What is the aim of whatsalp?
In 2017 – exactly 25 years after TransALPedes – once again a core group has traveled from Vienna to Nice through the Alps. Changes in the landscape and society between then and now have been documented and discussed with stakeholders, looking at scenarios from before and for the future. whatsalp war a long-distance hike, which has undertaken intensive research whilst on foot.
As well as this, along the route there were site meetings with interested individuals, groups and institutions. Through the whatsalp internet blog, the core group and the co-hikers communicated daily over what they had seen, heard and experienced. The focus was on short texts, short films and photos. The International Commission for the Protection of the Alps CIPRA has taken part in whatsalp with the youth Project whatsalp youth.
The whatsalp core group:
ist Geograph und Raumplaner und arbeitete bis zu seiner Pensionierung selbständig. Er war Teil der Kerngruppe 1992.
is a landscape ecologist and worked for a long time in the NGO sector. Today, he is vice president of the CIPRA International
is a Geographer and works for the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW in Switzerland. He was part of TransALPedes in 1992
a landscape planner and geographer who works at the HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil in Switzerland. He was part of TransALPedes 1992
TransALPedes
This was the name of a journalistic-political project in 1992, which attracted wide public attention. It was formed by a core group of eight specialists and media workers, as well as changing groups of interested parties who accompanied them, together they crossed the Alpine region in four months.
A total of 800 people were actively involved in this international networking project. Through more than 100 encounters TransALPedes got to know committed individuals, groups and authorities who oppose more growth and mobility and are engaged in the protection and long term development of the alpine living space.
Accompaning film : Der Lange Marsch (in German language, 1993)
Video kindly provided by Videoladen Zürich
TV story 08.07.1992 – Crazy Mobility
TV story 05.08.1992 – Hurt Mountains
TV story 05.08.1992 – Madris and energy production
TV stories made available by the Schweizer Fernsehen
