WSL Landscape Centre

The WSL has a great deal of expertise in the area of landscape research. The Landscape Centre pools this expertise and ensures that the research results are available to all interested parties.

Our landscape research covers a wide range of topics, from landscape history, to landscape ecology, to social and economic issues. The Landscape Centre was founded in 2012 in order to pool expertise, raise awareness of landscape research both nationally and internationally, and make the results available to our partners in the field.

The Landscape Centre is primarily active in the following three areas:

1) Research: The Landscape Centre coordinates the WSL's research activities on landscape topics and suggests new projects. Among other things, it supports management with strategic issues relevant to landscape research. It particularly supports young research scientists, for example, by organising the JULAFO Junior Scientist Conference. This is a platform where young research scientists can present their results and exchange ideas.

2) Teaching: Representatives of the Landscape Centre give numerous lectures at universities where they disseminate the findings of their landscape research. At an international level, for example, they offer a Summer School.

3) Transfer of Knowledge: Landscape research is relevant to both society and government; therefore the Landscape Centre ensures that the results are put into practice. For example, it organizes conferences, such as the Forum für Wissen, as well as other events such as workshops, with and for practitioners. It also publishes regularly in practically-oriented journals and issues reports.

 

The WSL is conducting research projects on the following landscape topics:

 

The WSL Landscape Centre is part of the following network:

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Diese Studie untersucht die Wechselwirkungen zwischen den Massnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel aus den beiden Aktionsplänen des Bundesamts für Umwelt mit den Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Insgesamt wurden die Beschreibungen von 90 Massnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel aus 14 Bereichen analysiert.

WSL Berichte 1592024
Available languages: German

Understanding and improving biodiversity in the city: Read in the new DIAGONAL magazine how WSL is contributing to this.

WSL Magazine Diagonal 24/12024
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Integrierte Klimaanpassungsstrategien auf regionaler Ebene sind eine effektive Antwort auf die Herausforderungen des Klimawandels. Durch die Einbindung diverser Stakeholder und den Einsatz partizipativer Methoden werden regionsspezifische und gemeinschaftlich getragene Anpassungsmassnahmen effizienter entwickelt.

Merkblatt für die Praxis 762024
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Was beeinflusst, ob die Bevölkerung Anlagen für erneuerbare Energien akzeptiert? Welche kantonalen und nationalen Rahmenbedingungen fördern ihren Ausbau? Wie können Gemeinden ihn unterstützen?

Merkblatt für die Praxis 752024
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Szenarien der möglichen Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Landschaft werden in Geschichten und Bildern dargestellt.

WSL Berichte 1392023
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