Environment

Workshop on environmental management on the mountain

Results of the conference on “Trends and challenges in environmental management for mountain areas – 2014 plus”

On September 24 the Pro Natura – Pro Ski Foundation, which is chaired by Hans Brunhart, welcomed representatives of the ropeway industry, the research community and journalists to a symposium on the island of Mainau (Lake Constance) on the subject of “Trends and challenges in environmental management in mountain areas – 2014 plus”. The objective of the event was to discuss from various angles the perspectives and challenges confronting the ropeway industry and policymakers in the Alps.

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Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. DDr. Ulrike Pröbstl, Univ.-Ass. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Alexandra Jiricka, Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

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