Dams and Development in the French Alps in the Inter-war Period by Anne Dalmasso

“…These questions are examined in the light of two dams constructed in the French Alps in the 1930s, the Chambon and Sautet dams.…”
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New Highlanders in Traditional Out-migration Areas in the Alps by Roland Löffler, Michael Beismann, Judith Walder, Ernst Steinicke

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The structure of the white water sports market in the French Alps by Antoine Marsac

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Selected Aspects of Agro-structural Change within the Alps by Thomas Streifeneder, Ulrike Tappeiner, Flavio V. Ruffini, Gottfried Tappeiner, Christian Hoffmann

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Le toposcope et l’indicateur des alpes by Rachel Floch

“…We then focus on the Alpine indicator, a device used throughout the 19th century by tourists exploring the peaks at the heart of the Swiss Alps. We will see how these two devices, through the two types of perspectives they construct of the landscape - one military, the other contemplative and instructive – resulted in the orientation tables, which in their own way sought to reach beyond the limits of what is visible.…”
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History of the Alps (1500-1900): environment, development and society by Bernard Debarbieux

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From après-ski to après-tourism: the Alps in transition? by Philippe Bourdeau

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Mathieu Petite, Identités et chantiers dans les Alpes by Federica Corrado

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Timelines of Tension: Trajectories of Protected-Area Creation in the Austrian Alps by Valerie Braun, Gebhard Bendler, Andreas Haller, Kati Heinrich

“…In this way, new protected areas could be established without undue tensions and pave the way for sustainable development in sensitive environments of the European Alps.…”
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Analogue model of rift linkage and inversion with application to the Western Alps by Dall’Asta, Nicolas, Denèle, Yoann, Regard, Vincent, Frayssignes, Anne, Hoareau, Guilhem, Leroy, Sylvie, Pires, Thibaut

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Mountain research in the Alps and the rest of the world: a retrospective look by Thomas Scheurer, Anne Sgard

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Comment diffuser les savoirs à travers les Alpes ? by Wolfgang Pfefferkorn

“…CIPRA’s Future in the Alps Project aims at showcasing examples of successful implementation and successful projects in the Alps, and making available to others the extensive pool of experience and practical knowledge that lies in these projects. …”
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Changements climatiques et risques naturels dans les Alpes by Benjamin Einhorn, Nicolas Eckert, Christophe Chaix, Ludovic Ravanel, Philip Deline, Marie Gardent, Vincent Boudières, Didier Richard, Jean-Marc Vengeon, Gérald Giraud, Philippe Schoeneich

“…This paper provides a review of recent advances in knowledge on the perceived, measured and projected changes in i) climate patterns, ii) the cryosphere, hydrosystems and geomorphological dynamics on Alpine slopes, and iii) natural hazard evolution and induced risks at the scale of the French Alps. We give a brief overview of new results achieved by research, cooperation and capitalisation projects in these thematic fields during the programme period 2007-2013, which are available on databases, thematic knowledge platforms and observatories developed by different scientific and technical operators in the larger framework of the European Alpine arc. …”
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ALP leptogenesis: non-thermal right-handed neutrinos from axions by Martina Cataldi, Alberto Mariotti, Filippo Sala, Miguel Vanvlasselaer

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Un « guide » sur les Alpes pas comme les autres… by Cristina Del Biaggio

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Ritual Continuity and “Failed Rituals” in a Winter Masquerade in the Italian Alps by Lia Zola

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Regional Scale Mapping of Debris-Flow Susceptibility in the Southern French Alps by Mélanie Bertrand, Frédéric Liébault, Hervé Piégay

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Łucja Rautenstrauchowa's In and beyond the Alps: the Case of a Sentimental Italian Tour by Magdalena Ożarska

“… The article presents Łucja Rautenstrauchowa’s 1847 In and Beyond the Alps as an example of the Italian tour, a 19th-century sub-genre of the travelogue. …”
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Scientific Tourism in the French Alps: A Laboratory for Scientific Mediation and Research by Yannick Vialette, Pascal Mao, Fabien Bourlon

“…Three case studies in the French Alps support this research: the Jardin Alpin du Lautaret of the University of Grenoble Alpes, the CREA Mont-Blanc, a private research center organizing participatory science and student travel abroad programs and the scientific hut to hut trekking routes in the Écrins National Park, organized jointly with a scientific research project (Labex ITEM, Reflab). …”
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Producing Knowledge in the Alps. Collaborative Research in Dairy Microbiology, 1960–Present by Elise Tancoigne

“…Research on the French dairy sectors in the Alps and the Jura is an example of this situation. …”
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