Land-use systems
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Head:Prof. Dr. Anna Hersperger
The land-use systems group studies landscape patterns and processes and their changes over time. We focus on cultural landscapes and their multifunctionality while conducting research in the following topics:
- Development of models for simulating future landscape dynamics and for estimating the resulting landscape services;
- Application and further development of landscape genetic methods and theories;
- Analysis of historical changes in ecosystems and landscapes (focus on the past 100 to 250 years);
- Analysis of ecological implications of landscape and ecosystem changes in the context of the field of historical ecology;
- Analysis of actors, driving forces, and land change and their interaction to understand the causes of landscape change
- Contributing to the further development of landscape planning, based, for example, on conflict analysis and the evaluation of planning instruments.
The land-use systems group combines methods and theories from natural sciences and social sciences on spatial scales from single ecosystems to continents. We are equally committed to theory development and innovative applications.
The land-use systems group studies landscape patterns and processes and their changes over time. We focus on cultural landscapes and their multifunctionality while conducting research in the following topics:
- Development of models for simulating future landscape dynamics and for estimating the resulting landscape services;
- Application and further development of landscape genetic methods and theories;
- Analysis of historical changes in ecosystems and landscapes (focus on the past 100 to 250 years);
- Analysis of ecological implications of landscape and ecosystem changes in the context of the field of historical ecology;
- Analysis of actors, driving forces, and land change and their interaction to understand the causes of landscape change
- Contributing to the further development of landscape planning, based, for example, on conflict analysis and the evaluation of planning instruments.
The land-use systems group combines methods and theories from natural sciences and social sciences on spatial scales from single ecosystems to continents. We are equally committed to theory development and innovative applications.
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Staff
Land-use systems
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Head of WSL Landscape Centre | |
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PhD student guest | |
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Services and Products
Scenarios of land-use change for download
Person in charge:
Bronwyn Price
Urban Sprawl Metrics tool (USM)
Person in charge:
Felix Kienast
Publications
Die Berechnung der neusten Entwicklung der Zersiedelung zeigt räumliche Disparitäten auf. Basierend darauf macht das Buch Vorschläge zu Ziel- und Grenzwerten und stellt dar, wie diese Vorschläge in der raumplanerischen Gesetzgebung umgesetzt werden könnten.
Bristol-Schriftenreihe 57
2018
Focus WSL magazine Diagonal, 2/17: Whatever we do, we change the landscape. Our landscape researchers take a closer look so that we can shape these transformations together.
Hersperger, A.M.; Tobias, S.; Thurnheer, C.; Fertner, Ch., 2022: Digitale Daten in der Raumplanung - eine europäische Perspektive. Geomatik Schweiz, Géomatique Suisse, Geomatica Svizzera, 120, 5-6: 102-104.
Salak, B.; Kienast, F.; Olschewski, R.; Spielhofer, R.; Wissen Hayek, U.; Grêt-Regamey, A.; Hunziker, M., 2022: Impact on the perceived landscape quality through renewable energy infrastructure. A discrete choice experiment in the context of the Swiss energy transition. Renewable Energy, 193: 299-308. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.04.154
Kaim, D.; Ziółkowska, E.; Grădinaru, S.R.; Pazúr, R., 2022: Assessing the suitability of urban-oriented land cover products for mapping rural settlements. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, doi: 10.1080/13658816.2022.2075877
Donati, G.F.A.; Bolliger, J.; Psomas, A.; Maurer, M.; Bach, P.M., 2022: Reconciling cities with nature: identifying local Blue-Green Infrastructure interventions for regional biodiversity enhancement. Journal of Environmental Management, 316: 115254 (14 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115254
Bolliger, J.; Hennet, T.; Wermelinger, B.; Bösch, R.; Pazur, R.; Blum, S.; Haller, J.; Obrist, M.K., 2022: Traffic-regulated street lights to reduce impacts of light pollution: good news for nocturnal insects and bats?. TransportEcology.info,
Schrammeijer, E.A.; Van Zanten, B.T.; Davis, J.; Verburg, P.H., 2022: The advantage of mobile technologies in crowdsourcing landscape preferences: testing a mobile app to inform planning decisions. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 73: 127610 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127610
Pan, Y.; Ying, Z.; Nobis, M.P.; Hersperger, A.M.; Shi, C.; Ge, G., 2022: Effect of soil spatial configuration on Trifolium repens varies with resource amount. PLoS One, 17, 1: e0263290 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263290
Reber, U.; Fischer, M.; Ingold, K.; Kienast, F.; Hersperger, A.M.; Grütter, R.; Benz, R., 2022: Integrating biodiversity: a longitudinal and cross-sectoral analysis of Swiss politics. Policy Sciences, 55: 311-335. doi: 10.1007/s11077-022-09456-4
Rigo, R.; Martin, P.; Verburg, P.H.; Houet, T., 2022: Contributions of local LUCC spatially explicit scenarios for water management: Lessons learned from an ex-post evaluation. Futures, 139: 102937 (23 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2022.102937
Bürgi, M.; Celio, E.; Diogo, V.; Hersperger, A.M.; Kizos, T.; Lieskovsky, J.; Pazur, R.; Plieninger, T.; Prishchepov, A.V.; Verburg, P.H., 2022: Advancing the study of driving forces of landscape change. Journal of Land Use Science, doi: 10.1080/1747423X.2022.2029599
Nematollahi, S.; Fakheran, S.; Jafari, A.; Pourmanafi, S.; Kienast, F., 2022: Applying a systematic conservation planning tool and ecological risk index for spatial prioritization and optimization of protected area networks in Iran. Journal for Nature Conservation, 66: 126144 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126144
Fayet, C.M.J.; Reilly, K.H.; Van Ham, C.; Verburg, P.H., 2022: The potential of European abandoned agricultural lands to contribute to the Green Deal objectives: policy perspectives. Environmental Science and Policy, 133: 44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2022.03.007
Fagerholm, N.; García-Martín, M.; Torralba, M.; Bieling, C.; Plieninger, T., 2022: Public participation geographical information systems (PPGIS). Participatory research methods for sustainability ‐ toolkit #1. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 31, 1: 46-48. doi: 10.14512/gaia.31.1.10
Appelt, J.L.; Garcia Rojas, D.C.; Verburg, P.H.; Van Vliet, J., 2022: Socioeconomic outcomes of agricultural land use change in Southeast Asia. Ambio, 51: 1094-1109. doi: 10.1007/s13280-022-01712-4
Fayet, C.M.J.; Reilly, K.H.; Van Ham, C.; Verburg, P.H., 2022: What is the future of abandoned agricultural lands? A systematic review of alternative trajectories in Europe. Land Use Policy, 112: 105833 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105833
Parra-Paitan, C.; Verburg, P.H., 2022: Accounting for land use changes beyond the farm-level in sustainability assessments: The impact of cocoa production. Science of the Total Environment, 825: 154032 (12 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154032
Molina Maturano, J.; García Serrano, L.A.; Carmona García, J.A.; García de Alva Magos, M.A.; Hersperger, A.M., 2022: An indicator-based sustainability assessment method for indigenous communities: a case study from Mexico. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24: 3293-3333. doi: 10.1007/s10668-021-01567-x
Moor, H.; Gossner, M.M.; Graham, C.; Hobi, M.L.; Logar, I.; Narwani, A.; Reber, U.; Seehausen, O.; Holdereger, R.; Altermatt, F., 2022: Besserer Biodiversitätsschutz in Blau-Grünen Ökosystemen. Des écosystèmes bleus-verts pour mieux protéger la biodiversité. Nature + Paysage. Natur + Landschaft: Inside, 25-29.
Pazúr, R.; Huber, N.; Weber, D.; Ginzler, C.; Price, B., 2022: A national extent map of cropland and grassland for Switzerland based on Sentinel-2 data. Earth System Science Data, 14, 1: 295-305. doi: 10.5194/essd-14-295-2022
He, Z.; Ling, Y.; Fürst, C.; Hersperger, A.M., 2022: Does zoning contain built-up land expansion? Causal evidence from Zhangzhou City, China. Landscape and Urban Planning, 220: 104339 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104339
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