Astrid Björnsen

portrait Dr. Astrid Björnsen
Co-Lead Research Program Extremes

Office of the Director
WSL
Zürcherstr. 111
CH-8903 Birmensdorf
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 44 739 04 20
E-mail: astrid.bjoernsen(at)wsl.ch
URL Institution: www.wsl.ch
Personal URL: link
 Phone: +41 (0) 44 739 04 20
E-mail: astrid.bjoernsen(at)wsl.ch
URL Institution: www.wsl.ch
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
Project Lead NCCS-Impacts "Ecosystem Services"
Advisory Board td-Net
Mountain Research and Development (MRD) International Editorial Board


Key Publications of Astrid Björnsen (up to ten) :
Bowman G., Burg V., Erni M., Lemm R., Thees O., Björnsen Gurung A. (2021) How much land does bioenergy require? An assessment for land?scarce Switzerland GCB Bioenergy. 13(9), 1466-1480.

Lemm R., Haymoz R., Björnsen Gurung A., Burg V., Strebel T., Thees O. (2020) Replacing fossil fuels and nuclear power with renewable energy: utopia or valid option? A Swiss case study of bioenergy Energies 13(8), 2051 (20 pp.).

Brunner M.I., Björnsen Gurung A., Zappa M., Zekollari H., Farinotti D., Stähli M. (2019) Present and future water scarcity in Switzerland: potential for alleviation through reservoirs and lakes Sci. Total Environ. 666, 1033-1047.

Björnsen Gurung A, Kienast F, Scheidegger C, Zappa M, Borsdorf A, Füreder L, Matt P, Schmocker L and Volkart K. (2016). Rethinking Pumped Storage Hydropower in the European Alps: A Call for New Integrated Assessment Tools to Support the Energy Transition. Mountain Research and Development 36.2 (May 2016).

Björnsen Gurung, A, Stähli M. (2014). Wasserressourcen der Schweiz: Dargebot und Nutzung – heute und morgen. Thematische Synthese 1 im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsprogramms NFP61 “Nachhaltige Wassernutzung”, Bern.

Björnsen Gurung A., Wymann von Dach S., Price MF, Aspinall R, Balsiger J, Baron JS, Sharma E, Greenwood G, Kohler Th. (2012). Global Change and the World’s Mountains: Research needs and emerging themes for sustainable development - Synthesis from the Perth II Conference 2010. MRD32(S1):S47-S54.

Björnsen Gurung, A., Bokwa A., Che?micki W., Elbakidze M., Hirschmugl M., Hostert P., Ibisch P., Kozak J. , Kuemmerle T., Matei E., Ostapowicz K., Pociask-Karteczka J., Schmidt L., van der Linden S., and Zebisch M. (2009). Global Change Research in the Carpathian Mountain Region. Mountain Research and Development 28(3):282-288.

Björnsen Gurung, A. (2003) Insects - A Mistake in God's Creation? Tharu Farmers' Perception and Knowledge of Insects: A Case Study of Gobardiha Village Development Committee, Dang-Deukhuri, Nepal. Agriculture and Human Values 20(4):337-370.


Specialties of Astrid Björnsen:
Future Extreme Events, Swiss Energy Transition, Bioenergy, Multi-purpose Reservoirs, Global Change in Mountain Regions, Knowledge Transfer, Moderation and Visualization.

Last update: 5/14/24
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