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How might different futures of human-nature relations unfold in Switzerland?
To plan and effectively manage a functioning ecological infrastructure (EI) that supports biodiversity and provides nature's contributions to people, it is necessary to understand the biophysical and socioeconomic influences on its development. We published a new article on developing scenarios for EI development pathways until 2060 that account for different value perspectives on nature.
Place-making: people, procedures, places for urban transformations under increasing homogenisation of neighbourhoods and alienation of people
Our newly published research article delves into the concept of place-making, examining how meaningful places emerge from interactions between people and their environments. Using latent variable modelling, we provide a pioneering approach to describe and measure place-making based on a large and representative sample (N=7’035).
PLUS writing week in Austria
An yearly event on the PLUS agenda is the writing week in which PLUS members spend a week in the mountains to work on articles, proposals or presentations. For this year’s writing week we went accros the border to the Montafon region in Austria. Next to the writing work, we had enough time for team building and enjoying the beautiful landscape. The week is traditionally closed with a mountaineering trip to one of the alpine peaks in the surrounding.