Does Media Discourse Favour the Emergence of Avalanche Risk in Medium-High Mountain Regions? Between Ignorance and Underestimation, the Example of the Vosges Mountains

Despite significant proof to the contrary, scientific and institutional agents present the Vosges Mountains, a medium-high mountain range located in north-eastern France, as a territory that poses almost no risk of avalanches. A comprehensive review of the daily press, as well as national and region...

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Main Authors: Florie Giacona, Brice Martin, Nicolas Eckert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2017-11-01
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rga/3852