Overview
Fields of Research
Water and Sustainable Environmental Planning: To develop a sustainable use of water one needs policies aimed at satisfying societal needs and supported by sound scientific research. …. more
Transdisciplinary Concepts and Methods: Solid scientific methods and technical procedures are needed if social-ecological problems are to be recognized and analyzed, and solutions for them are to be found. … more
Everyday Ecology, Energy, Consumption: Promoting sustainable consumption in our society requires measures and approaches that are appropriate for everyday life, and which take into account from the start the interests, needs and options for action … more
Mobility and Life-style Analysis: Mobility is not merely a question of traffic-regulating planning and technology; it is more importantly a matter of a many-layered social activity, which is bound to life-styles and mobility preferences. … more
Gender & Environment: Many environmental problems are experienced differently by women and men. Looked at globally, men and women are not equally involved in causing the problems; they are not affected in the same way by environmental degradation; and they have unequal opportunities for bringing about changes or introducing solutions. … more
Population Dynamics and Supply: An isolated look at the causes and effects of demographic changes misses the essential point. Population growth itself is not the problem; rather, it is the lack of adaptivity to population changes on the part of supply. … more