Ellen Wiegandt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3693318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ellen Wiegandt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ellen |
| FAMILY NAME | Wiegandt |
| SIGNATURE | WIEGANDT E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Darkening Peaks
Losing Ground
Mountains
A New Section
Regional impacts of environmental and global change
This paper provides a brief overview of water resources in the Alps from an economic, social and historical point of view. Based on these considerations, the paper looks into the future use of water under conditions of changing climate and a liberalization of economic markets. A particular focus here is the liberalization of the electricity sector in Switzerland. The examples given here provide material to reflect upon the potential conflicting a…
Social Dimensions of Resource Use
This research note describes an integrated regional model of the interactions between water resources and society. It examines the relations between rural and urban sectors of society and the effect on resource use of changes in supply and demand due to climate change, population movements, and other natural and social processes. This modeling effort is part of a larger project conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research to stu…
Alternative Models of Peasant Families
In presenting some ideas about the organization of families, this paper includes an explicit criticism of « economistic » theories of the family and social institutions. Broadly conceived, « economism », or the explanation of societal forms and phenomena through economic and productive processes, has become one of the dominant paradigms in modem social science. Two powerful currents of thought have largely contributed to the development of this p…
Inheritance and Demography in the Swiss Alps
The problem of the distribution of resources plays a central role in all peasant societies. This paper examines the specific case of a mountain community, Mase, located in the Canton of the Valais, Switzerland. A brief history of state formation in Switzerland accounts for the relative autonomy and self-sufficiency of the village, thereby justifying the focus on local institutions. In particular, the interaction between inheritance practices and …
Inheritance and Demography in the Swiss Alps
The problem of the distribution of resources plays a central role in all peasant societies. This paper examines the specific case of a mountain community, Mase, located in the Canton of the Valais, Switzerland. A brief history of state formation in Switzerland accounts for the relative autonomy and self-sufficiency of the village, thereby justifying the focus on local institutions. In particular, the interaction between inheritance practices and …
Inheritance and Demography in the Swiss Alps
The problem of the distribution of resources plays a central role in all peasant societies. This paper examines the specific case of a mountain community, Mase, located in the Canton of the Valais, Switzerland. A brief history of state formation in Switzerland accounts for the relative autonomy and self-sufficiency of the village, thereby justifying the focus on local institutions. In particular, the interaction between inheritance practices and …
Alternative Models of Peasant Families
In presenting some ideas about the organization of families, this paper includes an explicit criticism of « economistic » theories of the family and social institutions. Broadly conceived, « economism », or the explanation of societal forms and phenomena through economic and productive processes, has become one of the dominant paradigms in modem social science. Two powerful currents of thought have largely contributed to the development of this p…
Social Dimensions of Resource Use
This research note describes an integrated regional model of the interactions between water resources and society. It examines the relations between rural and urban sectors of society and the effect on resource use of changes in supply and demand due to climate change, population movements, and other natural and social processes. This modeling effort is part of a larger project conducted at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research to stu…
Regional impacts of environmental and global change
This paper provides a brief overview of water resources in the Alps from an economic, social and historical point of view. Based on these considerations, the paper looks into the future use of water under conditions of changing climate and a liberalization of economic markets. A particular focus here is the liberalization of the electricity sector in Switzerland. The examples given here provide material to reflect upon the potential conflicting a…
A New Section
Mountains
Losing Ground
Darkening Peaks
Geography (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Natural resource economics (2 works)