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Olympic Games: no benefit to the national economy
by zopemaster — published Dec 01, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: , ,
Switzerland is once again discussing its candidacy for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Environmental organisations are warning against the ecological and economic repercussions. Even Marco Blatter, former CEO of Swiss Olympic, has been quoted on Swiss radio, saying that he was glad the 2006 Games were not held in the Valais. He added that in Turin/I the Games had grown out of all proportion. "With all the infrastructure investments Turin cost around CHF 4.5 bn; Vancouver is costing around CHF 6 bn; and Sochi 2014 is officially budgeting for CHF 13 bn," reports Switzerland's SonntagsZeitung.
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Olympic infrastructures - A bottomless pit?
by zopemaster — published Dec 14, 2006 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: , , ,
The infrastructure facilities built for the Olympic Winter Games in Turin in February 2006 have proved an expensive legacy.
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Olympics-free Alps!
by zopemaster — published Feb 26, 2014 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: ,
Open letter to Thomas Bach, IOC President Schaan/LI, 25 February 2014
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On sacred mountains
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM — filed under: , ,
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On the borders of the Sahara
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: ,
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On the right track - for and with hikers
by zopemaster — published Mar 29, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: , ,
An international joint venture of eight hiking regions grouped under the heading of Best of Wandern has come up with some innovative ideas for boosting visitor figures and strengthening visitor loyalty.
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On thin ice
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: , , ,
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One step further towards ecological connectivity in France
by zopemaster — published Nov 30, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM — filed under: ,
The French law on ecological networks ("trame verte et bleue") has recently been updated with two decrees, which asses and divide the implementation roles of the state and the regions. Further information: www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news
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Only climate-friendly tourism is sustainable: cc.alps - CIPRA’s demands for tourism in climate change
by zopemaster — published Mar 09, 2011 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:14 AM — filed under: ,
Climate change is a major challenge to Alpine tourism. It has to adapt to climate change and at the same time become more climate-friendly. There is a particularly large potential for reduction of CO2 emissions in the key areas of traffic and energy. Tourism is a branch of the economy which is heavily subsidized. Therefore public policy can and must direct developments towards sustainability through the support given to tourism. The present discussion about developments in the tourism industry is dominated by the large chair lift companies which are essentially fixed on ski tourism and the maintenance of the status quo. But focusing only on snow and skiing means promoting a capital-intensive, highly technological form of Alpine tourism and a monoculture. This is neither climatologically nor environmentally sustainable.
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Onto the slopes by plane
by zopemaster — published Dec 20, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
More and more low-cost airlines are flying to the Alps in winter. More than twenty of these "ski destinations" are being offered to winter air travellers. With the offer of connecting flights, air passengers are now able to travel directly to the ski slopes from Salzburg/A, Innsbruck/A, Klagenfurt/A, Zurich/CH, Friedrichshafen/D, Munich/D and, most recently, from Grenoble/F and Memmingen/D.
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