Dr. Tobias Luthe home     NEWS blog     publications     cv/resume     contact   Selected publications go back to research     Scientific (peer reviewed) journals Luthe, T., Wyss, R. and M. Schuckert. 2012. Network governance and regional resilience to climate change: empirical evidence from mountain tourism communities. Regional Environmental Change. Online first DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0294-5. Luthe, T. and F. Schläpfer. 2011. Effects of third-party information on the demand for more sustainable consumption: a choice experiment on the transition of winter tourism. Environmental Innovation and Social Transitions, Volume 1, Issue 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2011.10.002. In review Luthe, T., Kägi, T. and J. Reger. A systems approach to sustainable technical product design: combining life cycle assessment and virtual development in the case of skis. Journal of Industrial Ecology. Clivaz, C., Doctor, M., Gessner, S., Matasci, C., Schuckert, M., Siegrist, D., Luthe, T. and R. Wyss. Initiating adaptation to climate change – results from a participatory research project in Switzerland. Mountain Research and Development. Working papers Luthe, T. (working paper). The natural flow of transdisciplinary research – let real problems drive sustainability science! Working paper for GAIA. Luthe. T. and B. Abegg (working paper). Barriers and innovations for building resilience of Alpine tourism to environmental change. Working paper for Environmental Innovations and Societal Transitions. Luthe. T. and B. Stangl (working paper). Climate change effects and communication influences for ecological indicators addressing consumer demand for winter tourism. Working paper for Ecological Economics. Luthe. T. (working paper). Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of learning sustain-abilities. Results from long term academic course evaluations. Working paper for Science. Abegg, B. und T. Luthe (working paper). Neuer Energie für den alpinen Tourismus. Working paper for Schweizer Jahrbuch Touirsmus 2012. Clivaz C., Doctor M., Gessner S., Ketterer, L., Matasci C., Schuckert M., Siegrist D., Luthe T. and R. Wyss (working paper). Anpassungsstrategien an den Klimawandel im Alpentourismus. Ergebnisse einer alpenweiten Delphi-Analyse und von partizipativen Prozessen in Pilotdestinationen. Working paper for Schweizer Jahrbuch Touirsmus 2012. Conference proceedings Luthe, T. 2010. Overcoming social barriers in managing vulnerability of alpine tourism to environmental change. Proceedings of the 2010 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin. Luthe, T. and R. Roth. 2008. Extended vulnerability of ski tourism to global change. Conference proceedings of The Fourth International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas (MMV4), Tuscany, Italy. Book chapters and reports ClimAlpTour (Alber K, Allamandola MA, Balbi S, Bausch T, Benati A, Bonzanigo L, Cetara L, Chaix C, Clivaz C, Colson A, Cremer I, Dissegna M, Doctor M, Dutto E, Elmi M, Fosson JP, Frigo B, Furlani R, Gallée H, Garbellini L, Gessner S, Giupponi C, Herntrei M, Kolbeck F, Luthe T, Macchiavelli A, Matasci C, Mignone N, Moretto D, Muti S, Pasquettaz C, Pasutto I, Peters M, Peyrache-Gadeau V, Pipan P, Pozzi A, Rutter S, Scheibel C, Schuckert M, Siegrist D, Strobl A, Urbanc M, Venuta, ML, Wyss R). 2011. ClimAlpTour – Climate Change and its Impact on Tourism in the Alpine Space. Final project report of the Alpine Space Interreg project ClimAlpTour. Published by Geografski inštitut Antona Melika ZRC SAZU and ClimAlpTour. Schuckert, M., Luthe, T., and R. Wyss. 2011. Das Emmental: Relevanz und Implikationen aus Netzwerkstrukturen bei der Entwiccklung touristischer Destinationen. In: Boksberger, P. and Schuckert, M. (Hrsg). 2011. Innovationen in Tourismus und Freizeit. Hypes, Trends und Entwicklungen. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Tourismuswissenschaft e.V., Erich Schmidt Verlag. Luthe,T. and M. Schuckert. 2011. Socially responsible investing – implications for leveraging sustainable development. In: Conrady, R., and Buck, M. (Hrsg). 2011. Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2011. Springer. ISSN 1868-0127. Books Luthe, T. 2009. Vulnerability to global change and sustainable adaptation of ski tourism - SkiSustain. Dissertation at the German Sport University Cologne, Institute for Outdoor Sports and Environmental Science, and the University of Zurich. 350 pages. Volume 25 of ther INOK publication series. ISSN 1612-2437. Order as colour printed book from DSHS Koeln. Luthe, T. 2007. Sustainability Leadership Training. Entwicklung und Evaluation eines Bildungsprogramms in nachhaltiger Entwicklung. 1. Auflage, 1. Dezember 2007, Diplomica Verlag, 92 Seiten. ISBN-13: 978-3836654647. Order online Luthe, T. 2007. Schneesport und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Filme, Fachinformationen und Praxistipps zur vernetzenden Kommunikation eines zukunftsfähigen Schneesports in Schule und Verein. Deutscher Skiverband, Planegg. Band 9 der DSV-Umweltreihe. 1. Auflage, 1. April 2007. 144 Seiten, DVD mit 3 Filmen, Bildmaterial und weiteren ca. 100 Seiten digitaler Unterrichtsmaterialien. ISBN-13: 978-3938963098. Order online or download a .pdf version (7mb) with the exercises and materials (2mb). Luthe, T. 2008. Energetische Bilanzierung von Baustoffen für den Holzhausbau. 1. Auflage, 1. Januar 2008. 140 Seiten. Diplomica Verlag. ISBN-13: 978-3836606219. Order online. Posters Luthe, T. and R. Wyss. 2012. Enabling economic diversification for community resilience: corporate influences on regional development in the Swiss Gotthard region. Leuphana Sustainability Summit 2012 AND Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change program at the 13th Swiss Global Change Day 2012, Swiss Academy of Sciences scnat. ProClim – Forum for Climate and Global Change, Bern. Luthe, T. and R. Wyss. 2011. Social Network Analysis in the Context of Cross-Border Climate Change Adaptation. The Case of Tourism in the Oberalp Region. RegioSuisse research day 2011, Lausanne. Luthe, T. 2010. Extending vulnerability of alpine tourism to environmental change: opportunities and factors for a qualitative sustainable growth model. Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change program at the 11th Swiss Global Change Day 2010, Swiss Academy of Sciences scnat. ProClim – Forum for Climate and Global Change, Bern. Luthe, T. 2008. Biodiversity and Sports. International Congress at the German Sport University Cologne, Institute for Outdoor Sports and Environmental Science. Title of the first poster: SkiSustain – a sustainability management framework for ski destinations. Title of the second poster: Grown Skis – high tech eco freeride skis. Oral presentations (invited) Resilience as requirement for sustainable development. International work shop March 2012 at Wildbad Kreuth. International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation (IESP). Barriers and success factors for measuring sustainability in communities. Congress Challenges and Contributions for a Green Economy of the International Society of Ecological Economics, ISEE 2012, Rio de Janeiro. Enhancing effectiveness and efficiency of sustainability learning through embedded case studies and outdoor training. Sustainability Summit 2012, Leuphana University Lüneburg. Enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of sustainability learning. European Society of Ecological Economics Congress, Istanbul, Turkey. (invited) Minimizing the impact of ski tourism on alpine ecosystems. Verbier Green Pioneering Summit 2010 and International Mountain Day in association with UNEP. Verbier, Switzerland. (invited) Nachhaltigkeit des alpinen Tourismus. Öffentlicher Vortrag in der Projektplattform des Instituts für Entwerfen, Stadt und Landschaft, Technische Universität München. Scenario-building in ecological-social-economic networks in a changing climate in Spitsbergen. Climate Change and Impact Assessment IAIA Special Symposium, Alborg, Danmark. Overcoming social barriers in managing vulnerability of alpine tourism to environmental change. Social Dimensions of environmental change and governance. 2010 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change. Environmental Policy Research Centre, Freie Universität Berlin. Developing and testing a sustainable growth model for adaptation and mitigation to climate change in the Arctic of Svalbard: balancing science, communication and practice. Td-conference „Implementation in Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research, Practice and Teaching.“ Network for Transdisciplinary Research, Swiss Academy of Arts and Science. University of Geneva. Strengthening social networks for climate change vulnerability management. 7th Conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis, ASNA 2010, ETH Zurich & University of Zurich. Erfolgsfaktor Nachhaltigkeit für den alpinen Tourismus im globalen Wandel. ICAS Nachwuchsforschertagung Phil.Alp. ICAS Interacademic Commission for Alpine Studies of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Science. Mendrisio, Switzerland. The current state of scientific knowledge on global environmental change and tourism. Expert hearing workshop on Climate Change and Tourism. INTERREG IV b ClimAlpTour project. Surselva, Sedrun-Disentis-Andermatt. University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in tourism as market driven entrepreneurial instruments for environmental governance to decrease vulnerability to Global Change - and the challenge ahead. Conference: Facing Climate Change and the Global Economic Crisis. Challenges for the Future of Tourism. EURAC Academy Bozen, Italy “Behavioural change to sustainable consumption as an economic driving force for enhancing the transition to sustainable business models in ski tourism”. 8th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics TRANSFORMATION, INNOVATION AND ADAPTATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY – INTEGRATING NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES: Ljubljana, Croatia. The Fourth International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas: Management for Protection and Development (MMV4): “New vulnerability factors of ski tourism and chances for sustainable adaptation.” Tuscany, Italy. International Congress “erleben und lernen: Menschen stärken für Verantwortung“, Augsburg. „Sustainability Leadership Training“. European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly 2008, Vienna. Session on Climate: Past, Present, Future: Climate change impacts on tourism demand in ski destinations.