Blog Alpine Towns
Climate action in Alpine towns – Update from Sonthofen
Within the framework of the Territorial Agenda 2030, there are nine pilot actions aiming at implementing climate measures in Alpine [...]
Insights into Innsbruck’s new Spatial Planning Concept
In April, the ad hoc working group for the elaboration of the 9th Report on the State of the Alps [...]
Interview with Maria Pia Gennaio Franscini and Josianne Maury
Maria Pia Gennaio Franscini (Geographer) and Josianne Maury (Architect) both work at the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development in [...]
Project Video: Urban Vegetation in Tolmin
Presenting one of six Pilot Action projects: Urban Vegetation against Climate Change in Tolmin, Slovenia. This video shows how Tolmin [...]
Interview with Edouard Davin
Edouard Davin is Associate Professor for Climate Scenarios for Sustainable Development at the Wyss Academy for Nature. He has many [...]
Project Video: Climate Transformation in Chambéry
Presenting one of six Pilot Action projects: Citizens drive the Climate Transformation in Chambéry (France). This video illustrates citizen engagement [...]
Towns in mountain areas – an international perspective
What can Alpine towns contribute to the sustainable development of the Alpine arc? With the ninth Report on the State [...]
“Sponge Cities” – Sustainable Water Management
Temperature-rise in the Alps takes place in a much higher speed than in other regions, due to the morphological situation. [...]
Project Video: Urban Vegetation in Tolmin
Presenting one of six Pilot Action projects: Urban Vegetation against Climate Change in Tolmin, Slovenia. This video shows how Tolmin [...]
Conflict management for new mobility strategy in Sonthofen
At the core of the new sustainable mobility strategy of Sonthofen (DE) is the intensely used city centre. A conflict [...]
Preservation of historic irrigation channels in Brig-Glis
The municipality of Brig-Glis (CH) wants to preserve their historic irrigation channels in and around the city. Knowledge about their [...]
Citizens transform a former mining site in Idrija
The Kajzer Park in Idrija (SLO) is a former mining site that is part of the UNESCO world heritage. The [...]
Climate action in Alpine towns – Update from Sonthofen
Within the framework of the Territorial Agenda 2030, there are nine pilot actions aiming at implementing climate measures in Alpine [...]
Project Video: Mining Town Idrija
Presenting one of six Pilot Action projects: Reintroducing Nature to the former Mining Town Idrija. This video shows the [...]