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Ski resorts: how to reduce energy consumption of mechanical equipments ?
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Jan 10, 2013
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:26 AM
Since few dozen of years, as a common reorientation of the global economic sectors in the Alps, tourism took more and more importance in comparison to the others (agriculture, industry,…). In the Pays SUD (Serre Ponçon Ubaye Durance, France): 80% of employees are linked to tourism, and mainly to the winter ski activities.
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Ski runs a hazard for bird communities
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zopemaster
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published
Feb 14, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM
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filed under:
threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
biodiversity
According to a report compiled by ecologists at the University of Turin/I in the Journal of Applied Ecology, high-altitude alpine ski runs are posing a serious threat to bird communities.
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Skiers: a species on the verge of extinction?
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zopemaster
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Mar 23, 2006
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last modified
Apr 24, 2024 02:59 PM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
tourism
A new study by WWF Italy shows that snowfall in the Italian Alps has decreased by 20% over the past thirty years and looks at the consequences. The tourism industry, which has been a cash cow for many alpine regions, has come to rely exclusively on artificial snow installations in many cases.
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Slip rate variations on normal faults during glacial-interglacial changes in surface loads
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zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM
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geological events and phenomena,
geology,
glaciers,
geomorphology
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Slovenia: plans for a series of hydraulic power plants
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zopemaster
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May 04, 2006
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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rivers and streams - impairments,
rivers and streams
Slovenia has granted concessions for the planning of a series of power plants along the Mura, Drava and Sava rivers. The International Committee for the Protection of the Mura River Unsere Mur - Nasa Mura, founded in spring 2006, is opposing this threat to precious river landscapes of the Alps and pre-Alps.
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Snow levels depend on more than just altitude
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 22, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
climate - influences,
climate change, climate policy
New results by the Austrian research project STRATEGE show that snow levels do not necessarily depend on altitude. In precipitation scenarios relating to climate change, researchers found that other factors such as the micro climate, relief and exposure of the locations concerned also had to be considered.
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Snowcats and man-made snow as a threat to plant diversity
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zopemaster
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published
May 04, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM
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filed under:
biodiversity,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport,
winter sports, skiing areas,
sport
The number of plant species growing on mountain slopes used for ski trails in Switzerland is eleven percent lower than on adjoining sites. The reduction is especially striking in the case of woody and early flowering plants.
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Soča
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zopemaster
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM
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filed under:
rivers and streams,
landscape descriptions,
landscape
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Soča valley soon under water?
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zopemaster
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published
Sep 28, 2011
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM
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filed under:
hydropower,
renewable energy,
threats to nature and landscape,
nature,
protected areas / sanctuaries
The proposal was made by Slovenia's Ministry of Economic Affairs just before the summer break. Five hydroelectric power plants are to be built on the Soča river and its tributaries, the Ucja and Idrijca.
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Socio-economic dimension of the Alpine Convention
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zopemaster
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published
Oct 20, 2005
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM
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filed under:
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
Austria's Chair of the Alpine Convention sees it as a priority task to focus more on specialist issues during the meetings of the Standing Committee in order once again to develop a greater sensibility for vital issues in the alpine region.
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