Boris Previšić
Boris Previšić is a Swiss cultural scientist and professor at the University of Lucerne, where he has been the director of the newly founded Urner Institute of Alpine Cultures since 2020. With Croatian roots, he has authored and edited several non-fiction books, including an essay titled 'Zeitkollaps' that explores the connection between human thought and the climate crisis. He also founded the online magazine 'Syntopia Alpina', which focuses on the challenges facing the Alpine region.
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Boris Previšić, Director of the Institute for Cultures of the Alps, commented on the increased risk of landslides due to climate change.
Grösste Risiken für die Schweiz: Pandemie und Strommangel
Switzerland· 2026-03-03
Boris Previsic is the director of the Institute for Alpine Culture at the University of Lucerne.
Cómo el derretimiento de los glaciares amenaza la idílica vida en los Alpes que define a Suiza
Panama· 2025-09-05
Previsic, director of the Institute for Alpine Culture, emphasizes the need to prepare for the disappearance of alpine villages.
Cómo el derretimiento de los glaciares amenaza la idílica vida en los Alpes que define a Suiza
Venezuela· 2025-09-05Boris Previsic suggests that many Swiss had begun to believe they had tamed the alpine environment.
Why glaciers are threatening to wipe out more mountain villages
United Kingdom· 2025-08-03Cultural scientist Boris Previšić explains why many people find it difficult to connect the disaster in Blatten with climate change.
Warum es schwerfällt, den Bergsturz von Blatten mit dem Klimawandel zu verbinden - Panorama
Germany· 2025-06-11
Boris Previšić is the director of the Institute for Cultures of the Alps who discussed the implications of relocating entire valleys.
Soll das Walliser Dorf wieder aufgebaut werden?Switzerland· 2025-06-02
Boris Previšić is the director of the Institute for Cultures of the Alps and has analyzed the connection between our thinking and the climate crisis in his essay 'Zeitkollaps'.
Häufigkeit von Bergstürzen hat sich in 50 Jahren verzehnfachtSwitzerland· 2025-06-02
