Urbanizing the Alps : densification strategies for mountain villages /

Urbanizing the Alps : densification strategies for mountain villages /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pia, Fiona (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser, [2019]
Subjects:
City planning > Switzerland.
Villages > Switzerland > Planning.
Urban density > Switzerland.
Online Access:CONNECT
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

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