Christophe Neff

Christophe Neff (born 10 June 1964 in Tübingen, Germany) 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^{[citation needed]} for Mediterranean ecosystem and fire ecology. Furthermore he is an expert^{[citation needed]} of the geography of Francophone (African French geography) and Lusophone Africa and the Azores.

Miscellaneous information

As one of the few German experts^{[citation needed]} 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 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 ^[1]

References

• Andreas Dittmann u.a (Hrsg): Wer ist wo? Geographinnen und Geographen an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. Bonn 2006. ISBN 3-00-016764-1

Notes and references

1. ^ http://www.uni-mannheim.de/pressestelle/DW_Ionas/pressemitteilungen/2004/2004_02/2004_pm_35.html

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/

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