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New hypothesis on deep erosion in high mountain regions
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published
Nov 06, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
erosion,
soil immissions and hazards,
glaciers,
geomorphology,
climate change, climate policy
Researchers in the south-east of the Tibetan plateau have found that the moraine dams created during glacier fluctuations have over the millennia helped to slow down the erosion effect of large rivers known as downcutting.
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New ideas for life in the Alps in the post-fossil age
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zopemaster
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Sep 24, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
demographics,
sustainable development,
oil,
fossil energies
Last week's annual CIPRA conference on the subject of growth attracted some 200 attendees to Liechtenstein. There was a consensus that our limited resources mean that growth is finite. Numerous ideas were offered and calls made for a response to the inevitable downsizing process. CIPRA summarised the most urgent calls in a catalogue of ideas.
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New Immigration Into the European Alps: Emerging Research Issues
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM
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demographics,
society, culture,
research, science
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New issue of the Eco.mont magazine
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zopemaster
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Dec 15, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
environmental education (adults),
environmental education
The latest issue of eco.mont - Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research is now available. It features scientific articles from European mountain regions and the Himalayas, with articles on amphibians, visitor monitoring, information management, resource utilisation, and the perception of biodiversity changes.
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New issue of the Journal of Alpine Research
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 08, 2007
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last modified
Jun 01, 2023 11:23 AM
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filed under:
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 issue of the Journal of Alpine Research series
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 17, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
literature,
society, culture,
natural hazards,
nature,
water consumption, water supply
The latest issue of the Revue de Géographie Alpine series comprises five specialist articles on a variety of topics. One article examines the causes of flooding and the measures that are necessary to prevent it based on the example of the Isère/F region while another article focuses on sustainable water management in general.
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New look for the Via Alpina website
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zopemaster
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published
May 29, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
information systems,
leisure,
society, culture
Via Alpina fans can now go the organisation's revamped website with additional functionality for planning and preparing for a walk. The officially designated routes of the Via Alpina, with descriptions of the walks available in several languages, are the ideal way to discover the Alpine Arc.
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New look for www.cipra.org/future
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zopemaster
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published
May 16, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
information systems
The Future in the Alps website was given a makeover in the spring and has been incorporated into the CIPRA portal. This means that the information on Future in the Alps is now more user-friendly and more easily accessible. The site is regularly updated with news and events.
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New Master of Science Programme on the Management of Protected Areas
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Mar 24, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
protected areas / sanctuaries,
research, science,
education, training, work,
society, culture
The University of Klagenfurt/A has created a new study programme on the subject of the Management of Protected Areas. The two-year course in English is to be launched in September 2005. While the first semester focuses on theoretical and scientific foundations, the second and third semesters look at practical aspects of the management of protected areas.
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New measures for combating and managing particulate matte
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 01, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
Every winter, de-icing salt is scattered on the roads despite its negative impact on the environment, groundwater, infrastructure and cars. But now Klagenfurt/A has come up with an alternative: Instead of salt it is to spray calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), a de-icing agent made from calcium, magnesium and acetic acid.
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