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Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Walter Seher

Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement (IRUB)
Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Wien
walter.seher(at)boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85510

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ORCID: 0000-0001-8091-7780

Curr. Vitae

2016 - Deputy Head, Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2012 - 2016 Head, Institute of Spatial Planning and Rural Development, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2004 - Assistant Professor, Institute of Spatial Planning and Rural Development, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
2002 - 2002 Guest Researcher at Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
1998 - Doctoral degree, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1994- - University Assistant, Institute of Spatial Planning and Rural Development, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
1994 - Master Degree, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Statistik Austria, science classification

agricultural operations; land dedication; city and region analysis; risk analysis; Risk research; Regional planning; Spatial research; Spatial structure; Regional research;

Expertise

Spatial Planning in Natural Hazard Risk Management; Spatial Planning in Climate Change Adaptation; Land Rearrangement; Land Policy;

Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies

2008 - European Academy of Land Use and Development
general secretary

Editorial board appointments for scientific journals

2016 - Acta Horticulturae et Regiotecturae:
Editorial Board Member
2013 - Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape:
Editorial Board Member

Reviewer for scientific journals

2023 - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2023 - Moravian Geographical Reports
2023 - Cities
2020 - Sustainability
2020 - Land
2017 - Environmental Science & Policy
2016 - Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use
2015 - Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape
2015 - ZfV - Zeitschrift für Geodaesie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement
2014 - Journal of Flood Risk Management
2007 - Raumforschung und Raumordnung
2006 - Wissenschaft & Umwelt - Interdisziplinär

Reviewer/Expert funding organizations

2013 - Central Internal Grant Agency of the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague - Czech Republic
1999 -1999 Europäische Kommission - European Union

Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs

2021 Sustainable Land Use and Development: Planning and Monitoring
Organiser
2019 Land Use and Land Development in the field of tensions between environmental, social and economic sustainability
Member of the Organisation Committee
2018 Changes in Land Use Management Practices
Member of the Organisation Committee
2017 Opportunities and Limits of Land Management in Spatial Development Processes
Member of the Organisation Committee
2016 Infrastructure Projects and Land Management, 6th International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2015 Land Ownership and Land Use Patterns, 5th International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2014 Cultural Landscapes in Rural and Urban Areas: The Integration of Past, Present, and Future in Spatial Planning and Land Management Policies, 4th International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2013 New Challenges for Land Policies in Urban and Regional Development, 3rd International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2012 Governance Structures in Land Management. 2nd International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2011 Fachtagung Ländliche Neuordnung
Member of the Organisation Committee
2011 Sustainability: Focus on Urban and Peri-Urban Development. 1st International and Interdisciplinary Symposium of the European Academy of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2010 Challenges in Rural Development. 38th International Symposium of the European Faculty of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2009 The Balance between Public and Private Interests. 39th International Symposium of the European Faculty of Land Use and Development
Member of the Organisation Committee
2007 Effiziente Bodenordnung für zukünftige Landentwicklung. Fachtagung Ländliche Neuordnung 2007
Member of the Organisation Committee
2005 Fachtagung Ländliche Neuordnung
Member of the Organisation Committee
2003 Zukunftsraum Land, Agrartechnische Fachtagung 2003
Member of the Organisation Committee
2001 Raumordnung und landwirtschaftlicher Strukturwandel
Member of the Organisation Committee
2000 Zukunftsperspektiven von Raumplanung und Ländlicher Neuordnung, Festveranstaltung zum 25-jährigen Bestandsjubiläum des Instituts für Raumplanung und Ländliche Neuordnung
Member of the Organisation Committee
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