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New Perspectives of Urban Mobility in Mountain Towns
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: , ,
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New publication on Alpine Towns
by zopemaster — published Mar 15, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: , , ,
In 2005 CIPRA, the International Commission on the Protection of the Alps, organised a large conference on Alpine Towns and has now published the collected findings in a conference book.
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Next generation to bear risk of Winter Olympics
by zopemaster — published Dec 12, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Swiss canton of Graubünden wants to hold a "sustainable" Winter Olympics in 2022. While the many open questions regarding the candidacy have stirred passions in Switzerland, Munich's candidacy is not quite so controversial. But time is pressing.
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No ski-lift connection permitted in nature reserve
by CIPRA International — published May 17, 2017 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , ,
The Federal State of Upper Austria gave its legal opinion on the expansion of the “Höss-Wurzeralm” ski area in April. The matter is now on file.
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Obligatory rentals for planned Swiss resort
by zopemaster — published Aug 14, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The Egyptian entrepreneur Samih Sawiris does not want the resort he is planning in Andermatt/CH to become a ghost town. His solution: anyone who purchases a house or apartment as a second home must sign a contract agreeing to rent the property whenever they are not in residence.
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Olympic candidacy - a questionable venture?
by zopemaster — published Sep 18, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Forecasts estimate that the 2022 Winter Olympics in Switzerland will cost 4.5 billion Swiss francs - or, as experience shows, even more. Is it worth it? In March 2013 the citizens of Graubünden will go to the polls to decide.
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Planning for biodiversity as climate changes
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: , , ,
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Publication: land management in mountain areas
by zopemaster — published Jan 20, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under:
The current issue of the bilingual Journal of alpine research is running a feature on land management. It is a subject on which scientific research is sparse, even though it is of increasing concern for Alpine local authorities.
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Publication: The Alps in 2010
by zopemaster — published Feb 16, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The new publication titled The Alps by the Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention provides a comprehensive overview of the Alps, including a wealth of cartographic material. For over a thousand years the Alpine landscape has been used as a cultural landscape.
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Pyrenean ski resort to be revived
by zopemaster — published Jun 06, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The Municipality of Vielha in the Spanish Pyrenees has given the go-ahead for the construction of more than 500 apartments and 1,700 parking spaces in the ski resort of La Tuca. The resort was forced to shut down in 1989 as the lack of snow meant it was no longer viable. But now the ski resort is to be brought back to life with the new project.
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