Université de Fribourg

Montanaqua: tackling water stress in the alps: water management options in the crans-montana-sierre region (valais)

Schneider, Flurina ; Bonriposi, Mariano ; Graefe, Olivier ; Herweg, Karl ; Homewood, Christine ; Huss, Matthias ; Kauzlaric, Martina ; Liniger, Hanspeter ; Rey, Emmanuel ; Reynard, Emmanuel ; Rist, Stephan ; Schädler, Bruno ; Weingartner, Rolf

In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 2016, vol. 25, no. 3, p. 191–193

Transdisciplinary research is considered an appropriate mode of knowledge production in the search for pathways towards a more sustainable governance of natural resources. However, the co-production of new knowledge between scientists of different disciplines and nonacademic stakeholders is a challenge that requires novel research designs, methods, and approaches. The MontanAqua team has ...

Université de Fribourg

Geomorphology of the Hérens valley (Swiss Alps)

Lambiel, Christophe ; Maillard, Benoît ; Kummert, Mario ; Reynard, Emmanuel

In: Journal of Maps, 2016, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 160–172

This paper presents a geomorphological map of the Hérens valley in the Western Swiss Alps. With an area of 270 km2 and altitudes ranging from 470 to 4357 m a.s.l., this valley is one of the main secondary catchments of the Upper Rhône valley. The high differences in altitudes, combined with a varied geology, create an important geomorphic diversity. The main processes active in mountain...

Médiathèque Valais

L'irrigation par les bisses en Valais : approche géographique

Reynard, Emmanuel

In: Annales valaisannes : bulletin trimestriel de la Société d'histoire du Valais romand, 1991, vol.  , no.  , p. 47-64