Dr. Fernando Ruiz Peyré
Working Group Leader

T +43 512 507 49475
Fernando.ruiz-peyre(at)oeaw.ac.at

Key research areas

human‐environment‐relations, natural resources (mining), rural geography, social geography, mountain research, Andes, Alps

Selected publications

  • 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
  • Ramírez Guirao, J, Rojas, F, Wagner, L & Ruiz Peyré, F 2024, ¿Falsa Transición Energética? La centralidad de los hidrocarburos como política de estado argentino desde principios de siglo XXI. in JL Sánchez Hernández (ed.), Estrategias territoriales y productivas en un contexto de crisis global. Asociación Española de Geografía, Vitoria-Gasteiz, pp. 493-505. https://doi.org/10.21138/ge.2024.lc
  • Dorn, FM, Hafner, R, Peyre, FR & Krapovickas, J 2022, '(Counter-)Imperial Mode of Living and Surviving: contextualizations from South America', Die Erde, vol. 153, no. 2, pp. 97-108. https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-2022-620
  • Ruiz Peyré, F & Dorn, F 2020, 'Aprovechamiento del litio en la Argentina – Realidades, desafíos y perspectivas en un mundo globalizado', Scripta Nova, vol. 24, no. 632, pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1344/sn2020.24.22466
  • Kukulska-Koziel, A, Rojas, F, Bayraktar, S, Noszczyk, T, Guirao, JR, Gorzelany, J, Sironi, O, Peyre, FR, Sokmen, ED, Pizzolato, DR & Hernik, J 2026, 'Challenges of change: Insights into land use transformations and social conflict in highland regions', Land Use Policy, vol. 166, 107999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.107999
  • Sironi, O, Rojas, F, Bombal, D & Ruiz Peyré, F 2025, 'Ambientes mineros de montaña en el sur de Mendoza (Argentina): Una periodización de los ciclos extractivos (1929-1976)', Revue de Geographie Alpine, vol. 113, no. 2, 2, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4000/15d2o
  • Sironi, O & Ruiz Peyré, F 2025, 'La Matriz Extractiva Minera en Mendoza (Argentina): Una mirada desde la Historia Ambiental', E-L@tina. Revista electrónico de Estudios Latinoamericanos, vol. 24, no. 93, pp. 72-94. <https://doi.org/10.62174/24.10804>
  • Nyoni, R, Pangapanga-Phiri, I, Undi, J, Mwangomba, I & Ruiz Peyré, F 2025, 'Innovative strategies for balancing conservation and tourism in highland areas: the case of uzumara forest reserve-rumphi in Malawi', Sustainable Earth Reviews, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42055-025-00112-2
  • Ruiz Peyré, F, Soto, O & Jofré, G 2025, Challenges for transhumance in Malargüe, Argentina, under global change. in Past, present and future challenges in mountain transhumance. CIRAD, Montpellier, pp. 186-196. https://doi.org/10.19182/agritrop/00231
  • Cerutti, D, Vanoli, F, Balling, J, Maldonado, G, Wagner, L, Trad, S, Soto, O, Novas, M, Montenegro, D, Díaz, M, Rojas, F, Merlinsky, G & Ruiz Peyré, F 2025, 'Apuntes y debates en torno a las transformaciones socio ecológicas', Estudios Sociales Contemporáneos, vol. 2025, no. 33, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.48162/rev.48.096
  • Pauli, H, Peyré, R & Keiler, M 2024, 'Bedrohter Ressourcenschatz' Weltnachrichten, no. 1, pp. 8-9. <https://www.entwicklung.at/fileadmin/user_upload/Dokumente/Weltnachrichten/2024/WNR_1_2024.pdf>
  • Peyré, R, Schmitt, T, Gottschlich, D (ed.), Hackfort, S (ed.), Schmitt, T (ed.) & Winterfeld, U (ed.) 2022, Emanzipation und Empowerment. in Handbuch Politische Ökologie. Theorien, Konflikte, Begriffe, Methoden. pp. 351-357. <https://www.transcript-verlag.de/media/pdf/16/d6/e4/oa9783839456279ke9uAdth8bPB3.pdf>
  • Dorn, F & Peyré, R 2020, 'Lithium as a Strategic Resource: Geopolitics, Industrialization, and Mining in Argentina', Journal of Latin American Geography, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 68-90. <http://->
  • Wymann von Dach, S (ed.), Ruiz Peyré, F (ed.) & Environment, CFDA 2020, Vibrant Mountain Communities. Regional Development in Mountains: Realizing Potentials, Tackling Disparities. Sustainable Mountain Development Series, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing. https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.146720
  • Peyré, R, Turin, C, von Dach, W, von Dach, W (ed.), Peyré, R (ed.) & Environment, CFDA 2020, Mountain economies: diverse and rich in potential. in Vibrant Mountain Communities. Regional Development in Mountains: Realizing Potentials, Tackling Disparities. Sustainable Mountain Development Series, pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.7892/boris.146720
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