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Sunday May 13
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Arrival at Innsbruck – Youth Hostel “Volkshaus”
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16:30 – 19:00
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Opening lecture - University of Innsbruck (Cernusca1)
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19:30
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Welcome - vinum academicum
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Monday May 14
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Introductory Lectures – University of Innsbruck
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09:30 – 13:00
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- Scientific background of the IP course (Cernusca1)
- Sustainable land use and land use change in the Alps (Tappeiner1,8)
- Sustainable Water Management in Alpine Mountain Areas (Comiti2)
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14:00 – 17:30
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- Sustainable management in the Carpathian Mountain Areas (Hresko7)
- Sustainable land use in the Ebro Valley & Pyrenees (Badia4, Fillat4,9, Gomez4,9)
- Ecotourism: is it the answer to sustaining mountain communities? (Bayfield6)
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Tuesday May 15
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Visit and Lectures – Alpenzoo, Innsbruck
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09:30 – 14:00
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- Lectures on conservation and management of Alpine fauna (Herrero4) and
- ex situ conservation (Martys13)
- Visit to the zoo (Martys13 and Alpenzoo staff13)
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15:00 – 17:30
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- Lectures on ecosystem services (Gomez4,9) and
- Sustainable energy at European, national, and regional level (Bayfield6, Stöhr11)
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Wednesday May 16
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Field visits and lectures – EU-Pilot study area Stubai Valley
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09:00 – 17:30
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(Bahn1, Bayfield6, Cernusca1, Höller10, Newesely1, Stöhr11, Tappeiner1,8, Tasser8)
- Sustainable land use and global changes
- Forest development and protection from natural hazards
- Effects of global changes on mountain ecosystems – EU research projects
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Thursday May 17
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Field visits and lectures – Haggen - Kühtai - Praxmar
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08:30 – 18:00
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(Bayfield6, Cernusca1, Höller10, Newesely1, Sattler1, Melmer14)
- Success story Haggen – Forest restoration – protection from natural hazards.
- Ski resort Kühtai – Winter tourism based on artificial snow.
- Hydropower plant Sellrain-Silz – Conflict hydropower development – nature conservation.
- Effects of global changes on mountain lakes – Limnolog. Research Station Kühtai, 2417m.
- Success story Praxmar – Eco tourism as a tool for sustainable rural development
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Friday May 18
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University of Innsbruck – Decision Modelling, Stakeholder Consultation
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09:30 – 16:00
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- Democratic Ecology. Making ecological decisions with stakeholders (Bayfield6)
- Decision modelling and stakeholder consultation in the Catalonian pasture area (López5)
- Key pad Workshop (Bayfield6)
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16:00 – 18:00
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University of Innsbruck – Barn dances (Bayfield6)
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Saturday May 19
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University of Innsbruck – Decision Workshop 1 (Sustainable Tourism Development)
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09:30 – 16:00
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Three Groups (developers, planners, nature conservationists) consider three different management plans (No further development; Further winter expansion; Summer expansion) (Bayfield6, Cernusca1)
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Sunday May 20
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University of Innsbruck – Workshop 2 (Sustainable Valley Development)
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09:30 – 16:00
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Three Groups consider alternative management plans for the “Sellrain Valley” (Eco-tourism, Local quality produce, Renewable energy) (Bayfield6, Cernusca1)
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Monday May 21
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Field visits and lectures – Upper Vinschgau Valley
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09:00
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Bus Transfer to the Upper Vinschgau Valley, Italy
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11:00 – 18:00
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- Reschen hydropower reservoir (Willigis12,Tappeiner1,8, Tasser1,8)
- Sustainable River Management: Etsch-Dialogue Vinschgau Valley
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Tuesday May 22
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Field visits and lectures – Matscher Valley
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09:30 – 14:00
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- Sustainable management and global changes (Tappeiner1,8, Tasser1,8, Bertoldi8, Niedrist1,8)
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Wednesday May 23
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Field visits and lectures – Geology and Natural hazards
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08:30 – 16:00
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- Geology and natural hazards (Mair12, Tappeiner1,8, Tasser1,8)
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17:00
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Bus Transfer to Youth Hostel in Natz
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Thursday May 24
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Field visits and lectures – Interaction between flood risk and land use in mountain basins
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08:30 – 18:00
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- Field visit to the Rienz and Ahr basins, Pustertal (Comiti2, Tonon2)
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Friday May 25
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Free University of Bolzano – Restoration Ecology – Ecosystem Restoration
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08:30 – 10:30
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- Introduction to ecosystem restoration: History, concepts, and limitations - examples from Central Europe (Zerbe2)
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08:30 – 16:00
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- Field visit and on-site discussion: Restoration of traditional land-use systems (Zerbe2)
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16:00 – 17:00
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- Final discussion and Evaluation of IP Eurostain (Cernusca1)
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17:30
20:30
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Bus transfer to Innsbruck, Italians return to home Universities
End of the IP course in Innsbruck
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