Projects

Current and past projects of the Urban Studies working group are being presented here.

GReenSCape

The international collaboration project GReenSCape addresses and analyzes the multifunctionality of different types of Urban Agriculture, their impact on the resilience capacities of cities, and their ability to contribute to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which extend beyond SDG 2 – ‘No Hunger’ and SDG11 – ‘Sustainable Cities & Communities’.

ReCity

ReCity An inter- and transdisciplinary approach to the revitalization of former small industrial towns in Armenia with regard to their sustainable transformation potential What is ReCity about? This project aims to promote sustainable urban development in small industrial cities in Armenia. The working group is collaborating with the Department of Sociology at Yerevan State University

ZOE – Zoonosis Emergence across Degraded and Restored Forest Ecosystems

This is custom heading element What are the relations between biodiversity loss and the risk of zoonosis, that is, the transmission of diseases between animals and humans? How can we create synergies between holistic approaches to health and biodiversity conservation to reduce the risk of zoonosis emergence? And what is the role and impact of

Advisory Board for Urban Planning and Urban Design of the City of Vienna

Advisory Board for Urban Planning, Urban Design and World Heritage Kerstin Krellenberg has been a member of the Advisory Board for Urban Planning and Urban Design of the City of Vienna since August 2022 by appointment of the Mayor of Vienna and acts as an expert in the field of urban ecology and climate change

Circle U. – European University Alliance

This is custom heading element Circle U. is a network of nine European universities (University of Vienna, Aarhus University, Humboldt University zu Berlin, Université Paris Cité, University of Belgrade, UCLouvain, University of Oslo, King’s College London, and University of Pisa) and one of the many university alliances established in recent years. Since November 2023, Kerstin

2nd Austrian Assessment Report Climate Change

Based on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Austria established the Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC). Currently, scientists from the Austrian climate research community are working on the creation of the 2nd Austrian Assessment Report on Climate Change (AAR2). Kerstin Krellenberg has been working on the preparation of the assessment report as Lead

Environment and Climate Research Hub

This is custom heading element The Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH) brings together environmental and climate researchers at the University of Vienna to promote interdisciplinary research collaboration in the field of environment and climate. Kerstin Krellenberg is one of the 65 current members of the Environment and Climate Research Hub. Environment and Climate Research

The Challenge of Urban Futures

This is custom heading element The pivotal characteristic of the Research Platform “The Challenge of Urban Futures” is its epistemological breadth, in that it aims at scrutinising ecologies of relations that connect multiple thematic areas. The Platform aims at unravelling the social, cultural, economic and politico-institutional mechanisms underlying the convergences and divergences across European cities

GEtCoheSive

This is custom heading elementGovernance Enhancement for Cohesive Societies The GEtCoHeSive project develops inclusive governance practices and puts them into practice with the aim of better involving citizens in local and regional planning processes. The focus here is on cooperation between administrative authorities and vulnerable groups, with particular attention being paid to access to care