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Mountain Anthroscapes, the Case of the Italian Alps

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After an attempt of a definition proposal, some typical and frequently occurring anthroscapes in the Italian Alps are here examined. By referring to the original landscapes, such man-made landscapes are divided into positive/ameliorative and sustainable, on one hand, and worsening/negative and unsustainable on the other hand, depending on the type of impact that should have generated them.

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The author would sincerely like to thank: Prof. S. Kapur and Dr. C. Zucca for additional reviews and feedback of this paper; Prof. F. Rodeghiero for the information on mining sites; Drs E. Sturani, A. Cavallo, C. Zucca, E. Casati, G. De Giorgi, R. De Marinis, E. Minotti for kindly providing several photos; IRPI-CNR, Google Earth, and Miramarmi S.r.l. for authorizing the use of some images.

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  1. Department of Environmental and Territorial Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza, 1-20126, Milano, Italy

    Franco Previtali

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  1. Dept. Soil Science &, Archaeometry, University of Cukurova, Adana, Turkey

    Selim Kapur

  2. , Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington DC, 20250, USA

    Hari Eswaran

  3. , Natural Resources and Applied Life Scien, University of Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Str. 82, Vienna, 1190, Austria

    Winfried E.H. Blum

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Previtali, F. (2010). Mountain Anthroscapes, the Case of the Italian Alps. In: Kapur, S., Eswaran, H., Blum, W. (eds) Sustainable Land Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14782-1_5

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