This section presents selected peer-reviewed publications on mountain and rural development, landownership, tourism, and socio-economic transformation.
Journal Articles
Gugushvili, T., Salukvadze, G., Roep, D., & Chkhaidze, V. (2025). Land fragmentation: Is it a curse or a blessing for small family farms? Dela, 64, 109–140. https://doi.org/10.4312/dela.64.109-140
Salukvadze, G., Michel, A. H., Backhaus, N., Gugushvili, T., & Dolbaia, T. (2024). From tradition to innovation: The pioneers of mountain entrepreneurship in the Lesser Caucasus. Mountain Research and Development, 44(3), R14–R21. https://doi.org/10.1659/mrd.2024.00006
Schmid, L. G., Gugushvili, T., & Kohler, T. (2022). The rise of guesthouse tourism in the Greater Caucasus and the effects of the Covid pandemic: The example of Lagodekhi town and its protected area, Georgia. Erdkunde, 76(1), 41–58. https://doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2022.01.03
Salukvadze, G., Gugushvili, T., Dolbaia, T., Salukvadze, J., & Durglishvili, N. (2021). Park-people interaction in mountainous Georgia: The case of Kazbegi National Park. Dela, 55, 69–86. https://doi.org/10.4312/dela.55.69-86
Gugushvili, T., Roep, D., & Durglishvili, N. (2021). Transformation of family-based entrepreneurial activities in rural areas: View angle from human capital. Dela, 55, 87–106. https://doi.org/10.4312/dela.55.87-106
Khokhobaia, M., & Gugushvili, T. (2021). Tourism transformation in Georgia during the Soviet and post-Soviet eras. Caucasus Analytical Digest, 122, 3–8. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000506344
Gugushvili, T., Salukvadze, G., Leonhäuser, I.-U., Durglishvili, N., Pavliashvili, N., Khelashvili, J., Salukvadze, J., & Khartishvili, L. (2021). Participatory policy review: “Supportive Tourism” concept for hand-in-hand rural and mountain development. Annals of Agrarian Science, 18(3). https://journals.org.ge/index.php/aans/article/view/228
Salukvadze, G., Gugushvili, T., & Salukvadze, J. (2019).
Spatial peculiarities of local tourism supply chains in high-mountainous Georgia: Challenges and perspectives. European Journal of Geography, 10(3). https://eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/203
Gugushvili, T., Salukvadze, G., & Salukvadze, J. (2019).
Has traditional Georgian hospitality been sustained under tourism development? Evidence from the high-mountain regions of Georgia. Mountain Research and Development, 39(4), R20–R26. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00011.1
Gugushvili, T., Salukvadze, G., & Salukvadze, J. (2017).
Fragmented development: Tourism-driven economic changes in Kazbegi, Georgia. Annals of Agrarian Science, 15(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aasci.2017.02.005
Book Chapters
Gugushvili, T., & Salukvadze, G. (2021). Using MAXQDA for analyzing documents: An example of prioritization research design in urban development. In The Practice of Qualitative Data Analysis: Research Examples Using MAXQDA (pp. 107–120). https://doi.org/10.36192/978-3-948768058
Blog Articles
Allheilig, G., Gugushvili, T., Salukvadze, G., & Lundsgaard-Hansen, L. (2023). New transit routes are reshaping Georgia. CDE Spotlight, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern. www.storymaps/New transit routes are reshaping Georgia
Translations
Lazer, D. M. J., et al. (2025). Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities. (T. Gugushvili, G. Salukvadze, & L. Chkhetiani, Trans.). Science, 369, 1060–1062. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz8170 https://qartulad.scien.ge/posts/sciencecss/ https://qartulad.scien.ge/posts/sciencecss/ (Original work published 2020)
Mayring, P. (2022). Qualitative content analysis. (T. Gugushvili & T. Chkhaidze, Trans.). Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 1(2). https://qartulad.scien.ge/posts/qcamayring/ (Original work published 2000)
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Last Updated: April 2026