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· by Katia Soland · in Research, What's new From background maps and time series to toilet tiles in the national map look
Read MoreThe GeoVITe platform provides topographic raster and vector maps, digital elevation models and orthophotos for research. Roman Walt explains how GeoVITe data can be used, what the added value is compared to the Swisstopo data – and he reveals the funniest request. Deutsch 🇩🇪
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· by Christian Huggel, Merry Schuman, Benedikt Korf, Céline Walker, Frank Paul · in Teaching and studying Die Zukunft der Schweiz
Read MoreGeographie-Studierende des ersten Semesters setzen sich im Modul «Schweiz 2040» mit Themen zur Schweiz und ihrer Zukunft aus verschiedenen fachlichen Blickwinkeln auseinander. Dabei ging es um Mobilität, Energie, Klimawandel, Naturgefahren, Biodiversität, Ernährung und Raumplanung.
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· by Peter Ranacher · in Research The First Law of Geography – and why it is a nuisance
Read More«Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.» The first law of geography applies to countless spatial phenomena. But did you know that it can make a geographer’s life very difficult?
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· by Xavier Balaguer Rasillo · in Teaching and studying Video-Podcasts von Studierenden der Wirtschaftsgeographie
Read MoreWie kam es dazu, dass Bäume zu einer wirtschaftlichen Ware wurden, die man für ihre Leistung als CO2-Senken bezahlt? Mit der Eizellspende wird ein Teil des weiblichen Körpers zur Ware. Führt das zur Kommodifizierung des Intimlebens? Im Vertiefungsmodul GEO364 «Wirtschaftsgeographien der Globalisierung» setzten sich Studierende am Beispiel aktueller Themen mit einer ungleichen globalisierten Welt auseinander.
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· by Ilja van Meerveld · in Master's and PhD students projects, Research From thrilling outdoor life to boring winter quarters
Read MoreHi everyone, my name is Tube Bernoulli, a new member at the GIUZ. Well, not exactly a member like all the others who write blogs here. I am an instrument for measuring surface runoff rates.
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· by Isabel Hagen, Ana Nap, Magdalena Seebauer · in Sustainability Imagine we are in the year 2030 …
Read More… and we have reached our goals and reduced our flight emissions to less than 53% compared to 2018. What concrete steps did we undertake? What support did we receive? Did it influence our research?
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· by Guillaume Jouvet · in History, Research How much is climate change responsible for the release of bodies and wreckage in Alpine glaciers?
Read MoreThis summer has again broken temperature and glacier melt records. And it has led to the release of the remains of unfortunate mountaineers, wreckage of airplanes, and other objects trapped in the ice for several decades. But what are the underlying glacial drivers besides climate change?
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· by Sara I. Fabrikant · in Research, What's new ’Tis the season …
Read MoreIn line with the Digital Society Initiative, which involves several GIUZ researchers, I asked artificial intelligence (AI) to help me develop a timely GIUZ Christmas Carol. I wish you happy holidays, non-digital recreation at the end of the year and a healthy slide into 2023!
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· by Nicolas Steinmann · in Teaching and studying, What's new Living dangerously: EGEA Alpine Weekend 2022 in Upper Valais
Read MoreDiscussing the natural hazard risks in the alpine environment, learning about the local’s struggle with the wolves and enjoying the regional culinary specialities: 40 young geographers spent a weekend together in Eischoll in the Upper Valais.
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· by Christian Berndt · in Research Chemical geographies: Analyzing global pesticide supply chains
Read MoreA new research project analyzes selected global herbicide supply chains linking sites of agricultural use in Latin America with places of production in Asian countries.