Concrete jungle

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Hergiswil, canton Nidwalden. (Christof Hirtler) zvg

The A2 motorway in the Gotthard region. (Christof Hirtler) swissinfo.ch

Canton Vaud (Swiss landscape foundation) Swiss landscape foundation

Emmen, near Lucerne. (Christof Hirtler) zvg

How the Magadino plain in Ticino has evolved. (canton Ticino, Beat Hauenstein) zvg

Rothenturm moorland, canton Schwyz. (Christof Hirtler) zvg

How the town of Spreitenbach, Aarau, has evolved. (Spreitenbach commune) zvg

Silberweide nature area at Lake Greifen, canton Zurich. (Swiss landscape foundation) swissinfo.ch

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In the space of 50 years, more and more roads and buildings have replaced fields and meadows.

Economic growth, industrialisation and demographic change have completely altered the Swiss landscape. Pictures from the 2010 exhibition at the Naturama Aarau chart those changes.