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Having a background both in the natural and the social sciences, my major research interests as an environmental
scientist are related to the interaction of humans and the environment in a systems understanding - everything is connected to everything. More specific, I am interested in sustainable development from a theoretical and a managing or policy perspective in a trandisciplinary understanding. My research focuses on developing a deeper understanding for interrelations within ecological-economical-social systems, how their vulnerability is affected by global environmental change and how policy and management strategies can balance such systems.
Key words: Systems dynamics, ecological economics, global environmental change, environmental governance, transdisciplinary sustainability sciences, communication
| Main research fields |
| Modelling ecological-economical-social systems: developing dynamic quantified network models |
| Assessment and evaluation of sustainability |
| Vulnerability to global environmental change: assessment, mitigation and adaptation to climate change |
| Developing qualitative economic growth models: eco-entrepreneurship, low carbon economy and CSR |
| Industrial ecology: holistic socio-ecologic product and process design |
| Behavioral change: knowledge, awareness and sustainable consumption; communication of sustainability |
| Current research projects |
| Socio-economic-ecologic networks on Svalbard and a sustainable qualitative growth model in adapting and mitigating to global environmental change |
| Adaptation and mitigation to climate change in tourism: quantification, management and communication of a low carbon economy for a climate neutral destination |
| Ecological footprint accounting and extended environmental input-ouput assessment applied to tourism. |
| The green tourist - is there a 'sustainable' tourist?
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| Combining life cycle assessment and virtual CAD simulation for sustainable product development. >> www.grownskis.com |
| Network analysis, embedded case studies, outdoor activities and social media for education on sustainable development.>> www.sustainability-leadership.net |
| Vulnerability to global change and sustainable adaptation of ski tourism - SkiSustain. >> www.skisustain.org. |
| Climate change and tourism, an EU Interreg Alpine Space program ClimAlpTour >> www.climalptour.eu. |
| Current University teaching courses |
| Sustainability Leadership Training (SLT), Center for Key Qualifications, University of Freiburg, Germany. >> www.sustainability-leadership.net. |
| Human-Environment Systems, Environmental Change and Sustainable Tourism Management: University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Institute for Tourism and Leisure Research, Switzerland |
| A systems approach to Project Management. University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur, Institute for Tourism and Leisure Research, Switzerland |
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