This document discusses the history of the Alps as a contested environment from pre-WWII to present. It covers the early national parks established before WWII, the post-war planned parks, watershed management, the Alps as a front line during the Cold War, and the current transalpine park system.

1. The Alps as a Contested Environment: A Transregional History Dr. Wilko Graf von Hardenberg Rachel Carson Center

2. The Alpine region

3. The pre-WWII parks

4. Post-WWII and early planned parks

5. The watershed

6. The front line

7. The current transalpine park system

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