Urbanizing the Alps : Densification Strategies for High-Altitude Villages / Fiona Pia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pia, Fiona, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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 further uncontrolled development, the author investigates different settlement structures such as Andermatt, Avoriaz, Verbier, Zermatt,and Whistler-Blackcomb. On the basis of detailed graphical analyses, she develops groundbreaking strategies for urban densification and suitable mobility management, which can also be transferred to other tourist areas.

Viele beliebte Gebirgsorte entwickeln sich seit Jahrzehnten weitgehend unkontrolliert durch Multiplikation archetypischer Chalets. Damit geht zumeist die Erschließung durch den privaten Autoverkehr einher. Um die umgebenden Tourismus- und Naturgebiete vor weiterer Zersiedelung zu schützen, untersucht die Autorin so unterschiedliche Ortsstrukturen wie Andermatt, Avoriaz, Verbier und Zermatt sowie Whistler-Blackomb in Kanada. Aus detaillierten grafischen Analysen entwickelt sie wegweisende Strategien zur städtebaulichen Verdichtung und zu einer angepassten Mobilität, die sich auf andere Tourismusregionen übertragen lassen.

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

3-0356-1733-3

OCLC:

1083630365