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Urs Bloesch
Dr. Urs BloeschConsultant
Adansonia-Consulting
Chemin de Malvaux 4
CH-2533 Evilard
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 32 341 63 27
Personal URL: link
Additional functions:
Fachgruppenchef Umwelt & DRR, Schweizerisches Korps für Humanitäre Hilfe (DEZA), Experte Glückskette
Key Publications of Urs Bloesch (up to ten) :
Bloesch, U. (1999) Fire as a tool in the management of a savanna / dry forest reserve in Madagascar. Applied Vegetation Science, 2:117-124.
Bloesch, U. (2001) The use of fire in the environmental rehabilitation on the sites of a former refugee camp at Benaco, Tanzania. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 159(9): 377-382.
Bloesch, U., Bosshard, A., Schachenmann, P., Rabetaliana Schachenmann, H. & Klötzli, F. (2002) Biodiversity of the subalpine forest/grassland ecotone of the Andringitra Massif, Madagascar. In: Körner, Ch. & Spehn, E.M. (eds.) Mountain biodiversity: a global assessment, pp. 165-175. Parthenon Publishing, London.
Bloesch, U. (2002) The dynamics of thicket clumps in the Kagera savanna landscape, East Africa. PhD thesis N° 14386, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH). Shaker, Aachen.
Bloesch, U. & Klötzli, F. (2005) Zur Waldfähigkeit der Saadani-Küstensavannen in Tansania. Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft, 17: 55-69.
Bloesch, U. (2008) Thicket clumps: A characteristic feature of the Kagera savanna landscape, East Africa. Journal of Vegetation Science 19.
Expertise of Urs Bloesch:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Research Interface / Management |
| Topic Pedosphere | Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Carbon Cycle |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery |
| Energy | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Education / Communication / Participation | |
| Topic Culture/History | Ethics / Cultural Values |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability | |
| Economic Sustainability | |
| Time Frame | Past |
| Recent / Today | |
| Future | |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Modeling | |
| Applied Research / Technology | |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
Specialties of Urs Bloesch:
Dynamics of savannas and dry woodlands
Fire management
Ecological rehabilitation
Energy assessment of rural population
Rapid environmental assessments
Last update: 12/29/21
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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