Prof. Dr. Adrienne Grêt-Regamey

Research Projects

• Inverse problems in landscape and environmental planning
• Integrating environmental considerations in spatial planning processes (e.g. the value of ecosystem services)
• Risk-based decision-making for landscape and urban development
• Participatory approaches in landscape and environmental planning (including visualization tools)

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Education

Ph.D., Department of Landscape and Environmental Planning, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. »»
M.A., Biology and Environmental Education, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
M.S., Environmental Sciences with emphasis in terrestrial biology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.
B.A., Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Professional Experience

Awards

Marie Heim-Voegtlin Grant
ETH Medal for Master's thesis on biodegradation of soil contamination
ETH Medal for Doctoral thesis on spatially explicit valuation of ecosystem services as a support tool of decision-making

Publications

2011

• Grêt-Regamey, A., Crespo, R. (2011): Planning from a future vision: inverse modeling in spatial planning, Environmental and Planning B 38:979-994. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Brunner, S.H. (2011): Methodischer Rahmen für den Einsatz von Backcasting zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel. disP 184(1): 43-51. »»
• Crespo, R., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Spatially explicit inverse modeling for urban planning, Applied Geography 34:47-56. »»
• Kunz, M., Grêt-Regamey, A., Hurni, L. (2011): Customized visualization of natural hazards assessment results and associated uncertainties through interactive functionality. Cartography and Geographic Information Science 38(2), April 2011. »»
• Von der Dunk, A., Grêt-Regamey, A., Dalang, Th., Hersperger, A.M. (2011): Sorting the mess: a typology of peri-urban land-use conflicts helps to reduce their complexity and increase understanding. Landscape and Urban Planning 101:149-156. »»
• Seppelt, R., Fath, B., Burkhard, B., Fisher, J.L., Grêt-Regamey, A., Lautenbach, S., Pert, P., Hotes, S., Spangenberg, J., Verburg, P.H., Van Oudenhoven, A.P.E. (2011): Form follows function? Proposing a blueprint for ecosystem service assessments based on reviews and case studies. Ecological Indicators: doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.003. »»
• Olschewski, R., Bebi, P., Teich, M., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Avalanche protection by forests - A choice experiment in the Swiss Apls. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics, accepted.
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Wissen Hayek, U. (2011): Planning for sustainable energy landscapes using multicriteria decision analysis and GIS-based 3D landscape visualizations. Peer-reviewed Proceedings IFLA. »»
• Altwegg, J., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Challenges in integrating ecosystem services in sustainable land management. In: Schrenk, M., Peer-reviewed Proceedings, REAL CORP. »»
• Huber, R., Rigling, A., Briner, S., Lehmann, B., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Adapting to climate and socio-economic land-use changes - the inter- and transdisciplinary research project MOUNTLAND, Proceedings of the International Conference on Landscape Economics, July 4-6, 2011, Padua/Italy. »»
• Olschewski, R., Bebi, P., Teich, M., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): How to value protection services by forests in mountain landscapes?, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Landscape Economics, July 4-6, 2011, Padua/Italy. »»
• Olschewski, R., Bebi, P., Teich, M., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Avalanche protection by forests - A choice experiment in the Swiss Apls. European Association of Environmental Resource Economists, 18th Annual Conference, June 29 - July 2, Rome. »»
• Kunz, M., Grêt-Regamey, A., Hurni, L. (2011): Cartographic visualizations of quantitative assessment results for multiple natural hazards. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings of the 5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural hazards, Kelowna, BC, Canada. »»
• Neuenschwander, N., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): GIS-based 3d urban modeling framework integrating constraints and benfits of ecosystems for participatory optimization of urban green space patterns. In: Schrenk, M., Peer-reviewed Proceedings, REAL CORP. »»
• Neuenschwander, N., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Interactive procedural 3D urban visualization and evaluation model for effective trade-off decision-making between built-up and open space. Peer-reviewed Proceedings IFLA. »»
• Wissen Hayek, U., Meslom, J., Neuenschwander, N., Girot, C., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): Interdisciplinary studio for teaching 3d landscape visualization: lessons form the LVML, In: Buhmann/Pietsch/Kretzler (eds.), Peer-reviewed Proceedings Digital Landscape Architecture, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Wichmann Verlag, Offenbach. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Neuenschwander, N., Bakhaus, N., Wissen Hayek, U., Tobias, S. (2011): Fokusstudie Landschaft. Synthesebericht des Nationalen Forschungsprogrammes NFP 54 "Nachhaltige Siedlungs- und Infrastrukturentwicklung, SNF, Bern. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Brunner, S.H., Wissen Hayek, U. (2011): Verliert die Schweiz ihr Kapital - Ein Plädoyer für das Monitoring von Landschaftsqualitäten . Anthos 2:26-32. »»
  in english: Grêt-Regamey, A., Brunner, S.H., Wissen Hayek, U. (2011): Is Switzerland losing its capital? - A plea for monitoring landscape qualities . Anthos 2:28-31. »»
• Werlen, C., Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2011): 3D-Visualisierungen als Hilfsmittel für Fachleute be der regionalen Siedlungentwicklung. Geomatik Schweiz 2:51-54. »»

2010

• Krank, S., Wallbaum, H., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010): Constraints to Implementation of Sustainability Indicator Systems in Five Asian Cities. Local Environment 15(8):731–742. »»
• Krank, S., Wallbaum, H., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010): Perceived Contribution of Indicator Systems to Sustainable Development in Developing Countries. Sustainable Development DOI: 10.1002/sd.496. »»
• Wissen Hayek, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010): Virtuelle Landschaften zur partizipativen Planung der Landschaftsentwicklung – Einsatz und Nutzen von 3D Landschaftsvisualisierungen in Planungsworkshops. Forum für Wissen 2010:59-66. »»
• Wissen Hayek, U., Neuenschwander, N., Halatsch, J., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010) Procedural modeling of urban green space pattern designs taking into account ecological parameters. FUTURE CITIES 28th eCAADe Conference, Peer Reviewed Proceedings:339-347, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. »»
• Wissen Hayek, U., Halatsch, J., Kunze, A., Schmitt, G., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010): Integrating Natural Resource Indicators into Procedural Visualisation for Sustainable Urban Green Space Design. In: Buhmann/Pietsch/Kretzler (Eds.): Digital Landscape Architecture 2010, Peer Reviewed Proceedings:361-369, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Wichmann Verlag, Offenbach. »»
• Kunz, M., Grêt-Regamey, A., Hurni, L. (2010): Visualizing natural hazard data and uncertainties – customization through a web-based cartographic information system. AutoCarto Conference 2010, 15-19 November, Peer Reviewed Proceedings, Orlando, Florida. »»
• von der Dunk, A., Grêt-Regamey, A., Herperger, A.M. (2010): 'Quality of life' under pressure in peri-urban areas: who are the culprits. In: International Conference Managing the Urban Rural Interface, 19-22 October, Fredriksberg Campus, University of Copenhagen, Peer-reviewed conference proceedings, Book of abstracts, 79. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A. (2010): Suburbane Freiräume sichern Lebensqualität. Forum Raumentwicklung 3/10:33-34, Bundesamt für Raumentwicklung, Schweiz. »»

2009

• Wissen, U., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2009): Advanced analysis of spatial multi-functionality to determine regional potentials for renewable energies. In: Schrenk, M., Popovich, V.V., Engelke, D., Elisei, P., REAL CORP 2009, 22-25 April, Proceedings/Tagungsband, Sitges, Spain. »»
• Wissen, U., Grêt-Regamey, A.(2009): Identifying the regional potential for renewable energy systems using ecosystem services and landscape visualizations. European IALE Conference 2009, 12-16 July, Proceedings, Salzburg, Austria. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Fink, U. (2009): Ecosystem Services in the Alps and the Carpathians. Newsletter of the Mountain Research Initiative, 3/2009. »»

2008

• Grêt-Regamey, A., Walz, A., Bebi, P. (2008): Valuing ecosystem services for sustainable landscape planning in Alpine regions. Mountain Research and Development 28(2):156-165. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Bebi, P., Bishop, I.D., Schmid, W. (2008): Linking GIS-based models to value ecosystem services in an Alpine region. Journal of Environmental Management 89:197-208. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Olschewski, R., Bebi, P., Kräuchi, N. (2008): Wald und Klimawandel – Ansätze für eine ökonomische Bewertung. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen 159(10):374-380. »»

2007

• Grêt-Regamey, A., Kytzia, S. (2007): Integrating the valuation of ecosystem services into input output economics of an Alpine region. Ecological Economics 63: 786-798. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Bishop, I.D., Bebi, P. (2007): Predicting the scenic beauty value of mapped landscape changes in a mountainous region through the use of GIS. Environment and Planning B 34:50-67. »»
• Walz, A., Lardelli, C., Behrendt, M., Grêt-Regamey, A.., Lundstrom, C., Kytzia, S., Bebi, P. (2007): Participatory scenario analysis for integrated regional modeling. Landscape and Urban Planning 81:114-131. »»
• Lundström, C., Kytzia, S., Walz, A., Grêt-Regamey, A., Bebi, P. (2007): Linking models of land use, resources, and economy to simulate the development of mountain regions (ALPSCAPE). Environmental Management 40:379-393. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A. (2007): Spatially valuation of ecosystem services as a support tool for regional decision-making. PhD thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Bebi, P. (2007): Bewertung von Umweltdienstleistungen - Risikobasierter Ansatz zur Bewertung von Umweltdienstleistungen. Newsletter Naturgefahren, September 2007, Eigenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL, Birmensdorf. »»

2006

• Grêt-Regamey, A., Bishop, I.D., Bebi, P. (2006): Using GIS derived variables as predictors of WTP for landscape views in a mountainous region. Environment and Planning B 34:50-67. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Straub, D. (2006): Spatially explicit avalanche risk assessment linking Bayesian networks to a GIS. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 6: 911-926. »»
• Straub, D., Grêt-Regamey, A. (2006): A Bayesian probabilistic framework for avalanche modeling based on observations. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 46:192-303 »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Straub, D. (2006): Integrating Bayesian Networks into a GIS for avalanche risk assessment. 4th International Probabilistic Symposium, October, 12-13, 2006, Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany.

2005

• Grêt-Regamey, A., Schmid, W., Bishop, I., Bebi, P. (2005): Valuation of ecosystem services in Alpine regions using GIS. In: Lange, E., Miller, D. (Eds.): Our shared landscape. Integrating ecological, socio-economic and aesthetic aspects in landscape planning and management:45-46, Proceedings, Zürich.
• Bebi, P., Grêt-Regamey, A., Rhyner, J., Ammann, W.J. (2005): Risikobasierte Schutzwaldstrategie - Den Schutzwald nach Risikokriterien bewirtschaften. Wald und Holz 4.
• Bebi, P., Kytzia, S., Lundstrom, C., Walz, A., Grêt-Regamey, A., Lardelli, C. (2005): Am Beispiel der Landschaft Davos - Simulation und Bewertung von Zukunftsszenarien Alpiner Regionen. Schlussbericht NFP-48, SNF, Bern. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A., Kytzia, S. (2005): Blick in die Alpine Zukunft. D-BAUG, ETH Zürich, Jahresbericht, p.23. »»

until 2004

• Bebi, P., Grêt-Regamey, A., Rhyner, J., Ammann, W.J. (2004): Risikobasierte Schutzwaldstrategie. Forum für Wissen 2004:79-86. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A. (2002): Neue EU Richtlinie über Umwelthaftung nach amerikanischem Vorbild. SVU-Bulletin 8(2):1-8. »»
• Grêt-Regamey, A. (1999): The influence of the bacterivorous flagellates Spumella sp. on the clogging efficiency of Pseudomonas sp. and the related dispersivity changes. Diplomarbeit, Departement Umweltnaturwissenschaften, ETH Zürich.
• Regamey, A. (1997): Einzelideen für Natur und Landschaft. Teil Freizeit und Umwelt, BUWAL, Bern, Switzerland.