Urbanizing the Alps : : Densification Strategies for High-Altitude Villages / / Fiona Pia.
For plenty years, many popular mountain resorts have seen largely uncontrolled development consisting of the multiplication of archetypal chalet-style houses. This is usually accompanied by roadbuilding for private cars. In order to protect these tourist destinations and their natural environs from...
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Place / Publishing House: | Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Abstract
- ALPINE TOWNS IN CONTEXT
- VERBIER: The Epitome of Alpine Individualism: Chalets, Private Cars, and Urban Sprawl
- ZERMATT: Perfect Model of the Pedestrian-Oriented Alpine Town?
- AVORIAZ: Innovative Integrated Ski Resort: New Prototype for Alpine Density and Mobility
- WHISTLER BLACKCOMB: Planned Expansion of an Integrated Resort at Its Size Limit
- ANDERMATT SWISS ALPS: Contemporary Densification of a Military “Wasteland” Connected to a Transport Infrastructure
- COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CASE STUDIES: Verbier, Zermatt, Avoriaz, Whistler Blackcomb, and Andermatt
- DENSIFICATION STRATEGIES: Alpine Infrastructures Contextualized
- Bibliography, Images, Thanks