Publications by authors named "Boris Salak"
This study examines the siting scenarios for renewable energy installations (REI) in a mountainous region of Europe (Switzerland), incorporating the external costs of ecosystem services and, innovatively, social preferences. This approach challenges the prevalent techno-economic siting paradigm, which often overlooks these externalities. To minimize the external costs of the scenarios while maximizing energy yield, Marxan, an optimization software, was employed.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic prompted countries to enforce lockdowns, leading to a rise in visits to forests and green spaces as a recreational response.
- Researchers studied how changes in work conditions and COVID-19 infection rates affected forest visits in Switzerland during the lockdown, using data from surveys conducted before and after the lockdown began.
- Their findings showed that people who visited forests both before and during the lockdown increased their visit frequency, boosted by the option to work from home, while the duration of these visits decreased, with infection rates having no impact.
Do Protected Areas Contribute to Health and Well-Being? A Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
April 2019
Due to their valuable landscape and natural characteristics, protected areas (PAs) distinguish themselves from other green spaces. Studies that survey individuals on the perceived capacity of PAs to provide health benefits are very limited. However, the importance of PAs for societal health could emphasize the necessity to preserve them.
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