Population Dynamics and Supply Systems. A Transdisciplinary Approach

Bergmann, Matthias et al., 2005: Quality Criteria of Transdisciplinary Research: A Guide for the Formative Evaluation of Research Projects. ISOE-Studientexte, No 13, Frankfurt am Main

Keil, Florian (2008): Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: Options of Action for Reducing the Contamination of Water Bodies - A Practical Guide
 (download)

Brochure with the results: What an economy - sustainable, regional, exemplary ....Download

Broad Based Initiative for Strengthening Social-Ecological Research (Statement)
Over 220 scientists have joined together to speak out for a strengthening of social-ecological research in Germany.  http://www.isoe.de/ftp/initiativesoceco.pdf

Innovative Science for Sustainability - Social-Ecological Research at L2L-conference: (Lectures):
Within three presentations at the L2L-conference social-ecological research will be introduced as an integrative approach in science for sustainability. Further Information, Links and Downloads:
Presentation by Thomas Jahn: Social-Ecological Research: An Integrative Approach in Science for Sustainability: download presentation (48 kb)

Experiences from the Interface of Policy and Science in The Netherlands and Other Countries DE WIT, Bert Advisory Council for Research on Spatial Planning, Nature and the Environment (RMNO), Den Haag, The Netherlands, download presentation (158 kb)

Commentary on the contribution of Bert de Wit: JAHN, Thomas Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Frankfurt, Germany, download presentation (38 kb)

Immanuel Stiess "Life Cycle Management of Urban Neighbourhoods – A Demand-Oriented Approach to Urban Renewal", download presentation (170 kb)

Hummel, Diana (2006): Transdisciplinary research from a social-ecological point of view (Lecture): hold at: 3rd International Conference on Urban Ecology "Shrinking Cities - Ecological Consequences and Challenges for Urban Development", Humboldt-University, Berlin, 15/16 September 2006: pdf-file, dh_berlin2006.pdf

Joint Conference "Sustainability Science for Global Problems. New Cognitive and Organizational Challenges" 6.-8.7.06 in Karlsruhe (Tagungsankündigung):
Der Call for Papers war offen bis zum 15. Februar 2006. ...pdf-file, 277 kb

Jahn, Thomas: Integrated Knowledge for Sustainable Innovations – a Transdisciplinary Perspective (Vortrag), Mai 2005, Brüssel: What Science – What Europe. Konferenz der Grünen-Fraktion im EU-Parlament und der "European Free Alliance" in Brüssel pdf-file, 121 kb

Becker, Egon/ Jahn, Thomas: Exploring Uncommon Ground: Sustainability as a Concept for the Social Sciences (Buchbeitrag) (1999). In: Becker, Egon/Jahn, Thomas (eds), Sustainability and the Social Sciences. A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Integrating Environmental Considerations into Theoretical Reorientation. Zed-Books. Download 130kb pdf-file

Becker, Egon: Transformations of Social and Ecological Issues into Transdisciplinary Research (Buchbeitrag):
(2002). In: UNESCO / Eolss Publishers (2002): Knowledge for Sustainable Development. An Insight into the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS. Paris, Oxford: UNESCO Publishing/Eolss Publishers download (pdf-file 196 kb), die überarbeitete Version von Januar 2008 ist ebenfalls als  Download (408 kb) zu erhalten

Becker, Egon: Social-Ecological Research – a new mode of knowledge (Vortrag):
4.-6.5.2001, Berlin. Congress of the Heinrich-Boell-Stiftung, "Gut zu wissen - Links zur Wissensgesellschaft" Download (pdf-file 132 kb)

Becker, E./ Th. Jahn (2005): Societal Relations to Nature. Outline of a Critical Theory in the ecological crisis. Published in German in Böhme, Gernot / Manzei, Alexandra (Ed.), Kritische Theorie der Technik und der Natur. 2003. München: Wilhelm Fink, 91-112  Pdf-file 185 kb

Social Ecological Research - Conceptual Framework for a new funding policy. Shortversion english

ÖKOFORUM Position Paper on the Fifth Framework Programme of the EU: prepared by the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE), Frankfurt am Main, Germany and by Öko-Institut, Freiburg/Darmstadt/Berlin, Germany: english as html, english pdf-file: oekoforum5FP_eng.pdf (1998)

Fields of Research:

Field of research Water and Sustainable Environmental Planning

Funding of CuveWaters II granted - Implementation phase is ready to start: The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has approved the second phase of CuveWaters. The joint project aims at sustainably improving water access in the central north of Namibia ...  more - Press Release (August 2009)

Two lectures, hold by Stefan Liehr for the project cuve-water

• Stakeholder Workshop, 23-24 October 2007, Oshakati: Possible future developments for central northern
  Namibia and the role of water technologies (pdf-file, 935 kb)
• Colloquium, Delft, 17 July 2008: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Adaptive Water Management – General Aspects and a Namibian Case Study (pdf-file, 1,2 MB)

Controlling access to water and land

De jure and de facto powers of Water Point Committees.  430 kb, pdf-file, CuveWaters Paper No. 5
Further papers please visit: http://www.cuvewaters.net

Population decline and infrastructure: The case of the German water supply:
Hummel, Diana/Alexandra Lux (2007): Population decline and infrastructure: The case of the German water supply. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, Volume 5 (2007), pp. 167-191 (http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/publications/VYPR2007/Yearbook2007_Hummel-Lux_pp167-191.pdf)

Water 2050 – Seeking for International Network Partners:
The project “Water 2050” which analyses the needs and options for developing integrated and sustainable system solutions in water supply and sanitation by the year 2050 invites interested parties from governments, municipal administrations, water management agencies and NGOs of countries outside Germany to bring in their perspectives regarding their problems and possible solutions. Read more: http://www.isoe.de/ftp/water2050.pdf

Projectflyer CuveWaters pdf-file

Reducing Vulnerability of Societies Against Water Related Risks at the Basin Scale (Posterpresentation):
Kluge,Thomas/Alexandra Lux/Nicole Umlauf/Wilhelm Urban (2006): Hessisches Ried, Germany, and Cuvelai Delta, Namibia. Regional Distinctions and Similarities. Consequences for design of an IWRM. Posterpräsentation im Rahmen des 3. Internationalen Symposiums "Reducing Vulnerability of Societies Against Water Related Risks at the Basin Scale" (Bochum, 26.-28. September 2006), funded by the  International Commission for Water Resources Systems.  pdf-file, 380 kb

Liehr, Stefan:
28.-29.6.2004, Haydau Monastery: DFG-Workshop "Integrated Water Research and Water Management" (Englischer Vortragstitel: Integrated water quality management – development of a social-ecological approach). Lecture pdf-file (164 kb),
Abstract: pdf-file, 112 kb

Schramm, Engelbert: Privatisation of German urban water infrastructure in the 19th and 21st century (Vortrag):
2004, Graz: 6. Internationale Sommerakademie. pdf-file, 302 kb

Field of research Transdisciplinary Concepts and Methods

Keil, Florian: Social-Ecological Research: A New Approach towards Generating, Integrating and Transforming Knowledge for Sustainable Development (Vortrag):
April 1-3, 2004, Berlin: 1st European Network Conference for Sustainability in Practice, 130 kb pdf-file

Brochure with the results: What an economy - sustainable, regional, exemplary ....Download

Field of research Everyday Ecology, Energy, Consumption

Impact Measurement and Performance Analysis of CSR: Project Flyer (Project Flyer)

Rhetoric and Realities - Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe (Tagungsankündigung):
the project will present and debate the results of its three year research study on 27 June 2007 in Brussels. For full details and registration: Flyer

Rhetoric And Realities Analysing Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe (RARE,  Projektbeschreibung):
As download there is a selfdescription of the project and it goals available as pdf-file (638 kb) - project

Rhetoric And Realities Analysing Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe (RARE) (Veröffentlichung):
2004: selfdescription of the project and it goals available as pdf-file (638 kb) - project

Stieß, Immanuel: Ernährungsstile (Tagungsbeitrag):
2004, Karlsruhe: Internationale Tagung "9th Karlsruhe Nutrition Congress: Consumer and Nutrition - Challenges and Chances for Research and Society", Download des englisch-sprachigen Posters pdf-file 1024 kb

Claudia Empacher: How can target-group specific strategies contribute to sustainable consumption patterns?(Tagungsbeitrag):
Juni 2003, Turku (Finnland): 6th Nordic Conference on Environmental Social Sciences (NESS), pdf-file, 101 kb

Field of research Gender & Environment

Rhetoric And Realities Analysing Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe (RARE):
Schultz, Irmgard (2007): Case Study on Gender Equality through CSR in the Banking Sector. Working paper of RARE project., Frankfurt/M., rare16casestudy.pdf, 240 kb

Schultz, Irmgard (2007): Policy Paper on Gender Equality. Background paper on EU policies on gender equality in the private sector. Frankfurt/M., rare17casestudy.pdf, 257 kb:
Schultz, Irmgard (2007): EU Goals Concerning Gender Equality: To What Extent Does CSR Contribute to Achieving Them? Frankfurt/M., rare_benchmarking.pdf, 137 kb

CSR and Gender Equality: Der Projekt-Flyer zum TeilProject im ISOE.... Flyer - Projekt

Hayn, Doris/Schultz, Irmgard: Scientific consultancy for the introduction of gender mainstreaming in the daily practice of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Veröffentlichung):
(2004): Summary of the final report, Download pdf-file 89 kb

Hayn, Doris/Schultz, Irmgard: Gender Impact Assessment in the Field of Radiation Protection and the Environment  (Veröffentlichung):
(2002): Gender Impact Assessment in the Field of Radiation Protection and the Environment  – Concluding Report – on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), pdf-file 470 kb. (summary: pdf-file 246 kb)

Empacher, Claudia: Research on Gender, the Environment and Sustainable Development (Vortrag):
February 13th, 2002, Segovia: Contribution to the Spanish EU-Presidency Workshop on European Environmental Policies and Women: eine englischsprachige Einführung zum Thema: Why does gender matter in environment and environment policy matters? (PowerPoint Präsentation 86 kb)

Schultz, Irmgard: Gender & Environment pdf - 87kb

Field of research Population Dynamics and Supply

Hummel, Diana (2006): Population Dynamics and Conflicts on Water Resources in the Jordan River Basin (Lecture):
Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE) The Third Environmental Symposium of the German-Arab Society for Environmental Studies Environmental Protection in the Middle East and North Africa Frankfurt am Main, Germany September, 18-19, 2006: pdf-file, dh_popdynamik_2006.pdf

Field of research Mobility and Life-style Analysis

Götz, Konrad: Space-Sensibility of different Leisure-Life-Styles (Tagungsbeitrag):
22.-23.11.2004, Berlin: Kongress "Facing the Challenge of Urban Diversity - Integrative approaches to urban ecology”, pdf-file 167 kb

Schubert, Steffi: Mobility-Styles in Leisure-Time - a lifestyle-approach for a better understanding and shaping of leisure-mobility (Tagungsbeitrag):
4.-5.11.2204, Berlin:  OECD-Workshop "Leisure Travel, Tourism Travel, and the Environment, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/38/36/34027448.pdf (Stand 17.1.05). Bei uns finden Sie das komplette pdf-File mit Folien und Text hier (236 kb). Weitere Informationen zur Tagung finden Sie unter http://www.oecd.org/document/47/0,2340,en_2649_34363_34024047_1_1_1_1,00.html

Götz/Loose/Schmied/Schubert: Mobility Styles and Leisure (Publication):
(2002): mobility_styles.pdf (188 kb)

Götz, Konrad: A research concept for mobility styles. Conference Paper (Tagungsbeitrag):
10.-15.8.2003, Lucerne: Moving through nets: The physical and social dimensions of travel. 10th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research, download (pdf-file, 118 kb)

Schultz, Irmgard/Empacher, Claudia/Götz, Konrad: Results of the study "A household exploration of the Conditions, Opportunities and Limitations Pertaining to Sustainable Consumer Behaviour (Veröffentlichung)
(2000): pdf 141kb, Shortversion - Projektinfo

Miscellaneouss

Raskin, Paul: Great Transition:
Great Transition. (921 kb pdf-file)