Walz, Ulrich; Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Geograph
Tel. 0351 46 79 234
U.Walz[im]ioer.de
Qualification
Study of geography and landscape ecology at the Universities in Stuttgart and Hohenheim (1988-94);
Doctorate (PhD) at the Technical University of Dresden (2000)
Professional Career
Associate in an office for town and landscape planning in Waiblingen (1992-95)
Research associate and project manager at the IOER (since 1995)
Memberships
Board member of the International Association of Landscape Ecology (IALE) - Regional Chapter Germany
Professional group for nature and environment in the Euroregion Elbe-Labe
Board member of the Union for protection of the Saxon Switzerland
Research Interests
Biodiversity and Ecosystem services
Landscape change and environmental impacts
Indicators of landscape structure
Methods of remote sensing and geoinformatics for the modelling of landscape functions
Indicators of landscape structure and landscape diversity
Development of large-scale protected areas
Actual projects and activities
Biodiversity and spatial planinng (P 204)
Landscape Saxony 2050 (P 298)
Basics for monitoring of development of settlements and open space (IÖR-Monitor)
Landscape indices for the analysis of space and time dimensions - 4-D-Indices (P 198) (funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG)