Water and Sustainable Environmental Planning
Publications
Kluge, Thomas/Liehr, Stefan/Lux, Alexandra/Moser, Petra/Niemann, Steffen/Umlauf, Nicole/Urban, Wilhelm (2008): IWRM Concept for the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia. In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 33, No. 1-2, p 48-55
Projects
Competence Atlas Water - Water technologies and Water management in Hesse ... more
Integrated Water Resources Management in northern Namibia – Cuvelai-Basin (CuveWaters) ... more
Transdisciplinary Integration - Cooperation and Concept Devlopment in
Knowledge Networks
... more
further projects
Dr. Thomas Kluge
Tel. 0049 (69) 707 69 19 18
Fax 0049 (69) 707 69 19 11
kluge@isoe.de
Prof. Kluge is a co-founder of ISOE and head of the Institute Area “Water and Sustainable Environmental Planning.” He studied law and sociology at the Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main and received his doctorate there in 1984 for his thesis on “Society, Technology, Nature ‑ A Life-Philosophical Critique of Technology and Society.” After post-doctoral work, he received, in 1999, the title of "Privatdozent" (privat lecturer) from the University of Kassel, with a thesis on “Water and Society. From Hydraulic Machinery to Sustainable Development.” Since his post-doctoral qualification he has taught at the University of Kassel.
Focus of research
- Water research
- Environmental planning
- Regional sustainability
Research Projects (Selection)
- Competence Atlas Water - Water technologies and Water management in Hesse ... more
- Water Demand Prognosis 2030 for the Supply Area Hamburger Wasserwerke GmbH ... more
- Integrated Water Resources Management in northern Namibia – Cuvelai-Basin (CuveWaters) ... more
- Transdisciplinary Integration - Cooperation and Concept Devlopment in Knowledge Networks ... more
- Water 2050 - Sustainable Innovations ... more
- Sustainability Performance in the Water Supply ... more
- Integrated Water Resources Management in Northern Namibia – Cuvelai Delta Outline of the preliminary study ... more
- INTAFERE – Integrated Analysis of Mobile Organic Foreign Substances in Rivers ... more
- netWORKS – Transformations in Network Related Infrastructure Sectors ... more
- Regional approaches for sustainable economy ... more
Recent Publications
- Kluge, Thomas/Stefan Liehr/Alexandra Lux/Petra Moser-Nørgaard (2010): Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Northern Namibia. In: Peter P. Molliga/Anjali Bhat/Saravanan V. S. (Eds.): When Policy Meets Reality. Political Dynamics and the Practice of Integration in Water Resources Management Reform. ZEF Development Studies, Vol. 13. Münster: LIT Verlag, Chap. 6, 151-176
- Kluge, Thomas/Liehr, Stefan/Lux, Alexandra/Moser, Petra/Niemann, Steffen/Umlauf, Nicole/Urban, Wilhelm (2008): IWRM Concept for the Cuvelai Basin in Northern Namibia. In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Vol. 33, No. 1-2, p 48-55
- Kluge, Thomas/Ulrich Scheele (2008): Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation. A Contribution to Attaining the Millennium Development Goals or Merely the Export of Old Solutions? In: Waltina Scheumann/Susanne Neubert/Martin Kipping (Eds.): Water Politics and Development Cooperation. Local Power Players and Global Governance. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 205-226
- Kluge, Thomas (2007): Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) as a Key for Sustainable Development. In: Mario Cogoy/Karl W. Steininger (Eds.): The Economics of Global Environmental Change. International Cooperation for Sustainability. New Horizons in Environmental Economics. Cheltenham (UK), Northampton (MA): Edward Elgar, 134-154