News & Events
Niraly Mangal joins SPUR as a visiting PhD
Niraly Mangal joins the SPUR Team from the Singapore-ETH Centre as a visiting doctoral researcher. Her research primarily focuses on the intersection of public acceptance and planning frameworks for insect-based food waste recycling in high density urban environments of Singapore.
New article in Renewable Energy: GIS-based analysis for identifying priority regions and developing renewable energy in post-war Ukraine
Research assess the technical potential of solar and wind energy combined with environmental, social, and technical factors for determines priority regions for the development of renewable energy. For the first time in Ukraine, the research defines a detailed renewable energy potential using spatial analysis, with 25 indicators to assess regions and pixel suitability and considered local features such as restrictions on the use of agricultural land.
Dr. Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge joins the SPUR team
Dr. Yue ‘Gurt’ Ge will join SPUR as a Visiting Professor from April to June 2025 collaborating with Dr. David Kaufmann on a comparative study, entitled “Equitable Housing Resilience to Extreme Heat in Orlando and Zurich”, an interdisciplinary research project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Policy Brief: Where in the agricultural landscape is bird conservation worthwhile?
A publication in “Agrarforschung Schweiz” summarizes the results of a recently published research article in a practice-oriented manner. As part of the study, a focus map by Agroscope, ETH Zurich and the University of Lausanne shows where in the Swiss agricultural landscape biodiversity measures could have a positive effect on birds and where not. Based on these findings, land use can be better planned.
What happens when the soil that sustains agriculture also becomes the foundation for building cities?
When I arrived in Madagascar three years ago, I was struck by an unexpected sight—piles of red bricks scattered across rice fields near Antananarivo. Curiosity led us to farmers and brick-makers, where we observed, interviewed, and pieced together a complex story—one of adaptation, resilience, and trade-offs.