Recovery of terraces

ALPTER 2 Project proposal» ALPTER 2 Project proposal

Following ALPTER experience a proposal was developed for further activities to be implemented within the forthcoming Alpine Space programming period. The draft project proposal was presented at (...)

CIPRA's paper on Alpine cultural landscapes» CIPRA’s paper on Alpine cultural landscapes

Depopulation, withdrawal of agrarian traditional practices, land abandonment and the conseguent banalization of landscape patterns have been affecting Italian western alpine regions since a few (...)

Latest methodological proposals» Latest methodological proposals

In occasion of the project meeting in Goriska Brda (Slovenia), held on the 12th and 13th of October, 2006, the latest methodological proposals have been presented as regards the main topics faced (...)

Managing ancient agrarian terraces in the Alpine arc» Managing ancient agrarian terraces in the Alpine arc

Notes and observations on the problem of managing agricultural terraces: recovery, maintenance, land use, natural risk and more. Written for partner A.D.I. by Prof. A.Dagorne From the (...)

Papers about revitalization of terraced slopes» Papers about revitalization of terraced slopes

The project “A model of intervention for recovery and promotion of terraced slopes”, funded by the Italian National Mountain Research Institute, and co-ordinated by IREALP - Institute for Economic (...)

Pilot project 'Rural landscapes'» Pilot project ’Rural landscapes’

An example of plan for landscape maintenance and recovery in Bregaglia, a valley in the Swiss Alps that host terraced structures. It’s the result of research activities by Regione Bregaglia in the (...)

Presentations from the ALPTER International Conference on Terraced Landscapes in Venice» Presentations from the ALPTER International Conference on Terraced Landscapes in Venice

The second ALPTER International Conference on Terraced Landscapes has successfully been held in Venice from the 22nd to the 24th of February, 2007. Many people attended the event, which hosted (...)

Return to terracements» Return to terracements

Considerations on the necessity of a multi-sector approach to the topic of recovery for abandoned terraced areas, starting from the project developed in Veneto by University of Venice. (English (...)

Studies and practises from the Slovenian pilot area» Studies and practises from the Slovenian pilot area

Wide-ranging research activities have been carried out in the Slovenian study area, namely the Goriška Brda, in the western part of the country, where a recovery project has also been realized. (...)

Two publications by the Cinque Terre National Park» Two publications by the Cinque Terre National Park

Among the reference documents on terraced areas have their place the publications produced by the Park of Cinque Terre (Liguria, Italy) within a European LIFE Project: a Handbook for recovery of (...)