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Prof. Dr. Benjamin Burkhard
Prof. Dr. Benjamin Burkhard
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Prof. Dr. Benjamin Burkhard
Executive Director
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Deputy Head of Examining Board
Examination Board, Landscape Sciences (MSc)
Representatives for Professors
Examination Board, Geography (BSc)
Representatives for Professors
Curriculum and Teaching Committee, Geography (BSC, Diplom, Teacher Training) / Economic Geography (MA) / Landscape Sciences (MSc)
Professors
Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology
Professors
Physical Geography Group
Focus in research and teaching
- Physical geography and landscape ecology (mapping and analysis of landscape structures, processes and functions of landscapes on different spatio-temporal scales)
- Ecosystem services (modeling, quantification, mapping)
- Human-environmental relations (indication, modelling, land use assessments)
Curriculum vitae
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Professional background
- since 2016 Full Professor for Physical Geography at Leibniz Universität Hannover
- since 2014 Visiting research fellow at Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) Müncheberg
- 2001–2016 Scientific employee at the Institute for Natural Resource conservation at Kiel University
- 2010 Scientific employee at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Halle
- 2008-2009 Guest scientist at the School of Earth and Environment, University of Adelaide/Australia
- 2007 Guest scientist at the University Salento Lecce/Italy
- 1999–2000 Civilian service in the nature reserve „Schleimündung” for Verein Jordsand e.V.
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Education
- 2012 Habilitation and venia legendi in Geography; habiliation treatise topic: "Dynamics, Resilience and Adaptability of Human-environmental Systems"
- 2004 PhD in Ecology; topic of dissertation: "Ecological Assessment of the Reindeer Husbandry System in Northern Finland"
- 2000 Diploma in Geography; topic of diploma thesis: "GIS-basierte Analyse der Brutvogelverteilung im Naturschutzgebiet Oehe-Schleimünde/Ostsee"
- 1996 Erasmus student at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Uppsala
- 1993 – 1999 Studiies at Humboldt University Berlin: Geography, Geoinformatics, Cartography (FU Berlin), northern Europe studies
- 1990 - 1992 Carl-von-Ossietzky grammar school Berlin-Pankow
- 1980 - 1990 8. Polytechnical School Berlin-Pankow
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Memberships
- International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE; Secretary General)
- Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP; Co-Chair)
- EU Working Group Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES)
- UN Expert Working Group for the revision of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting - Experimental Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EEA)
- One Ecosystem - Ecology and Sustainabilita Data Journal (Editor-in-Chief)
- Ecosystem Services journal (Editorial Board member)
- Land journal (Editor-in-Chief of the Section “Landscape Ecology”)
- Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society (Editorial Board member)
- Earth and Environmental Sciences - Journal of Science, Vietnam National University (Editorial Board member)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG, VGDH)
- Arbeitskreis Geographie der Meere und Küsten (AMK)
- Verein Jordsand zum Schutze der Seevögel und der Natur e.V.
- Verein zur Förderung der Ökosystemforschung Kiel e.V.
- Geographische Gesellschaft zu Hannover e.V.
- 1. FC Union Berlin
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Awards
- 2023 Presidential Award International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE)
- 2018 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing (Journal Ecosystem Services)
- 2013 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing (Journal Ecological Indicators)
- 2010 Otto Science Trophy (University sailing cup CAU Kiel)
- 2008 Otto Science Trophy (University sailing cup CAU Kiel)
- 2006 Otto Science Trophy (University sailing cup CAU Kiel)
- 2006 IALE-D Graduate Award for the best landscape ecological dissertation
