Cost Action E33
Forest Recreation and Nature Tourism
Andreas Muhar
Contact details
Institute for landscape
development, recreation and conservation planning Tel: +43/1/47654/7202 |
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Profile
Andreas Muhar studied Landscape Ecology and Landscape Design at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna from 1975 to 1980, and Botany at the University of Vienna from 1978 to 1980. After doctoral studies at BOKU University he obtained his PhD in 1985.
From 1980 to 1982 Andreas worked at the University of Technology Vienna (Institute for Landscape Planning and Garden Arts) and from 1982 to 1996 at BOKU University Vienna (Institute for Landscape Design). In 1996 Andreas was appointed as Lecturer for Environmental Planning and Geographic Information Systems at Griffith University Brisbane, Australia. After returning to BOKU University Vienna in 1998 he is now associate professor and head of the Institute for Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning (http://rali.boku.ac.at).
Andreas’ research focuses on landscape based recreation, development of the cultural landscape and modeling of landscape ecological processes. He has a strong interest in interdisciplinary research and in quantitative analysis, modeling and simulation methods, mostly with reference to Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Recent work includes the coordination of an inter- and transdisciplinary case study on integrated regional development in the Hohe Tauern national park region and the investigation of recreational uses in the Dürrenstein range, the first Austrian protected area of IUCN category I.
Publications:
Cessford, G., Muhar, A. (2004): Monitoring options for visitor numbers in national parks and natural areas. Journal for Nature Conservation 11 (4), 240-250
Brown, A.L., Muhar, A. (2004): An Approach to the Acoustic Design of Outdoor Space. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 47 (6)
Arnberger, A., Brandenburg, C., Muhar, A. (eds; 2002): Monitoring and Management of Visitor Flows in Recreational and Protected Areas. Conference Proceedings, Institute for Landscape Architecture and Landscape Management, BOKU University Vienna; ISBN 3-900962-39-1 VLB 159/2
Muhar, A. (2001): Three-dimensional Modelling and Visualisation of Vegetation for Landscape Simulation. Landscape and Urban Planning 54, (1-4), 5-19
