Swiss Collective Practices of Avalanche Risk Management Being Recognized as Part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Highlighting different registers of representations, actions and interactions that contribute to a significant reduction in the vulnerability of populations, territories and infrastructures (electricity wires, telecommunications connections, transport facilities, water pipes, etc.), collective practices of avalanche risk management are analyzed here from the perspective of coordination and co-management processes that involve individual and collective experiences that could represent participatory democracy in action.