Mission Statement

The multiple crises of our time, such as human-induced climate change, biodiversity loss, resource depletion and regional inequalities, call for profound changes in innovation patterns and socio-economic structures and practices.

At the core of our research and teaching lies the critical examination of how socio-economic, ecological, and technological transitions towards sustainability unfold spatially, and the ways in which such shifts can be guided by strategies and policies that prioritise environmental sustainability and social justice.

By addressing the spatial relationships, societal and policy dynamics that underpin the uneven geographies of transitions, we contribute to a better understanding of equitable and resilient pathways for a sustainable future and create policy impact in an era of grand societal challenges.

 

The working group publishes two working paper series:

  • PEGIS (in cooperation with Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austrian Academy of Science, University of Agder and Kiel University) and
  • GEIST (in a joint initiative between Eawag and the University of Vienna)

 News

Publikation
 

Geopolitics Journal

Kuzemko, C., Blondeel, M., Bradshaw, M., Bridge, G., Faigen, E., & Fletcher, L.

Veranstaltung
 

uniMind-Lecture am 29. Mai 2024

mit Simon Baumgartinger-Seiringer und Maximilian Benner

 

Publikation
 

Ländliche Räume sind vielfältig. Strukturen, Funktionen und Lebensverhältnisse verändern sich durch Globalisierung, Klimawandel, Energiewende,...

Veranstaltung
 

Kooperationsveranstaltung des Universitätslehrgangs „Kooperative Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung“ mit dem Österreichischen Gemeindebund, dem...

Forschung
 

Maximilian Benner and Erika Faigen have received the "Best Referee Award" of the renowned Journal of Economic Geography.

Keynote speaker Martin Heintel spricht zum Thema "Lebensräume kooperativ gestalten" im Rahmen des Symposiums "Wegenutzung im Naturraum:...