Karl Christoph Reinmuth studied political science and philosophy at the universities of Rostock, Greifswald (Germany), and Leiden (The Netherlands). He received
his Magister Artium with a thesis on the structural analysis of rule systems and
attended a Scholarship Program funded by the German Federal Environmental
Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU). His dissertation addresses
the evaluation of rule systems from a philosophical point of view. Since 2011, he has
been a research assistant at the Department of Philosophy, University of Flensburg.
Department of Philosophy, University of Flensburg (EUF), Flensburg, Germany
Mattias Sandberg is a lecturer and researcher in human geography at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests include landscape planning,
political ecology, outdoor recreation, children’s contact with nature, housing, and
segregation. Mattias often works in transdisciplinary research collaborations.
Department of Economy and Society, Unit for Human Geography, University of
Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Joop H. J. Schaminée is senior scientist at Wageningen Environmental Research
(WENR) in the field of vegetation ecology and since 2007 professor in community
ecology at the universities of Wageningen and Nijmegen. He has been in charge of
the Dutch National Vegetation Classification program and coordinates the Dutch
National Vegetation Databases. He is one of the founders and coordinators of the
European Vegetation Survey (EVS) and Council Member of the International
Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS). He advises different ministries in The
Netherlands with regard to public works, like the renovation of the Afsluitdijk, and
nature policy, including Natura 2000 and the establishment of new style National
Parks.
Wageningen University and Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
Cindy Q. Tang is a professor of plant ecology at Yunnan University, Yunnan
Province, China. She specializes in forest community ecology, and in conservation
ecology of relict, endangered, and rare plant species. She has a long-standing interest
in forest dynamics, interaction among plant species, and their environment. Her
research concentrates particularly on the mechanisms underlying the structure,
dynamics, and the sustainable development of forests in southwestern and southcentral China. Her specialization has given her particular ability to understand forest
vegetation, biodiversity, ecosystems, and environmental sustainability in this geographical zone. She also focuses on macroecology of plant diversity and vegetation
in light of climate change. She is the author of the book The Subtropical Vegetation
of Southwestern China: Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology. She is the first
author of more than 40 articles published in well-regarded journals in her professional field.
Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Yunnan, China
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his Magister Artium with a thesis on the structural analysis of rule systems and
attended a Scholarship Program funded by the German Federal Environmental
Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU). His dissertation addresses
the evaluation of rule systems from a philosophical point of view. Since 2011, he has
been a research assistant at the Department of Philosophy, University of Flensburg.
Department of Philosophy, University of Flensburg (EUF), Flensburg, Germany
Mattias Sandberg is a lecturer and researcher in human geography at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. His research interests include landscape planning,
political ecology, outdoor recreation, children’s contact with nature, housing, and
segregation. Mattias often works in transdisciplinary research collaborations.
Department of Economy and Society, Unit for Human Geography, University of
Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Joop H. J. Schaminée is senior scientist at Wageningen Environmental Research
(WENR) in the field of vegetation ecology and since 2007 professor in community
ecology at the universities of Wageningen and Nijmegen. He has been in charge of
the Dutch National Vegetation Classification program and coordinates the Dutch
National Vegetation Databases. He is one of the founders and coordinators of the
European Vegetation Survey (EVS) and Council Member of the International
Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS). He advises different ministries in The
Netherlands with regard to public works, like the renovation of the Afsluitdijk, and
nature policy, including Natura 2000 and the establishment of new style National
Parks.
Wageningen University and Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
Cindy Q. Tang is a professor of plant ecology at Yunnan University, Yunnan
Province, China. She specializes in forest community ecology, and in conservation
ecology of relict, endangered, and rare plant species. She has a long-standing interest
in forest dynamics, interaction among plant species, and their environment. Her
research concentrates particularly on the mechanisms underlying the structure,
dynamics, and the sustainable development of forests in southwestern and southcentral China. Her specialization has given her particular ability to understand forest
vegetation, biodiversity, ecosystems, and environmental sustainability in this geographical zone. She also focuses on macroecology of plant diversity and vegetation
in light of climate change. She is the author of the book The Subtropical Vegetation
of Southwestern China: Plant Distribution, Diversity and Ecology. She is the first
author of more than 40 articles published in well-regarded journals in her professional field.
Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Yunnan, China
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