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UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch wins TO DO! Award 2008
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zopemaster
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published
Apr 09, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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filed under:
biosphere reserves,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
tourism,
landscape conservation/support,
landscape
Every year since 1995 the Institute for Tourism and Development (Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung) stages its "TO DO!" competition for socially responsible tourism.
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Upgrading the high mountains
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 23, 2013
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
tourism,
landscape impact,
landscape,
glaciers,
geomorphology
Austria's highest suspension bridge, including the "Steps into the Void", is intended to lure tourists to the Dachstein Glacier in a similar way to the recently opened "Du Gouter" luxury hut for walkers on Mont Blanc. The ways in which the Alpine mountain world courts visitors.
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Water consumption high despite dry spells
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by
zopemaster
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published
Jan 27, 2006
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM
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filed under:
tourism,
water consumption, water supply,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport
(27.01.2006) According to data from Arpa Piemonte the Piedmont region/IT had only half the amount of its usual rainfall last year (430 mm). The consequences of this dry spell now include a lack of drinking water and low water levels in the region's lakes.
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Winter Tourism and Climate Change in the Alps: An Assessment of Resource
Consumption, Snow Reliability, and Future Snowmaking Potential
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zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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filed under:
tourism,
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy
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Winter tourism: lateral thinking in Savoy
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by
zopemaster
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published
Aug 21, 2012
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 03:26 PM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
uphill installations,
tourism,
tourism policy, tourism concepts,
tourism
The skiing area of Biot/F sees ever less snow, and the resort is deep in debt. The local mayor now wants to get rid of the lifts and develop other forms of tourism. A visionary decision in the western Alps.
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