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How to keep out what we don´t want. On the Assessment of "Sozialverträglichkeit" under the Austrian Genetic Engineering Act
No full textPreprint of article in Public Understanding of Science Vol. 6/97, 301-32
Das digitale Krankenhaus. Eine Technikfolgen-Abschätzung moderner Telekommunikationstechnologien im Krankenhaus am Beispiel des Donauspitals/ SMZO
No full textDie vorliegende Studie analysiert die Einsatzbedingungen der digitalen Radiologie, faßt die Erfahrungen nationaler und internationaler Projekte zusammen und gibt einen Überblick über kritische Punkte, aus denen Handlungsoptionen für weitere Implementierungen abgeleitet werden. Die Analysebereiche umfassen den technischen, den arbeitsorganisatorischen und wirtschaftlichen Kontext. Darüber hinaus wurden auch Fragen der Qualität der Versorgung, der Perzeption der digitalen Radiologie durch die NutzerInnen und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen bearbeitet
Biosphere reserves in the mountains of the world and their standing after 40 years of UNESCO’s MAB Programme. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research)|eco.mont Vol. 3 No. 1 3 1|
No full textSince 1976, 564 biosphere reserves have been established all over the world; almost two thirds of them are located in mountain areas. They contribute to biodiversity conservation in fragile ecosystems and come up with regionally adapted solutions for a sustainable development of the respective regions. However, there is still a gap between vision and reality. Many of them do not fulfil the UNESCO criteria defined in the Statutory Framework and exist merely as paper parks. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of UNESCO’s MAB Programme, good as well as critical examples of mountain biosphere reserves were collected to highlight the important role they play as sites for international scientific collaboration, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The findings of almost 50 international authors have been gathered in the publication Biosphere Reserves in the Mountains of the World – Excellence in the Clouds? published by the Austrian Academy of Sciences in February 2011. Some of the results are summarized and presented in this article
Biodiversity management strategies for mountains: active or passive management practice?. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research)|eco.mont Vol. 3 No. 1 3 1|
No full textWilderness management practices are increasingly seen as a tool to maintain Europe’s unique natural heritage including mountain habitats. The countless benefits of non-intervention management are becoming more and more apparent in a variety of different habitats across Europe, as well as the amount of work required for the proper implementation of this approach. Following the European Parliament resolution on wilderness, PAN Parks Foundation argues for the expansion of wilderness management in mountain areas. The sustainable tourism development process helps to ensure that tourism provides real benefits for the rural communities in and around the protected areas and at the same time reduces the pressure caused by tourism on the park
Pseudo-endemism and cryptic diversity in Lepidoptera – case studies from the Alps and the Abruzzi. eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research)|eco.mont Vol. 3 No. 1 3 1|
No full textThe Alps are a hotspot of endemism for Lepidoptera with 230+ species occurring only in this area. In discussing endemism there is, however, a high risk of relying on biased spatial and taxonomic data. Pseudo-endemism may be much more widespread than expected as proved by a week-long excursion to Gran Sasso National Park and Monte Terminillo (Central Italy). Results of this research are five species hitherto only known from the Alps: Aspilapteryx spectabilis Huemer, 1994, Agonopteryx alpigena (Frey, 1870), Depressaria incognitella Heinemann, 1990, Pammene laserpitiana Huemer & Erlebach, 1999 and Epermenia theimeri Gaedike, 2001; and several additional taxa not yet known from central Italy. Not only is our knowledge of distribution incomplete, alpha-taxonomy of numerous Lepidoptera has been insufficiently explored to date. A transnational barcoding project of all Alpine Lepidoptera within the framework of the International Barcode of Life project (iBOL) is providing strong evidence of much higher levels of cryptic diversity than hitherto known. Examples of probably as yet undescribed Alpine taxa, based on combined molecular and morphological datasets, are demonstrated for the genera Callisto,Eulamprotes and Caryocolum