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SUMMARY:Summer School 2026: Land Use and Ecosystem Change
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CONTACT:angelika.schwan@kit.edu\;sylvia.kratz@kit.edu
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Almut Arneth (KIT-Campus Alpin)\, Mark Rounsevell (K
 IT-Campus Alpin)\n\n\nFood and energy demands from a growing global popula
 tion\, combined with rapidly changing lifestyles\, are placing unprecedent
 ed pressure on land and ecosystems. At the same time\, land is increasingl
 y expected to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services\, often under the
  destabilising influence of climate change\, which can significantly modif
 y plant productivity. These overlapping and sometimes conflicting demands 
 represent one of the central challenges to achieving long-term sustainabil
 ity.\nThe Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - Campus Alpin\, offers 
 a 7.5-​day international Summer School (3-4 ECTS) on the topic of land 
 use and ecosystem change. Participants will learn about a wide range of is
 sues related to land use change\, socio-ecological systems\, ecosystem fun
 ctioning\, and modelling techniques. Lectures will cover the following to
 pics:\n \n\nApproaches to modelling future land use change\nLand use chan
 ge processes and drivers across time and space through observational data\
 nAnalysing management techniques\, social networks\, and historical contex
 t\nModelling ecosystem functioning and environmental change\nThe role of t
 ipping points\, risk management\, and resilience in ecological systems\nCl
 imate and social change effects on biodiversity\, habitats\, and ecosystem
  services\nHow land use and ecosystem change fit into international assess
 ment processes and policies\n\n \n\nhttps://indico.kit.edu/event/5458/
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LOCATION:Seminar rooms (KIT-Campus Alpin (IMKIFU))
URL:https://indico.kit.edu/event/5458/
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