Team : Dr. Konrad Götz

Associate Research Scientist
+49 69 7076919-0 goetz@isoe.de

Konrad Götz is a sociologist and has been a research scientist at ISOE since 1995. He is working in the research unit Mobility and Urban Spaces. Konrad Götz is an expert for the empirical study of social life and mobility research. His doctoral dissertation, presented at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, was published as “Leisure Time Mobility in Everyday Life – or Deposable Time, Timeout, Quality Time – Why We Need Our Leisure Time.” Before starting at ISOE he was research assistant at the Social Science Project Group, Munich, working in the area of “Humanizing the Working World” and worked as a market researcher at the Sinus Institute in Heidelberg.

Focus of research

  • Mobility research
  • Empirical social research
  • Life style concepts

Memberships

Publications

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Current Publications

Projects

  • smyile – sustainable mobility for Waldenbuch
    Mobility Transformation

    smyile – sustainable mobility for Waldenbuch

    The smyile project is investigating sustainable mobility solutions in Waldenbuch, focusing on meeting demand with less traffic and integrating mobility and lifestyle research.

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  • Vision for Biodiversity
    Biodiversity

    Vision for Biodiversity

    The study examines the biodiversity awareness, attitudes and acceptance of measures of stakeholder groups in agriculture and forestry in order to achieve more effective nature conservation. 

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  • Environmental awareness in Germany 2020
    Sufficiency

    Environmental awareness in Germany 2020

    In a qualitative study, ISOE maps perceptions and attitudes in society towards climate change and climate protection.

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  • Environmental Risks and Pharmaceuticals: The Key Role of Pharmacies
    Chemical Risks

    Environmental Risks and Pharmaceuticals: The Key Role of Pharmacies

    In order to raise environmental awareness, the project team is working together with pharmacy practice partners to develop materials that will be used and evaluated on a pilot basis in training and further education.

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  • Semizentral – Infrastructure systems for cities of the future experiencing rapid growth
    Water

    Semizentral – Infrastructure systems for cities of the future experiencing rapid growth

    Within the CLIENT joint project “Semizentral: Resource-efficient and flexible supply and waste disposal infrastructure systems for rapidly growing cities of the future – Phase 2” ISOE is supporting the implementation of a project that is testing the semicentral freshwater supply and wastewater treatment in a new district of Qingdao/China.
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  • share – Electromobility in car sharing
    Mobility

    share – Electromobility in car sharing

    Using the car sharing service car2go, the project team is studying the environmental impact of electric cars compared to those with combustion engines.
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  • Modernization of “Blue Angel”
    Transformation

    Modernization of “Blue Angel”

    On behalf of the UBA (Umweltbundesamt) the ISOE is developing a strategy to update the label with the aim to make the eco-label more modern and increase its attractiveness. The focus is on the renewal of the logo.
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  • Mobility Strategy for Hesse
    Mobility

    Mobility Strategy for Hesse

    The aim of the project is to develop elements of an integrated mobility strategy using the example of Hesse and to show ways in which a sustainable and social mobility culture can be shaped at state level.

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  • Power efficiency classes for households
    Sufficiency

    Power efficiency classes for households

    In the project, researchers from ISOE and the German Öko-Institut are developing new approaches to reduce power consumption in households. The new “power efficiency classes” label will be recording power consumption in households and assigning them an efficiency class.
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  • Noise Intermissions at Frankfurt Airport
    Transformation

    Noise Intermissions at Frankfurt Airport

    In the noise breaks project, the scientists are investigating how the new runway utilization concept at Frankfurt Airport, which is intended to lead to a reduction in noise, is assessed by the population.

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  • Tracking down micropollutants
    Chemical Risks

    Tracking down micropollutants

    The project is studying how drug residue in the water cycle might be minimised with the help of technical and communications measures.
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  • Drugs for man and the environment?
    Chemical Risks

    Drugs for man and the environment?

    The aim of the project is to raise doctors' awareness of the environmental relevance of pharmaceutical residues in water by integrating the topic into their basic and further training.

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  • Smartphone Instead of a Car?
    Mobility

    Smartphone Instead of a Car?

    In the empirical research project scientists of the ISOE are investigating the connection between the use of smartphones and attitudes towards mobility.
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  • TransRisk – Pollutants as a risk to the water cycle
    Chemical Risks Water

    TransRisk – Pollutants as a risk to the water cycle

    Scientists in the TransRisk project are studying how to characterise, communicate and minimise the risks that ensue due to new pollutants and pathogens in the water cycle.
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  • mobile2020 – Promoting Cycling in Central and Eastern Europe
    Mobility

    mobile2020 – Promoting Cycling in Central and Eastern Europe

    The goal of mobile2020 is to promote cycling as a mode of transport in Central and Eastern European countries. To this end, people in eleven countries are being trained as 'disseminators'.
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  • KlimaAlltag – low carbon lifestyles in the zero emissions city
    Sufficiency

    KlimaAlltag – low carbon lifestyles in the zero emissions city

    The 'KlimaAlltag' project is investigating low carbon lifestyles in different social strata. The focus is on mobility, nutrition, home living and household energy consumption.
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  • Intelliekon – Acceptance of Electricity Consumption Feedback
    Sufficiency

    Intelliekon – Acceptance of Electricity Consumption Feedback

    Within the Intelliekon project, ISOE, together with two Fraunhofer institutes (ISE and ISI) and nine energy suppliers, is investigating the impact of intelligent electricity meters.
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  • Hertie-Studie FrankfurtRheinMain
    Mobility

    Hertie-Studie FrankfurtRheinMain

    The Hertie Study for FrankfurtRheinMain explored attitudes towards life in the region.
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  • Communication Strategies for the Handling of Pharmaceuticals
    Chemical Risks

    Communication Strategies for the Handling of Pharmaceuticals

    ISOE developed a communication strategy for the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA). It was intended to reduce the input of pharmaceuticals into water bodies.
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  • ZEM – Zero-Emission Mobility: Human Powered Mobility with Fun
    Mobility

    ZEM – Zero-Emission Mobility: Human Powered Mobility with Fun

    The project provided the basis for the "Kopf an – Motor aus" ("Brain on – engine off") campaign run by the Federal Ministry of the Environment to get people to dispense with the car for short-distance travel.
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  • Leisure Traffic in Urban Areas in Switzerland
    Mobility

    Leisure Traffic in Urban Areas in Switzerland

    For urbanised areas in Switzerland, ISOE developed a target group model for leisure mobility. This consisted of measures to bring about more sustainable travel behaviour.
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  • Water demand forecast 2030 (base year 2005) for Hamburg
    Water

    Water demand forecast 2030 (base year 2005) for Hamburg

    In the Wasserbedarfsprognose 2030 project ('Water Demand Forecasting 2030'), ISOE and COOPERATIVE Darmstadt drew up a forecast for water demand in the area supplied by the Hamburg Waterworks (HWW).
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  • Sustainable Mobility Culture
    Mobility

    Sustainable Mobility Culture

    In this project, the scientists developed a concept to implement multi-optional mobility offerings drawing on the full range of transport available.
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  • Evaluation of the "Brennpunkt Heizung" (Focus Heating) Campaign
    Sufficiency

    Evaluation of the "Brennpunkt Heizung" (Focus Heating) Campaign

    ISOE evaluated the "Die Alte muss raus" campaign run by the Bremen-based company Energie-Konsens GmbH. The team examined the motivational barriers and obstacles preventing the renewal of heating systems.
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  • INVENT - Sustainable Management in the Tourism Sector
    Mobility

    INVENT - Sustainable Management in the Tourism Sector

    The INVENT project was dedicated to the development of innovative travel offers that promote sustainable tourism and slot easily into the mass- and high-volume markets.
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  • ecobiente - Designing Sustainable Goods more Succesfully
    Sufficiency

    ecobiente - Designing Sustainable Goods more Succesfully

    The project team of ecobiente accompanied businesses from the construction and housing sectors in developing products on the basis of ecological and target-group specific criteria.
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  • NahviS - Public Transport in the Black Forest
    Mobility

    NahviS - Public Transport in the Black Forest

    In the NAHVIS project, target-group-specific public transport offerings were developed for the rural southern region of the Black Forest.
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  • Socio-Empirical Resarch on Leisure Mobility
    Mobility

    Socio-Empirical Resarch on Leisure Mobility

    The project team looked at how environmental pollution arising from leisure and tourism traffic can be kept in check. To this end, ISOE developed further its mobility style analysis for leisure mobility. Scientists established the leisure behaviour of different lifestyle groups and how the various lifestyle orientations impact on traffic patterns. Target-group-specific measures were developed for the different styles of leisure mobility, also depending on the emission profiles resulting from their leisure behaviour.
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  • Customer Potential for new Season Tickets in the RMV
    Mobility

    Customer Potential for new Season Tickets in the RMV

    ISOE was commissioned by the Rhein-Main Public Transport Association (RMV) to examine the attractiveness of different season ticket models. The aim was to develop new models for different target groups in the field of leisure and occasional services.
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  • Optimisation of the T-Net-Box

    Optimisation of the T-Net-Box

    On behalf of Deutsche Telekom, ISOE looked at ways of optimising the T-Net Box and its marketing. For this, existing and potential users were surveyed in intensive interviews. The Deutsche Telekom T-Net Box is a virtual net-based answering machine (with a PIN) that can be listened to, operated and configured from any telephone.
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  • Sustainable Modernisation of Existing Buildings
    Sufficiency

    Sustainable Modernisation of Existing Buildings

    In conjunction with a housing association, a concept was developed for the sustainable renovation of selected housing developments built in the 1950s and 1960s. The pilot settlements are the Hans-Böckler housing estate with 368 residential units in Offenbach along with 241 residential units in the Bad Soden "Musicians' District", and a further 202 residential units on an estate in Bad Soden-Neuenhain.
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  • Improvement of Marketing Conditions for Green Electricity
    Sufficiency

    Improvement of Marketing Conditions for Green Electricity

    In a social scientific research study, the team examined how the Bremen-based company Energie-Konsens GmbH could improve marketing conditions for green electricity. Along the lines of a lifestyle oriented qualitative social research study, scientists at ISOE surveyed the attitudes of the electricity customers in the course of focus groups and qualitative face-to-face interviews.
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  • Knowledge Transfer for Ecological Innovations

    Knowledge Transfer for Ecological Innovations

    During the two years of research, a consumption-related "innovation probe" was developed, with which to utilise consumers' demands for ecologically innovative products and services. The "knowledge transfer" between consumer and manufacturer so far has to pass between the bottleneck of market research. A broader approach is called for if ecological aspects of relevance to everyday life are to be identified alongside purchase behaviour and market preferences.
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  • Scientific Back-Up for the Research Project EPSECC

    Scientific Back-Up for the Research Project EPSECC

    On behalf of the Öko-Institut Freiburg, ISOE examined which social groups have so far been excluded from climate protection policy. Background was the research project Environmental Policy, Social Exclusion and Climate Change (EPSECC).
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  • CITY:mobil – Viable Ways of Urban Mobility
    Mobility

    CITY:mobil – Viable Ways of Urban Mobility

    Within the joint project, the scientists worked out concepts and strategies for sustainable traffic and mobility development in towns and cities. It was while working on this project that ISOE developed, tested and scrutinised the first empirically validated concept for mobility style analysis.
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