This article examines the socioecological metabolism of soils in New York City, tracing their production, circulation, and transformation within the dynamics of extended urbanisation. It explores how soil, as both a biophysical and socio-political entity, alternates between being treated as lively or inert in response to the demands Continua
100%, Zurich, fixed-term. The Chair of Infrastructure Management lead by Professor Dr. Bryan T. Adey in the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI) of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG), has an opening for a researcher focused on data and process analysis to Continua
Dr Hermann Patrick Braess (*1979), currently Technical Director and Head of Research and Development at TrackNet Holding Group (Tensol Rail SA and EFSA SA), as Professor of Practice in the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. Hermann Patrick Braess is Continua
Aisling O’Carroll (*1986), currently Doctoral Student and Lecturer at University College London, United Kingdom, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Geohistorical Practice in the Department of Architecture. Aisling O’Carroll takes a fundamental approach to her research, which concerns the theory and methods of landscape architecture Continua
The Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich invites applications for the position mentioned above. The new professor will engage with contemporary urban challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, and social inequality through concrete urban design projects. Drawing on extensive practical experience, she/he will play a vital role Continua
Why are more new housing units being constructed in Geneva each year, while Zurich is seeing a decline? Why are older residential buildings in Basel, Geneva and Lausanne being vertically extended, while they are being demolished and replaced in Zurich? ETH researchers provide new answers to the role Continua