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Titel:

Alpine Landscapes of Defence: On Modern-Vernacular Avalanche Protection Systems in the Swiss Alps

Dokumenttyp:
Buchbeitrag
Autor(en):
Falser, Michael
Abstract:
This paper conceptualises modern, locally developed avalanche protection systems in the Swiss Alps as ``alpine landscapes of defence,'' which marked the decisive turning point when the alpine nations of Europe switched from early-modern reactive to modern Alpine proactive/preventive risk management against natural hazards. Using the sophisticated system of dry rubble wall constructions above the small mountain village of Goppenstein along the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway line (built in the mi...     »
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
399--422
Herausgeber:
Schenk, Gerrit Jasper
Buchtitel:
Historical Disaster Experiences: Towards a Comparative and Transcultural History of Disasters Across Asia and Europe
Verlag / Institution:
Springer International Publishing
Verlagsort:
Cham
Jahr:
2017
Print-ISBN:
978-3-319-49163-9
DOI:
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49163-9_20
WWW:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49163-9_20
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