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Less snowfall below 1500 m

12.03.2012: Since the end of the 1970s, snow has increasingly given way to rain in Switzerland, especially at low altitudes.

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14th June 2012
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18th June 2012 - 22nd June 2012
NFZ Summer School 2012 "FORECE"
23th June 2012
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Spatial demands of people and nature

How intensively exploited regions can be developed in a sustainable way

The pressure on the physical environment is increasing, including in the countryside that lies beyond existing built-up areas. Social and climate change are likely to exert an additional strain. Balancing the human demand for housing and recreational space with the spatial requirements of natural biospheres will become more difficult in future. A new WSL research programme is examining the development of intensively exploited regions, and intends to formulate basic principles for managing them in a sustainable way.

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