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30 leading research projects of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
on the subjects Alps, environment, geology, water and climate

Günter Köck
Werner E. Piller
Lois Lammerhuber

24 × 32 cm
408 pages
323 photos
German/English
hardbound in a slipcase
ISBN: 978-3-901753-13-8
May 2009

49.00
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Authors

  • Günter Köck

    Günter Köck is a biologist at Innsbruck University. Since 1997, he has been director of the Austrian-Canadian “High Arctic” research [...] more

  • Lois Lammerhuber

    Lois Lammerhuber is a photographer and publisher. His close collaboration with GEO Magazine started in 1984, continues to this day, [...] more

  • Werner E. Piller

    Werner E. Piller is Professor of Palaeontology and Historical Geology at the University of Graz. His research spans fields ranging [...] more

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30 leading research projects of the Austrian Academy of Sciences on the subjects Alps, environment, geology, water and climate were chosen to illustrate the fascination and importance of research in an opulent volume. The scientists and researchers were interviewed about their projects, and Lois Lammerhuber presents their findings in amazing photos. The book was produced by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. It is based on an idea by biologist Günther Köck and geologist Werner Piller and was implemented in close cooperation with Lois Lammerhuber.

Authors:
Georg Grabherr, Dieter Gutknecht, Herbert Mang, Werner E. Piller, Franz Ziegler, Arne Arnberger, Burkhard Berger, Ronald Blab, Günter Blöschl, Jens Boenigk, Axel Borsdorf, Christiane Brandenburg, Rainer Brandner, Ewald Brückl, Fritz K. Brunner, Martin Coy, Stefan Dullinger, Josef Eberhardsteiner, Karl-Heinz Erb, Brigitta Erschbamer, Franz Essl, Martin Fera, Niko Filipovic, Josef Fürst, Hubert Gassner, Simone Gingrich, Michael Gottfried, Gregor Götzl, Georg Grabherr, Helmut Haberl, Helmut Habersack, Isolde Hausner, Hubert Holzmann, Christian Köberl, Gerfried Koch, Günter Köck, Karl Krainer, Leopold Krystyn, Klaus Motschka, Gerald Muralt, Hans Peter Nachtnebel, Harald Niederstätter, Walther Parson, Harald Pauli, Franz Prettenthaler, Roland Psenner, Friedrich Reimoser, Robert Schabetsberger, Roland Schmidt, Wolfgang Schöner, Hans Peter Schönlaub, Michael Staudinger, Thomas J. Suttner, Otto H. Urban, Nadja Vetters, Michael Wagreich, Wolfgang Willner, Richard Zink, Margit Zohmann
Edited by: Andreas Schwab

Description

30 leading research projects of the Austrian Academy of Sciences on the subjects Alps, environment, geology, water and climate were chosen to illustrate the fascination and importance of research in an opulent volume. The scientists and researchers were interviewed about their projects, and Lois Lammerhuber presents their findings in amazing photos. The book was produced by the Austrian Academy of Sciences. It is based on an idea by biologist Günther Köck and geologist Werner Piller and was implemented in close cooperation with Lois Lammerhuber.

Authors:
Georg Grabherr, Dieter Gutknecht, Herbert Mang, Werner E. Piller, Franz Ziegler, Arne Arnberger, Burkhard Berger, Ronald Blab, Günter Blöschl, Jens Boenigk, Axel Borsdorf, Christiane Brandenburg, Rainer Brandner, Ewald Brückl, Fritz K. Brunner, Martin Coy, Stefan Dullinger, Josef Eberhardsteiner, Karl-Heinz Erb, Brigitta Erschbamer, Franz Essl, Martin Fera, Niko Filipovic, Josef Fürst, Hubert Gassner, Simone Gingrich, Michael Gottfried, Gregor Götzl, Georg Grabherr, Helmut Haberl, Helmut Habersack, Isolde Hausner, Hubert Holzmann, Christian Köberl, Gerfried Koch, Günter Köck, Karl Krainer, Leopold Krystyn, Klaus Motschka, Gerald Muralt, Hans Peter Nachtnebel, Harald Niederstätter, Walther Parson, Harald Pauli, Franz Prettenthaler, Roland Psenner, Friedrich Reimoser, Robert Schabetsberger, Roland Schmidt, Wolfgang Schöner, Hans Peter Schönlaub, Michael Staudinger, Thomas J. Suttner, Otto H. Urban, Nadja Vetters, Michael Wagreich, Wolfgang Willner, Richard Zink, Margit Zohmann
Edited by: Andreas Schwab

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Weight3.54 kg / 7.8 lbs
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