A5029119090- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- German legal, social, and political studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Religion, Theology, and Education
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rural development and sustainability
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Globalization and Cultural Identity
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2024
University of Bayreuth
2005-2024
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
2011-2016
Max Planck Society
2011-2016
Abstract. Grasslands make up the majority of agricultural land and provide fodder for livestock. Information on grassland yield is very limited as directly used at farms. Data yields would be needed, however, to inform politics stakeholders ecosystem services inter-annual variations. Grassland patterns are often varying small scales in Germany estimations further complicated by missing information management. Here, we present three different approaches estimate annual a study region southern...
Understanding land use change dynamics is crucial for sustainable transformation, as land-use intensity affects ecosystem services and socio-ecological resilience. While much modelling effort has focused on economic biophysical drivers, the role of psychological social factors in shaping trajectories remains underexplored. However, empirical evidence suggests that socio-psychological significantly influence managers' decision-making alongside considerations. To address this gap, we present a...
Ecosystem services such as food provisioning, climate regulation, nutrient cycling, or recreation in open landscapes underpin human wellbeing. They are highly dependent on land use, cover and utilization pattern well environmental factors like climate, topography soil. In consequence, ecosystem supply shows a high spatial variability. However, it is less clear if the perception of importance similarly heterogeneous space amongst societal actors. The aim this large-scale study was to explore...
Abstract. Understanding and modelling environmental policy interventions can contribute to sustainable land use management but is challenging because of the complex interactions among various decision-making actors. Key challenges include endowing modelled actors with autonomy, accurately representing their relational network structures, managing often-unstructured information exchange. Large language models (LLMs) offer new ways address these through development agents that are capable...
The agricultural management of grasslands not only is strongly linked to fodder production but also provides other valuable ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, nutrient regulation, and recreation. Capturing the values that society places on a step provide recommendations. To elicit societal value their services, it important consider multiple dimensions, namely, instrumental, intrinsic, relational values. We conducted surveys with citizens in 2018 2020 two study areas Bavaria,...
Abstract Agri-environmental schemes (AES) are important policy instruments within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of European Union for environmental protection. Due to voluntary nature AES, their attractiveness farmers and stakeholders involved in management protection (nature managers) is essential high participation levels. This study aims assess farmers’ managers’ ideas improve agri-environmental schemes. We analyzed suggestions 825 118 managers improvements AES collected a...
Twelve years after the discussions on development and institutions at meeting of Geographischer Arbeitskreis Entwicklungstheorien (GAE 2000) in Zürich, this paper seeks to put back research agenda geography.The authors explore recent trends institutional theory propose a dialectic understanding "doing institutions" that positions social actors their everyday practices center analysis.Institutions are socially (re-)produced rules enable, constrain give meaning actors.Actors make institutions;...
Abstract Question Do remote sensing signals represent β‐diversity? Does β‐diversity agree with community types? Location UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve, La Palma, Canary Islands. Methods We recorded perennial, vascular plant species abundances in 69 plots (10 m × 10 m) three pre‐defined types along an elevational gradient of 2,400 m: succulent scrubland, Pinus canariensis forest subalpine scrubland. The data consists structural variables from airborne Light Detection Ranging (Li DAR )...
Research on perceptions of climate change has been focused either social or environmental factors, lacking interdisciplinarity. This study bridges this gap by assessing the influence both. Our analyses reveal societal actor group affiliation as strongest predictor for perception change.People’s are crucial their readiness to engage in mitigation and adaptation. To identify most influential factors shaping change, we conducted a comprehensive survey, carried out Bavaria, Germany. Overall,...
Jemaa el Fna Square in the Medina of Marrakech is known for its performing street artistes: story-tellers, acrobats, Arab and Berber musicians, Gnauwa groups seers, who work daily before a local, regional, foreign tourist audience specific form halqa (circle). In 2001, following an initiative by Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo, sought to prevent execution plans build glass tower close by, square was proclaimed Masterpiece Oral Intangible Heritage Humanity UNESCO. This proclamation growing...
Balancing the demand for ecosystem services (ES) with available supply is one key challenge decision making in sustainable landscape management. ES context-specific. Therefore, assessment of perceptions articulated by multiple societal actors different regions can help to identify differences and commonalities predominant preferences landscapes their ES. The goal this study was investigate four actor groups (citizens, farmers, foresters, nature managers) 12 across Bavaria, Germany, respect...
Abstract Alpine and pre-Alpine grasslands provide numerous ecosystem services including provisioning (e.g. fodder production), regulating soil erosion reduction), cultural recreation). While intensively managed specifically target the production of fodder, more extensively used are known for being hotspots biodiversity. However, there is a need to better understand relationship among supply services, regarding use such as recreation. In this study, we investigated synergies trade-offs...
Agent-based modeling is a promising tool for familiarizing students with complex systems as well programming skills. Human-environment systems, instance, entail interdependencies that need to be considered when these systems. This complexity often neglected in teaching approaches. For heterogeneous group of master's at German university, we pre-built an agent-based model. In class, this was used teach impacts land use policies and markets on ecosystem services. As part the course, had...