The Alps: A physical geography, political, and program framework

Janez Nared; Nika Razpotnik Visković; Blaž Komac

doi:10.3986/AGS.1970

Authors

Janez Nared Anton Melik Geographical Institute Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nika Razpotnik Visković Anton Melik Geographical Institute Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Blaž Komac Anton Melik Geographical Institute Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Novi trg 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.1970

Keywords:

geography, spatial development, sustainability, Alps, Alpine Convention, Alpine Space program

Abstract

In order to improve the understanding of the concepts featured in this special issue of Acta geographica Slovenica, this review article presents the Alps as a geographical concept, the Alpine Convention, and the Alpine Space transnational cooperation program. All three categories have a different spatial scope and thus must be clearly defined and distinguished from one another.

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