Andreas Haller

PhD

T +43 512 507 49432
andreas.haller(at)oeaw.ac.at

aohaller.com 

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Key research areas

rural-urban development, land use, environmental geography (central Andes, eastern European Alps)

Selected memberships

Member of the Steering Committee (2019–present)

Commission on Mountain Studies

Member of the Editorial Board (2025–present) 

Journal of Alpine Research | Revue de géographie alpine

Member of the Editorial Board (2024–present) 

Mountain Research and Development

Member of the Editorial Team (2019–present) 

Journal of Mountain Science

Selected reviewing activities

Remote Referee of  Panel SH3 “Environment, Space and Population” (2017) – European Research Council Starting Grant

Scientific reviewer for Anthropology Today, Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment, Ecosystems and People, Environment and Planning C, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Nature Cities (selection)

Publications

  • Gollo, A (ed.), Cecco, M, Haller, A, Partel, P & Bender, O 2025, 'Embedded in the park: the Vanoi Ecomuseum as a lever for sustainable landscape management in the Italian Alps', Eco.mont, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-17-1s43
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  • Hasenauer, L, Haller, A, Polderman, A, Zeh, J, Redl, M & Nations, FAAOOTU (ed.) 2024, Co-creating a sustainable future in the mountain destination of St. Corona am Wechsel, Austria. in Promoting innovation and tradition – Solutions for climate change adaptation in mountains. pp. 51–53. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3668en
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  • Braun, V, Gravey, M, Haller, A, Heinrich, K, Keiler, M, Polderman, A & Ruiz Peyré, F 2024, 'Tackling Inter- and Transdisciplinary Challenges: A New Research Approach for the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research', Mountain Research and Development, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. P1-P2. https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.2024.00029
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  • Haller, A, Sarmiento, F (ed.), Gunya, A (ed.) & Sarmiento, F 2024, Mountain Cityscapes. in Mountain Lexicon: A Corpus of Montology and Innovation. Montology, pp. 139-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64884-7_19
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  • Haller, A, Monge-Rodríguez, F, Huamán-Chulluncuy, E, Bautista-Cañari, R & Branca, D 2024, 'Rural–Urban Change in Highland Peru: Perceived Impacts and Preferred Performance', Mountain Research and Development, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. R22–R33. https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.2024.00026
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  • Bender, O, Haller, A, Held, L & Yáñez, DM 2025, Migration trends and residential mobility in the Austrian and Italian Alps. A general overview and two regional case studies. in A Membretti, O Bender, S Cruciani, S Gazzelloni & PP Viazzo (eds), Demographic scenarios, residential mobility and impacts of climate change in the Alps: Intermediate report focusing on the Italian and, partly, Austrian Alps. ISTAT. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, Roma, pp. 31-36.
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  • Hasenauer, L, Haller, A, Balzarini, R, Braun, V, Bender, O, George, E, Feyeux, C, Giorgi, A, Goluža, M, Heinrich, K, Kobal, N, La Rocca, L, Mosedale, J, Nova, F, Pasinetti, L, Polderman, A, Redl, M, Reynier, V, Sala, S, Schmieder, J, Schoendorffer, M, Schwab, K, Stuhlmüller, M, Štravs Podlogar, E & Zeh, J 2025, The TranStat Cookbook: Recipes for Sustainable Mountain Resorts. TranStat/Interreg Alpine Space, Grenoble. https://doi.org/10.1553/transtat-cookbook
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  • Cano, D, Cacciuttolo, C, Haller, A, Rosario, C, Guerra, JC, de Oliveira & Garcia, G 2024, 'Spatio-temporal tendencies of urban land surface temperature on the Andean piedmont under climate change: A case study of Metropolitan Lima, Peru (1986-2024)', Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, vol. 36, pp. ARTN 101378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2024.101378
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  • Branca, D & Haller, A 2024, '«Antes que se urbanice»: conservación, urbanización y turistificación en Cusco', Revista de Pensamiento Crítico Aymara, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 72-97.
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  • Haller, A, Branca, D & Cano, D 2023, 'Between plaza and peak: a montological perspective on verticality and urbanization in highland Peru', Journal of Mountain Science, vol. 20, no. 10, pp. 2783–2803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-023-8118-2
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  • Haller, A 2023, 'Reseña de "The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions. Landscapes as Commodities" de Manfred Perlik', Espacio y Desarrollo, vol. 38, pp. 61-64. https://doi.org/10.18800/espacioydesarrollo.202102.003
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  • Branca, D, Haller, A & Mossa, M 2023, 'From the mountains to the sea: The Tepilora Natural Regional Park, Sardinia', Eco.mont, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-15-2s28
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  • Sarmiento, F, Haller, A, Marchant, C, Yoshida, M, Leigh, D, Woosnam, K, Porinchu, D, Gandhi, K, King, E, Pistone, M, Kavoori, A, Calabria, J, Alcántara-Ayala, I, Chávez, R, Gunya, A, Yépez, A, Lee, S & Reap, J 2023, '4D Global Montology: toward convergent and transdisciplinary mountain sciences across time and space', Pirineos. Revista de Ecología de Montaña, vol. 178, pp. e075. https://doi.org/10.3989/pirineos.2023.178001
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  • Sarmiento, F, Haller, A, Branca, D, Aguirre, C, Kremsa, V, Marchant, C, Yoshida, M & Myster, R (ed.) 2023, Socioecological gradients: contesting traditional ecoclines to explain the high biocultural diversity of the Andean verdant. in Neotropical gradients and their analysis. Unknown Publisher, pp. 451–459. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22848-3_16
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  • Haller, A, Branca, D & Sarmiento, FO (ed.) 2023, Urbanization and the Verticality of Rural–Urban Linkages in Mountains. in Montology Palimpsest. A Primer of Mountain Geographies. Unknown Publisher, pp. 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13298-8_8
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  • Branca, D, Haller, A, Boos, T (ed.) & Salvucci, D (ed.) 2022, “Prima che si urbanizzi” – Conservazione, urbanizzazione e turistificazione a Cusco. in Cultures in Mountain Areas: Comparative Perspectives / Culture in aree di montagna: prospettive comparative / Kulturen in Gebirgsregionen: Vergleichende Perspektiven. pp. 89–122. https://doi.org/10.13124/9788860461902_04
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  • Haller, A & Branca, D 2022, 'La urbanización y la verticalidad de los vínculos rurales-urbanos en las montañas', Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente, no. 10, pp. A-011. https://doi.org/10.18800/kawsaypacha.202202.011
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  • Braun, V & Haller, A 2022, 'Entstehungsverläufe von Naturparks am Beispiel Tirols in den österreichischen Alpen', Histoire des Alpes - Storia delle Alpi - Geschichte der Alpen, vol. 2022/27, no. 27, pp. 97-112. <http://->
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  • Haller, A & Branca, D 2022, 'More than Landscape: Toward Cosmophanic Diversity in Environmental Planning and Governance', Society and Natural Resources, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 1123-1133. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2105461
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  • Haller, A 2022, 'The Spatial and Economic Transformation of Mountain Regions. Landscapes as Commodities', Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft, vol. 163, pp. 485-486. https://doi.org/10.1553/moegg163s446
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  • Branca, D & Haller, A 2022, 'Verticalidad, urbanización y turistificación en los Andes: el caso de Huaraz, Perú', Revista Ambiente, Comportamiento y Sociedad, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1-31. https://doi.org/10.51343/racs.v4i2.824
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  • Haller, A 2021, 'Theory of Mountainurbanology. By Guangyu Huang', Mountain Research and Development, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. M2-M3. https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.mm264.1
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  • Haller, A & Borsdorf, A 2021, 'Montología urbana: ciudades de montaña como enfoque de investigación transdisciplinaria', Cuadernos de Geografia: Revista Colombiana de Geografia, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 509–523. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v30n2.92865
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  • Branca, D, Haller, A, Blanco-Gallegos, B & Alanoca-Alanoca-Arocutipa, V 2021, 'Mediating mind-sets: the Cerro Khapía Landscape Reserve in the Peruvian Andes', Eco.mont, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-13-2s52
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  • Branca, D & Haller, A 2021, 'Urbanization, touristification and verticality in the Andes: a profile of Huaraz, Peru', Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 6438. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116438
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  • Polderman, A, Haller, A, Pellegrini, C (ed.), Viesi, D (ed.), Tabin, X (ed.), Cervigni, C (ed.), Sala, S (ed.), Trebušak, B (ed.), Daragon, Q (ed.), Ramette, D (ed.) & Bidault, Y (ed.) 2021, Smart Altitude: A low-carbon, high-impact and resilient future for Alpine winter tourism territories. Smart Altitude/Interreg Alpine Space. https://doi.org/10.1553/smart-altitude
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  • Branca, D & Haller, A 2021, 'Cusco: profile of an Andean city', Cities, vol. 113, pp. 103169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103169
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  • Schirpke, U, Scolozzi, R, Dean, G, Haller, A, Jäger, H, Kister, J, Kovács, B, Sarmiento, FO, Sattler, B & Schleyer, C 2020, 'Cultural ecosystem services in mountain regions: conceptualising conflicts among users and limitations of use', Ecosystem Services, vol. 46, pp. 101210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101210
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  • Haller, A & Branca, D 2020, 'Montología: una perspectiva de montaña hacia la investigación transdisciplinaria y el desarrollo sustentable', Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas – Journal of High Andean Research, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 313–322. https://doi.org/10.18271/ria.2020.193
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  • Escobar-Mamani, F, Branca, D & Haller, A 2020, 'Investigación de montaña sobre y para la región andina', Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas – Journal of High Andean Research, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 311-312. https://doi.org/10.18271/ria.2020.191
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  • Polderman, A, Haller, A, Viesi, D, Tabin, X, Sala, S, Giorgi, A, Darmayan, L, Rager, J, Vidovič, J, Daragon, Q, Verchère, Y, Zupan, U, Houbé, N, Heinrich, K, Bender, O & Bidault, Y 2020, 'How Can Ski Resorts Get Smart? Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Winter Tourism in the European Alps', Sustainability (Switzerland), vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 5593. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145593
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  • Bender, O, Haller, A, Lozán, JL (ed.), Breckle, S-W (ed.), Escher-Vetter, H (ed.), Graßl, H (ed.), Kasang, D (ed.), Paul, F (ed.) & Schickhoff, U (ed.) 2020, Der sozioökonomische Strukturwandel in den Alpen. in Warnsignal Klima: Hochgebirge im Wandel. pp. 284–290. https://doi.org/10.2312/warnsignal.klima.hochgebirge-im-wandel.43
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  • Borsdorf, A, Haller, A, Sarmiento, F (ed.) & Frolich, L (ed.) 2020, Urban montology: mountain cities as transdisciplinary research object. in The Elgar companion to geography, transdisciplinarity and sustainability. pp. 140–154. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786430106.00016
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  • Haller, A, Andexlinger, W & Bender, O 2020, 'City profile: Innsbruck', Cities, vol. 97, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2019.102497
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  • Polderman, A, Vurunić, S, Houbé, N, Bender, O & Haller, A 2020, 'WebGIS for communicating Alpine ecosystem services: stakeholder engagement in Slovenian protected areas', Eco.mont, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 55-59. https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-12-1s55
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  • Bender, O, Haller, A, Bender, O (ed.), Kanitscheider, S (ed.) & Ruso, B (ed.) 2019, Der Generationentransfer landwirtschaftlichen Besitzes – Entwicklung und Auswirkungen am Beispiel des Alpenraums mit seinen Vorländern. in Generationentransfer – Weitergabe von Dingen und Informationen in Natur und Kultur. 44. Matreier Gespräche zur Kulturethologie 2018. Schriftenreihe der Otto-Koenig-Gesellschaft, pp. 157-179. <http://->
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  • Borsdorf, A, Bender, O, Haller, A, Nell, W (ed.) & Weiland, M (ed.) 2019, Urbanisierungs-, Suburbanisierungs- und Postsuburbanisierungsprozesse. in Dorf – Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch. pp. 137–143. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05449-4_20
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  • Braun, V, Bendler, G, Haller, A & Heinrich, K 2018, 'Timelines of Tension: Trajectories of Protected-Area Creation in the Austrian Alps', Revue de Geographie Alpine, vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4000/rga.4711
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  • Braun, V, Bendler, G, Haller, A & Heinrich, K 2018, 'Pfade der Spannungen: Entstehungsverläufe von Schutzgebieten in den österreichischen Alpen', Revue de Geographie Alpine, vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4000/rga.4745
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  • Cano, D & Haller, A 2018, 'Los servicios ecosistémicos hidrológicos: entre la urbanización y el cambio climático. Percepción campesina y experta en la subcuenca del río Shullcas, Perú', Espacio y Desarrollo, vol. 31, pp. 7-32. https://doi.org/10.18800/espacioydesarrollo.201801.001
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  • Haller, A & Bender, O 2018, 'Among rewilding mountains: grassland conservation and abandoned settlements in the Northern Apennines', Landscape Research, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 1068–1084. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2018.1495183
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  • Haller, A & Córdova-Aguilar, H 2018, 'Urbanization and the advent of regional conservation: Huancayo and the Cordillera Huaytapallana, Peru', Eco.mont, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 59 - 63. https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-10-2s59
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  • Haller, A 2018, 'Spell of the Urubamba: anthropogeographical essays on an Andean valley in space and time', Mountain Research and Development, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 96-97. https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.mm216
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  • Bender, O & Haller, A 2018, 'Die Entwicklung der ländlichen Kulturlandschaft im bayerischen Alpengebiet', Geographische Rundschau, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 12-16.
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  • Hora, B, Marchant, C, Haller, A, Borsdorf, A, Fischer, T (ed.), Klengel, S (ed.) & Pastrana, E (ed.) 2017, Raumstruktur, regionale Disparitäten und Bevölkerung. in Kolumbien heute. Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur. pp. 59–76.
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  • Haller, A 2017, 'Urbanites, smallholders, and the quest for empathy: prospects for collaborative planning in the periurban Shullcas Valley, Peru', Default journal, vol. 165, pp. 220–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.04.015
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  • Bender, O & Haller, A 2017, 'The cultural embeddedness of population mobility in the Alps: Consequences for sustainable development', Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift, vol. 71, pp. 132–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/00291951.2017.1317661
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  • Haller, A 2017, 'Los impactos del crecimiento urbano en los campesinos andinos. Un estudio de percepción en la zona rural-urbana de Huancayo, Perú', Espacio y Desarrollo, vol. 29, pp. 37-56.
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  • Hidalgo, R, Santana Rivas, LD, Haller, A & Borsdorf, A 2017, 'Dystopian utopia between mountain and the sea? Second-home production along the Coastal Cordillera of Central Chile 1992-2012', Die Erde, no. 148 (1), pp. 27-38.
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  • Haller, A 2017, 'Entender el mundo: un coloquio geográfico en Innsbruck, Austria', Geografía y Sistemas de Información Geográfica, vol. 9, pp. 1-3.
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Projects

Climate-Arch

Periurbane Form in den Peruanischen Anden

TranStat

IceMatters4All

Completed Project

Smart Altitude