Eva Lieberherr
Biographic Data
| ID | 3751356 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eva Lieberherr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eva |
| FAMILY NAME | Lieberherr |
| SIGNATURE | LIEBERHERR E |
| AFFILIATIONS | ETH Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5985-0809 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 87 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 28 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Design matters
Salient and contested scientific evidence in debates over sustainable transformation
Research indicates that the increased use of scientific evidence is an important lever for transforming policy toward sustainability goals. We explore how actors use scientific evidence in contests over policy transformation in the agri-food sector. Theoretically, we build on prior research on evidence use in policymaking and the 3i ́s —ideas, interests, and institutions—that constitute policy regimes. We argue that some pieces of scientific evid…
Science integration and a participatory scenario process. An inter- and transdisciplinary study from the Alps
Highly engineered Alpine watersheds and forests face growing risks, requiring shifts in management and research. We use science integration and a participatory scenario process to integrate disciplines and co-create knowledge with stakeholders. We thus develop pathways for rethinking future management, aiming for higher resilience of Alpine ecosystems and delivering greater societal value than current systems.Given highly engineered Alpine ecosys…
Aerial imagery to support participatory landscape decision-making
Effective land-use management is crucial for addressing sustainability challenges. Participatory landscape planning can facilitate this by integrating diverse stakeholders and local knowledge. Our study explores the use of drone-captured aerial imagery to enhance shared understanding and knowledge co-production in 27 village councils in Laos. We show that this imagery supports participatory planning by making spatial information more interpretabl…
Research shaped through context
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) targets societal challenges through equitable knowledge co-production with non-academic actors for a given case context. Frequently, results of TDR projects are harder to generalize compared to those of non-TD projects, primarily because TD projects are designed to address specific, context-dependent situations. Including context (factors, such as COVID-19, public discourse, and action resources of project actors)…
Sinking into standing forests or timber for climate change mitigation
Different policy instruments can pursue the same policy goal, such as climate change mitigation, while serving very different individual interests. The question of how carbon should be stored, e.g. as a standing stock (forest sink) or in timber for material use (timber sink) is a prime example of such a goal that can be pursued with different policy options and instruments. What is more, for stakeholders and policymakers there is no clear evidenc…
Mapping the research of Forest ecosystem Services in Europe
Developing a conceptual framework for interdisciplinary communication, collaboration, and integration
Interdisciplinary research is essential to address the complex environmental challenges faced by social-ecological systems (SES). However, it is often hindered by difficulties in integrating diverse knowledge and perspectives. Conceptual Frameworks (CFs) can act as boundary objects, facilitating integration in contexts with incomplete knowledge, nonlinearity, and divergent interests. Yet, guidance on developing CFs remains limited. To address thi…
Global analysis of the proposed benefits from Redd+ projects
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries was initially envisioned to incentivize forest protection through payments for ecosystem services (PES). Nevertheless, our global understanding of REDD+ project benefits proposed by proponents to local communities is limited. To address this gap, we ask: globally, how do REDD+ projects propose to provide local community benefits? We use and update the int…
Brücken schlagen für die Biodiversität. Das Synthesezentrum Biodiversität stellt sich vor
Die Erhaltung der Biodiversität ist eine gesellschaftliche Herausforderung. Die gesetzten Schutzziele werden bisher oft nur unvollständig oder nicht erreicht. Kann ein stärkerer Wissenstransfer zwischen Forschung und Praxis dazu beitragen, Antworten auf Fragen aus der Naturschutzpraxis zu finden? Das Synthesezentrum Biodiversität probiert es aus
Forest clearances, compensatory afforestation and biodiversity offsetting in forests
The settlement area is expanding at the cost of agricultural land in densely populated regions such as Central Europe. This development is also affecting the forest. Forest clearances due to, e.g. traffic and energy infrastructure development, require afforestation elsewhere but surfaces providing appropriate soil are increasingly scarce. Switzerland is an important case in point. It is densely populated, exhibits a large amount of forest – also …
Identifying and explaining policy preferences in Swiss water management
Policy preferences are a key element in understanding the policy process. In this article, we conceptualise policy preferences as latent constructs, which can be identified in an inductive way, based on actors’ choice of policy instruments and organisational structures. To inductively identify policy preferences, we take an approach based on principal component analysis, informed by theory on preference formation. Using water supply in Switzerlan…
Allowing for compensating lost habitats in the forest
Forested land can play a critical role as a possible area for biodiversity offsetting projects. This would reduce the pressure on agricultural land caused by spreading settlement area and related offsetting requirements. This raises the following question: to what extent have offset regulation and clearance compensation rules become more flexible to allow for compensation projects in the forest due to increased land-use conflicts? To address this…
Policy sequencing for early-stage transition dynamics – A process model and comparative case study in the water sector
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development ‐ doing research about research
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) projects integrate several disciplines as well as non-academic actors. Researchers claim that TDR projects are key for tackling complex sustainability issues. We study the effects and the factors influencing the effects of TDR projects in transnational research for development between the global North and the global South (North-South), as well as TDR projects conducted within the global North. This article explai…
Getting a grip on negotiation processes
Space for recreation is an important service provided by forests close to urban and rural areas alike. Mountain biking, as one recreational activity, is increasingly becoming widespread, which can lead to challenging trade-off situations, as some benefits from forests come at the cost of another forest benefit and vice versa. For instance, illegally constructed mountain bike trails lead to trade-offs between environmental protection and other for…
To log or not to log? Actor preferences and networks in Swiss forest policy
Forests play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation. While there are calls to store carbon by increasing the forest stock, other actors oppose this, arguing that carbon stored in processed timber is more adequate. Applying an adapted version of the policy network analysis (PNA) framework, we uncover both the actors' policy preferences regarding the goal conflict between carbon storage in the forest versus in timber products as well as th…
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Policy Change Through Negotiated Agreements
Negotiated agreements are a promising pathway for policy change. This paper revisits and extends characteristics of negotiated agreements using the Advocacy Coalition Framework. We focus on two characteristics of negotiated agreements that previous literature has not explicitly addressed. First, we scrutinize the role of policy core and secondary policy beliefs in actor constellations. Secondly, we address partial success, that is, the notion tha…
A gift programme for sustainable forest management? A Swiss perspective on public policies and property rights
For multifunctional forests that seek to fulfil societal, environmental and economic demands, active forest management is key. However, like in many other western European countries, Switzerland's small-scale private forest owners increasingly do not manage their forests. By applying and adapting the Institutional Resource Regime (IRR), a framework for environmental policy analysis that considers use rights both from public policies and property …
Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems
Governing contemporary commons
This introductory article to the special issue on the Institutional Resource Regime (IRR) framework presents an overview of the latest developments of the framework. The IRR framework has been established as an important supplement to existing (neo)institutional approaches focusing on the management of natural resources. One of the major contributions of the IRR framework is its ability to appraise the institutional complexity of heterogeneous re…
Linking throughput and output legitimacy in Swiss forest policy implementation
Taking stock of institutional resource regime research
Torn between state and market
Policy implementation by private actors constitutes a “missing link” for understanding the implications of private governance. This paper proposes and assesses an institutional logics framework that combines a top-down, policy design approach with a bottom-up, implementation perspective on discretion. We argue that the conflicting institutional logics of the state and the market, in combination with differing degrees of goal ambiguity, accountabi…
The impact of privatization on sustainability transitions
Torn between state and market
Policy implementation by private actors constitutes a “missing link” for understanding the implications of private governance. This paper proposes and assesses an institutional logics framework that combines a top-down, policy design approach with a bottom-up, implementation perspective on discretion. We argue that the conflicting institutional logics of the state and the market, in combination with differing degrees of goal ambiguity, accountabi…
Network governance in national Swiss forest policy
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Policy Change Through Negotiated Agreements
Negotiated agreements are a promising pathway for policy change. This paper revisits and extends characteristics of negotiated agreements using the Advocacy Coalition Framework. We focus on two characteristics of negotiated agreements that previous literature has not explicitly addressed. First, we scrutinize the role of policy core and secondary policy beliefs in actor constellations. Secondly, we address partial success, that is, the notion tha…
Governing contemporary commons
This introductory article to the special issue on the Institutional Resource Regime (IRR) framework presents an overview of the latest developments of the framework. The IRR framework has been established as an important supplement to existing (neo)institutional approaches focusing on the management of natural resources. One of the major contributions of the IRR framework is its ability to appraise the institutional complexity of heterogeneous re…
Linking throughput and output legitimacy in Swiss forest policy implementation
Identifying and explaining policy preferences in Swiss water management
Policy preferences are a key element in understanding the policy process. In this article, we conceptualise policy preferences as latent constructs, which can be identified in an inductive way, based on actors’ choice of policy instruments and organisational structures. To inductively identify policy preferences, we take an approach based on principal component analysis, informed by theory on preference formation. Using water supply in Switzerlan…
Policy sequencing for early-stage transition dynamics – A process model and comparative case study in the water sector
Forest clearances, compensatory afforestation and biodiversity offsetting in forests
The settlement area is expanding at the cost of agricultural land in densely populated regions such as Central Europe. This development is also affecting the forest. Forest clearances due to, e.g. traffic and energy infrastructure development, require afforestation elsewhere but surfaces providing appropriate soil are increasingly scarce. Switzerland is an important case in point. It is densely populated, exhibits a large amount of forest – also …
Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems
Allowing for compensating lost habitats in the forest
Forested land can play a critical role as a possible area for biodiversity offsetting projects. This would reduce the pressure on agricultural land caused by spreading settlement area and related offsetting requirements. This raises the following question: to what extent have offset regulation and clearance compensation rules become more flexible to allow for compensation projects in the forest due to increased land-use conflicts? To address this…
Getting a grip on negotiation processes
Space for recreation is an important service provided by forests close to urban and rural areas alike. Mountain biking, as one recreational activity, is increasingly becoming widespread, which can lead to challenging trade-off situations, as some benefits from forests come at the cost of another forest benefit and vice versa. For instance, illegally constructed mountain bike trails lead to trade-offs between environmental protection and other for…
To log or not to log? Actor preferences and networks in Swiss forest policy
Forests play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation. While there are calls to store carbon by increasing the forest stock, other actors oppose this, arguing that carbon stored in processed timber is more adequate. Applying an adapted version of the policy network analysis (PNA) framework, we uncover both the actors' policy preferences regarding the goal conflict between carbon storage in the forest versus in timber products as well as th…
Water Security through Cooperation
Water crosses political boarders and cuts through differing socio-economic sectors. Therefore, cooperation is essential for achieving water security. But how is effective water governance characterized? Integrated water resource management rests on measures that involve stakeholders from the public, private and civil societal sectors
The impact of privatization on sustainability transitions
Torn between state and market
Policy implementation by private actors constitutes a “missing link” for understanding the implications of private governance. This paper proposes and assesses an institutional logics framework that combines a top-down, policy design approach with a bottom-up, implementation perspective on discretion. We argue that the conflicting institutional logics of the state and the market, in combination with differing degrees of goal ambiguity, accountabi…
Network governance in national Swiss forest policy
Taking stock of institutional resource regime research
A gift programme for sustainable forest management? A Swiss perspective on public policies and property rights
For multifunctional forests that seek to fulfil societal, environmental and economic demands, active forest management is key. However, like in many other western European countries, Switzerland's small-scale private forest owners increasingly do not manage their forests. By applying and adapting the Institutional Resource Regime (IRR), a framework for environmental policy analysis that considers use rights both from public policies and property …
Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems
Governing contemporary commons
This introductory article to the special issue on the Institutional Resource Regime (IRR) framework presents an overview of the latest developments of the framework. The IRR framework has been established as an important supplement to existing (neo)institutional approaches focusing on the management of natural resources. One of the major contributions of the IRR framework is its ability to appraise the institutional complexity of heterogeneous re…
Linking throughput and output legitimacy in Swiss forest policy implementation
To log or not to log? Actor preferences and networks in Swiss forest policy
Forests play a fundamental role in climate change mitigation. While there are calls to store carbon by increasing the forest stock, other actors oppose this, arguing that carbon stored in processed timber is more adequate. Applying an adapted version of the policy network analysis (PNA) framework, we uncover both the actors' policy preferences regarding the goal conflict between carbon storage in the forest versus in timber products as well as th…
Communication campaigns to engage (non-traditional) forest owners
In Europe, private forest owners play an important role in achieving sustainability goals, such as those set by the European Green Deal. Efficient communication and coordination with these actors is therefore central. However, ongoing structural changes in forest ownership have in many cases silenced traditional communication channels, especially those involving owners of small forests. Their economic performance is often negligible at an individ…
Policy Change Through Negotiated Agreements
Negotiated agreements are a promising pathway for policy change. This paper revisits and extends characteristics of negotiated agreements using the Advocacy Coalition Framework. We focus on two characteristics of negotiated agreements that previous literature has not explicitly addressed. First, we scrutinize the role of policy core and secondary policy beliefs in actor constellations. Secondly, we address partial success, that is, the notion tha…
Transdisciplinary research for sustainable development ‐ doing research about research
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) projects integrate several disciplines as well as non-academic actors. Researchers claim that TDR projects are key for tackling complex sustainability issues. We study the effects and the factors influencing the effects of TDR projects in transnational research for development between the global North and the global South (North-South), as well as TDR projects conducted within the global North. This article explai…
Getting a grip on negotiation processes
Space for recreation is an important service provided by forests close to urban and rural areas alike. Mountain biking, as one recreational activity, is increasingly becoming widespread, which can lead to challenging trade-off situations, as some benefits from forests come at the cost of another forest benefit and vice versa. For instance, illegally constructed mountain bike trails lead to trade-offs between environmental protection and other for…
Allowing for compensating lost habitats in the forest
Forested land can play a critical role as a possible area for biodiversity offsetting projects. This would reduce the pressure on agricultural land caused by spreading settlement area and related offsetting requirements. This raises the following question: to what extent have offset regulation and clearance compensation rules become more flexible to allow for compensation projects in the forest due to increased land-use conflicts? To address this…
Policy sequencing for early-stage transition dynamics – A process model and comparative case study in the water sector
Global analysis of the proposed benefits from Redd+ projects
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in developing countries was initially envisioned to incentivize forest protection through payments for ecosystem services (PES). Nevertheless, our global understanding of REDD+ project benefits proposed by proponents to local communities is limited. To address this gap, we ask: globally, how do REDD+ projects propose to provide local community benefits? We use and update the int…
Brücken schlagen für die Biodiversität. Das Synthesezentrum Biodiversität stellt sich vor
Die Erhaltung der Biodiversität ist eine gesellschaftliche Herausforderung. Die gesetzten Schutzziele werden bisher oft nur unvollständig oder nicht erreicht. Kann ein stärkerer Wissenstransfer zwischen Forschung und Praxis dazu beitragen, Antworten auf Fragen aus der Naturschutzpraxis zu finden? Das Synthesezentrum Biodiversität probiert es aus
Forest clearances, compensatory afforestation and biodiversity offsetting in forests
The settlement area is expanding at the cost of agricultural land in densely populated regions such as Central Europe. This development is also affecting the forest. Forest clearances due to, e.g. traffic and energy infrastructure development, require afforestation elsewhere but surfaces providing appropriate soil are increasingly scarce. Switzerland is an important case in point. It is densely populated, exhibits a large amount of forest – also …
Identifying and explaining policy preferences in Swiss water management
Policy preferences are a key element in understanding the policy process. In this article, we conceptualise policy preferences as latent constructs, which can be identified in an inductive way, based on actors’ choice of policy instruments and organisational structures. To inductively identify policy preferences, we take an approach based on principal component analysis, informed by theory on preference formation. Using water supply in Switzerlan…
Salient and contested scientific evidence in debates over sustainable transformation
Research indicates that the increased use of scientific evidence is an important lever for transforming policy toward sustainability goals. We explore how actors use scientific evidence in contests over policy transformation in the agri-food sector. Theoretically, we build on prior research on evidence use in policymaking and the 3i ́s —ideas, interests, and institutions—that constitute policy regimes. We argue that some pieces of scientific evid…
Science integration and a participatory scenario process. An inter- and transdisciplinary study from the Alps
Highly engineered Alpine watersheds and forests face growing risks, requiring shifts in management and research. We use science integration and a participatory scenario process to integrate disciplines and co-create knowledge with stakeholders. We thus develop pathways for rethinking future management, aiming for higher resilience of Alpine ecosystems and delivering greater societal value than current systems.Given highly engineered Alpine ecosys…
Aerial imagery to support participatory landscape decision-making
Effective land-use management is crucial for addressing sustainability challenges. Participatory landscape planning can facilitate this by integrating diverse stakeholders and local knowledge. Our study explores the use of drone-captured aerial imagery to enhance shared understanding and knowledge co-production in 27 village councils in Laos. We show that this imagery supports participatory planning by making spatial information more interpretabl…
Research shaped through context
Transdisciplinary research (TDR) targets societal challenges through equitable knowledge co-production with non-academic actors for a given case context. Frequently, results of TDR projects are harder to generalize compared to those of non-TD projects, primarily because TD projects are designed to address specific, context-dependent situations. Including context (factors, such as COVID-19, public discourse, and action resources of project actors)…
Sinking into standing forests or timber for climate change mitigation
Different policy instruments can pursue the same policy goal, such as climate change mitigation, while serving very different individual interests. The question of how carbon should be stored, e.g. as a standing stock (forest sink) or in timber for material use (timber sink) is a prime example of such a goal that can be pursued with different policy options and instruments. What is more, for stakeholders and policymakers there is no clear evidenc…
Economics (17 works) · Computer Science (14 works) · Business (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Environmental resource management (12 works) · Geography (12 works) · Forest Management and Policy (11 works) · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (10 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Environmental Science (7 works)