Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse

In this initial phase of the energy transition which has become a necessity for Europe and the rest of the world, Switzerland has decided to adopt a strategy for the development of renewable energy by improving and increasing its hydraulic capacity as a part of the energy roadmap for 2050. This invo...

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Main Authors: Jean-François Rodriguez, Séraphin Hirtz
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Agrocampus Angers, Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage, ENP Blois, ENSAP Bordeaux, ENSAP Lille 2014-08-01
Series:Projets de Paysage
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/paysage/11508
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description In this initial phase of the energy transition which has become a necessity for Europe and the rest of the world, Switzerland has decided to adopt a strategy for the development of renewable energy by improving and increasing its hydraulic capacity as a part of the energy roadmap for 2050. This involves increasing the height of dams and the construction of new hydroelectric plants using a new high-performance pump-impeller technology for hydro-electric generation. In this context, the companies which operate the hydro-electric resources are also taking ecological compensatory measures, sometimes in association with nature conservation organisations, and are encouraging new approaches to the landscape and tourism. This process of industrial development in high mountain areas is consistent with the close historical interrelations between the exploitation of the resource, tourism in high mountain areas, and the conservation of nature since the beginning of hydro-electric power generation. It associates the defining of new heritage values and new guidelines for the representation of landscapes associated with hydro-electric installations involving the companies exploiting the hydro-electric resource in consultation with nature conservation organisations. The Valais Canton in Switzerland, which owns some of the largest dams in the mountain regions of Southern Europe bears witness to the importance of these interrelations and of their evolution since the beginning of the 20th century.
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spelling doaj.art-01be8bc54a5c40aaa0c5375af7cc8de12022-12-21T22:05:14ZfraAgrocampus Angers, Ecole nationale supérieure du paysage, ENP Blois, ENSAP Bordeaux, ENSAP LilleProjets de Paysage1969-61242014-08-011010.4000/paysage.11508Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisseJean-François RodriguezSéraphin HirtzIn this initial phase of the energy transition which has become a necessity for Europe and the rest of the world, Switzerland has decided to adopt a strategy for the development of renewable energy by improving and increasing its hydraulic capacity as a part of the energy roadmap for 2050. This involves increasing the height of dams and the construction of new hydroelectric plants using a new high-performance pump-impeller technology for hydro-electric generation. In this context, the companies which operate the hydro-electric resources are also taking ecological compensatory measures, sometimes in association with nature conservation organisations, and are encouraging new approaches to the landscape and tourism. This process of industrial development in high mountain areas is consistent with the close historical interrelations between the exploitation of the resource, tourism in high mountain areas, and the conservation of nature since the beginning of hydro-electric power generation. It associates the defining of new heritage values and new guidelines for the representation of landscapes associated with hydro-electric installations involving the companies exploiting the hydro-electric resource in consultation with nature conservation organisations. The Valais Canton in Switzerland, which owns some of the largest dams in the mountain regions of Southern Europe bears witness to the importance of these interrelations and of their evolution since the beginning of the 20th century.http://journals.openedition.org/paysage/11508landscapehigh mountainsresourcehydro-electricitytourismheritage
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Projets de Paysage
landscape
high mountains
resource
hydro-electricity
tourism
heritage
title Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse
title_full Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse
title_fullStr Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse
title_full_unstemmed Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse
title_short Paysages de l’hydroélectricité, tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne : le Valais suisse
title_sort paysages de l hydroelectricite tourisme et protection de la nature en haute montagne le valais suisse
topic landscape
high mountains
resource
hydro-electricity
tourism
heritage
url http://journals.openedition.org/paysage/11508
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