Social issues of the eco-efficiency of the built environment/urban metabolism;
The role of bottom up initiatives for urban sustainability transition;
Assessment, labeling and communication of better environmental quality in construction;
Constraints and options, strategies and tools for the implementation of (technological) knowledge in sustainable construction and urban development;
Implementation of various survey projects and methodological support and co-operation in different thematic fields
Professional Experience
since 1993
research associate/project manager at IOER
since 1994
parallel periodically assistant lecturer (currently: "Basics in empirical social research" at Technische Universität Dresden, Masters Programme in "Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management")
Professional Education
Apprenticeship in landscape gardening Graduation as Sociologist with a focus on urban planning, community development (Technische Universität Darmstadt)
Publications (IOER)
The Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development is jointly funded by the federal government and the federal states.
This institute is co-financed by tax funds on the basis of the budget approved by the Saxon State Parliament.