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Description: Estimating greenhouse gas emissions from travel – a GIS-based study Geographica Helvetica, 70, 185-192, 2015 Author(s): S. Kuonen Conferences, meetings and congresses are an important part of today's economic and scientific world. But the environmental impact, especially from greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel, can be extensive. Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions account for the warming of the atmosphere and oceans. This study draws on the need to quantify and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel activities and aims to give suggestions for organizers and participants on possible ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrated on the example of the European Geography Association (EGEA) Annual Congress 2013 in Wasilkow, Poland. The lack of a comprehensive methodology for the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions from travel led to an outline of a methodology that uses geographic information systems (GIS) to calculate travel distances. The calculation of travel distances in GIS is adapted from actual transportation infrastructure, derived from the open-source platform OpenStreetMap. The methodology also aims to assess the possibilities to reduce GHG emissions by choosing different means of transportation and a more central conference location. The results of the participants of the EGEA congress, who shared their travel data for this study, show that the total travel distance adds up to 238 000 km, with average travel distance of 2429 km per participant. The travel activities of the participants in the study result in total GHG emissions of 39 300 kg CO 2 -eq including both outward and return trip. On average a participant caused GHG emissions of 401 kg CO 2 -eq. In addition, the analysis of the travel data showed differences in travel behaviour depending on the distance between conference site and point of origin. The findings on travel behaviour have then been used to give an estimation of total greenhouse gas emissions from travel for all participants of the conference, which result in a total amount of 79 711 kg CO 2 -eq. The potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by substituting short flights with train rides and car rides with bus and train rides is limited. Only 6 % of greenhouse gas emissions could be saved by applying these measures. Further considerable savings could only be made by substituting longer flights (32.6 %) or choosing a more central conference location (26.3 %).

Description: Risiko des Eintrags von Phosphor in den Hallwilersee durch Bodenerosion Geographica Helvetica, 70, 193-198, 2015 Author(s): S. Müller and D. Schaub An important factor in the release of phosphorus by soil erosion, with corresponding consequences on the quality of surface waters, is the formation of aggregates and their stability. Around the eutrophic Lake Hallwil six arable lands were examined in five repetitions regarding aggregate and particle size distribution, P-contents of the different fractions and aggregate stability. Central to this was the use of the setting column for fractionation of soil samples. In the case of Lake Hallwil the risk of phosphorus discharges by soil erosion seems low since the phosphorus is mainly bound in aggregates which are transported over short distances only. Thus other pathways (runoff from grassland, leaching via drains) may be more important.

Description: Betraying the own-most: Heidegger and pitfalls of being-there Geographica Helvetica, 70, 199-203, 2015 Author(s): M. Joronen and R. Imre No abstract available.

Description: Domestic drones: the politics of verticality and the surveillance industrial complex Ciara Bracken-Roche Geogr. Helv., 71, 167-172, doi:10.5194/gh-71-167-2016, 2016 Drones are being introduced as innovative and cost-effective technologies for civil, commercial, and recreational purposes in the domestic realm. While the presence of these technologies is increasing, regulations are being introduced in order to ensure their safe and responsible use. As drones are adopted for a number of purposes, the “de facto practices settle around it, rendering change much more difficult” (Gersher, 2014), and so the policy debates must consider all contingencies and unintended consequences of their use. This paper discusses the background of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), their role as surveillance technologies, and how they reinforce asymmetries in power and visibility that contribute to a politics of verticality, ultimately arguing that surveillance concerns must become part of the discussion at the policy and regulatory level in order to mitigate any harms. Where drones are already used for care and control as technologies of surveillance, privileged use of drones by public and police agencies could further reinforce a politics of verticality (Weizman, 2002), resulting in specific types of space, risk, and population management.

Description: Assemblage of the vertical: commercial drones and algorithmic life Jeremy W. Crampton Geogr. Helv., 71, 137-146, doi:10.5194/gh-71-137-2016, 2016 This paper discusses the development of the market for small commercial drones in the USA. I suggest the market does not just develop by itself, but through a whole series of struggles by various people and institutions. Drones are also part of an increasing dependence by society on machine decision-making, which is replacing human decision-making. I was interested in examining these developments in the context of small drones and the possibility of new geographies of the sky.

Description: Heidegger, or the neglect of boundaries Geographica Helvetica, 70, 149-152, 2015 Author(s): U. Strohmayer No abstract available.

Description: How to govern the urban hydrosocial cycle: archaeo-genealogy of hydromentalities in the Swiss urban water sector between 1850 and 1950 Geographica Helvetica, 70, 33-44, 2015 Author(s): P. Rattu and R. Véron Switzerland appears to be a privileged place to investigate the urban political ecology of tap water because of the specificities of its political culture and organization and the relative abundance of drinking water in the country. In this paper, we refer to a Foucauldian theorization of power that is increasingly employed in the social sciences, including in human geography and political ecology. We also implement a Foucauldian methodology. In particular, we propose an archaeo-genealogical analysis of discourse to apprehend the links between urban water and the forms of governmentality in Switzerland between 1850 and 1950. Results show that two forms of governmentality, namely biopower and neoliberal governmentality, were present in the water sector in the selected period. Nonetheless, they deviate from the models proposed by Foucault, as their periodization and the classification of the technologies of power related to them prove to be much more blurred than Foucault's work, mainly based on France, might have suggested.

Description: Politische Geographien des Religiösen – Ambivalenzen der Verkopplung von Religion und Raum im Fall Tibet Geographica Helvetica, 70, 109-119, 2015 Author(s): P. Reuber "Religious spaces" can become a powerful nucleus of (geo-) political imaginations, identities, and conflicts. The paper outlines this aspect using the example of Tibet. Considering the prominent position of Buddhism in Tibet, the tense relationships between religion, space and nation come into view. In this respect the paper does however not primarily discuss the quite well known antagonistic constructions of pro-Chinese and pro-Tibetan geopolitical discourses. Rather, it addresses the far less publicized yet for the development of Tibetan Nationalism equally important fact that differences in the production of religious spaces and respective identities can also be found within Tibetan society. Tracing these discursive inventions of tradition helps to better understand, why the establishment of a national project in Tibet has been difficult and why it only started to gain traction and visibility in the face of mounting threads by an antagonistic exterior and the precarious Tibetan exile situation.

Description: Technik, Digitalität und Raum – Konzeptionelle Überlegungen zu den Geographien alltäglichen Technikgebrauchs Geographica Helvetica, 70, 97-107, 2015 Author(s): T. Felgenhauer The article reviews the relationship between technology and geography from a social science perspective. Especially, the everyday use of technology is discussed as a form of "geography-making". Making use of technology means that an interaction between lay users and experts (the designer of an abstract system and its user interface) takes place which basically implies the use and translation of differing spatial symbolisations: mainly numerical/algorithmic, deictic, and toponymical terms.

Description: Investigation on protalus ramparts in the Swiss Alps Geographica Helvetica, 70, 135-139, 2015 Author(s): C. Scapozza The origin and classification of landforms denominated as "protalus ramparts" in the scientific literature is a problem that is far from being resolved. The main objective of this contribution is to support a permafrost-related definition of protalus ramparts. If we consider the Alpine framework, protalus ramparts are generally very rare landforms; by contrast, the Alpine periglacial belt is characterised by a large diffusion of talus slopes and talus rock glaciers. The investigations carried out in six sites of the Valais Alps (Switzerland) allow eight major "diagnostic criteria" to be presented that help to define protalus ramparts in Alpine environments and that support the permafrost-related genesis of most of them. The major source of controversy is related to the use of the term protalus rampart to designate both a nivo-gravitational landform (also called "pronival ramparts") and a permafrost-related landform. All the considerations presented here allow an active protalus rampart to be defined simply as a (small) active talus rock glacier.

Description: Can you feel the difference? Emotions as an analytical lens Geographica Helvetica, 70, 141-148, 2015 Author(s): M. Richter Against the background of emotional geographies, I analyse negotiations of belonging and experiences of difference. Emotions serve as the analytical lens through which these negotiations and experiences are analysed. Based on this notion, I will analyse migrants' accounts with respect to their emotional qualities and spatial articulations. In particular, I will focus on emotional accounts, such as childhood stories and other biographical stories, which are spatially situated. The emotional focus serves thereby as a lens to capture migrants' identification with the social norms and values inscribed and mediated through these spaces. These emotional accounts help us to understand complex stories about social positioning along different axes of difference, complex ways of identification, and resistance to social role models.

Description: 〈b〉Intensive Geographien – die Versorgung von extremen Frühgeburten in Deutschland aus praxistheoretischer Perspektive〈/b〉〈br〉 Matthias Lahr-Kurten〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 321-333, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-321-2018, 2018〈br〉 In Germany each year, thousands of children are born extremely prematurely. Despite being sites of enormous human suffering und huge financial costs, the places of treatment of these babies are almost non-existent in societal discourse. In order to understand these places which seem isolated from the rest of society, but are tightly connected to it, a ,dense description‘ of a single ,NICU‘ will be given – based on a stay by the author, drawing on the practice theoretical approach of Schatzki.

Description: 〈b〉Regional-scale inventory of periglacial moving landforms connected to the torrential network system〈/b〉〈br〉 Mario Kummert and Reynald Delaloye〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 357-371, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-357-2018, 2018〈br〉 〈p〉When connected to torrential channels, periglacial moving landforms (including rock glaciers, push moraines and high-altitude landsliding masses) may constitute important active sediment sources for gravitational and torrential transfer processes such as debris flows. However, still very little is known about the location and the number of such types of sedimentary connection in given regions, as well as about the typical sediment transfer rates that can be expected. Therefore, this contribution aims at (i) describing a new methodology developed to identify and characterize moving landforms connected to the torrential network system at a regional scale and (ii) presenting the results yielded from the application of this method in a 2000 km〈span〉〈sup〉2〈/sup〉〈/span〉 region in the southwestern Swiss Alps. The developed approach is based on the analysis of simple data such as a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM), time series of aerial images and a slope movement inventory. The approach allowed both the fast identification of moving landforms connected to torrential channels and the estimation of annual sediment transfer rates for these inventoried landforms. In the study region, results showed that such types of sedimentary connection appeared to be rather rare. Results also showed that most connected moving landforms were characterized by relatively low sediment transfer rates (〈span〉〈500〈/span〉 m〈span〉〈sup〉3〈/sup〉〈/span〉 yr〈span〉〈sup〉−1〈/sup〉〈/span〉) but several sites were identified as transferring large amounts of sediment into the torrents (〈span〉〉1000〈/span〉 m〈span〉〈sup〉3〈/sup〉〈/span〉 yr〈span〉〈sup〉−1〈/sup〉〈/span〉). As sediment transfer rates depend on the kinematical behavior of the landforms, values calculated may change in regard to the evolution of the surface velocities, which are currently generally increasing in the European Alps. When connected to torrents, periglacial moving landforms may thus represent substantial active sources of sediments for the development of debris flows and should be considered in the management of torrential catchments.〈/p〉

Description: The affective life of semiotics Geographica Helvetica, 70, 295-309, 2015 Author(s): J. S. Hutta The paper challenges writings on affect that locate affective dynamism in autonomic bodily responses while positing discourse and language as "capturing" affect. To move beyond such "verticalism", the paper seeks to further an understanding of language, and semiotics more broadly, as itself affective. Drawing on participatory research conducted in Rio de Janeiro, it uses poetic expression as a paradigmatic case of the affective life of semiotics. Conceptually, it builds on Guattari's discussion of affect in connection to Hjelmslev's semiotic approach and Bakhtin's account of the process of enunciation. It is argued that semiotics play a crucial role in conjuring affective intensities, whereby expressions themselves become affective, as they modify sensory and material registers including prosody and the voice. The argument thus leads to a new understanding of the expression of affect as well as the affectivity of expressions . As expressions become affective, they draw subjects into ongoing processes of affecting and being affected. Such a view moves away from conceptions of semiotics "capturing" or even "translating" or "constructing" affect. It also displaces prevalent conceptions of "affective transmission" in terms of the circulation of physical substances body to body. Moreover, it furthers discursive and semiotic methodologies while also inviting a reconsideration of affective ontologies.

Description: Erlebnis Stadtpark. Nutzung und Wahrnehmung urbaner Grünräume Geographica Helvetica, 70, 93-95, 2015 Author(s): S. Hennecke No abstract available.

Description: Die Konstruktion der Landschaft: Phänomen und Diskurs Geographica Helvetica, 70, 91-92, 2015 Author(s): N. Backhaus No abstract available.

Description: Avalanche fatalities in the European Alps: long-term trends and statistics Frank Techel, Frédéric Jarry, Georg Kronthaler, Susanna Mitterer, Patrick Nairz, Miha Pavšek, Mauro Valt, and Gian Darms Geogr. Helv., 71, 147-159, doi:10.5194/gh-71-147-2016, 2016 During the last 45 years, about 100 people lost their lives in avalanches in the European Alps each year. Avalanche fatalities in settlements and on transportation corridors have considerably decreased since the 1970s. In contrast, the number of avalanche fatalities during recreational activities away from avalanche-secured terrain doubled between the 1960s and 1980s and has remained relatively stable since, despite a continuing strong increase in winter backcountry recreational activities.

Description: Last Glacial Maximum precipitation pattern in the Alps inferred from glacier modelling Patrick Becker, Julien Seguinot, Guillaume Jouvet, and Martin Funk Geogr. Helv., 71, 173-187, doi:10.5194/gh-71-173-2016, 2016 During the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), glaciers in the Alps reached a maximum extent, and broad sections of the foreland were covered by ice. In this study, we simulated the alpine ice cap using a glacier flow model to constrain the prevailing precipitation pattern with a geomorphological reconstruction of ice extent. For this purpose we forced the model using different temperature cooling and precipitation reduction factors. The use of the present-day precipitation pattern led to a systematic overestimation of the ice cover on the northern part of the Alps relative to the southern part. To reproduce the LGM ice cap, a more severe decrease in precipitation in the north than in the south was required. This result supports a southwesterly advection of atmospheric moisture to the Alps, sustained by a southward shift of the North Atlantic storm track during the LGM.

Description: Book review: Pas de la dynamite, mais du tabac – L'enquête de 1885 contre les anarchistes en Suisse romande Jean-Baptiste Bing Geogr. Helv., 71, 161-162, doi:10.5194/gh-71-161-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Book review: Konstruktion und Kontrolle. Zur Raumordnung sozialer Systeme Tilo Felgenhauer Geogr. Helv., 71, 163-165, doi:10.5194/gh-71-163-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Introduction to the special issue of Geographica Helvetica : "Mapping, measuring and modeling in geomorphology" Geographica Helvetica, 70, 311-313, 2015 Author(s): P. Greenwood, M. Hoelzle, and N. J. Kuhn No abstract available.

Description: Expanding spaces of participation: insights from an infrastructural project in rural Nepal Geographica Helvetica, 70, 353-361, 2015 Author(s): O. Cima The spread of participatory development worldwide has multiplied opportunities for local population to engage in paid and unpaid development activities. However, scholars have pointed out that participatory approaches bear the risk of strengthening unequal social structures, despite their emphasis on democratisation and inclusion. This paper investigates the case of a Swiss-funded infrastructural project in rural Nepal, analysing the role of participatory spaces in the dynamics of development resource capture. The empirical material collected suggests that, although participatory development has created more opportunities for social mobility, these opportunities are not necessarily open to everyone. In the case studied, the transformational potential of participation is only partially fulfilled.

Description: Potentiale und Grenzen umweltbasierter Konflikttransformation: Erkenntnisse aus dem Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel N. Fricke, P. Rodrian, and H.-M. Zademach Geogr. Helv., 71, 109-120, doi:10.5194/gh-71-109-2016, 2016 Der Beitrag untersucht am Beispiel des Arava Institute for Environmental Studies in Israel, wie Friedensbildungsmaßnahmen mit Bezug zu Umweltthemen die Sichtweisen auf einen Konflikt bei Akteuren auf Graswurzelebene verändern können. Ausgangsüberlegung ist dabei, Umwelt nicht nur als Teil des Konfliktes zu interpretieren, sondern als konfliktneutralen Katalysator einzusetzen. Die auf dieser Basis erreichte Veränderung der Wahrnehmung des Konflikts wird in Form von konstruierten Raumbildern konzeptualisiert. Die empirischen Einblicke zeigen zum einen die Bedeutung von physischen wie sozialen Orten und Räumen als Rahmen für die konstruktive Auseinandersetzung. Zum anderen lässt sich in Bezug auf die Konfliktwahrnehmung ein Bruch zwischen einer positiven Veränderung des Bildes der anderen Gruppe und der persistenten Konstruktion des Erbes ableiten.

Description: Challenges and solutions for long-term permafrost borehole temperature monitoring and data interpretation Rachel Luethi and Marcia Phillips Geogr. Helv., 71, 121-131, doi:10.5194/gh-71-121-2016, 2016 Long-term borehole temperature monitoring in mountain permafrost environments is challenging under the hostile conditions reigning there. On the basis of data measured in the SLF borehole network we show situations where ground temperature data should be interpreted with caution. A selection of recently observed problems are discussed, and advantages and possible drawbacks of various solutions including data correction, measurement redundancy or alternate instrumentation are presented.

Description: Book review: The Illegal City: Space, Law and Gender in a Delhi Squatter Settlement Karen Coelho Geogr. Helv., 71, 133-135, doi:10.5194/gh-71-133-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Carpe noctem: Forschen auf dem Strich – Reflexion ethischer und methodologischer Hürden Sascha Finger Geogr. Helv., 71, 199-209, doi:10.5194/gh-71-199-2016, 2016 Wie sollen gesellschaftlich stigmatisierte und ausgegrenzte Personen in ihren Aktionsräumen erforscht werden ohne sie weiter zu diskriminieren? Dieser Artikel schaut auf die ethischen und methodologischen Hürden, die bei einer qualitativen Feldforschung auf dem Straßenstrich auftreten. Essentiell ist der Zugang zu den Akteurinnen, ohne den es keine Informationen gibt. Doch die Größe ihres Aktionsradius (ganz Europa) ist dabei genauso hinderlich wie die Stigmatisierung ihrer Aktionsräume.

Description: GO: On the Geographies of Gunnar Olsson Geographica Helvetica, 70, 161-163, 2015 Author(s): P. Romanillos No abstract available.

Description: Raumbezogene qualitative Sozialforschung Geographica Helvetica, 70, 153-155, 2015 Author(s): G. Weiss No abstract available.

Description: Städte und ihre Eigenlogik. Ein Handbuch für Stadtplanung und Stadtentwicklung Geographica Helvetica, 70, 157-159, 2015 Author(s): R. Monheim No abstract available.

Description: Cities in Relations: Trajectories of Urban Development in Hanoi and Ouagadougou Geographica Helvetica, 70, 165-166, 2015 Author(s): S. D. Wolfe No abstract available.

Description: Improvements in 3-D digital mapping for geomorphological and Quaternary geological cartography Geographica Helvetica, 70, 121-133, 2015 Author(s): C. Ambrosi and C. Scapozza In recent decades, GIS tools have been directly applied to photo-interpretative geomorphological and geological mapping. Although these tools are powerful and effective tools in the creation of digital maps, it is often very difficult to obtain a correct recognition of the nature and boundaries of geomorphological landforms using two-dimensional images. In addition, the output typically requires some improvements, usually by means of field verifications or using oblique field photographs. The aim of this paper is to present the ArcGDS™ tool, which allows the direct exploitation, visualization and digitization of stereoscopic digital linear scanned images (e.g. digital image strips, © swisstopo). Through two case studies, we show how 3-D digital mapping makes it possible to produce Quaternary geological and geomorphological maps with a limited complementary fieldwork approach and to provide a quantitative assessment of surface deformations through the acquisition of precise elevation coordinates. Combined with high-resolution digital elevation models, ArcGDS™ is a powerful tool, particularly over large areas, as well as under forest cover and on very steep slopes.

Description: The use of a raindrop aggregate destruction device to evaluate sediment and soil organic carbon transport Geographica Helvetica, 70, 167-174, 2015 Author(s): L. Xiao, Y. Hu, P. Greenwood, and N. J. Kuhn Raindrop impact and subsequent aggregate breakdown can potentially change the movement behaviour of soil fractions and thus alter their transport distances when compared against non-impacted aggregates. In a given water layer, the transport distances of eroded soil fractions, and thus that of the associated substances across landscapes, such as soil organic carbon (SOC) and phosphorous, are determined by the settling velocities of the eroded soil fractions. However, using mineral size distribution to represent the settling velocities of soil fractions, as often applied in current erosion models, would ignore the potential influence of aggregation on the settling behaviour of soil fractions. The destructive effects of raindrops impacting onto aggregates are also often neglected in current soil erosion models. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop a proxy method to effectively simulate aggregate breakdown under raindrop impact, and further identify the settling velocity of eroded sediment and the associated SOC. Two agricultural soils with different sandy and silty loam textures were subjected to rainfall using a raindrop aggregate destruction device (RADD). The aggregates sustained after raindrop impact were fractionated by a settling tube into six different classes according to their respective settling velocities. The same mass amount of bulk soil of each soil type was also dispersed and sieved into the same six classes, to form a comparison in size distribution. The SOC content was measured for each settled and dispersed class. Our results show the following: (1) for an aggregated soil, applying dispersed mineral grain size distribution, rather than its actual aggregate distribution, to soil erosion models would lead to a biased estimation on the redistribution of eroded sediment and SOC; (2) the RADD designed in this study effectively captures the effects of raindrop impact on aggregate destruction and is thus able to simulate the quasi-natural sediment spatial redistribution; (3) further RADD tests with more soils under standard rainfall combined with local rainfalls are required to optimize the method.

Description: Auf dem Weg zu einer metropolitanen Regulation? Der Verein Metropolitanraum Zürich Geographica Helvetica, 70, 11-25, 2015 Author(s): R. Nüssli The Metropolitan Region of Zurich is fragmented into eight cantons and marked by ideological cleavages. Nevertheless, the "Association Metropolitan Region Zurich" has established since 2007. The paper asks, how the metropolitan restructuring is possible. Tracing the question, first the scale-debate is opposed to the spatial governance-debate and it shall be argued that the scale-debate serves as a more precise tool of analysis. Building on this theoretical foundation the institutionalising of the association is analysed on the basis of 13 expert interviews. Three points are of particular relevance: First, precisely the fragmentation of the metropolitan region forms a crucial reason for the rapid introduction of the association. Second, the institutionalisation brings a subtle power to the association because it does not openly question the federalist system. Third, its agency manifests in territorial implications such as the revision of a national infrastructure plan or a metropolitan spatial plan, which both are made possible by simultaneous processes of informalisation and formalisation on a new scale. At the end it shall be demonstrated that the association's neoliberal agenda is hardly contested, raising the question of the scale of possible opposition.

Description: Experimentelle Erkundung von Wildbächen, Murgängen, Hangrutschungen und Steinschlag: Aktuelle Beispiele der WSL Geographica Helvetica, 70, 1-9, 2015 Author(s): M. Stähli, C. Graf, C. Scheidl, C. R. Wyss, and A. Volkwein Experimente werden oft als selbstverständlicher Bestandteil der Erforschung von Massenbewegungen betrachtet. Häufig sind wir uns jedoch nicht bewusst, was genau die Rolle der Experimente in der ganzen Wissensbildung und der Anwendung für die Praxis ist. Der vorliegende Artikel soll dies anhand von aktuellen Beispielen der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL aufzeigen. Ein Laborexperiment zur Frage der Kurvenüberhöhung von Murgängen erlaubt einen detaillierten Einblick in einen Vorgang, den man natürlicherweise im Feld nie gewinnen könnte. Ein Laborrinnenexperiment ermöglicht die Generalisierung von Methoden und Beobachtungen zum Sedimenttransport in Fliessgewässern. Ein Steinschlag-Experiment stellt eine essentielle Test-Grundlage für einen neu-entwickelten Messsensor dar, und ein Hangrutschexperiment liefert in mehrfacher Hinsicht grundlegende Informationen zur Entwicklung numerischer Modelle. Die gemeinsame Erkenntnis aller vorgestellten WSL-Forschungsarbeiten ist, dass Experimente eine unabdingbare Brückenfunktion zwischen der reinen Beobachtung (Monitoring), der Verbesserung des Prozessverständnisses und schlussendlich der numerischen Modellierung ausüben.

Description: AS17-148-22727 – Face à la Terre Geographica Helvetica, 70, 27-32, 2015 Author(s): A. Gillet Taken by the Apollo 17 crew on 7 December 1972, AS-17-148-22727 is one of the most famous photographs ever taken. Its iconic status has been commented on by many writers. In an article entitled "Contested Global Visions" (1994), Denis Cosgrove showed the huge impact it had on the way we think and depict the world and our presence in it. However, his analysis did not address the question of its prior reorientation and reframing, which are in essence cartographic operations. Our object therefore is to focus on the difference between zenithal and horizontal viewpoints, and eventually free ourselves from our mapping conventions when looking at the Earth. The work done by Genevan anarchist Charles Perron at the turn of the 20th century on the relief map of Switzerland with a scale of 100 000 is a major landmark in that direction.

Description: Das Regieren von Emotionen in Räumen des betreuten Wohnens Geographica Helvetica, 70, 175-184, 2015 Author(s): N. Marquardt Der Aufsatz schlägt die Verbindung und Erweiterung von Analysen des (neoliberalen) Regierens mit nicht-subjektzentrierten und affekttheoretischen Ansätzen vor. Anhand einer Analyse des sozialpolitischen und sozialarbeiterischen Umgangs mit Wohnungslosen wird nachvollzogen, welcher Gewinn sich aus der Verbindung von gouvernementalen und affekttheoretischen Perspektiven ergeben kann. Aus einer gouvernementalen Perspektive wird zunächst nachgezeichnet, wie Affekte und Emotionen in Räumen des betreuten Wohnens für Wohnungslose zum Gegenstand fürsorglicher Intervention werden. Im betreuten Wohnen kommen Mikrotechniken zum Einsatz, die auf eine "ausgewogene" emotionale Bindung an Wohnräume und ihr Inventar hinarbeiten. Das betreute Wohnen ist von Problematisierungen durchzogen, die Wohnungslosigkeit als emotionale Haltung der Rastlosigkeit und Unruhe, als einen Mangel an Verbundenheit mit Orten und Dingen deuten. Gleichzeitig wird den Untergebrachten häufig auch eine übersteigerte affektive Bindung an Dinge unterstellt, die sogenannte "Horder" und "Messies" an einer sozial unauffälligen Haushaltsführung hindere. Eine gouvernementale Analyse kann die therapeutische Rationalität sichtbar machen, die diesen Problematisierungen zugrunde liegt. Eine gouvernementale Analyse allein bietet gleichwohl keine Möglichkeit, alternative Erzählungen über die Bedeutung affektiver Beziehungen für das Wohnen zu entwickeln. Mithilfe unterschiedlicher affekttheoretischer Ansätze geht der Aufsatz daher auch der Frage nach, wie sich jenseits therapeutisierender Perspektiven über das Wohnen und die Bedeutung von Bindungen an Orte und Dinge nachdenken lässt. Nicht-subjektzentrierte Konzepte von Affektivität ermöglichen solche alternativen Erzählungen und eröffnen neue Fluchtlinien der Kritik: Wohnen wir sichtbar als immer schon "betreut", eingelassen in ein Netz von intersubjektiven und interobjektiven Beziehungen.

Description: Jenseits der Gründungsmythen – Kiel und die Historische Geographie Geographica Helvetica, 70, 251-254, 2015 Author(s): J.-E. Steinkrüger No abstract available.

Description: Researching affective atmospheres Geographica Helvetica, 70, 255-263, 2015 Author(s): C. Michels In this contribution, I suggest activating the notion of atmospheres as a heuristic device to empirically research affects. I will argue that analysing the composition of atmospheres allows one to take into account three key dimensions of affects: their spatio-materiality, their sensuality and their (in)stability. Building on a process understanding of atmospheres, I reflect on how each of the three dimensions can be empirically researched and how they interplay in the emergence of atmospheres. I will illustrate these reflections with examples from a current research project on an artistic intervention into public spaces in Berlin.

Description: Methods for detecting channel bed surface changes in a mountain torrent – experiences from the Dorfbach torrent Geographica Helvetica, 70, 265-279, 2015 Author(s): C. Willi, C. Graf, Y. Deubelbeiss, and M. Keiler The erosion of and depositions on channel bed surfaces are instrumental to understanding debris flow processes. We present an overview of existing field methods and highlight their respective advantages and disadvantages. Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), airborne laser scanning (ALS), erosion sensors, cross sections (CS) and geomorphological mapping are compared. Additionally, two of these approaches (i.e. TLS and CS) are tested and applied in the channel reaches of the torrent catchments. The results of the comparison indicate that the methods are associated with variable temporal and spatial resolution as well as data quality and invested effort. TLS data were able to quantify small-scale variations of erosion and deposition volumes. While the same changes could be detected with CS and geomorphological mapping, it was only possible with lower precision and coarser spatial resolution. The study presents a range of potential methods that can be applied accordingly to address the objectives and to support the analyses of specific applications. The availability of erosion data, acquired mainly by TLS and ALS, in combination with debris-flow monitoring data, provides promising sources of information to further support torrent risk management.

Description: Power and space in the drone age: a literature review and politico-geographical research agenda Geographica Helvetica, 70, 285-293, 2015 Author(s): F. Klauser and S. Pedrozo Camera-fitted drones are now easily affordable to the public. The resulting proliferation of the aerial gaze raises a series of critical issues, ranging from the changing regimes of visibility across urban and rural space to the novel risks and dynamics of control implied by current drone developments. The paper argues that a distinct "spatial curiosity" and "power sensitivity" are required if we are to grasp and explore these issues. On this basis, and grounded in an extensive literature review, the paper outlines a politico-geographical research agenda for the investigation of the making, functioning and implications of drone systems. Such an agenda, it is claimed, could afford deepened insight into the driving forces that are behind current drone developments, would show how drones work in different institutional contexts, and could highlight how drones impact on the envisioned reality. This in turn would provide a deepened understanding of the "politics of visibility", "politics of the air" and "politics of the ground" conveyed by drones, and open up a wider conceptual reflection on the role of the aerial dimension in the projection of power across and within space.

Description: Der Weg entsteht im Gehen Geographica Helvetica, 70, 281-283, 2015 Author(s): K. Thieme No abstract available.

Description: Rhetorics of possibility and inevitability in commercial drone tradescapes A. H. Jackman Geogr. Helv., 71, 1-6, doi:10.5194/gh-71-1-2016, 2016 This paper explores the commercial or civilian drone. In so doing, it focuses on the way in which the drone is rhetorically framed at trade shows. Drawing upon fieldwork experience at a number of industry and advocacy "expo" gatherings, the paper critically unpacks two dominant framings of the drone, namely those of possibility and inevitability. This paper thus responds to calls for further exploration of the non-military drone and to aspects of its "life course" prior to its "functioning".

Description: Der Kieler Geographentag 1969 – Modernisierungsschub, Mythos, Paradigmenwandel oder vergessene Geschichte? P. Weichhart Geogr. Helv., 71, 7-13, doi:10.5194/gh-71-7-2016, 2016 Geschichte kann man als die wertende Interpretation und Deutung der Vergangenheit aus der Sicht der jeweiligen Gegenwart ansehen. So kann ein bestimmtes Ereignis der Vergangenheit aus der Perspektive der Gegenwart als besonders bedeutsam, wirkmächtig und konsequenzenreich beurteilt werden oder aber zumindest für eine Zeit in Vergessenheit geraten. Auch in der Geschichte wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen gibt es immer wieder Geschehnisse und Konstellationen, die später als Schlüsselereignisse oder Tipping Points gedeutet werden – unabhängig davon, ob das auch die Zeitgenossen so gesehen haben. Im Falle des Kieler Geographentages war die Einstufung als Schlüsselereignis sowohl zur damaligen Zeit als auch für die Jahre danach durchaus gegeben. Dieser Geographentag – beziehungsweise die dort abgehaltene Diskussionsveranstaltung, die von den geographischen Fachschaften durchgeführt wurde, sowie die ausführlichen Erörterungen und Stellungnahmen im Gefolge dieses „Events" – wurde immer wieder als „Wende", „Umbruch", „Revolution" oder Symbol eines Paradigmenwandels interpretiert. Heute, 46 Jahre danach, lässt sich natürlich die Frage stellen, ob dieses lange Zeit als höchst bedeutsam eingestufte Ereignis für die aktuelle Entwicklung der Geographie immer noch relevant ist und den gegenwärtigen Status des Faches tatsächlich nachhaltig beeinflusst hat.

Description: De la géographie à la philosophie – aller et retour! C. Raffestin Geogr. Helv., 71, 15-18, doi:10.5194/gh-71-15-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Raumverträglicher Ausbau von erneuerbaren Energien – ein alternativer Standortplanungsansatz für eine nachhaltige Energiewende Stephan Bosch, Joachim Rathmann, and Florian Simetsreiter Geogr. Helv., 71, 29-45, doi:10.5194/gh-71-29-2016, 2016 By now, there are numerous high-quality studies discussing the incompatibility of the development of renewable energies with the preservation of landscape. However, no further insight is provided as to how a holistic spatial integration of renewable energies may be achieved. Therefore, this study aims to critically investigate the currently established paradigm of site planning for renewable energies using GIS analysis.

Description: Mäzenatentum in Deutschland. Eine Chance für die Stadtentwicklung? Geographica Helvetica, 70, 315-326, 2015 Author(s): B. Faller and C.-C. Wiegandt The article deals with the growing importance of philanthropy regarding German urban development in recent years. Between the opposing poles of financial shortage of public authorities and increasing concentration of private assets, the financial and local engagement of wealthy citizens open up creative leeway for urban policy. Two nationwide surveys in 467 cities respectively 5000 foundations in 22 cities as well as 24 qualitative interviews with various decision makers from policy, administration, economy and foundation system provide the empirical basis for this article. Key findings of the article are two systematisations. One systematisation categorizes German cities regarding their level of philanthropy activity. The other systematisation outlines different project types concerning the strategy and procedure of cooperation between philanthropists and local authorities.

Description: La Terre vue d'en haut – L'invention de l'environnement global Geographica Helvetica, 70, 327-328, 2015 Author(s): A. Gillet No abstract available.

Description: Expanding spaces of participation: insights from an infrastructural project in rural Nepal O. Cima Geogr. Helv., 70, 353-361, doi:10.5194/gh-70-353-2015, 2015 Participatory development has multiplied opportunities to engage in development activities. Building on the investigation of an infrastructural project in Nepal, this paper suggests that participatory development has expanded opportunities for social mobility also for traditionally marginalised groups, though these opportunities are not necessarily open to everyone. When failing to reflect on complex power relations, participatory practices risk missing their transformational promises.

Description: Landscapes of memory: a practice theory approach to geographies of memory G. Maus Geogr. Helv., 70, 215-223, doi:10.5194/gh-70-215-2015, 2015 Conceptualised from a practice theory perspective, "landscape" can be employed as an overarching term encompassing otherwise divergent perspectives within geographies of memory: landscape of memory can denote social practice, meaningful materiality, individual experience, and collective imaginations as constituent of localised memory. Using Theodore Schatzki's practice theory, landscapes of memory are described as a social phenomenon: practices of memory contextualise certain places as meaningful in relation to the past. In turning to small Cold War munitions bunkers, by way of example, it is demonstrated how this perspective broadens the scope of geographies of memory to include everyday practices and their relation to collective memories.

Description: Geographien zwischen Diskurs und Praxis – Mit Wittgenstein Anknüpfungspunkte von Diskurs- und Praxistheorie denken C. Baumann, A. Tijé-Dra, and J. Winkler Geogr. Helv., 70, 225-237, doi:10.5194/gh-70-225-2015, 2015 In this paper, we discuss connections between two important concepts in human geography: discourse and practice. Focussing on the discourse theory of Laclau/Mouffe and the practice theory of Schatzki, we show how both theories are informed by the philosophy of Wittgenstein. After highlighting similarities and differences within their basis interests, we introduce an integrative approach ‘between discourse and practice’ that is illustrated by two empirical examples.

Description: Praxis ist mehr als Praktiken – Warum moderne Ärzte und spirituelle Heiler im Prinzip das Gleiche tun K. Geiselhart Geogr. Helv., 70, 205-214, doi:10.5194/gh-70-205-2015, 2015 The pragmatist concept of praxis involves more than conventionalised practices. It also regards performative dynamics which derive from the fact that practices actually never are enacted in an exemplary manner. Each and every execution of a practice always bears the chance of success but also the risk of failure. Furthermore, the execution of a practice can be fractured in many ways. As situations are always unique, a variety of different dynamics can evolve, each of which might lead to further events which in turn might even result in an alteration of the convention of the practice. Due to such performative dynamics, individuals might experience diverse qualities of emotions, insights, and practical skills that are not inherent to the practices. Those individuals who are engaged in practices thus develop not only an understanding of conventionalised practices (unversalities) but also personal attitudes towards and opinions about these practices (singularities). The example of medical practices in Botswana can function as a role model to illustrate this notion of praxis. A juxtaposition of modern and traditional medicine shows that analysing the way how such fields of practice are epistemologically founded helps us to understand why they are incommensurable.

Description: Betraying the own-most: Heidegger and pitfalls of being-there M. Joronen and R. Imre Geogr. Helv., 70, 199-203, doi:10.5194/gh-70-199-2015, 2015 No abstract available.

Description: Une représentation du risque à l'intersection de l'aléa et de la vulnérabilité: cartographies des inondations lyonnaises F. Renard and D. Soto Geogr. Helv., 70, 333-348, doi:10.5194/gh-70-333-2015, 2015 Vulnerability analysis is essential to risk studies. Starting with the key concepts of risk, this work provides a procedure which allows precise knowledge of the local vulnerability, available to all types of hazards and applicable to all areas. Finally, in order to get an overall perspective of risk, assets vulnerabilities are crossed with the hazards areas, in accordance to the spatial distribution of both components and using innovative geomatics operations.

Description: A propos du génie du lieu: les leçons du Monte Verità J.-B. Racine Geogr. Helv., 70, 349-351, doi:10.5194/gh-70-349-2015, 2015 No abstract available.

Description: Configurazioni della territorialità Geographica Helvetica, 70, 89-89, 2015 Author(s): E. dell'Agnese No abstract available.

Description: Ground temperature variations in a talus slope influenced by permafrost: a comparison of field observations and model simulations Geographica Helvetica, 70, 45-62, 2015 Author(s): B. Staub, A. Marmy, C. Hauck, C. Hilbich, and R. Delaloye Variations in surface and near-surface ground temperatures (GST) dominate the evolution of the ground thermal regime over time and represent the upper boundary condition for the subsurface. Focusing on the Lapires talus slope in the south-western part of the Swiss Alps, which partly contains massive ground ice, and using a joint observational and modelling approach, this study compares and combines observed and simulated GST in the proximity of a borehole. The aim was to determine the applicability of the physically based subsurface model COUP to accurately reproduce spatially heterogeneous GST data and to enhance its reliability for long-term simulations. The reconstruction of GST variations revealed very promising results, even though two-dimensional processes like the convection within the coarse-blocky sediments close to the surface or ascending air circulation throughout the landform ("chimney effect") are not included in the model. For most simulations, the model bias revealed a distinct seasonal pattern mainly related to the simulation of the snow cover. The study shows that, by means of a detailed comparison of GST simulations with ground truth data, the calibration of the upper boundary conditions – which are crucial for modelling the subsurface – could be enhanced.

Description: The influence of terracettes on the surface hydrology of steep-sloping and subalpine environments: some preliminary findings Geographica Helvetica, 70, 63-73, 2015 Author(s): P. Greenwood, S. Kuonen, W. Fister, and N. J. Kuhn Alpine and mountain slopes represent important pathways that link high-altitude grazing areas to meadows and rangelands at lower elevations. Given the often acute gradients associated with such environments, they potentially represent highly efficient runoff conveyance routes that facilitate the downslope movement of runoff and associated material during erosion events. Many such slopes host series of small steps, or "terracettes". The juxtaposition of terracettes against the natural downslope flow path of non-complex slopes leads us to hypothesise that they may influence typical hillslope processes by intercepting or capturing surface runoff. Here we report preliminary results and some tentative conclusions from ongoing work to explore this possibility. Google Earth was used to initially identify a ca. 400 m 2 well-developed terracette system situated on a west-facing slope with gradients ranging from 25 to 40° (46 to 84 %). A digital elevation model (DEM) of the terracettes was constructed using spatial data taken from a relevant section of topographic map. The DEM was then queried using a flow-accumulation algorithm and the results displayed in a geographic information system. The output data provided "proof of concept" that terracettes can capture surface runoff. The generation of empirical data from a series of rainfall/runoff simulations performed on the same section of terracettes supports this finding. Results from both work components indicate that sections of a terracette system may intercept runoff and could act as preferential flow pathways. By contrast, some sections appeared to act as depositional sites. We cautiously predict that these areas could act as retention zones for the temporary storage of runoff-associated substances. Greater understanding of the exact influence of terracettes on surface hydrology in steep-sloping and subalpine environments could benefit the future management of grazing and rangelands in such areas.

Description: 〈b〉Monitoring the crisis of a rock glacier with repeated UAV surveys〈/b〉〈br〉 Sebastián Vivero and Christophe Lambiel〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 59-69, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-59-2019, 2019〈br〉 〈p〉In this study, rapid topographic changes and high creeping rates caused by the destabilisation of an active rock glacier in a steep mountain flank were investigated in detail with five unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys between June 2016 and September 2017. State-of-the-art photogrammetric techniques were employed to derived high-density point clouds and high-resolution orthophoto mosaics from the studied landform. The accuracy of the co-registration of subsequent point clouds was carefully examined and adjusted based on comparing stable areas outside the rock glacier, which minimised 3-D alignment errors to a mean of 0.12 m. Elevation and volumetric changes in the destabilised rock glacier were quantified over the study period. Surface kinematics were estimated with a combination of image correlation algorithms and visual inspection of the orthophoto mosaics. Between June 2016 and September 2017, the destabilised part of the rock glacier advanced up to 60–75 m and mobilised a volume of around 27 000 m〈span〉〈sup〉3〈/sup〉〈/span〉 of material which was dumped over the lower talus slope. This study has demonstrated a robust and customisable monitoring approach that allows a detailed study of rock glacier geometric changes during a crisis phase.〈/p〉

Description: 〈b〉Du retrait à la reconquête : pratiquer la ville après un épisode psychotique〈/b〉〈br〉 Zoé Codeluppi〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 41-58, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-41-2019, 2019〈br〉 This paper intent to bring to light urban practices of young people living with a diagnosis of psychosis while recovering. My work points out the diversity of urban spaces inhabited by participants during the recovery process which includes institutional space private, as well as public places. I then highlight the continuous variability of symptoms over the recovery period implies alternately practices of withdrawal and reconquest of the urban space, as the recovery process is moving forward.

Description: 〈b〉Book review: 〈i〉Die Erde, der Mensch und das Soziale.〈/i〉 〈i〉Zur Transformation gesellschaftlicher〈/i〉 〈i〉Naturverhältnisse im Anthropozän〈/i〉〈/b〉〈br〉 Pascal Goeke〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 27-29, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-27-2019, 2019〈br〉

Description: 〈b〉The lived city: everyday experiences, urban scenarios, and topological networks〈/b〉〈br〉 Alicia Lindón〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 31-39, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-31-2019, 2019〈br〉 The subject is the city understood as a lived territory: it develops a theoretical–methodological approach to the sociospatial construction of urban territory. The first part presents the spatial practices and the urban imaginaries. The second part integrates the territorialization of affectivity. The third part considers urban scenarios. Individual topological networks are then incorporated as sequences of urban scenarios, leading on to the crisscrossing of different topological networks.

Description: 〈b〉Atmospheres of retail and the asceticism of civilized consumption〈/b〉〈br〉 Andrea Mubi Brighenti and Mattias Kärrholm〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 203-213, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-203-2018, 2018〈br〉 During recent decades, consumption-oriented spaces of comfort and hospitality have proliferated, including, for instance, lounge shopping malls, food court plazas, spas, entertainment retail, visitor centres and the development of ever-larger pedestrian precincts. In this article we explore shopping malls as capitalist domes in Sloterdijk's sense. We observe atmospheric production, atmospheric management and atmospheric culture (which we propose to call atmoculture) inside such domes.

Description: 〈b〉Pendeln zwischen zwei Oberzentren – von verlorener bis geschenkter Zeit〈/b〉〈br〉 Martina Roggendorf and Claus-C. Wiegandt〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 115-126, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-115-2018, 2018〈br〉 The importance of commuting especially between large urban centers has become a major topic as a growing number of people cover increasing distances to reach their workplaces. Based on this approach, the article looks into commuting between the cities of Cologne and Bonn. Social ties to these centers were identified as a main cause for commuting. 20 interviews were analyzed to set up five social types of commuters who have very different perceptions of their daily commute.

Description: 〈b〉Book review: 〈i〉Die andere Seite des Mondes.〈/i〉 〈i〉Schriften über Japan〈/i〉〈/b〉〈br〉 Fabian Schäfer〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 127-129, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-127-2018, 2018〈br〉

Description: 〈b〉Assessing the significance of Heidegger's 〈i〉Black Notebooks〈/i〉〈/b〉〈br〉 Jeff Malpas〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 109-114, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-109-2018, 2018〈br〉 The publication of Heidegger's 〈i〉Black Notebooks〈/i〉 (〈i〉Schwarze Hefte〈/i〉) has provoked a storm of controversy. Much of this has centred on the pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic comments the volumes contain. But these aspects of the 〈i〉Notebooks〈/i〉 are perhaps the least surprising and important. This essay offers a summary overview of the issues to which the 〈i〉Notebooks〈/i〉 give rise, at the same time as it also aims to provide a preliminary assessment of their overall significance, especially in relation to what they show about the nature and development of Heidegger's thinking from the early 1930s to the late 1940s.

Description: 〈b〉The geography of spheres: an introduction and critical assessment of Peter Sloterdijk's concept of spheres〈/b〉〈br〉 Huib Ernste〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 273-284, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-273-2018, 2018〈br〉 With his magnum opus on Spheres, Peter Sloterdijk introduces a critical philosophical and cultural view on the spatiality of current society. In this contribution we elaborate on the spatial metaphor Sloterdijk uses but also scrutinise Sloterdijk's ideas by drawing some parallels between his ideas and those of other philosophical anthropological thinkers. Finally, we very briefly point to a suitable conceptual framework for investigating the spherology of a human being in the world.

Description: 〈b〉Introduction: The trouble with forest: definitions, values and boundaries〈/b〉〈br〉 Muriel Côte, Flurina Wartmann, and Ross Purves〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 253-260, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-253-2018, 2018〈br〉 〈p〉Forest is in trouble. The most recent (2015) FAO Forest Resources Assessment shows an encouraging trend towards a decrease in deforestation rates, but it also points out that since 1990 total forest loss corresponds to an area the size of South Africa. Efforts to curtail deforestation require reliable assessments, yet current definitions for what a forest exactly is differ significantly across countries, institutions and epistemic communities. Those differences have implications for forest management efforts: they entail different understandings about where exactly a forest starts and ends, and therefore also engender misunderstandings about where a forest 〈i〉should〈/i〉 start and end, and about how forests should be managed. This special issue brings together different perspectives from practitioners and academic disciplines – including linguistics, geographic information science and human geography – around the problem of understanding and characterizing forest. By bringing together different disciplinary viewpoints, we hope to contribute to ongoing interdisciplinary efforts to analyse forest change. In this introduction, we propose that interrogating the relationship between forest definitions, boundaries and ways of valuing forests constitutes a productive way to critically conceptualize the trouble that forest is in.〈/p〉

Description: 〈b〉Fuzzy difference and data primitives: a transparent approach for supporting different definitions of forest in the context of REDD+〈/b〉〈br〉 Alexis Comber and Werner Kuhn〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 151-163, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-151-2018, 2018〈br〉 REDD+ requires forests to be measured. However, many communities have their own concepts of 〈q〉forest〈/q〉 with different meanings. Global forest inventories frequently ignore these conceptualizations. This paper describes an approach for generating alternative measures of forest simultaneously to support the international objectives of activities such as REDD+ and to reflect local concepts and semantics associated with 〈q〉forest〈/q〉.

Description: 〈b〉〈i〉Book review:〈/i〉 Wider dem europäischen Austeritätsregime: Mit Laclau, Mouffe, Rancière und Lefebvre das transformatorische Potenzial politischer Kämpfe ausschöpfen〈/b〉〈br〉 Martina Blank〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 147-149, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-147-2018, 2018〈br〉 Krisenproteste in Athen und Frankfurt by Daniel Mullis combines a detailed insight into political struggles in the context of the European austerity regime with a deep theoretical reflection about hegemony, moment and space referring to Laclau/ Mouffe, Rancière and Lefebvre. The result is a valuable proposition to think in a new manner about protest and institutionalisation as two equally significant elements of emancipation.

Description: 〈b〉Fuelwood territorialities: 〈i〉Chantier d'Aménagement Forestier〈/i〉 and the reproduction of “political forests” in Burkina Faso〈/b〉〈br〉 Muriel Côte and Denis Gautier〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 165-175, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-165-2018, 2018〈br〉 This paper interrogates the endurance of a national forest management programme in Burkina Faso called 〈i〉Chantier d’Aménagement Forestier〈/i〉 (CAF) despite evidence of its shortcomings. Analysing the political economics of control over fuelwood markets helps elucidate the endurance of the CAF model. This is important because it helps us understand how certain areas continue to be officially referred to as "forest" even when they do not have the ecological characteristic of one.

Description: 〈b〉„Wir sind nie säkular gewesen“: Politische Theologie und die Geographien des Religiösen〈/b〉〈br〉 Benedikt Korf〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 177-186, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-177-2018, 2018〈br〉 I critically interrogate the usefulness of the terminology of „post-secularism“ to understand the entanglement of religion and politics in multi-religious societies in the West and elsewhere. I suggest that the vocabulary of a descriptive political theology is better suited to study these dynamics and apply this conceptual vocabulary to analyse political-normative debates on Indian secularism and the everyday struggles of religious actors in the violent politics of Sri Lanka's civil war.

Description: 〈b〉A touch of post-truth: the roles of narratives in urban policy mobilities〈/b〉〈br〉 Thomas Honeck〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 133-145, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-133-2018, 2018〈br〉 This paper characterizes different types of policy narratives that influence the trans-local motion of urban policies and elaborates on their relations. The paper first introduces conceptual and methodological recommendations from policy narrative literature to debates on policy mobility. In an empirical section, it then analyses narratives that support policies on temporary use of vacant lands and buildings in the German cities of Berlin and Stuttgart.

Description: 〈b〉Book review: 〈i〉Dicorue, vocabulaire ordinaire et extraordinaire des lieux urbains〈/i〉〈/b〉〈br〉 Jean-Bernard Racine〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 131-132, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-131-2018, 2018〈br〉

Description: 〈b〉Die Verschränkung von Umwelt und Wohnwelt – Grüne 〈i〉smart homes〈/i〉 aus der Perspektive der pluralen Sphärologie〈/b〉〈br〉 Andreas Folkers and Nadine Marquardt〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 79-93, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-79-2018, 2018〈br〉 This paper links two strands of Peter Sloterdijk's sphere project – his theory of the environment and his theory of dwelling – and mobilizes them for an analysis of entanglements between spaces of the environment and the space of the home in contemporary sustainability policies and smart home experiments. First, we retrace how Sloterdijk's topology of the environment combines a historical phenomenological methodology with ecological thinking. In the next step, we discuss Sloterdijk's theory of dwelling, which is closely linked to his thinking of the environment and is central to his conception of a plural spherology, yet has so far largely been overlooked in the reception. Sloterdijk's emphasis on the importance of dwelling in the 〈q〉world's inner space〈/q〉 (〈q〉Weltinnenraum〈/q〉) under conditions of a no longer externalizable environment helps to theorize how humans dwell on this earth in the 21st century. In the third part of the paper, we bring together both themes – environment and dwelling – to analyze contemporary ecological and digital home experiments from the perspective of a plural spherology. By showing how recent digital experiments in 〈q〉smart homes〈/q〉 entangle spaces of dwelling with environmental concerns we build on Sloterdijk's analysis but also extend it with insights from STS and governmentality studies to better capture the power effects inherent to digitalized dwelling.

Description: 〈b〉Lebenswelt, Leiblichkeit und Resonanz: Eine raumphänomenologisch-rekonstruktive Perspektive auf Geographien der Alltäglichkeit〈/b〉〈br〉 Thomas Dörfler and Eberhard Rothfuß〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 95-107, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-95-2018, 2018〈br〉 This article aims to explore the potential of Schütz' sociological phenomenology for spatial phenomena and its integration into human geography. Although the influence and productivity of phenomenology in general could contribute significantly to shed light on spatial phenomena of the life-world, such as a 〈q〉progressive sense of place〈/q〉, transnationalities, socio-spatial atmospheres, 〈q〉home〈/q〉 and encounters, it has never become a major strand of contemporary (German speaking) human geography.

Description: 〈b〉Jenseits von Kiel: Zu einer Wissenschaftsgeschichte der quantitativ-theoretischen Wende in der deutschsprachigen Geographie〈/b〉〈br〉 Boris Michel and Katharina Paulus〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 301-307, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-301-2018, 2018〈br〉 This editorial provides a theoretical and contextual framework for the themed issue 〈q〉Raum. Gesetze. Daten.〈/q〉. The article calls for a broader historiographic analysis of the quantitative-theoretical turn in German-speaking geography. We propose a research agenda that aims at writing a history of science beyond monumental history and classical intellectual history, that focuses on the messiness of history and takes the historicity of systems of thought into account. The endeavour is part of a growing

Description: 〈b〉„March for Sozialgeographie“? Rechtspopulismus als Zumutung und die regressive Moderne als Herausforderung der Humangeographie〈/b〉〈br〉 Jürgen Oßenbrügge〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 309-319, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-309-2018, 2018〈br〉 The paper outlines an approach to right wing populism in recent years not only in critizing the use of so called alternative facts but using the concept of a regressive modernisation as a debate which includes populist movements into a broader diagnosis of western societies. These findings are used in order to explain transformations of social geography. It is argued that the success of postmodern geographies is unable to counteract geographies of recent right wing populism.

Description: 〈b〉Territory, enclosure, and state territorial mode of production in the Russian imperial periphery〈/b〉〈br〉 Vera Smirnova〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 13-25, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-13-2019, 2019〈br〉 This paper examines territorial practices of enclosure in the Russian land commune. Using archival research, it explores how the state and territory in the periphery were dialectically co-produced through spatial technologies and public discourses. This work brings a territorial dimension into Russian agrarian scholarship by positioning the imperial rural politics within the context of capitalist land enclosure, thereby introducing complexity into the state-centric Western territory debate.

Description: 〈b〉Migrantische Ökonomien zwischen Potentialorientierung und Differenzmarkierung. Konzeption und Erträge eines „prä-postmigrantischen“ Forschungsgegenstands〈/b〉〈br〉 Charlotte Räuchle and Henning Nuissl〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 74, 1-12, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-74-1-2019, 2019〈br〉 Especially in metropolises, various political programmes aim at commodifying the potential of migrant economies for urban development. Nevertheless, there is a gap in research concerning the importance of migrant economies for urban development in smaller cities. This article discusses the topic as an issue of research and local politics in a 〈q〉post-migrant〈/q〉 perspective. In the end, various challenges remain on how to deal with 〈q〉migrant economies〈/q〉 in political and academic practice.

Description: 〈b〉A perspective of counter-hegemonic analysis and territorial transformation〈/b〉〈br〉 Marcos Aurelio Saquet〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 347-355, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-347-2018, 2018〈br〉 I will develop a specific definition of territory, which seeks to become operative in collaboration with diverse subjects and in the analysis of territorial development based on the place. I show how this fairer society emerges in a multidimensional way, emanating from the processes of territorialization, deterritorialization, and reterritorialization. Finally, I link these processes with the current processes of territorial development in research, analysis, and active participation.

Description: 〈b〉What forest is in the light of people's perceptions and values: socio-cultural forest monitoring in Switzerland〈/b〉〈br〉 Jacqueline Frick, Nicole Bauer, Eike von Lindern, and Marcel Hunziker〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 335-345, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-335-2018, 2018〈br〉 This paper is about residents’ perceptions, evaluations, and preferences regarding forests, 3022 residents completed the Swiss Socio-cultural Forest Monitoring (WaMos). Respondents were well informed about forest issues. Forest functions such as wood production, air quality, and biodiversity were rated as more important than recreation. Mixed forests and multi-sensory experiences were preferred; wilderness was only moderately approved of.

Description: 〈b〉Understanding the geographies of religion and secularity: on the potentials of a broader exchange between geography and the (post-) secularity debate〈/b〉〈br〉 Georg Glasze and Thomas M. Schmitt〈br〉 Geogr. Helv., 73, 285-300, https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-73-285-2018, 2018〈br〉 For a long time, the mainstream of social and cultural geography seems to have implicitly accepted that religion is becoming obsolete. However, since the 1990s, religion has aroused new interest in the social sciences in general, and to some extent also in social and cultural geography. The paper introduces the interdisciplinary debate on theories of secularisation and the promotion of post-secular perspectives and shows the potential of this debate for social and cultural geography.

Description: Sight lines, sight areas and unbroken open spaces? More-than-representational conceptualisations in Dutch landscape planning Geographica Helvetica, 70, 239-249, 2015 Author(s): M. Bulkens, C. Minca, and H. Muzaini Drawing on the case study of the Wageningse Eng, the Netherlands, this paper examines a set of spatial metaphors (and their attendant grounded impacts) employed within two key policy documents – the allocation plan and a related map – pertaining to how the cultural landscape is to be spatially managed and developed by the municipality. Although promoted as being based on historical facts and a cornerstone of Dutch commitment to participatory planning, the case being studied reveals the ways in which these metaphors are at times not only entirely subjective and arbitrary, but also perceived by residents and users as neglecting their rights with respect to the landscape and as instruments constraining what can or cannot be done in that area. More broadly, in the face of calls for more non-representational approaches to landscape analysis, the paper shows the continued salience of representational practices within spatial planning and how these may hold very material implications for landscapes.

Description: A propos du génie du lieu: les leçons du Monte Verità Geographica Helvetica, 70, 349-351, 2015 Author(s): J.-B. Racine No abstract available.

Description: Enzyklopädie zum gestalteten Raum im Spannungsfeld zwischen Stadt und Landschaft Werner Bätzing Geogr. Helv., 71, 47-49, doi:10.5194/gh-71-47-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Räume – Konzepte, Wahrnehmungen, Nutzungen Melanie Salvisberg Geogr. Helv., 71, 57-59, doi:10.5194/gh-71-57-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Export(t)räume – Bruchzonen marokkanischer Landwirtschaft Steffen Wippel Geogr. Helv., 71, 61-63, doi:10.5194/gh-71-61-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Eiszeitalter – Kalt-/Warmzeit-Zyklen und Eistransport im alpinen und voralpinen Raum Samuel Wyder Geogr. Helv., 71, 65-65, doi:10.5194/gh-71-65-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Kritik der symbolischen Formen I – Symbolische Form und Funktion Peter Dirksmeier Geogr. Helv., 71, 51-52, doi:10.5194/gh-71-51-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Kapitalismus und Raum – Die Territorialität kapitalistischer Gesellschaft Stephan Hochleithner Geogr. Helv., 71, 53-55, doi:10.5194/gh-71-53-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: „The Rest“: Geographien des Alltäglichen zwischen Affekt, Emotion und Repräsentation Carolin Schurr and Anke Strüver Geogr. Helv., 71, 87-97, doi:10.5194/gh-71-87-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Drone city – power, design and aerial mobility in the age of “smart cities” Ole B. Jensen Geogr. Helv., 71, 67-75, doi:10.5194/gh-71-67-2016, 2016 This paper address the phenomenon of drones and their potential relationship with the city from the point of view of the so-called “mobilities turn”. This is done in such a way that turns attention to a recent re-development of the “turn” towards design; so the emerging perspective of “mobilities design” will be used as a background perspective to reflect upon the future of drones in cities. The other perspective used to frame the phenomenon is the emerging discourse of the “smart city”. A city of proliferating digital information and data communication may be termed a smart city as shorthand for a new urban condition where cities are networked and connected (as well as disconnected) from the local block to global digital spheres. In the midst of many of the well-known data-creating devices (e.g. Bluetooth, radio-frequency identification (RFID), GPS, smartphone applications) there is a “new kid on the block” that will potentially be a game-changer for urban governance, economics and everyday life. Here we are thinking of the unmanned aerial vehicle or drone as the popular term has it. Therefore, the paper asks how life in “drone city” may play out. Drones may alter the notion of surveillance by means of being mobile, as well as profoundly altering the process and perspective of data collection and feedback to governments, businesses and citizens.

Description: KIEL 1969 – eine Mythanalyse zur Epistemologiegeschichte der deutschen Nachkriegsgeographie Wolf-Dietrich Sahr Geogr. Helv., 71, 77-85, doi:10.5194/gh-71-77-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: The Urbanization of drone warfare: policing surplus populations in the dronepolis Ian G. R. Shaw Geogr. Helv., 71, 19-28, doi:10.5194/gh-71-19-2016, 2016 This paper explores the urbanization of drone warfare and the targeting of the surplus population. Increasingly, the security threats generated by replacing masses of workers with nonhumans is managed by policing them with robots, drones, and other technical apparatuses. This paper looks at the theoretical implications of using police drones across a post-9/11 battlespace in the cities in Europe and North America. It contends we are witnessing the rise of the dronepolis, the city of the drone.

Description: Book review: Wildlife in the Anthropocene – Conservation after Nature Isabelle Arpin Geogr. Helv., 72, 79-80, doi:10.5194/gh-72-79-2017, 2017 No abstract available.

Description: Book review: Zwischen Wildnis und Freizeitpark. Eine Streitschrift zur Zukunft der Alpen Ernst Steinicke Geogr. Helv., 71, 217-219, doi:10.5194/gh-71-217-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Politische Ökologie des Postsozialismus Matthias Schmidt Geogr. Helv., 71, 259-270, doi:10.5194/gh-71-259-2016, 2016 The consequences and effects of the socialist experiment are still felt today, a quarter century after the system change in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The political, economic and social transformation processes which occurred in this period have only partially led to a convergence with the West. The former socialist societies show, to this day, striking differences and specific paths, which is why "postsocialism" as an explanatory category is still of relevance. Although political ecology was established decades ago, its research activities touching various fields and resulting in numerous studies conducted in rural and urban contexts around the world, there are hardly any political-ecological studies that deal with the post-socialist reality of Eurasia. A central field of political ecology stems from questions about the relationships between political and socio-economic transformation processes, on the one hand, and poverty, vulnerability and environmental change, on the other. Such problems occur in a particularly striking manner in the former "Second World" countries. Here, the spatial and temporal multiscalar approach of political ecology appears well suited to analyse the transformations of human-environment relationships. Political-ecological studies in the post-socialist sphere must take into account some special features, such as the legacy of socialist modernization, the disastrous environmental damages of the planned economy or the reconfiguration of institutions. This article discusses the conceptual particularities and challenges for a political ecology of post-socialism.

Description: Immer Ärger mit der Materialität? – Politische Ökologie und das Dispositiv der Dürre im Nordosten Brasiliens Tobias Schmitt Geogr. Helv., 71, 229-244, doi:10.5194/gh-71-229-2016, 2016 The article examines the relationship between the social and the material sphere and how they can be thought and analysed. Presenting different concepts of materiality in political ecology studies, the concept of a dispositive analysis is introduced to integrate both social and material conditions. By using the example of water and water infrastructure in the semi-arid region in Northeastern Brazil, the papers provides an empirical case study to show the advantages of an integrative approach.

Description: Book review: Zwischen Wildnis und Freizeitpark. Eine Streitschrift zur Zukunft der Alpen Ernst Steinicke Geogr. Helv., 71, 217-219, doi:10.5194/gh-71-217-2016, 2016 No abstract available.

Description: Land als Ressource, Boden und Landschaft: Materialität, Relationalität und neue Agrarfragen in der Politischen Ökologie Daniel Münster and Julia Poerting Geogr. Helv., 71, 245-257, doi:10.5194/gh-71-245-2016, 2016 The Anthropocene reorients the agrarian question as an ecological question of planetary scale. Rather than resolving the inherent tension between political economy and the biophysical environment by moving political ecology closer to the natural sciences, we propose an active engagement with impulses from the environmental humanities and anthropological engagements with alternative ontologies. The relational political ecology of agriculture that we outline in this article draws on feminist science studies, multispecies ethnography, new materialism and critical geography. We show the relevance of a relational approach to agriculture as a natureculture entanglement by reviewing three conceptualisations of land in political ecology in relation to our anthropological research in South India (Münster) and geographical research in Northern Pakistan (Poerting). Notions of land as resource, land as soil and land as landscape respectively exemplify shifts in theoretical and political engagements with agriculture in the Anthropocene. A relational political ecology of agriculture incorporates these theoretical sensibilities and brings them in conversation with ontological politics of agro-ecological movements who respond to the variegated crises of the anthropocene. We suggest a perspective on agrarian landscape assemblages as coproduced by histories of capitalist transformations and the (affective) relations between humans, other species and materials.