Thomas Kluge is one of the co-founders of ISOE and was member of the executive board until March 2014. He is part of the research unit Water Resources and Land Use. Thomas Kluge studied Law and Sociology at the Goethe University Frankfurt 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 been teaching at the University of Kassel.
Focus of research
- Water research
- Environmental planning
- Regional sustainability
Projects
- Competence Atlas Water – Water Technologies and Water Management in Hesse
- Concept for the Framework Programme "Social-ecological Research" SÖF
- CuveWaters – Sustainable Water Management in Namibia
- Efficient Use of the Hessian Groundwater Fee
- Forecasting water demand for the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
- INTAFERE – Integrated Analysis of Organic Impurities in Rivers
- Knowledge Transfer for Ecological Innovations
- netWORKS – Transformations in Network Related Infrastructure Sectors
- netWORKS 2 – Transformation Management for a Sustainable Water Infrastructure
- Privatisation and Competition in Drinking Water Supply in Germany
- Privatisation in the Water Sector
- Regional Sustainability in Water and Land Use
- SASSCAL – Research Infrastructure in Africa
- SASSCAL – Water-related vulnerabilities and risk in Southern Africa
- Structural concept for Trinkwasserversorgung Magdeburg
- Support for the Projects for Sustainable Economies
- Sustainability Audit
- Sustainability Performance in the Water Supply
- Water 2050 – Sustainable Innovations for Water Management
- Water Cycle an Urban-Ecological Development
- Water Demand Prognosis 2030 for the Hamburger Wasserwerke