My Research
Ongoing research:
- Research project: „Monitoring the impact of livestock husbandry and arable farming on nitrogen in groundwater bodies in Germany“ (in cooperation with the German Environment Agency (UBA))
- Research project: „Plastics and anthropogenic polymers in terrestrial ecosystems“ – Origins, fate, environmental impacts, and monitoring.“
- Science-Policy-Project: „Environmental indicators for the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.“
Publications:
Schneider, C. & Köder, L. (2019): Soil protection and the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU (CAP). Bodenschutz, 3/2019: 10 – 15.
Download: here
Schneider, C.; Nowak, A. and J. Heinrich (2018): Rural areas in Poland – High nature value landscape structures and, necessities for transformation. Geographische Rundschau 70(9): 36-41.
See Abstract: here
Schneider, C. 2018: The impact of peasant agriculture and industrial farming systems on geoecological characteristics and the degradation of soils in loess landscapes in Central Europe (Wpływ rozdrobnionego i przemysłowego rolnictwa na geoekologiczne właściwości gleb i ich degradację w krajobrazach lessowych w Europie Środkowej). Dissertation at Leipzig University. Institute for Geography. Leipzig.
Download: here | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.006
Nowak, A. & Schneider, C. 2017: Environmental characteristics, agricultural land use, and vulnerability to degradation in Malopolska Province (Poland). Science of the Total Environment 590-591: 620-632. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.006)
Download paper: here or here
Schneider C., Kuhnen H.-P. & Dotterweich M. 2016: Spotlights on Geoarchaeology around Khirbat al-Minya. OrA: 36: 7-22. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. (ISSN: 1434-162X)
Paper in English with Arabic and German abstracts // Paper: here
Schneider C. & Schmidt R. 2014: Soil properties as indicators for degradation processes caused by surface water runoff. in: Meyer B.; Capilla, J. E., Fatta-Kassinos D., Kakabayev A., Lundy L., Minzhanova G., Nurdillayeva R. & Shakirova T. (2014): Integrated Water Cycle Management in Kazakhstan. (ISBN: 978-601-04-0900-2)
Chapter in a textbook on integrated water management in Kazakhstan
Textbook (in English, Russian, Kazakh) download: here
Schneider C. 2011: Modernisierung für nachhaltige Landnutzung? Entwicklung einer traditionellen Kulturlandschaft im Süden Polens. Siedlungsforschung. Archäologie – Geschichte – Geographie, Band 29. Bonn.
Table of contents: here (in German) // Paper: here (in German with English Abstract)
Sessions/ Talks/ Posters:
2020
Schneider C. 2020: The impact of peasant agriculture and industrial farming systems on loess derived soils in Central Europe.
Presentation at the colloquium on physical geography at the Institute for Geography at TU Dresden.
2018
Schneider C. 2018: The impact of peasant agriculture and industrial farming systems on geoecological characteristics and the degradation of soils in loess landscapes in Central Europe.
Presentation at the colloquium on physical geography at the Institute for Geography Hildesheim.
Schneider C. 2018: The impact of peasant and industrialized agricultural systems on soil degradation in Central Europe.
Presentation at the BonaRes 2018 Conference in Session “1.1: Sustainable use of agricultural systems”
2017
Schneider C. 2017: Einfluss von kleinbäuerlichem Ackerbau und moderner Großflächenlandwirtschaft auf die Böden in Lösslandschaften – Ein Vergleich zwischen Deutschland und Polen. [in German]
Presentation at the Colloquium of the Saxonian Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Geology – Department I Agriculture
Schneider C. & Heinrich, J. 2017: The impact of peasant and industrialized agricultural systems on geomorphology and soil degradation in Central European loess areas.
Poster presentation at the 4th Central European Geomorphology Conference at Bayreuth University.
Abstract: here
Schneider C. 2017: Landscape degradation and the impact of traditional and industrialized agricultural systems on high productive loess soils in Central Europe.
Poster presentation at the IALE 2017 European Congress at session “Beyond the Mosaic. A better characterisation of landscapes would help to understand ecological patterns and processes”.
Schneider C. & Heinrich, J. 2017: Soil quality and soil degradation in agricultural loess soils in Central Europe – impacts of traditional small-scale and modernized large-scale agriculture.
Presentation at the EGU 2017 at session SSS9.7/CL5.21/GM7.8/HS11.55 – “Soil Erosion, Land Use and Climate Change”.
Abstract: here
Schneider C. & Heinrich, J. 2017: The impact of peasant and industrialized agricultural systems on high productive loess soils in Central Europe.
Poster presentation at the EGU 2017 at session SSS9.2 – “Soil quality and health in agriculture areas”.
Abstract: here / Poster: here
2016
Mazurek, R., Zaleski, T., Schneider C., Zagórda M. & Waroszewski, J. 2016: Spatial variation of selected physical properties of soils derived from loess.
Contribution to the International Symposium of Soil Physics at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW).
Abstract: here
Workshop: “Critical Physical Geography – How To?” at the annual Critical Geography Research Workshop 2016 in Leipzig.
Abstract and Conference program (in German): here
2015
Schneider, C. 2015: “Einfluss unterschiedlicher Agrarsysteme auf Landschaftsdegradation in Lössgebieten Polens
und Deutschlands.”
Talk at the DKG 2015 in Berlin/ Germany.
Abstract (in German): here
Session: “LN-FS-15 Landschaftsdegradation – Analyse und Prävention in Agrarlandschaften Europas und Zentralasiens” at the DKG 2015, Berlin/ Germany.
Proposal (in German): here // Conference program: here
Schneider, C. 2015: “Landscape degradation in Germany and Eastern Poland – Evaluating traditional and modernized agricultural loess regions.”
Talk at the IALE World Congress 2015 in Portland/ Oregon.
Abstract: here
Symposium: “Rethinking landscape degradation analysis and prevention in agrarian landscapes of Europe and Central Asia”. IALE World Congress 2015, Portland/ Oregon.
Symposium abstract (S 16): here
Session: “Sprouting new ideas, rooted in old wisdom: intergenerational dialogue on sustainable land management”. Global Soil Week 2015, Berlin/ Germany
Moderator and organizer together with colleagues from WOCAT, the Drynet Programme and the University of Leeds // Session outcomes: here // Video about the Young Professionals Programme: here
2014
Schneider C. 2014: Evaluating traditional and modernized landscapes for sustainable agriculture – GIS and field methods to evaluate high productive landscapes from an ecological perspective
Talk at the IGU 2014 Regional Conference ” Changes, Challenges, Responsibility.”, Kraków 2014
Abstract: here // IGU Session program (C12.25): here
Schneider C. & Kersting P. 2014: Ökosystemdienstleistungen und die physische Geographie: Theoretische und methodische Fragen aus systemtheoretischer Perspektive
Talk at the Physical-Geographical Research Colloquium, Leipzig University 2014
Schneider C. 2014: Ökosystemdienstleistungen und die Geographie: Ansatzpunkte für eine Auseinandersetzung.
Talk at the annual Critical Geography research workshop, Hamburg 2014
2013
Schneider C. 2014: Bewertung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Ein Vergleich intensiv genutzter Agrarlandschaften.
Talk at the Physical-Geographical Research Colloquium, Leipzig University 2013
Schneider C. 2013: Welchen Wert hat Natur? Kritische Perspektiven auf das Konzept der Ökosystemdienstleistungen
Talk at the conference “Uneven Development. Geographien der Krise(n) – Räume des Widerstands”, Frankfurt/ Main 2013
Abstract: here (in German)
Schneider C. 2013: The Limits to Economic Valuation of Nature – A Review.
Poster for the International ESP & IALE Workshop “Indication, Integration and Application of Ecosystem Services in Decision Making”, Kiel, 2013
Abstract and Literature: here // Book of Abstracts: here
Schmidt R., Müller, S. , Hein M. , Pomm S., Schneider C., Ostaszewska K. & Heinrich J. 2013: Relikte einer Kulturlandschaft oder natürliche Bodenbildungen? – Erste Ergebnisse geochemischer und mikromorphologischer Untersuchungen an fossilen Böden im Lössgebiet der Miechower Hochfläche (Polen)
Poster for the conference „Jahrestagung des AK Geoarchäologie“ in Cottbus, 2013
2012
Hein, M.; Pomm, S; Schneider C.; Schmidt R. & Heinrich J. 2012: Feldbodenkundliche und geochemische Hinweise auf (prä)historische Kalkdüngung in der Lösslandschaft Kleinpolens
Poster for the conference „Jahrestagung des AK Geoarchäologie“ in Leipzig, 2012
2011
Schneider, C. 2011: Kleinteilige Landwirtschaft als Vorbild für ökologische Landnutzung
Poster for “Dies Academicus der Universität Leipzig”, Leipzig 2011
Schneider, C. & Heinrich, J. 2011: Sensibilität und Degradation einer traditionellen Kulturlandschaft im Süden Polens
Poster für “37. Jahrestagung des AK Geomorphologie – Geomorphologische Systeme und Klimasignale”; Leipzig 2011
Abstract: here (in German)
Schneider, C. 2011: The impact of historic and present land use on the geology of a loess area north of Kraków, Poland
Poster for “Closing the gap – North Carpathian loess traverse in the Eurasian loess belt” – International Workshop in Wroclaw (Poland), May 2011
Abstract: here
Schneider, C. 2011: Past Anthropogenic Impact on the Environment in Nahal Zalmon – A feasibility study
Poster for the “International Micro Archaeology Workshop” at Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science, Weizmann Institute, Israel 2011
Students Conference on Conservation Sciences (SCCS)
Participation at the conference in New York City 2011
Program: here
2010
Schneider, C. 2010: Geoarcheology at the Sea of Galilee – From hellenistic to early islamic times
Field trip and feasibility study for future geoarchaeological research; Israel/ Germany 2010
Schneider, C. 2010: Traditionelle Kulturlandschaften in Polen als Wegweiser für ökologische und soziale Nachhaltigkeit
Conference presentation at the 37. International Meeting for Historical Cultural Landscape Research in Central Europe; Leipzig 2010
Schneider, C. 2010: Geo-Ecological Implication of Traditional Land Use and its Structural Change in Poland
Poster for DFG Meeting in Erfurt 2010
Schneider, C. 2010: Traditionelle Kulturlandschaften als Vorbild für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Conference presentation/ Konferenzbeitrag für “Generation Nachhaltigkeit”; HU Berlin 2010
Past research and academic exchange:
- Research project: “Intensitäten der Bodendegradation in Lösslandschaften durch unterschiedliche Landnutzungssysteme” (funding: DFG) (2015-2018)
- PhD project on landscape evaluation methods applied to loess landscapes in Poland and Germany (funding: scholarship by Hans-Böckler-Foundation) (finished in 2018)
- Integrating Water Cycle Management: Capabilitiy, Capacity and Impact in Education and Business (PhD exchange program as part of a TEMPUS IV IWEB project with Kazakhstan) (funding: The European Commission) (Link) (2015)
- Academic exchange and joint field works within the DAAD East Partnership Program with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management at Jagiellonian University Kraków and the Agricultural University Kraków (2012-2015)
- Reviews on ecosystem services and the limits of economic valuation of nature (2011-2015)
- Ecological Impact of historical and recent settlement in the Negev (Israel) GIS work in cooperation with Ph.D. D.Orenstein, Technion and Ph.D. E.Groner, Arava Institute for Environmental Science/Technion Haifa Final Report: here (2008)
- Soils as Indicators for Landscape Development in Ramat Gerofit, Negev (Israel) Study in cooperation with Dr. H.Ginat, Arava Institute for Environmental Science (2008)
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- Oregon, Esturay, Pacific, IALE 2015
