Yesterday Eva Haslauer defended her PhD Thesis,
entitled “GIS-based backcasting: An innovative method for parameterization
of sustainable spatial planning and resource management”. Prof. Dr. Thomas
Blaschke acted as the chair of the examination committee. The three discussants
were: Dr. Gudrun Wallentin from the University of Salzburg, Dr. Peter
Mandl from University of Carinthia and Dr. Norbert Bartelme from the
University of Graz.
During her PhD studies at the Department of
Geoinformatics at the University of Salzburg Eva was employed at the
Research Studio iSpace. In her PhD work, Eva developed a GIS-based, spatially
explicit backcasting model. This novel approach was implemented with the
programming language Python and applied to a case study of urban sprawl in the
province of Salzburg. The results of the model yield back-casting of land use
classes from a future state back to the present, in 8 year time steps. This can
be utilized to counteract urban sprawl and its negative consequences by
supporting spatial planners to derive long-term strategies for sustainable
spatial developments in the case study area.
We wish Eva all the best for her future
career!
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