Dr. sc. ETH Zürich | Entrepreneur | Lecturer | Keynote Speaker
Advocating the transformation of suitable 500-meter-radius areas into resilient, healthy 10-minute-neighbourhoods.
Dr. Sibylle Wälty's work sits at the intersection of urban economics, planning, design, and policy. Her research, teaching, and applied projects focus on parsimonious urban land use that fosters active mobility, contributing to the transformation of cities into resilient, healthy 10-minute-neighbourhoods.
Academic Appointments & Teaching
At ETH Zurich, Dr. Wälty teaches 4D-Geodesigning urban Transformation, D-ARCH, D-BAUG and D-USYS. She supervises the final theses on the topic of inner development within the CAS ETH in Geoinformationsysteme and -analysis, D-BAUG , and serves as guest lecturer and reviewer in the Masters Environmental Design (Urban Design) at ETH Zurich of the University of Calgary. She also supervises theses for the CUREM (Center for Urban & Real Estate Management) University Zürich and OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule . In addition, In addition, she regularly contributes as a guest critic in urban and landscape design studios at ETH Zurich.
Enterpreunial Engagement
Dr. Wälty is founder, owner and CEO of Resilientsy, a spin-off of ETH Zurich and the University of Basel since 2024. From 2006 to 2022, she founded, owned an led Researchier.
Education
- Dr. sc. ETH Zurich in Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (2020)
- CAS ETH in Geoinformationssysteme und -analysen (CAS GIS), ETH Zurich (2015)
- MSc in Real Estate, Danube University Krems (2006)
- MSc ETH Arch, ETH Zurich (2004)
Vision & Focus
Dr. Wälty's long-term mission is to support the transformation of urban land use towards parsimonious, health-oriented 10-minute-neighbourhoods in Switzerland and internationally. Her work is structured along three complementary axes:
RESEARCH
Exploring how urban land use and mobility planning can guide the transition towards compact and healthy neighbourhoods.
EDUCATION
Advancing education through multi-scale urban analysis and 4D urban design methods that enable informed, multi-level governance.
IMPLEMENTATION
Investigating how co-creation processes foster public and political acceptance for urban transformation.
Events, Publications & Media
Dr. Wälty actively communicates her work through various platforms:
Regular Linkedin posts
Contributions to the ETH ETH Zukunftsblog
Scientific journals
Trough keynotes, walking tours and podiums
Her research and insights have been featured in media outlets such as Blick, NZZ, Tages-Anzeiger, and journals like Hochparterre and TEC21.
As part of her science communication, she initiated and curates the traveling exhibition 10-Minute-Neighborhoods, which makes research and real-world examples of inner urban development accessible to a wider public. The exhibition includes interactive elements, expert panels, and walking tours, and is shown across Switzerland in multiple languages.
You can explore her research via ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Scopus, and ETH Research-Collection.
Do not hesitate to contact her: sibylle.waelty(at)sibyllewaelty.ch