Call for Papers – Future Urban Sustainability
The Urban Studies Working Group at the University of Vienna and the Department of Economics and Law at HTW Berlin cordially invite you to submit your abstracts to a forthcoming workshop on “Future Urban Sustainability…
4CITIES Community day: Giving back something green
On March 6, 2024, the students from the 15th cohort of the 4CITIES Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Urban Studies, participated in a Community Day as part of the Welcome Week at the University of Vienna…
Invitation to Umwelt im Gespräch: Climate change and urban heat stress: How can cities face the future?
Save the date! On May 28, Kerstin Krellenberg will discuss future perspectives for cities in the face of increasing urban heat stress at the Natural History Museum Vienna together other experts. You can find more information about taking part in the eleventh edition of Umwelt im Gespräch here.
Start of the project ZOE – Zoonoses Emergence across Degraded and Restored Forest Ecosystems.
What are the relations between biodiversity loss and the risk of zoonoses, that is, the transmission of diseases between animals and humans? How can we create synergies …
“Herzlich Willkommen!” – 4CITIES Welcome Day
For the 15th time, a 4CITIES cohort has arrived in Vienna, bringing with it the joy of meeting new people from around the world, once again. But this year is special as it is the largest ever cohort…
Lecture series – Natural hazards, vulnerability and disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
For the third time, the lecture series “Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” is taking place this semester as part of the extension curriculum at the Institute of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna…
Official kick-off event of the ECH
The official kick-off meeting of the Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH) will take place at the University of Vienna on March 8, 2024. Kerstin Krellenberg is a member of the ECH.
The city of the future – Ö1 Science Arena
At the invitation of Barbara Dalheimer, urban researcher Kerstin Krellenberg and architect Bernd Vlay discussed the city of the future.
Poster Fair: Alternative Eats
Practical Exercises in Urban Geography and Planning
At the closing poster exhibition event for the Practical Exercises in Urban Geography and Planning course during the winter semester 2023/2024, led by Yvonne Franz and James Vandenberg, and supported by Michael Kloiber, the class was welcomed by Florian Brand and Leon Theilen (both GB*) at the Urban Renewal Offices for Vienna’s 16, 17, 18, and 19 districts…
Scoping article: research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals
This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. In a nutshell, we see a quite patchy and often primarily symbolic uptake of the global goals. Although some studies highlight individual success stories of actors and institutions to implement the goals…
Housing refugees from Ukraine: preliminary insights and learnings from the local response in five European cities
The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine caused an escape of more than 7 million people to other European countries. In this extreme context, the accommodation of refugees has been an urgent need and an unexpected challenge for the host cities and societies…
The permanent regime of temporary solutions: Housing of forced migrants in Europe as a policy challenge
Periods of forced migration to and in Europe have been common in the past decade and show no expectation of stalling due to ongoing armed conflicts, global inequalities and the adverse effects of climate change. Nevertheless, the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees continues to depend on temporary, ad hoc solutions…
Joint Inaugural Lecture
Kerstin Krellenberg’s inaugural lecture for the professorship at the Institute of Geography and Regional Research will take place on January 11, 2023 in the main hall of the University of Vienna. Find out more here…
Hitze, Überschwemmungen und Co. – Klimawandel findet Stadt und statt
The lecture by Kerstin Krellenberg at the University of Vienna on Youtube. (German)
ERN-Environmental Engagements:talks.
Kerstin Krellenberg talking about “Urban Sustainability Transformations” on Youtube.
Invitation to Umwelt im Gespräch: Climate change and urban heat stress: How can cities face the future?
Save the date! On May 28, Kerstin Krellenberg will discuss future perspectives for cities in the face of increasing urban heat stress at the Natural History Museum Vienna together other experts. You can find more information about taking part in the eleventh edition of Umwelt im Gespräch here.
Official kick-off event of the ECH
The official kick-off meeting of the Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH) will take place at the University of Vienna on March 8, 2024. Kerstin Krellenberg is a member of the ECH.
The city of the future – Ö1 Science Arena
At the invitation of Barbara Dalheimer, urban researcher Kerstin Krellenberg and architect Bernd Vlay discussed the city of the future.
The city of the future – Ö1 Science Arena
At the invitation of Barbara Dalheimer, urban researcher Kerstin Krellenberg and architect Bernd Vlay discussed the city of the future.
The Materials of the Future: Lecture and panel discussion at the University of Vienna
The lecture by Mark Miodownik and the subsequent panel discussion (with Kerstin Krellenberg, among others) on the semester question: What will our future be made of?
Available on YouTube!
Why recycling is not a way out of the material battle
A report by Der Standard on the panel discussion with Kerstin Krellenberg on the occasion of the semester question: What will our future be made of? (German)
social.house: Neighbourhood community and social participation
In the first episode of social.house, Yvonne Franz contributes a scientific perspective on the role of social participation: (YouTube)
4Cities Spring School 2023
Get some insights into this years 4Cities spring school in Vienna on Youtube!
Megaproject Metro-expansion: What’s happening in Vienna’s underground and what are residents issues with it
Kerstin Krellenberg in a video interview with the Kleine Zeitung (Article in german)
4CITIES Community day: Giving back something green
On March 6, 2024, the students from the 15th cohort of the 4CITIES Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Urban Studies, participated in a Community Day as part of the Welcome Week at the University of Vienna…
“Herzlich Willkommen!” – 4CITIES Welcome Day
For the 15th time, a 4CITIES cohort has arrived in Vienna, bringing with it the joy of meeting new people from around the world, once again. But this year is special as it is the largest ever cohort…
Lecture series – Natural hazards, vulnerability and disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
For the third time, the lecture series “Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” is taking place this semester as part of the extension curriculum at the Institute of Geography and Regional Research at the University of Vienna…
We are looking for an organizational assistant!
At the University of Vienna, more than 10,000 people are working together on the big questions of the future. Around 2,900 of them have a variety of administrative tasks and thus support excellent research and teaching. Do you also want to do something meaningful for society with your work and do you enjoy organizing for a living? We are looking for an organizational assistant!
