The landscapes of the Alps are substantially shaped by their rivers - human use of the Alpine region is closely linked to the challenges of dealing with rivers and streams. This book offers a vivid and comprehensive survey of the manifold ways in which Alpine rivers are important from a range of different perspectives.
Thirty-four thematic chapters give an insight into the origin and functions of rivers, their ecological, social and economic relevance in the past and present, the extent and consequences of human uses, as well as the need to balance the interests of protection and utilization. Portraits of over fifty rivers provide a quick overview and present particular features of each of these rivers.
The book provides a basis for discussions about the future of the rivers of the Alps. By combining rich illustrations, maps and easily comprehensible descriptions, it is a unique reference work for readers with an interest in nature and the environment, for experts and not least for students and teachers.
1. Auflage 2019
512 Seiten, durchgehend farbig illustriert
Hardcover, 21,6 x 26,7 cm, 1968 g
Haupt Verlag
CHF 58.00 (UVP) / EUR 49.00 (D) / EUR 50.40 (A)
Susanne Muhar
Susanne Muhar, studied landscape ecology and landscape design at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Habilitation in water protection and water ecological planning. Research and teaching at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Associate Professor at the Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management Vienna, Austria.
Andreas Muhar
Andreas Muhar, studied landscape ecology and landscape design at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Habilitation in landscape planning. Research and teaching at Vienna University of Technology, Griffith University, Brisbane (Australia) and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria. There professorship for Sustainable Landscape Development, Transdisciplinarity and Knowledge Integration at the Institute for Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning.
Dominik Siegrist
Dominik Siegrist is a geographer and landscape planner at the University of Applied Sciences, Rapperswil, Switzerland. 1992 Core group member of the alpine policy networking project TransALPedes. 2004 to 2014 President of the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps Cipra. 2017 Co-initiator of the thematic Alpine hike whatsalp.
Gregory Egger
Gregory Egger, Diploma in Biology/Botany at the Universities of Salzburg and Graz, PhD in Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning and Habilitation in Natural Area Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. Visiting professor at the Center for Ecohydraulic Research, University of Idaho (USA). Since 2013, research associate at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology (Department of Wetland Ecology) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).