Applying a systematic conservation-planning tool with real data - Götz, Luzia
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Systematic conservation planning is a contemporary issue. Since its origins in the early 1980s, a lot of research has been done in this field. One research sector has dealt with computerbased planning tools. From there, Marxan as a systematic conservation-planning tool has emerged. This tool operates as a decision support tool by finding optimal reserve systems given certain, defined constraints. However, while Marxan is possibly the most widely used systematic conservation-planning tool, it almost has rarely been applied in Switzerland. Hence, this work was a first attempt to use a systematic…mehr

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Systematic conservation planning is a contemporary issue. Since its origins in the early 1980s, a lot of research has been done in this field. One research sector has dealt with computerbased planning tools. From there, Marxan as a systematic conservation-planning tool has emerged. This tool operates as a decision support tool by finding optimal reserve systems given certain, defined constraints. However, while Marxan is possibly the most widely used systematic conservation-planning tool, it almost has rarely been applied in Switzerland. Hence, this work was a first attempt to use a systematic conservation-planning tool with real plant and animal species data on a cantonal scale. Several important conclusions arise from this study. First, Marxan's selection of conservation areas is reasonable and comprehensible. Second, having adequate input data is a critical issue. Third, applying Marxan as optimization software is only a part of the comprehensive concept of systematic conservation planning. Finally, this concept is holding a big potential for future planning processes in Switzerland.
Autorenporträt
Luzia Götz, born in 1989. Grammar school at Kantonsschule Zürcher Oberland in Wetzikon (Switzerland). Bachelor of Science in Environmental science at ETH in Zurich 2009-2013. Since 2013 Master in Environmental Science at ETH in Zurich with Major in Forest and Landscape Management.