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A Hydrographic Approach to the Alps
• • 330 A HYDROGRAPHIC APPROACH TO THE ALPS A HYDROGRAPHIC APPROACH TO THE ALPS • • • PART III BY E. CODDINGTON SUB-SYSTEMS OF (ADRIATIC .W. NORTH SEA] BASIC SYSTEM ' • HIS is the only Basic System whose watershed does not penetrate beyond the Alps, so it is immaterial whether it be traced·from W. to E. as [Adriatic .w. North Sea], or from E. toW. as [North Sea . w. Adriatic]. The Basic Watershed, which also answers to the title [Po ~ w. Rhine], is short arid for purposes of practical convenience scarcely requires subdivision, but the distinction between the Aar basin (actually Reuss, and Limmat) and that of the Rhine itself, is of too great significance to be overlooked, to say nothing of the magnitude and importance of the Major Branch System involved. This gives two Basic Sections of very unequal dimensions, but the ., Alps being of natural origin cannot be expected to fall into more or less equal com partments. Two rather less unbalanced sections could be obtained by differentiating Ticino.- and Adda-drainage on the Po-side, but this would exhibit both hydrographic and Alpine inferiority. (1) BASIC SECTION SYSTEM (Po .W. AAR]. This System happens to be synonymous with (Po .w. Reuss] and with [Ticino .w. Reuss]. · The Watershed From .Wyttenwasserstock (E) the Basic Watershed runs generally E.N.E. to the Hiihnerstock, Passo Cavanna, Pizzo Luceridro, St. Gotthard Pass, and Pizzo Centrale; thence S.E. to the Giubing and Unteralp Pass, and finally E.N.E., to end in the otherwise not very notable Piz Alv .1 Offshoot in the Po ( Ticino) basin A spur runs W.S.W. -
The ALPS in 25 MAPS Imprint
The ALPS in 25 MAPS Imprint Editor: Coordination: Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention Marianna Elmi (Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention) Thomas Streifeneder (Institute for Regional Development, Eurac Research) Editing: Marianna Elmi Cartographic coordination: Elisa Ravazzoli (Institute for Regional Development, Eurac Research) Contributors: Marianna Elmi (Permanent Secretariat of the Alpine Convention) Thomas Streifeneder, Elisa Ravazzoli, Peter Laner (Institute for Regional Development, Eurac Research) Marcello Petitta, Kathrin Renner (Institute for Earth Observation, Eurac Research) Giulia Garegnani, Valentina D’Alonzo (Institute for Renewable Energy, Eurac Research) Alice Brambilla, Bruno Bassano (Alpine Wildlife Research Centre, Gran Paradiso National Park, IT) and Main office: Achaz von Hardenberg (Conservation Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Chester, UK) Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 15 Dominik Cremer-Schulte, Maša Klemenčič (ALPARC) A-6020 Innsbruck Austria In cooperation with Branch office: English revision: iui – innsbruck university innovations Viale Druso - Drususallee 1 I-39100 Bolzano - Bozen Graphic design: De Poli e Cometto - Printing: Stampatori della Marca - Cover photo: Shutterstock Italy ISBN: 9788897500438 www.alpconv.org [email protected] Facebook: Alpine Convention © Permanent Secretariat Twitter: @alpconv of the Alpine Convention, 2018 ALPINE CONVENTION The ALPS in 25 MAPS Foreword The Alps belong to our collective imagination. It is virtually impossible to repercussions. Mapping these phenomena comes almost as a first instinct speak about the Alps without evoking specific memories of places, sounds and allows us to represent them in a simple, immediate way. It lets us and tastes in individuals with different experiences and perspectives. If interpret spatial impacts, sometimes down to a very fine level of detail. -
Modelling Last Glacial Cycle Ice Dynamics in the Alps
The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2018-8 Manuscript under review for journal The Cryosphere Discussion started: 16 February 2018 c Author(s) 2018. CC BY 4.0 License. Modelling last glacial cycle ice dynamics in the Alps Julien Seguinot1, Guillaume Jouvet1, Matthias Huss1, Martin Funk1, Susan Ivy-Ochs2, and Frank Preusser3 1Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland 2Laboratory of Ion Beam Physics, ETH Zürich, Switzerland 3Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Freiburg, Germany Correspondence to: J. Seguinot ([email protected]) Abstract. The European Alps, cradle of pioneer glacial studies, are one of the regions where geological markers of past glaciations are most abundant and well-studied. Such conditions make the region ideal for testing numerical glacier models based on simplified ice flow physics against field-based reconstructions, and vice-versa. 5 Here, we use the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) to model the entire last glacial cycle (120–0 ka) in the Alps, using horizontal resolutions of 2 and 1 km and up to 576 processors. Climate forcing is derived using present-day climate data from WorldClim and the ERA-Interim reanalysis, and time-dependent temperature offsets from multiple palaeo-climate proxies, among which only the EPICA ice core record yields glaciation during marine oxygen isotope stages 4 (69–62 ka) and 2 (34– 18 ka) spatially and temporally consistent with the geological reconstructions, while the other records used result in excessive 10 early glacial cycle ice cover and a late Last Glacial Maximum. Despite the low variability of this Antarctic-based climate forcing, our simulation depicts a highly dynamic ice sheet, showing that Alpine glaciers may have advanced many times over the foreland during the last glacial cycle. -
Working Paper for Optimizing Core TEN-T by Including Non-EU Countries
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVED AT BORDER CROSSING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF SOUTH EAST EUROPE - ACROSSEE WP3 INSTITUTIONAL PLATFORM AND ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION Report Action 3.1.7 Working paper for the Optimization of the proposed Comprehensive and Core TEN-T Date: 11.03.2015 Version: [to be set as final by LP] Involved ACROSSEE partners: FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR TRANSPORT INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY , AT Author: Dr. Helmut Adelsberger (contractor of bmvit) CENTRAL EUROPEAN INITIATIVE EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT, IT ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI (AUTH) – RESEARCH COMMITTEE – SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR RESEARCH FUNDS OF AUTH, GR University "POLITEHNICA" of Bucharest, RO Institute of Traffic and Transport Ljubljana, SI VENICE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, IT 2 The information in this document is provided as is, and no guarantee or warranty is given that the information is fit for any particular purpose. The user thereof uses the information at its own risk and is solely liable for its usage. 3 Table of Contents: 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ 5 2 INTRODUCTION: ................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 The Framework of Acrossee .......................................................................................... 5 2.2 Political Framework ........................................................................................................ 6 2.3 Approach of this document .......................................................................................... -
The Making of the Italian Motorway Network (1924-1974)
pavese.qxp 01/09/2006 12:45 PÆgina 96 Transportes, Servicios y Telecomunicaciones, número 10 [96] Resumen CLAUDIO PAVESE, born in 1944, Laurea magistralis in ste trabajo analiza cómo se ha implementado la red italiana Economic History, University of Ede autopistas en dos fases diferentes (1922-1935 y 1958- Milan (Italy). 1974), con características originales, y en cierto modo inno- Current possition: Professor of vadoras, a nivel europeo. En esos dos períodos, la precocidad de Economic History and la realización italiana debe atribuirse a razones de orden geográ- Technology and Enterprise fico, histórico y económico. La falta de adecuación de la red de History, Faculty of Political carreteras ordinarias (a causa de la orografía de gran parte del Sciences, Università degli Studi di territorio y de la escasez de inversiones previas) indujo a la clase Milano. política (convencida de que, en un país todavía atrasado, una red Current oficies: Scientific viaria eficiente constituiría un poderoso factor de moder- Committee: “Associazione ASSI nización) a tomar en consideración la presión ejercida por las di storia e studi sull’impresa” grandes empresas interesadas en el desarrollo de la automoción (Milan) and ISEC (Instituto per lo (fabricantes de coches, de neumáticos, productores de cemento studio della Storia contempo- y empresas petroleras). La ejecución y financiación se llevaron ranea) (Sesto S.G.). Editorial a cabo principalmente a través de los instrumentos de interven- Board: Annali di storia dell’im- ción en la economía de que el Estado italiano se había dotado a presa; Archivi e imprese. sí mismo a partir de la década de 1930 (IRI). -
DANUBIAN REVIEW 5 the Territory to Belgium Being Signed in the Pre Determination
DA NUB IAN REVIEW (DANUBIAN NEWS) V O L . I, NO 9. SUBSCRIPTION: Bu d a p e s t PUBLISHED BY THE ”PESTI HIRLAP” o n e m o n t h 50 f i l l FEBRUARY 1935 ONE YEAR 6 PENGO CONTENTS The Prince of Wales in Hungary Notes on Matters of Theory Connected with the Saar Plebiscite...................................... Dr. Ernest Flachbarth Czech and Yugoslav Claims to Austrian Territory Little Entente Allies ”At Home” Fierce Agitation in Rumanian Press Against Hungarian Minority English-Hungarian Connections during the Reign of Sigismund King of Hungary Dr. Alexander Fest Political Mosaic How Minorities Live Political Economy Sports E d i t e d a n d p u b l i s h e d u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s o f t h e H u n g a r i a n f r o n t i e r r e a d j u s t m e n t LEAGUE 3 THE PRINCE OF WALES IN HUNGARY riginally intended to be a mere sojourn of two days, the visit of the Prince of Wales was extended to almost a week. Surely a great compliment to the attractions of the Hungarian Capital. To the Oinhabitants of Budapest this visit will remain an unforgettable experience. The Prince won the hearts of all classes alike; the charm of his personality, the geniality of his converse and the ease with which he acclimatised himself and made himself at home in the Hungarian atmosphere, endeared him at once to all Hungarians. -
A Challenge for the Meuse-Rhine Euregio
No. 42 - June/July 2008 The Meuse-Rhine Euregio wishes to improve its competitiveness while remaining close to its citizens Wim Weijnen ”Togetherness in diversity”, a challenge for the Director General of the Province of Euregio Limburg (Netherlands) The Meuse-Rhine Euregio (EMR), formed in 1976, represents one of the oldest partnerships in Europe. With its 3.9 million Meuse-Rhine Euregio (EMR) was one of inhabitants and shared by three countries the first Euregions formed in Europe. and five cultures, it is now and more than What do you make of these past thirty ever before looking to the future. years of activity? The Meuse-Rhine Euregio, with a surface area First of all I would like to point out the of 10,700km², consists of five partner regions: specificity of EMR in relation to other the south of the Province of Limburg Euroregions: it incorporates not only three (Netherlands), the Province of Limburg countries but also five different cultures. (Belgium), the Province of Liège (Belgium), the Maastricht in the Netherlands - Headquarters Cross-border cooperation is therefore more Regio Aachen (Germany) and the German- of the EMR Stichting delicate and the projects which have been speaking community of Belgium. implemented over these thirty years have The objective of the Euregio at its formation in been mostly of an irregular and temporary technology, training, qualification and labour 1976 was to re-establish the relations within nature, notably in the areas of culture and market” commission, a second “nature, its territory unified by Charlemagne, only to be tourism, although nowadays things are environment and transport” commission, a third somewhat randomly separated in the 19th tending to change. -
The Logic of Multilingualism in the Alpine Convention
The Logic of Multilingualism in the Alpine Convention Paolo Angelini & Jon Marco Church French, German, Italian, and Slovenian are the official languages of the Alpine Convention: the practice of linguistic pluralism is frequent within some Alpine countries and has been prac- tised since the early years of the Convention. The common institutions play a vital role in ensur- ing the practice of multilingualism, choosing the model of the European Communities. In the Convention the use of English is frequent, but not predominant. Multilingualism is an asset for the Alpine Convention, allowing the participation of those who do not speak foreign lan- guages – but who play a vital role in the protection and sustainable development of the Alpine region – and contributing to the establishment of an effective system of multilevel governance. This analysis mirrors the daily practice of international cooperation to protect and sustainably develop the Alpine region. 1. The Alpine Convention: an Italian perspective Italy held the presidency of the Alpine Convention in 2001 and 2002, just two years after it deposited the ratification of the Framework Convention1. Italy was the last Alpine State to ratify the Convention. However, it had participated to the sessions of its bodies since the beginning of activities under the Alpine Convention. Furthermore, Italy possessed a legal and political culture that was already in harmony with the spirit of the Convention, as the Italian Constitution had already granted special protection to mountain areas and peoples since 19482. With mountains covering more than half of its territory, it could not be otherwise3 (Angelini et al. 2006:15). -
Maps -- by Region Or Country -- Eastern Hemisphere -- Europe
G5702 EUROPE. REGIONS, NATURAL FEATURES, ETC. G5702 Alps see G6035+ .B3 Baltic Sea .B4 Baltic Shield .C3 Carpathian Mountains .C6 Coasts/Continental shelf .G4 Genoa, Gulf of .G7 Great Alföld .P9 Pyrenees .R5 Rhine River .S3 Scheldt River .T5 Tisza River 1971 G5722 WESTERN EUROPE. REGIONS, NATURAL G5722 FEATURES, ETC. .A7 Ardennes .A9 Autoroute E10 .F5 Flanders .G3 Gaul .M3 Meuse River 1972 G5741.S BRITISH ISLES. HISTORY G5741.S .S1 General .S2 To 1066 .S3 Medieval period, 1066-1485 .S33 Norman period, 1066-1154 .S35 Plantagenets, 1154-1399 .S37 15th century .S4 Modern period, 1485- .S45 16th century: Tudors, 1485-1603 .S5 17th century: Stuarts, 1603-1714 .S53 Commonwealth and protectorate, 1660-1688 .S54 18th century .S55 19th century .S6 20th century .S65 World War I .S7 World War II 1973 G5742 BRITISH ISLES. GREAT BRITAIN. REGIONS, G5742 NATURAL FEATURES, ETC. .C6 Continental shelf .I6 Irish Sea .N3 National Cycle Network 1974 G5752 ENGLAND. REGIONS, NATURAL FEATURES, ETC. G5752 .A3 Aire River .A42 Akeman Street .A43 Alde River .A7 Arun River .A75 Ashby Canal .A77 Ashdown Forest .A83 Avon, River [Gloucestershire-Avon] .A85 Avon, River [Leicestershire-Gloucestershire] .A87 Axholme, Isle of .A9 Aylesbury, Vale of .B3 Barnstaple Bay .B35 Basingstoke Canal .B36 Bassenthwaite Lake .B38 Baugh Fell .B385 Beachy Head .B386 Belvoir, Vale of .B387 Bere, Forest of .B39 Berkeley, Vale of .B4 Berkshire Downs .B42 Beult, River .B43 Bignor Hill .B44 Birmingham and Fazeley Canal .B45 Black Country .B48 Black Hill .B49 Blackdown Hills .B493 Blackmoor [Moor] .B495 Blackmoor Vale .B5 Bleaklow Hill .B54 Blenheim Park .B6 Bodmin Moor .B64 Border Forest Park .B66 Bourne Valley .B68 Bowland, Forest of .B7 Breckland .B715 Bredon Hill .B717 Brendon Hills .B72 Bridgewater Canal .B723 Bridgwater Bay .B724 Bridlington Bay .B725 Bristol Channel .B73 Broads, The .B76 Brown Clee Hill .B8 Burnham Beeches .B84 Burntwick Island .C34 Cam, River .C37 Cannock Chase .C38 Canvey Island [Island] 1975 G5752 ENGLAND. -
Cuneo Caraglio Dronero Demonte Borgo San Dalmazzo Barcelonnette
Cima del Pelvo Punta Vergia Scalenghe La Grande Roche du Lauzon Monte Cialmetta San Bernardo Pointe du Sélé Saint-Antoine 1260 262 La Rouya Cervières 3264 2992 Punta Gardetta Malanaggio L’Olan Mont Gioberney 3556 274-578 1831 Pointe Guyard Villar-Saint-Pancrace 2335 2737 Monte Servin Rif. Vaccera a 3350 B 1468 in A B 2751C D n ria F G H I Monte Freidour L M Monte Craviale N O P m Q R 35646°12’E Cime du Vallon Ref. du6°18’E Pigeonnier 3461 6°24’E 6°30’E o n 6°48’ECima Dormillouse 6°54’E 7°00’E 7°06’E 7°12’E 7°18’E 7°24’E 7°30’Ee 7°36’E 7°42’E Pointe du Rascrouset La Blanche ç ço Turge de Peyron 1756 Gaido L Aiguille des Saffres an n 2571 Rif. Jumarre 787 Miradolo 376 3418 ri 2908 Buriasco 1 3135 3082 2954 B Bric Froid 301 Sommet Sud des Bans Puy Aillaud 2791 Lem Pic du Lauzon Tête d’Amont ina Ref. de l’Olan Ref. de Chalance 4 Cime de la Charvie Monte Terra Nera Prarostino Osasio 2344 2560 Chalet Ref. 3669 3302 Punta Cialancia Punta Rognosa Pinerolo 245 413 241 2949 du Globerney 2814 Rif. Alpino 738 San Luigi 2881 3100 ai Sap Virle Piemonte Piton de la Viaclose Vallouise 2855 1321 San Secondo Lem o Le villard ina SP 663 P l a S e 1200 Punta Merciantaria Cima Frappier Baudenasca nd D 904 di Pinerolo 3010 Ref. des Bans L’O d e é Le Petit Peygu Cercenasco l é e 2083 Pic Charbonnel 3003 Punta Cornour Rif. -
POLITECNICO DI TORINO Frejusvr
POLITECNICO DI TORINO Master in Computer Engineering Master Thesis FrejusVR On the Use of Virtual Reality for Studying Human Behaviors During Emergencies Supervised by Calandra Davide Prof. Fabrizio Lamberti Prof. Andrea Sanna Prof. Romano Borchiellini October 2017 FrejusVR On the Use of Virtual Reality for Studying Human Behaviors During Emergencies Calandra Davide Supervised by: Prof. Fabrizio Lamberti Prof. Andrea Sanna Prof. Romano Borchiellini Abstract Virtual Reality (VR), since its appearance, played a big part in the development of more and more effective training tools in comparison with the past. Training simulators could provide the inexperienced user a realistic, immersive and safe Vir- tual Environment (VE) designed to accurately reproduce a given scenario with the purposes of information, training and evaluation. This work aims at providing a beneficial VR tool with the purpose of the communicating to the general user the emergency procedures concerning a particular scenario, a fire developing from an heavy vehicle inside the Fr´ejus road tunnel. Taking advantage of the collaboration with the tunnel Authority and undergoing a tailored testing plan, the work also provides an in-depth data analysis with the purpose of assessing the developed platform. 3 Acknowledgements First of all, I want to thank a lot my supervisors, Prof. Lamberti Fabrizio, Prof. Andrea Sanna and Prof. Romano Borchiellini, for the constant support, guidance and availability they provided through the whole development of the work. Then, I wank to thank a lot SiTI, in the person of Sergio Olivero and his staff Mas- simo Migliorini, Alessandra Filieri, Valentina Dolci and Francesco Moretti, along with all the other people met over there, for the constant organizational, technolog- ical, technical and moral support provided during the months spent with them. -
Financial Position of Austria in the First Quarter of 1934
[Communicated to I he Council and Official No. ; C. 137. M. 55. 1934. IT.A. the Members of the League.] [F . 1339-] Geneva, April 25th, 1934. LEAGUE OF NATIONS FINANCIAL POSITION OF AUSTRIA IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1 9 3 4 TENTH QUARTERLY REPORT By M. Rost van Tonningen, the Representative in Austria of the League of Nations. CONTENTS. Page 1. I ntroduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. F e d e r a l B u d g e t : (a) F e d e ra l B u d g e t for 1 9 3 3 .......................................................................................................................... 2 (b) Federal Budget for 1 9 3 4 .......................................................................................................................... 4 (c) T h e F e d e ra l R a i l w a y s .......................................................................................................................... 5 (d) A ssig n e d R e v e n u e s ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3- Local Finance ................................................................................................................................................................ 6 4 . Central Bank Position : (a) T h e S ta b ility o f th e S c h i l l i n g .............................................................................................................