Morgane Müller-Roux

Trained as a geographer and holding a PhD in Tourism Studies from the University of Lausanne, Morgane Müller-Roux's research focuses on society–environment relations, particularly on how imaginaries of nature shape practices and perceptions of places and landscapes.

Her early research, conducted as part of her doctoral thesis, explored tourist experiences of wilderness in Banff National Park, Canada. She examined practices of connecting with and disconnecting from nature, as well as the role of digital technologies in shaping these experiences. Her research subsequently expanded to explore how imaginaries of nature are transformed in the context of climate change, notably through the study of last-chance tourism in the Canadian Rocky Mountain national parks.

More recently, her research has turned towards Alpine mountain regions and socio-ecological transitions. She is particularly interested in imaginaries associated with less-developed mountain areas, tourism degrowth, and possible futures for mountain territories. Her current work seeks to understand how representations of nature evolve in response to environmental change, and how these representations may either open up or constrain possibilities for imagining alternative pathways for mountain regions.

Alongside her research, she teaches at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability at the University of Lausanne, covering topics related to tourism, governance, and climate change mitagation and adaptation strategies.