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Alpine Floodplains outside of the federal inventary
Regions and cities, Environment
As past of the systematic inventory of flood plains, properties that were until recently not evaluated as having national significance will also be included in the federal inven...
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Tranquillity Areas
Regions and cities, Environment
Based on the "Tranquillity Map of the Swiss Plateau" and its calculated "tranquillity" values, certain recreational areas were derived. For this purpose, areas that did not fall...
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Gewässerraum nach Übergangsbestimmungen
Regions and cities, Environment
Der Schutz des Gewässerraums ist im Gewässerschutzgesetz verankert. Der definitive Gewässerraum wird vom Kanton bis 31.12.2018 ausgeschieden. Bis dahin gelten die Übergangsbesti...
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Potential use of lakes and rivers for heat extraction and heat discharge
Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment
Lakes and rivers provide a great yet largely untapped source of thermal energy. In Switzerland, this renewable source of energy source could be used for heating (heat extraction...