Dr. Vanessa Burg
Dr. Vanessa Burg
Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
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Vanessa Burg is lecturer and senior researcher at the Chair of Ecological Systems Design, Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich. She brings years of experience from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, international organizations (United Nations), and the private sector.
Her research interests primarily lie in sustainable bio-resources management in the energy transition and circular economy context. She uses transdisciplinary research approaches integrating different methods, such as geographic information systems, agent-based modeling, and surveys for quantitative and qualitative analysis. More broadly, she aims to produce scientific and socially relevant knowledge, to support the urgently needed transformation towards a low fossil carbon economy.
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Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vanessa_Burg.
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=IaakgJ8AAAAJ&hl=en.
Course Catalogue
Spring Semester 2025
| Number | Unit |
|---|---|
| 102-0338-01L | Waste Management and Circular Economy |
Publications
Publications previous to ETH
- external page Biogas from animal manure in Switzerland. Energy potential, technology development and resource mobilization. White paper. Burg, V.; Bowman, G.; Thees, O.; Baier, U.; Biollaz, S.; Damartzis, T.; Hersener, J.; Luterbacher, J.; Madi, H.; Maréchal, F.; Moioli, E.; Rüsch, F.; Studer, M.; Van herle, J.; Vogel, F.; Kröcher, O., 2021. 19 p.
- external page How much land does bioenergy require? An assessment for land‐scarce Switzerland. Bowman, G.; Burg, V.; Erni, M.; Lemm, R.; Thees, O.; Björnsen Gurung, A., 2021. GCB Bioenergy, 13, 9: 1466-1480.
- external page Current (2020) and long-term (2035 and 2050) sustainable potentials of wood fuel in Switzerland. Erni, M.; Burg, V.; Bont, L.; Thees, O.; Ferretti, M.; Stadelmann, G.; Schweier, J., 2020. Sustainability, 12, 22: 9749 (30 pp.).
- external page Replacing fossil fuels and nuclear power with renewable energy: utopia or valid option? A Swiss case study of bioenergy. Lemm, R.; Haymoz, R.; Björnsen Gurung, A.; Burg, V.; Strebel, T.; Thees, O., 2020. Energies, 13, 8: 2051 (20 pp.).
- external page Valorization of an untapped resource: energy and greenhouse gas emissions benefits of converting manure to biogas through anaerobic digestion. Burg, V.; Bowman, G.; Haubensak, M.; Baier, U.; Thees, O., 2018. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 136: 53-62.
- external page Analyzing the potential of domestic biomass resources for the energy transition in Switzerland. Biomass and Bioenergy. Burg, V.; Bowman, G.; Erni, M.; Lemm, R.; Thees, O. 2018, 111: 60-69.