Diego Salmeron

Mr. Diego Salmeron
CEO
LEP Consultants AG
Sihlfeldstrasse 10
CH-8003 Zürich
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 44 445 45 01
E-mail: salmeron(at)lepcag.ch
URL Institution: www.lepcag.ch


Additional functions:
Senior expert and coordinator in SDC project "Sino-Swiss Low Carbon Cities" (SSLCC-DEZA).


Key Publications of Diego Salmeron (up to ten) :
“Science-design loop for the design of resilient urban landscapes”; Nicolas Salliou, Tony Arborino, Joan Iverson Nassauer, Diego Salmeron, Philipp Urech, Derek Vollmer, and Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, Socio-Environmental Systems Modelling, vol.5, 18543, 2023, doi:10.18174/sesmo.18543

“Die Raumplanung in China betritt Neuland – Chancen und Herausforderungen für Chinas Städte und Dörfer”; Ruizhong 1/21, publication GSC, Diego Salmeron, Wang Lian, May 2021

“Planungskultur in China – Paradigmenwechsel im Planungsystem”; COLLAGE 1/21, publication FSU, Diego Salmeron, Wang Lian, March 2021

"Reading Time in Shaxi",
Huang Yinwu, contributions by Diego Salmerón, Willy A. Schmid, Yunnan Nationalities Publishing House, ISBN 978-7-5376-4562-9/K.1228, December, 2009

"Regional City Network Master Plan of Kunming Municipality - An alternative Approach towards Sustainable Urban Development",
Salmeron, D.; Rana, S.; Chapter in Book "Sustainable Urban Development in China; Wishful Thinking or Reality?", ISBN 978-3-86582-588-9, January, 2008

"From contemporary disperse development towards a dense/compact development; A sustainable approach in space metamorphosis on the case of Kunming Municipality: Regional City Network Master Plan",
Salmerón, D.; Rana, S.; conference paper, "New concepts and approaches for urban and regional policy and planning?", Leuven, 2-3 April, 2007£

"Africas's Mushrooming Metropolises - Can Urban Growth be Sustainable?",
Keiner, M.; Salmerón, paper published in "Territorium, Planning, Design and Sustainable Development in Africa", Journal of the Institute for Spatial Planning, Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Serbia, ISSN 1820-2675, No. 4/5, June 2006, 82-97

"Regional Policy and Planning Approaches on the Case of the European Union, Switzerland and Yunnan Province, P.R. China",
Schmid, W.A.; Salmerón, D.; paper published in "Creation, City Planning in the Central Region of Yunnan Province" (Chinese Journal, ISSN 1004-9797, Issue no. 139), China, May 2006, 59-62

"Unsustainable Trends in Spatial Development in China: Situation Analysis and Exploration of Alternative Development Paths Demonstrated by Case Studies of Kunming (Urban) and Shaxi Valley (Rural)",
Feiner, J.P.; Salmerón, D.; in "Managing Urban Futures: Sustainability and Urban Growth in Developing Countries", Ashgate, October 2005, 187-205

"Negative and Positive Spatial Planning Approach by Means of GIS";
Rana, S.; Salmerón, D.; Paper published in International Cartographic Conference (ICC), La Coruña (Spain), May 2005

"Toward Sustainable Urban Management in Developing Countries, A Synthesis of the DIMSUD Project Findings and Further General Recommendations";
Keiner, M.; Salmerón, D.; Schmid, W.A.; Poduje, I.; in "From Understanding to Action: Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America, Springer, October 2004, 191-217

"Framework for Research on Sustainable Urban Development, The Innovative Collaboration and Research Methodology of the DIMSUD Project";
Salmerón, D.; Keiner, M.; Schmid, W.A.; in "From Understanding to Action: Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America, Springer, October 2004, 25-39

"Urban Development in Southern Africa and Latin America, The Scope of the project "Designing, Implementing and Measuring Sustainable Urban Development"
(DIMSUD );Keiner, M.; Salmerón, D., Schmid, W.A.; Poduje, I.; in "From Understanding to Action: Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America, Springer, October 2004, 1-24

"From Understanding to Action; Sustainable Urban Development in Medium-Sized Cities in Africa and Latin America";
Keiner, M.; Zegras, C.; Schmid, W.A.; Salmerón, D.; Springer, October 2004 (Alliance for Global Sustainability Bookseries, Science and Technology. Tools for Sustainable Development, Volume 5)

Connecting Concrete with Abstract";
Dr. J. P. Feiner, Collaboration: Prof. Dr. W. A. Schmid, D.Salmerón, M. Eggenberger; Internet-Diskurs: Grundfragen der Raumordnung der mittleren Ebene, pg.49-67; Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung Hannover, ARL, 2002

"Priming Sustainability: The Kunming Urban Region Development Project";
Jacques P. Feiner, Diego Salmerón, Ernst Joos, Willy A. Schmid; DISP151 (11/2002); pg.59-67; IRL Institute, ETHZ


Expertise of Diego Salmeron:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeApplied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
ScopeScope
Process Studies
Impact of Change
Mitigation of Change
Topic AtmosphereAtmosphere
Air Pollution
Topic HydrosphereHydrosphere
Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
Water Pollution / Waste Water
Topic PedospherePedosphere
Soil Degradation / Erosion / Desertification
Soil Pollution and Restauration
Topic BiosphereBiosphere
Biodiversity
Topic Integrated SystemsIntegrated Systems and Ecology
Life Cycle
Topic EcosystemsEcosystems
Terrestrial Ecosystems
Topic Economy/ResourceUseEconomy / Resource Use
Tourism
Transport / Mobility
Energy
Water
Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape
Topic TechnologyTechnology
Technical Environmental Protection
Topic Politics/LawPolitics / Law
Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions
Regionalization / Globalization
Topic SocietySociety
Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation
Education / Communication / Participation
Topic Culture/HistoryCulture / History
Topic SustainabilitySustainability
Ecological Sustainability
Social Sustainability
Economic Sustainability
Topic Risk & Disaster ManagementTopic Risk and Disaster Management
Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards
Rehabilitation / Reconstruction
Spatial ZonesSpatial Zones
Mountain / Highland
Lowland
Urban
Rural
Spatial ScaleSpatial Scale
Regional
National / Cultural
Local / Community
Time FrameTime Frame
Past
Recent / Today
Future
Statistical FocusStatistical Focus
Mean Change / Trends
Time ScaleTime Scale
Seasonal / Annual
Decadal / Centennial
MethodsMethod
Data Collection
Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires
Data Collection - Documents, Archives
Data Analysis
Modeling
Applied Research / Technology
Integrated Assessment
Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building
Program Coordination / Management
GeoForum General-TechnologyTechnologies, Engineering, Physics
GeoForum Geo-TechnologyCartography
Geoinformatics
Geotechnics, Geomatics, Geophysics
GeoForum Environmental-TechnologyEnvironmental Technologies
Civil and Rural Engineering
Spatial Planning
Groundwater Protection

Specialties of Diego Salmeron:
Diego Salmeron as worked many years as researcher in spatial and environmental planning at ETH Zurich. His research activities focus mainly on sustainable regional and urban development, including environmental planning issues. He has a broad working experience in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam and Thailand, where he was managing and leading several training and research programs in the fields of regional and environmental planning.

Last update: 12/4/23
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