The project will develop a conceptual and methodological approach to clarify how the resilience capacity of a society confronted with natural hazards and disasters can be characterized, defined and measured. To maximize the benefit of existing information and new ideas on resilience, various stakeholders and experts will be incorporated into different knowledge-sharing groups.

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One of the most challenging tasks for European urban areas is to deal with demographic, economic and physical contraction processes and to plan for the future of cities worth living in. The project aims at fostering knowledge on shrinking cities and urban regeneration strategies in Switzerland.

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In the scientific part of the project "Landscape Monitoring Switzerland", basic knowledge for new indicators of landscape quality is developed. This includes both landscape ecological and social scientific approaches.

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The aim of the research project WaMos 2 is to assess the attitudes of the population towards forest and wood related topics. In doing so, the project revisits and builds upon work that was done in 1997. The results of WaMos 2 will serve as a basis for forest related policy, and the forest- and environment-related reporting of FOEN.

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This project aims to assess the Swiss contribution to the establishment of an international regime on Biodiversity. From a multilevel governance perspective, it describes the position formation process in Switzerland related to the negotiations of the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols and examines, how this process has shaped the negotiation strategy and influence of the Swiss delegations during these negotiations.

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Das Projekt hat zum Ziel ein bestehendes GIS basiertes Prognosemodell der Naherholungsnutzung inhaltlich zu verfeinern und den räumlichen Geltungsbereich zu erweitern.

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Das EU FP7-Projekt hat zum Ziel, in Europa eine Kultur der Risikoprävention hinsichtlich Naturgefahren zu fördern, indem Nutzen und Kosten verschiedener Präventionsmassnahmen sowie die Wirksamkeit der dabei angewandten Risikokommunikation evaluiert werden.

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Freizeit und Erholung im Wald haben in den letzten Jahren an Bedeutung gewonnen. Das Projekt untersucht aus Perspektive der Governance-Forschung, welche Akteure, Institutionen und Koordinationsformen das Management von Freizeit und Erholung im Wald charakterisieren und wie Entscheidungen zur Waldbewirtschaftung und zum Management der verschiedenen Waldfunktionen getroffen werden.

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Das Forschungsprojekt untersucht, inwiefern sich das Instrument "Handelbare Flächennutzungszertifikate (FNZ)" zur Reduktion des Flächenverbrauchs durch die Siedlungsentwicklung und Zersiedelung eignet.

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Enhancing ecosystem quality (e.g. through intervention or defragmentation) is relevant for society and economy. Which ecosystem enhancement contributes best to perceived quality of life and is economically most beneficial? Which participatory management and planning approach, which institutional setting contributes best to effective and efficient ecosystem-management and planning strategies?

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