Biologist
Dr. Susanne Lehringer

Research and work activities

• Historical analysis of cultural landscapes
• Landscape dynamics as a consequence of land use changes
• Socio-cultural consequences of depopulation and land use abandonment in the Alps
• Sustainable development of mountainous regions
• Management and protection of alpine landscapes

Preparation of a PhD thesis in the project "Changes in Alpine Landscapes Resulting from a Decline in Land Use in the Val Grande National Park and Strona Valley - From Rural Landscape to Wilderness"

Title of the PhD thesis: "The Contrasting Field between Conservation of Cultural Landscape and Development of ´Wilderness´ in the Strona Valley
(Piedmont, Italy)"