Expertin
Univ.Prof. Mag. Dr. Helga Weisz

Expertise

  • Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Umweltindikatoren, Materialflussanalyse, Energieflußanalyse, ökologische Input-Output Analysis, Land Use, nachhaltige Nutzung von Ressourcen
  • Geisteswissenschaften: Gesellschaftstheorie, Nachhaltigkeitstheorie, Sozialer Metabolismus, Ko-Evolution, sustainable use of natural resources

Schlagworte

  • urban metabolism
  • climate change mitigation
  • sustainability
  • trade
  • material flows
  • energy flows
  • sustainable use of natural resources
  • resource efficiency
  • inequality

Verfügbar für

    Gender-Trainings
    Interviews
    Jury
    Kooperationen
    Mentoring
    Projektleitung
    Projektmitarbeit
    Vortragstätigkeiten

Beruflich

Oberes Management

Tätigkeitsbereiche:
  • Universität

Ausbildung

Universität (1995)
Nachhaltigkeitsforschung

Zusatzausbildung(en)
Dissertation in Kulturwissenschaften Habilitation in Sozialer Ökologie

Weitere Fachrichtungen, weitere Ausbildungen
Ecological Economics Industrial Ecology Human Ökologie Soziale Ökologie Climate Change Minigation

Sprachen

  • Deutsch
  • Englisch
Mehr Details
  • Deutsch

    Schriftlich: Muttersprache / wie Muttersprache
    Konversation: Muttersprache / wie Muttersprache

  • Englisch

    Schriftlich: Muttersprache / wie Muttersprache
    Konversation: Muttersprache / wie Muttersprache

Referenzen

Publikationen

Lenton , Timothy. M., Pichler, Peter Paul, and Weisz, Helga (2016): Revolutions in energy input and material cycling in Earth history and human history, Earth System Dynamics.

Agarwala, M., Binner, A., Weisz, H., Schellnhuber, H.J., Doherty, P., Moerner, W.E., Smoot, G.F. (2015): Push to decarbonize cities after Paris talks. Nature, 528, 193.

Weisz Helga, Suh Sangwon, Graedel TE (2015) Industrial Ecology: The role of manufactured capital in sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 112, issue 20: pp 6260–6264.

Schaffartzik, Anke, Nina Eisenmenger, Fridolin Krausmann, and Helga Weisz (2014). Consumption-Based Material Flow Accounting. Journal of Industrial Ecology volume 18, issue 1,  pp  102–12.

Minx, Jan, Baiocchi, Giovanni, Wiedmann, Thomas, Barrett, John, Creutzig, Felix, Feng, Kuishuang, Förster, Michael, Pichler, Peter-Paul, Weisz, Helga and Hubacek, Klaus (2013): The Carbon Footprint of Cities and other Human Settlements in the UK. Environmental Research Letters. 8 (3): 035039.

Grubler, Arnulf, Xuemai Bai, Thomas Buettner, Shobhakar Dhakal, David J. Fisk, Thoshiaki Ichinose, James Keirstead, Gerd Sammer, David Satterthwaite, Niels B. Schulz, Nilay Shah, Julia Steinberger and Helga Weisz. (2012): Urban Energy Systems. In Global Energy Assessment: Toward a Sustainable Future. L. Gomez-Echeverri, T.B. Johansson, N. Nakicenovic, A. Patwardhan, (eds.), IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria and Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA. pp 1307-1400.

Weisz, Helga, Clark, Eric, 2011. Society-nature coevolution: interdisciplinary concept for sustainability. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 93, pp 281-287.

Weisz, Helga, 2011. The probability of the improbable. Society-nature coevolution. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 93, pp 325-336.

Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, Krausmann, Fridolin, Giljum, Stefan, Lutter, Stephan, Mayer, Andreas, Bringezu, Stefan, Moriguchi, Yuichi, Schütz, Helmut, Schandl, Heinz, Weisz, Helga, 2011. Methodology and Indicators of Economy-wide Material Flow Accounting. Journal of Industrial Ecology 15, pp 855-876.

Weisz, Helga and Julia K. Steinberger (2010): Reducing energy and material flows in cities. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, volume 2, issue 3, pp 185–192.

Weisz, Helga and Schandl, Heinz (2008): Material use across world regions. Inevitable pasts and possible futures. Journal of Industrial Ecology, volume 12, issue 5-6, 629-636.

Weisz, Helga (2007): Combining Social metabolism and Input-Output Analyses to account for Ecologically Unequal Trade. in: Hornborg, A., Martinez-Alier, J., and McNeil, J. (eds.): Rethinking Environmental history: World System History and Global Environmental Change. Lanham, MD. Alta Mira Press, 289- 306. Reprinted in: Martinez-Alier, Joan and Ropke, Inge (eds): Recent developments in Ecological Economics, vol I, chapter 22. Edward Elgar 2008.

Weisz, Helga, Krausmann, Fridolin, Eisenmenger, Nina, Schütz, Helmut, Haas, Willi, Schaffartzik, Anke (2007): Economy-wide material flow accounting: A compilation guide. Report to EUROSTAT. (Updates: 2009 by Krausmann, Schütz, Schaffartzik, Eisenmenger and Hass. 2011 by Schoer, Haas, Eisenmenger, Krausmann, Schaffartzik, Carlson and Lauwigi).

Weisz, Helga, Krausmann, Fridolin, Amann, Christof, Eisenmenger, Nina, Erb, Karl-Heinz, Hubacek, Klaus, and Fischer-Kowalski, Marina (2006): The physical economy of the European Union: Cross-country comparison and determinants of material consumption. In: Ecological Economics. 58, 676-698. 4.

Weisz, Helga and Duchin Faye (2006): Monetary and physical input-output Analysis: What makes the difference? Ecological Economics. 57, 534-541.

Haberl, Helmut, Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, Krausmann, Fridolin, Weisz, Helga, and Winiwarter, Verena (2004): Progress Towards Sustainability? What the conceptual framework of material and energy flow accounting (MEFA) can offer. In: Land Use Policy 21, pp. 199-213.

Fischer-Kowalski, Marina and Weisz, Helga (2005): Society as Hybrid Between Material and Symbolic Realms. Toward a Theoretical Framework of Society-Nature Interrelation. in: Redclift, M. R. and Woodgate, G. (eds.): New Developments in Environmental Sociology. Cheltenhem and Northampton. Edward Elgar, pp. 113 - 149, reprinted from Advances in Human Ecology 8, pp. 215-251. 8.

EUROSTAT (2002): Material Use in the European Union 1980-2000. Indicators and Analysis. Eurostat working paper. Luxembourg. Eurostat. (prepared by Weisz. H.; Fischer-Kowalski, M.; Amann, C.; Eisenmenger, N.; Erb, K,H.; Hubacek, K., Krausmann, F.)

Matthews, Emily, Amann, Christof, Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, Bringezu, Stefan, Hüttler, Walter, Kleijn, René, Moriguchi, Yuichi, Ottke, Christian, Rodenburg, Eric, Rogich, Don, Schandl, Heinz, Schütz, Helmut, van der Voet, Ester, and Weisz, Helga (2000): The Weight of Nations: Material Outflows from Industrial Economies. Washington, D.C.: World Resources Institute.

Helga Weisz
Univ.Prof. Mag. Dr. Helga Weisz

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)

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Letzte Aktualisierung: 23.09.2017