Dr. Janine Schweier

Function

teamleader

Forest Resources and Management

Sustainable Forestry

Contact

janine.schweier(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 24 78+41 44 739 24 78

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Site

Birmensdorf Bi GL B 05

Research interests

Ecosystem services; environmentally-friendly operations; digitalization; life cycle assessment; sustainability impact assessment; carbon costs; climate adapted forest management; forest operations; wood supply chains; ergonomics; unpredictable use of wood.

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janine_Schweier.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Publications WSL

Further scientific publications

Erni, M.; Burg, V.; Lemm, R.; Stadelmann, G.; Schweier, J.; Zenner, E.; Thees, O., 2019: How can forest wood contribute to the energy transition in Switzerland?: A regional analysis.

Magazine article and brochures

Schweier, J.; Klein, M.; Kirsten, H.; Jaeger, D.; Brieger, F.; Sauter, U.H., 2020: Produktivitäts- und Kostenanalyse von Seilkrananlagen. AFZ, der Wald, 75, 15: 23-26.

Schweier, J.; Smaltschinski, T.; Schaudel, L.; Rheinbay, B.; Hoffmann, S., 2020: Waldwege: Bau und Maßnahmen der Unterhaltung. AFZ, der Wald, 75, 2: 36-39.

Scientific publication article peer-reviewed

Schweier, J.; Ludowicy, C., 2020: Comparison of a cable-based and a ground-based system in flat and soil-sensitive area: a case study from Southern Baden in Germany. Forests, 11, 6: 611 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3390/f11060611

Schweier, J.; Klein, M.; Kirsten, H.; Jaeger, D.; Brieger, F.; Sauter, U.H., 2020: Productivity and cost analysis of tower yarder systems using the Koller 507 and the Valentini 400 in southwest Germany. International Journal of Forest Engineering, 1-12. doi: 10.1080/14942119.2020.1761746

Schweier, J.; Blagojević, B.; Venanzi, R.; Latterini, F.; Picchio, R., 2019: Sustainability assessment of alternative strip clear cutting operations for wood chip production in renaturalization management of pine stands. Energies, 12, 17: 3306 (26 pp.). doi: 10.3390/en12173306

Projects

Holzernte und Nährstoffnachhaltigkeit in Buchenbeständen

Das Projekt hat zum Ziel, den Nährstoffhaushalt verschiedener Schweizer Standorte mittels umfassender Bodenanalysen zu ermitteln und daraus Nährstoffbilanzen im Hinblick auf die Erhaltung und Förderung der Bodenfruchtbarkeit und der Biodiversität zu erstellen.

Bioenergy and circular economy: the biogas plant as a hub

In this transdisciplinary study, the bioenergy system is assessed from the perspective of the circular economy. The focus is on wet biomass, whereby the current cycle of the most important elements is investigated qualitatively and quantitatively. The anaerobic digestion serves as the central hub.

Optimized forest planning

An optimization model will be developed in the frame of this project to determine the optimal segregation of management strategies that can best fulfill the diverse services.

Optimized cable line planning

An optimization model will be developed in the frame of this project to determine the optimal segregation of management strategies that can best fulfill the diverse services.

Ecosystem services in forests

We are studying the impacts of forest management on a variety of forest services. Using two models and a range of indicators we are simulating forest development and services with a variety of management and climate scenarios.

Editorial activities

Guest Editor:

Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Technologies, Applications and Assessments for Proper Sustainable Forest Operations (SFO)", https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/SFO.
Guest Editor of the Special Issue “The role of forest operations in climate change affected forests”, International Journal of Forest Engineering.

Editorial board: International Journal of Forest Engineering.

Referee for scientific journals: Biomass and Bioenergy; Forests; Biosystems Engineering; International Journal of Forest Engineering; BioEnergy Research, Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering; Sustainability.

Other activites

Member of the expert committee “silviculture and forest technique” of the German Center for Forest Work and Technology (KWF)
S-WIN board member (Swiss Wood Innovation Network)
Habilitation candidate at the University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Ressources