A Moving Border - Alpine Cartographies of Climate Change
Ferrari, Marco / Pasqual, Elisa / Bagnato, Andrea
Italy¿s northern border follows the watershed that separates the drainage basins of Northern and Southern Europe. Running mostly at high altitudes, it crosses snowfields and perennial glaciers¿all of which are now melting as a result of anthropogenic climate change. As the watershed shifts so does the border, contradicting its representations on official maps. Italy, Austria, and Switzerland have consequently introduced the novel legal concept...