Highest among spectacular snow capped Alps we find settlements now serving travelers and national parks. 

Studies
We learn to understand the difficulties and attractions of living in an alpine community.

We can explore the issues involving mountain settlements (land care, visual impact, services, protection from landslides, snow, avalanches, fire, and floods, earthquakes, power failures, loneliness).  

We can survey them listing the commercial industries so we can best understand how they survive economically. Explore their future development potentia, investigate the planning in place for emergencies, water, drainage, how they cope and prepare for isolation from snow road blockages etc.

See also:

Mt Cook Alpine Settlement