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Water resources under threat in the Himalayas
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Aug 28, 2008
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last modified
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filed under:
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology,
households,
water consumption, water supply
Climate change is threatening the water reserves of East Asia. An estimated 50 percent of the water from the Himalayas comes from glaciers, permafrost zones and the snowmelt.
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Interactive Internet portal for sustainability in South Tyrol
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 14, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
information systems,
sustainable development
In a research project lasting several years, a sustainability monitor has been developed for South Tyrol, Italy and is now on-line.
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Rail tunnel ground water to heat a tropical greenhouse
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 14, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
renewable energy,
fruit, orchard and wine growing,
water consumption, water supply
In the future, the ground water that drains from the Lötschberg Base Tunnel at a temperature of 20°C will be piped into a tropical greenhouse which is to be built at the northern portal in Frutigen/CH to produce fish and tropical fruit, and also to heat the administration building.
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Obligatory rentals for planned Swiss resort
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 14, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
land settlement,
leisure and recreation,
regional planning, regional development, land use,
depopulation,
demographics
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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Biodiversity and climate change as subjects for transnational co-operation
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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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filed under:
INTERREG,
development/support measures,
biodiversity,
climate change, climate policy
The Alpine Space Programme established in the framework of the INTERREG IVB European Community Initiative Programme is being used to fund a dozen new projects.
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Knowledge transfer - new pillar of regional development?
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
regional development,
research, science
The latest issue of the bilingual (fr/en) Revue de Géographie Alpine (RGA) deals with the subject of knowledge management and knowledge transfer in the regional context.
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Modifications to Alpine plant communities
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
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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EU: Legally enforceable right to clean air
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that citizens have a legally enforceable right to clean air. Individuals affected by high concentrations of particulate matter can now call on the courts throughout the EU to ensure that effective measures are taken to improve the quality of the air.
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New World Heritage sites in the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 17, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
protected areas / sanctuaries,
players / networks
In July the UNESCO World Heritage Committee added another 27 cultural and natural sites to the World Heritage List, including three located in the Alpine region, namely the Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona with the Glarus overthrust, the cross-border (CH/I) Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes and the fortifications of Vauban in France.
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Database on municipal development in the Alps
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 17, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
information systems,
players / networks
How do my town and region perform in terms of employment, demographics, structural diversity, agricultural and near-natural land use, structural change in agriculture, and landscape fragmentation in the Alpine space?
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