ValPar.CH – Values of the ecological infrastructure in Swiss parks

Description

Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the interdisciplinary research team of the ValPar.CH project analyzes social, economic and environmental values of the ecological infrastructure in Swiss parks of national importance, assesses its potential development pathways and examines which instruments are necessary to ensure its sustainable use.

Key data

Project team

Prof. Dr. Raushan Bokusheva, Dr. Astrid Zabel von Felten, Dr. Martina Bozzola, Dr. Paula Novo Nunez

Project partners

Universität Zürich UZH / Geografisches Institut; Université de Lausanne / Institut de géographie et durabilité; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETHZ / Institut für Raum- und Landschaftsentwicklung; Université de Genève / Institut des sciences de l´environnement

Project status

completed, 10/2020 - 08/2024

Institute/Centre

Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)

Funding partner

Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU

Project budget

723'950 CHF