Christoph Küffer
Prof. Christoph KüfferProfessor
Institut für Landschaft und Freiraum
Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST
Oberseestrasse 10
CH-5640 Rapperswil
Switzerland
Phone2: +41 (0) 55 222 47 22
Fax: +41 (0) 55 222 44 00
E-mail: christoph.kueffer(at)ost.ch
URL Institution: https://www.ost.ch/de/forschung-und-dienstleistungen/architektur-bau-landschaft-raum/ilf-institut-fuer-landschaft-und-freiraum
Personal URL: link
Additional functions:
President, scientific board, tdnet
Steering committee, Swiss Academic Society for Environmental Research and Ecology (SAGUF)
Co-chair, Environmental Humanities Switzerland
Scientific steering committee, Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA)
Key Publications of Christoph Küffer (up to ten) :
Kueffer, C. 2020. Plant sciences for the Anthropocene: What can we learn from research in urban areas? Plants, People, Planet 2:286–289. DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10124
Kueffer, C., Di Giulio, M., Hauser, K., Wiedmer C. 2020. Time for a biodiversity turn in sustainability science. GAIA 29/4 (2020): 272-274.
Kueffer, C., Schneider, F., Wiesmann, U. 2019. Addressing sustainability challenges with a broader concept of systems, target, and transformation knowledge. GAIA 28/4 (2019): 386–388.
Kueffer, C., Forêt, P., Hall, M., Wiedmer, C. 2018. Applying the Environmental Humanities. GAIA 27(2): 254-256.
Kueffer, C. 2017. Plant invasions in the Anthropocene. Science 358(6364): 10-11.
Expertise of Christoph Küffer:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering | |
| Research Interface / Management | |
| Scope | Scope |
| Impact of Change | |
| Vulnerability to Change | |
| Adaptation Measures to Change | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Plants | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Education / Communication / Participation | |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability | |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Spatial Zones | Spatial Zones |
| Mountain / Highland | |
| Lowland | |
| Urban | |
| Rural | |
| Spatial Scale | Spatial Scale |
| Global / Hemispheric | |
| National / Cultural | |
| Local / Community | |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Recent / Today | |
| Future | |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection - Measurement | |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives | |
| Literature Study | |
| Modeling | |
| Applied Research / Technology | |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building | |
| Program Coordination / Management |
Specialties of Christoph Küffer:
I am interested in ecological change and biodiversity conservation in the Anthropocene, with a focus on urban systems and mountains, and expertise in transdisciplinary research an the environmental humanities.
Publications (Google Scholar):
http://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=1EJBgD8AAAAJ
Last update: 9/2/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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