedition.org/rga/8010risk perceptionoutdoor winter activitiessnow avalancheRiskmedium-high Mountains |
| spellingShingle | Florie Giacona Frédérick Guyon Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien Revue de Géographie Alpine risk perception outdoor winter activities snow avalanche Risk medium-high Mountains |
| title | Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien |
| title_full | Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien |
| title_fullStr | Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien |
| title_full_unstemmed | Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien |
| title_short | Les représentations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d’activités récréatives hivernales du Massif vosgien |
| title_sort | les representations du risque avalancheux chez les pratiquants d activites recreatives hivernales du massif vosgien |
| topic | risk perception outdoor winter activities snow avalanche Risk medium-high Mountains |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/rga/8010 |
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