During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries several important changes occurred. First, the Alpine population was now characterised by a particular growth rate, which was increasingly differentiated from that of the more dynamic non-mountain areas. Second, the migratory fluxes became ever more important and ever more directed toward extra-European destinations. Beginning in the early twentieth century, several regions were affected by depopulation.Luigi Lorenzetti, Raul Merzario, Il fuoco acceso. Famiglie e migrazioni alpine nell’Italia dell’età moderna, Rome 2005. This process amplified the imbalanced distribution of the population within the Alps, because the urban centres at lower altitudes experienced strong growth and clearly became the most important dynamic localities during the twentieth century.Werner Bätzing: Die Alpen. Entstehung und Gefährdung einer europäischen Kulturlandschaft, München 1991.
during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries several important changes occurred first the alpine population was now characterised by a particular growth rate which was increasingly differentiated from that of the more dynamic non-mountain areas second the migratory fluxes became ever more important and ever more directed toward extra-european destinations beginning in the early twentieth century several regions were affected by depopulationluigi lorenzetti raul merzario il fuoco acceso famiglie e migrazioni alpine nell’italia dell’età moderna rome 2005 this process amplified the imbalanced distribution of the population within the alps because the urban centres at lower altitudes experienced strong growth and clearly became the most important dynamic localities during the twentieth centurywerner bätzing die alpen entstehung und gefährdung einer europäischen kulturlandschaft münchen 1991