Christophe Neff
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Christophe Neff is a geographer
.
He currently (2007) leads a research group studying Mediterranean ecosystems and fire ecology
at the University of Karlsruhe.
In Germany he is considered as one of the rare German experts for Mediterranean ecosystem and fire ecology
. Furthermore he is an expert of the geography of Francophone
(African French
geography) and Lusophone
Africa and the Azores.
He passed his childhood and youth in the Black Forest
town Schramberg
.
He studied Geography in Mannheim
and Montpellier
(Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
).
He actually lives in Grünstadt
(Germany) and in Leucate
(France).
Neff was one of the rare German scientists evoquing the genocide in Darfur at the beginning of the civil war in Darfur
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
.
He currently (2007) leads a research group studying Mediterranean ecosystems and fire ecology
Fire ecology
Fire ecology is concerned with the processes linking the natural incidence of fire in an ecosystem and the ecological effects of this fire. Many ecosystems, such as the North American prairie and chaparral ecosystems, and the South African savanna, have evolved with fire as a natural and necessary...
at the University of Karlsruhe.
In Germany he is considered as one of the rare German experts for Mediterranean ecosystem and fire ecology
Fire ecology
Fire ecology is concerned with the processes linking the natural incidence of fire in an ecosystem and the ecological effects of this fire. Many ecosystems, such as the North American prairie and chaparral ecosystems, and the South African savanna, have evolved with fire as a natural and necessary...
. Furthermore he is an expert of the geography of Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
(African French
African French
African French is the generic name of the varieties of French spoken by an estimated 115 million African people spread across 31 francophone African countries...
geography) and Lusophone
Lusophone
A Lusophone is someone who speaks the Portuguese language, either as a native, as an additional language, or as a learner. As an adjective, it means "Portuguese-speaking"...
Africa and the Azores.
Miscellaneous information
As one of the few German experts in forest fire research, Christophe Neff is often interviewed by German media during the summer fire season in the Mediterranean world.He passed his childhood and youth in the Black Forest
Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres ....
town Schramberg
Schramberg
Schramberg is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest, 25 km northwest of Rottweil. With all its districts Talstadt, Sulgen, Waldmössingen, Heiligenbronn, Schönbronn and Tennenbronn it has about 22,000 inhabitants.One of...
.
He studied Geography in Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
and Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
(Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III
University of Montpellier III Paul Valéry is a French university in the Academy of Montpellier. It is one of the three successor universities to the University of Montpellier, specialising in the arts, languages and social sciences.- History :...
).
He actually lives in Grünstadt
Grünstadt
Grünstadt is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with roughly 13,200 inhabitants. It does not belong to any Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality – but is nonetheless the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Grünstadt-Land.- Location :The...
(Germany) and in Leucate
Leucate
Nestled between the Mediterranean sea and sea pond backing the Corbières mountains with an impressive view on the Canigou peak, Leucate is a community of typical villages lying among a unique natural landscape....
(France).
Neff was one of the rare German scientists evoquing the genocide in Darfur at the beginning of the civil war in Darfur
External links
- Homepage of Christophe Neff at the University of Karlsruhe including publicationlist (German)
- french-english-german paysage-landscape-landschaft Blog of Christophe Neff
- Broadcasting interview (Deutschlandfunk) about reducing wildfire risks by prescribed fire in Mediterranean France (German) (manuscript + streamline)
- Broadcasting Interview concerning wildland fires in Greece (Summer 2007) and wildfire situation in the Black Forest (Germany) (The interview is in German.) http://digbib.ubka.uni-karlsruhe.de/diva/2007-292/