Pluriactivity and seasonality - Strengths for regional development

Abstract

Pluriactivity and seasonality, which are some traditional mountain activities, are still very much in vigor. They are the symbol of very diverse situations, from precarity to a strong desire to learn. These practices are also part of a social insertion logics, as well as of a logics of attachment to local resources and adaptation to the socio-economical context. The "non-typical job systems" therefore represent an important challenge with respect to land management, and must be part of the reflexions to be engaged about social aknowledgment and status.