Thomas Köhler
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3941853 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Thomas Köhler |
| NOMBRES | Thomas |
| APELLIDO | Köhler |
| FIRMA | KOHLER T |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9012-4100 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 32 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1988 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
How XR shapes the future of higher education
Immersive technologies are gaining relevance in higher education. While their use has often been limited to isolated pilot projects, the question is becoming more urgent as to how XR can be integrated in a way that is educationally meaningful, technically reliable, and institutionally scalable. This paper aims to develop desirable visions for the future use of XR in university teaching and to derive key design requirements from them. Thus, a two-…
Polizei und Holocaust
Wie war der Holocaust möglich? Was ließ „ganz normale Männer“ zu Massenmördern werden? Die historische Analyse demokratischen Zerfalls in Deutschland und in anderen europäischen Ländern kann Ausgangspunkt für die Erkenntnis ebensolcher Gefährdungen in heutigen Gesellschaften sein. Die Debatte um Täterschaft wurde vor einer Generation mit Christopher Brownings Buch „Ordinary Men“ wirkmächtig. Deutungskämpfe auch um Kategorien wie Kollaboration, Ra…
E-learning experiences in tertiary education
This article presents a review of the literature about e-learning experiences in tertiary education over the past 20 years, since the 2000s. At this point, an increasing use of web-based technologies started to affect the spread of e-learning. The methodological approach used in the study was quantitative. The main results showed that the development of information technology and the spread of Internet applications in the field of education drove…
Handbuch psychoanalytischer Grundbegriffe
Dieses Handbuch, verfasst von rund 140 Wissenschaftlern, erläutert nach einem einheitlichen Schema die grundlegenden Begriffe der Psychoanalyse. Neben ihrer Definition, ihrer klassischen Auffassung und ihrem ideengeschichtlichen Hintergrund wird die Weiterentwicklung der klassischen Psychoanalyse in den einzelnen Schulrichtungen detailliert beschrieben. Zugleich knüpft das Handbuch an den interdisziplinären Diskurs an, indem es in einen Dialog mi…
The rise of guesthouse tourism in the Greater Caucasus and the effects of the covid pandemic. The example of Lagodekhi town and its Protected Area, Georgia
In Georgia, tourism has become a key sector of the economy, especially since the country opened up for private investment after independence in 1991. Guesthouses, the focus of this paper, present a typical example of such private investment. In dealing with this sector, we adopt a synoptic view, and look into development over time, services offered, motives for hosting guests, outcomes, and the effects of the COVID pandemic. Geographically, our f…
Mountain Geography
Mountains cover a quarter of the Earth’s land surface and a quarter of the global population lives in or adjacent to these areas. The global importance of mountains is recognized particularly because they provide critical resources, such as water, food and wood; contain high levels of biological and cultural diversity; and are often places for tourism and recreation and/or of sacred significance. This major revision of Larry Price’s book Mountain…
Sustainable Mountain Development
Bruno Messerli, 17 September 1931–4 February 2019
The Impact of Commercial Horticulture on River Water Resources in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin, Kenya
Mount Kenya serves as a natural water tower in the savanna-dominated Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in the Kenyan highlands. Major water users in the upper reaches of the river include medium- and large-scale commercial horticulture farms that produce flowers and vegetables for export using perennial irrigation schemes. These farms first appeared in the region in 1991 and gradually became powerful stakeholders that compete with small-scale farmer…
The Demogeographic Crisis in Racha, Georgia
Many rural mountain areas across the world are facing depopulation due to outmigration and negative natural population growth. This study examines depopulation in the mountains of Georgia based on the example of Oni municipality in the Racha region on the southern slopes of the Central (Greater) Caucasus. Depopulation in Oni, as in other Georgian mountain areas, has been driven by the socioeconomic and political disruption associated with the ong…
Land Use and Land Cover Change in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site in the Himalayas of Eastern Nepal
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes that occurred during 1992–2011 in Sagarmatha National Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal, were evaluated using multitemporal satellite imagery in combination with land use data and sociological information gathered from semistructured interviews and workshops. We asked study participants about LULC changes, the cause…
The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal
Migration is increasing in the middle hills of Nepal, and it has diverse consequences for the people remaining behind, their livelihoods, and the way they manage their land. This study explored the complex and interrelated effects of migration on land and people in the Harpan watershed, Kaski District, western Nepal. Surveys and focus group discussions were used to explore the reasons for decisions on land management and migration. In addition, r…
The Potential for Scaling Up a Fog Collection System on the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea
Fog is an untapped natural resource. A number of studies have been undertaken to understand its potential as an alternative or complementary water source. In 2007, a pilot fog-collection project was implemented in 2 villages on the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea. The government of Eritrea, buoyed by the project’s positive results, has encouraged research into and application of fog-collection technologies to alleviate water-supply problems in this…
CDE Links Regional Research and Global Efforts for Sustainable Mountain Development
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern has long-standing experience in conducting research in mountain regions around the world. CDE considers mountain regions to be a crucial context for sustainable development. Together with its partners, CDE aims to generate in-depth contextual knowledge about the dynamic social, economic, and ecological processes in mountain regions and elsewhere, with a view to informing d…
Grossschutzgebiete in den slowakischen Karpaten als Kompensation urbaner Verdichtung
Im westlichsten der osteuropäischen Hochgebirge, den Karpaten, bemüht sich die oberste slowakische Naturschutzbehörde, eine einzigartige Biodiversität zu schützen, nach den strengen Regeln der EU-Naturschutzes. Im vorliegenden Artikel diskutieren die Autoren am Beispiel von Grossschutzgebieten in der Ost-Slowakei den Widerspruch zwischen internationalen Naturschutz-Anforderungen und den Interessen der lokalen Bevölkerung. Darüber hinaus werden ko…
Protected Areas in the Slovak Carpathians as a Contested Resource Between Metropolitan and Mountain Stakeholders
In Eastern Europe’s westernmost mountain region, the Carpathians, the Slovak State Nature Conservancy is preserving a unique biodiversity in line with directives of the European Union. This is being done in large protected areas (LPAs). In this paper, we discuss current challenges of LPA management with a particular focus on contradictions between local people’s views and nationally to internationally determined sectoral planning strategies. We t…
Can the green economy enhance sustainable mountain development? The potential role of awareness building
Global Change and the World's Mountains— Research Needs and Emerging Themes for Sustainable Development
The conference on Global Change and the World's Mountains held in Perth, Scotland, in 2010 offered a unique opportunity to analyze the state and progress of mountain research and its contribution to sustainable mountain development, as well as to reflect on required reorientations of research agendas. In this paper we provide the results of a three-step assessment of the research presented by 450 researchers from around the world. First, we deter…
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is the University of Bern's center for sustainable development research. Founded in 1988 as a part of the Institute of Geography, CDE became an interdisciplinary university center in 2009. Its current overall aim is to foster sustainable development-oriented research across various institutes and departments of the University of Bern. In view of this new mandate, CDE devised a new strategy focusing…
Population dynamics, changes in land management, and the future of mountain areas in Northern Caucasus
A Design Research Approach to Developing User Innovation Workshops in Second Life
The Design Science Research approach is increasingly being applied in the field of Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophy behind design science research is that new scientific knowledge can be generated by means of constructing an artifact, and the core of this approach is a problem solving process used to develop the artifact. As virtual worlds are a relatively new IS medium, limited attention has been paid to investigating the use of…
Mountains and Climate Change
Editor's note: The text of this article originally appeared as the final chapter of a brochure entitled Mountains and Climate Change—From Understanding to Action, prepared at the Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland, for presentation by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on 12 December 2009. Chapters of the brochure…
Research for Development and Policy Support
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is a university-based institution that conducts resource- and people-centered research activities for development and policy advice in Switzerland and abroad, guided by a sustainable development approach. Many of the Centre's programs and mandates include a mountain or highland–lowland component; they are presented below. CDE is part of the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerl…
Sustainability-Oriented Research and Development
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is a university-based institution that conducts resource- and people-centered research and development activities in Switzerland and abroad. Mountain development is one of CDE's focus areas. CDE is part of the Institute of Geography at the University of Berne and is the lead institution for the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North–South
Watershed Classification in the Lower Mekong Basin
Can the green economy enhance sustainable mountain development? The potential role of awareness building
Bridging the Subdisciplines
Communication and technology (CAT) research is concerned with the development, uses, and consequences of information and communication technologies (ICTs) across all types of social, cultural, and institutional settings. Technology includes the artifacts or devices that enable and extend our abilities to communicate, the communication activities or practices in which we engage when developing and using those devices, and the social arrangements o…
E-learning experiences in tertiary education
This article presents a review of the literature about e-learning experiences in tertiary education over the past 20 years, since the 2000s. At this point, an increasing use of web-based technologies started to affect the spread of e-learning. The methodological approach used in the study was quantitative. The main results showed that the development of information technology and the spread of Internet applications in the field of education drove…
Landbesitz und Landnutzung im Umbruch
Von der alternativen zur konformistischen Revolution?
Die Unterscheidung zwischen „Gleichheit“ und „Gerechtigkeit“, die Wolfgang Clement, der Ministerpräsident Nordrhein-Westfalens, hier trifft, löst wahrscheinlich nicht nur bei den Interviewern Irritationen aus. Wir wollen dieser Unterscheidung gleichsam stellvertretend nachgehen — stellvertretend für jenes unübersichtliche, keineswegs abgeschlossene Projekt einer Politik des „Dritten Weges“, der es ja um ein für Sozialdemokraten und ihr Gerechtigk…
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Berne
Bridging the Subdisciplines
Communication and technology (CAT) research is concerned with the development, uses, and consequences of information and communication technologies (ICTs) across all types of social, cultural, and institutional settings. Technology includes the artifacts or devices that enable and extend our abilities to communicate, the communication activities or practices in which we engage when developing and using those devices, and the social arrangements o…
World Mountain Symposium 2001, Proceedings
CDE's Integrative Approach to Research and Development in Mountain Regions
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is a university institution that conducts resource- and people-oriented research and development activities in Switzerland and abroad. It is part of the Institute of Geography at the University of Berne and is the lead institution for the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North–South
The Challenge of Applying Geographic Information Systems to Sustainable Mountain Development
In recent years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have increasingly been used in a wide array of application contexts for development cooperation in lowlands and mountain areas. When used for planning, implementation, and monitoring, GIS is a versatile and highly efficient tool, particularly in mountain areas characterized by great spatial diversity and inaccessibility. However, the establishment and application of GIS in mountain regions gen…
Das Selbst im Netz
Watershed Classification in the Lower Mekong Basin
Sustainability-Oriented Research and Development
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is a university-based institution that conducts resource- and people-centered research and development activities in Switzerland and abroad. Mountain development is one of CDE's focus areas. CDE is part of the Institute of Geography at the University of Berne and is the lead institution for the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) North–South
Research for Development and Policy Support
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is a university-based institution that conducts resource- and people-centered research activities for development and policy advice in Switzerland and abroad, guided by a sustainable development approach. Many of the Centre's programs and mandates include a mountain or highland–lowland component; they are presented below. CDE is part of the Institute of Geography at the University of Bern, Switzerl…
A Design Research Approach to Developing User Innovation Workshops in Second Life
The Design Science Research approach is increasingly being applied in the field of Information Systems (IS) research. The philosophy behind design science research is that new scientific knowledge can be generated by means of constructing an artifact, and the core of this approach is a problem solving process used to develop the artifact. As virtual worlds are a relatively new IS medium, limited attention has been paid to investigating the use of…
Mountains and Climate Change
Editor's note: The text of this article originally appeared as the final chapter of a brochure entitled Mountains and Climate Change—From Understanding to Action, prepared at the Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland, for presentation by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on 12 December 2009. Chapters of the brochure…
Global Change and the World's Mountains— Research Needs and Emerging Themes for Sustainable Development
The conference on Global Change and the World's Mountains held in Perth, Scotland, in 2010 offered a unique opportunity to analyze the state and progress of mountain research and its contribution to sustainable mountain development, as well as to reflect on required reorientations of research agendas. In this paper we provide the results of a three-step assessment of the research presented by 450 researchers from around the world. First, we deter…
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) is the University of Bern's center for sustainable development research. Founded in 1988 as a part of the Institute of Geography, CDE became an interdisciplinary university center in 2009. Its current overall aim is to foster sustainable development-oriented research across various institutes and departments of the University of Bern. In view of this new mandate, CDE devised a new strategy focusing…
Population dynamics, changes in land management, and the future of mountain areas in Northern Caucasus
Can the green economy enhance sustainable mountain development? The potential role of awareness building
The Potential for Scaling Up a Fog Collection System on the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea
Fog is an untapped natural resource. A number of studies have been undertaken to understand its potential as an alternative or complementary water source. In 2007, a pilot fog-collection project was implemented in 2 villages on the Eastern Escarpment of Eritrea. The government of Eritrea, buoyed by the project’s positive results, has encouraged research into and application of fog-collection technologies to alleviate water-supply problems in this…
CDE Links Regional Research and Global Efforts for Sustainable Mountain Development
The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern has long-standing experience in conducting research in mountain regions around the world. CDE considers mountain regions to be a crucial context for sustainable development. Together with its partners, CDE aims to generate in-depth contextual knowledge about the dynamic social, economic, and ecological processes in mountain regions and elsewhere, with a view to informing d…
Grossschutzgebiete in den slowakischen Karpaten als Kompensation urbaner Verdichtung
Im westlichsten der osteuropäischen Hochgebirge, den Karpaten, bemüht sich die oberste slowakische Naturschutzbehörde, eine einzigartige Biodiversität zu schützen, nach den strengen Regeln der EU-Naturschutzes. Im vorliegenden Artikel diskutieren die Autoren am Beispiel von Grossschutzgebieten in der Ost-Slowakei den Widerspruch zwischen internationalen Naturschutz-Anforderungen und den Interessen der lokalen Bevölkerung. Darüber hinaus werden ko…
Protected Areas in the Slovak Carpathians as a Contested Resource Between Metropolitan and Mountain Stakeholders
In Eastern Europe’s westernmost mountain region, the Carpathians, the Slovak State Nature Conservancy is preserving a unique biodiversity in line with directives of the European Union. This is being done in large protected areas (LPAs). In this paper, we discuss current challenges of LPA management with a particular focus on contradictions between local people’s views and nationally to internationally determined sectoral planning strategies. We t…
Land Use and Land Cover Change in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site in the Himalayas of Eastern Nepal
Land use and land cover (LULC) changes that occurred during 1992–2011 in Sagarmatha National Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal, were evaluated using multitemporal satellite imagery in combination with land use data and sociological information gathered from semistructured interviews and workshops. We asked study participants about LULC changes, the cause…
The Effects of Migration on Livelihoods, Land Management, and Vulnerability to Natural Disasters in the Harpan Watershed in Western Nepal
Migration is increasing in the middle hills of Nepal, and it has diverse consequences for the people remaining behind, their livelihoods, and the way they manage their land. This study explored the complex and interrelated effects of migration on land and people in the Harpan watershed, Kaski District, western Nepal. Surveys and focus group discussions were used to explore the reasons for decisions on land management and migration. In addition, r…
The Demogeographic Crisis in Racha, Georgia
Many rural mountain areas across the world are facing depopulation due to outmigration and negative natural population growth. This study examines depopulation in the mountains of Georgia based on the example of Oni municipality in the Racha region on the southern slopes of the Central (Greater) Caucasus. Depopulation in Oni, as in other Georgian mountain areas, has been driven by the socioeconomic and political disruption associated with the ong…
The Impact of Commercial Horticulture on River Water Resources in the Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin, Kenya
Mount Kenya serves as a natural water tower in the savanna-dominated Upper Ewaso Ng'iro River Basin in the Kenyan highlands. Major water users in the upper reaches of the river include medium- and large-scale commercial horticulture farms that produce flowers and vegetables for export using perennial irrigation schemes. These farms first appeared in the region in 1991 and gradually became powerful stakeholders that compete with small-scale farmer…
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