Prof. Dr. Felix Kienast

Funzione

Ricercatore ospite

Dinamica del paesaggio

Sistemi d'utilizzazione del territorio

Contatto

felix.kienast(at)wsl.ch

+41 44 739 2366

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

Sito

WSL Birmensdorf Bi HL E 34

Research Interests ¶

Evaluation of historical and current landscape patterns and processes.
GIS-based landscape models to simulate possible future landscape development and associated landscape services.
Interactions between landscape change and ecological as well as socio-economic attributes.
Development of indicators for landscape monitoring.
Place attachment in migrating communities.

Education ¶

Venia legendi	University of Bern / ETH Zurich	1996 / 2005
PhD	University of Zurich	1985

Scientific Career ¶

Titular Professor for Landscape Ecology ETH Zürich	2007 - 2023
Senior Scientist Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL	2006 - 2023
Head of research group „Landscape modeling“at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL	2006 - 2010
Section head “Landscape dynamics and spatial development” at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, deputy division head	1998 - 2006
Head of research group „Landscape development“ at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL	1988 - 1998
Postdoctoral fellow Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Dept. of Soil Physics	1988
Postdoctoral fellow & consultant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA	1985 - 1987

Professional Societies ¶

International Association for Landscape Ecology IALE	President	2011 - 2015
Swiss Academy of Science (SCNAT)	President Working Group "Landscape, Alps and Parks"	2019 - 2021

Bücher ¶

Kienast, F., Ghosh, R., Wildi, O., (eds.) 2007: A changing world: Challenges for landscape research. Landscape Series. Springer.
Review 1, Review 2

Hennig, E.I., Soukup, T., Orlitova, E., Schwick, C., Kienast, F., Jaeger, J.A.G., 2016: Urban sprawl in Europe. Joint EEA-FOEN report. EEA Report No 11/2016. Published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). ISSN 1777-8449, ISBN 978-92-9213-738-0, 135 pp.

Jaeger, J.A.G., Madrinan, L.F., Soukup, T., Schwick, C., Kienast, F., 2011: Landscape Fragmentation in Europe. EEA Report 2/2011. European Environmental Agency 2011. --> Publication got IENE award

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