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Austria: pressure caused by exploitation rose at the highest altitudes
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Mar 26, 2010
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Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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uphill installations,
tourism,
landscape impact,
landscape,
protected areas / sanctuaries
All across Austria the tendency to build cableways and other skiing infrastructures inside the boundaries of protected areas and other high-value zones can be observed. The Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) warns against the destruction of landscape and recreational resources in the Alps and demands a framework for a well-balanced territorial planning, in order to preserve the typical Alpine landscape.
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UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch wins TO DO! Award 2008
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zopemaster
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Apr 09, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM
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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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Modifications to Alpine plant communities
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zopemaster
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Jul 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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landscape monitoring,
landscape,
functions of the forest
A recent French study into 171 woodland plants in temperate regions shows how plant species have already adjusted to climate change, with a significant upward shift in species optimum elevation averaging 29 meters per decade in response to rising global temperatures.
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New publication on alpine landscapes
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zopemaster
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Jan 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
literature,
society, culture
The December 2007 issue of the bilingual La revue de géographie alpine / Journal of Alpine Research focuses on the Forum Alpinum held in April 2007, which was dedicated to the topic of landscape development in mountain areas.
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New issue of the Journal of Alpine Research
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zopemaster
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Nov 08, 2007
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last modified
Jun 01, 2023 11:23 AM
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landscape monitoring,
landscape,
natural parks,
protected areas / sanctuaries,
settlement landscape,
landscape
The latest publication in the series Journal of Alpine Research features four specialist articles addressing different issues. However they all focus on the landscape and the way in which it is changing.
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New publication on regional development and landscape change in the Alps
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zopemaster
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Feb 09, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
regional development,
literature,
society, culture,
landscape
The publication "Regional Development and Cultural Landscape Change in the Alps" features results from the completed REGALP research project, which was funded by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme.
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Satellite technology in South Tyrol
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zopemaster
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Oct 20, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
nature monitoring,
nature,
landscape monitoring,
landscape
By October of next year, South Tyrol/I wants to be able to receive data from the various earth observation satellites and evaluate it at a purpose-built facility at the European Academy in Bolzano.
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Why wait? Pull down those unused mountain installations now!
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zopemaster
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published
Jun 30, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
landscape conservation/support,
landscape,
environmental protection,
environment
Anyone who comes across unused installations or buildings while out hiking or mountaineering in the Swiss Alps should take part in the Wilderness Olympics 2005 and notify Mountain Wilderness (MW) of their "find".
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Research on the economic significance of the landscape
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Feb 10, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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research, science,
landscape,
tourism
What is the monetary value of the Alpine landscape for the resident populations and tourists? This question was studied in the framework of Swiss National Research Programme NFP48 "Landscapes and Living Spaces in the Alps".
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From vegetable plots to supermarkets: land consumption in France
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zopemaster
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Dec 02, 2004
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
regional planning, regional development, land use,
towns and cities, agglomerations,
land settlement,
settlement landscape,
landscape
The French association for regional planning and rural development has recently published a white paper on the subject of land consumption as a result of urbanisation, entitled "The End of the Landscape?". More and more arable land is being built up with residential buildings and industrial parks, and land consumption is progressing at an alarming pace.
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