The European Geographer, 8th Issue
Colophon The EGEA Magazine is a publication from the European Geography Association for Geography students and young Geographers. The EGEA Magazine is published twice a year. The magazine is produced for the EGEA community, EGEA partners and all others interested in EGEA, geography and Europe. Postal address: EGEA Faculty of Geosciences - Utrecht University P.O.Box 80.115 NL-3508 TC Utrecht Telephone: +31-30-2539708 E-mail: egea@egea.eu E-mail EGEA magazine: egea.magazine@egea.eu Website: www.egea.eu Editors of the eighth issue: Inge Wiekenkamp (Chief Editor), Tobias Michl (Chief Editor), Ciprian Caraba, Colette Caruana, Cosmin Ceuca, Olga Chernopitskaya, Nicu Ciobotaru, Amanda Finger, Franziska Hübner, Annika Palomäki, Jakub Ondruch, Cristina Onet, Laura Helene Rasmussen, Julian Thesen Graphic Design: Cosmin Ceuca, Nicu Ciobotaru, Inge Wiekenkamp Contributing authors: Olga Chernopitskaya, Sergio Cuevas, Daria Golub, Franziska Häring, Aino Kirillova Ruben Maes, Tobias Michl, Sille Marie Myreng, Jakub Ondruch, Svetlana Samsonova, Sandra Teuber, Inge Wiekenkamp Photos: CENIA, Olga Chernopitskaya, Sergio Cuevas, Google Earth, Stefan Esch, Aino Kirillova, Andreas Christoffer Lundegaard, Ruben Maes, Tobias Michl, Svetlana Samsonova, Sandra Teuber, J. Wenzel, Inge Wiekenkamp Coverphoto: Daniel Metzke All authors are completely responsible for the content of their articles and references made by them. The editors would like to thank: Sanne Heijt – EGEA BoE Secretariat Director 11/12 Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University All authors EGEA is supported by: ESRI EUROGEO Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University
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Svetlana Samsonova
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Jakub Ondruch
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Franziska Häring and Tobias Michl
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Jakub Ondruch
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Inge Wiekenkamp
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Aino Kirillova
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Daria Golub
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Olga Chernopitskaya
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Olga Chernopitskaya
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Ruben Maes
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Sille Marie Myreng
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Sergio Cuevas Pérez
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Sandra Teuber
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Svetlana Samsonova
25 years of EGEA
Editorial: The European Geographer - 8th edition - Water The role of water in urban development Development of a cut-off meander in the lowland reaches of the Morava river after spring floods in 2006 How sustainable are water facilities in Bogotá? Water use and abuse in Bogotá-city, Colombia
The role of water objects in the area of the Udmurt Republic Virtual water trade Water consumption in figures and ways to reduce it Interesting facts about water
Drought, Dams, Development and Degradation: a 4D approach to sustainable water management in tropical highlands Notes from a newbie The Sunny Weekend 2011 The Western Regional Congress 2011 The Altai Adventure: Unique culture and virgin nature