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Prof. Dr. G. R. Liu (University of Cincinnatti):

Computational Methods - indispensable tools for engineering analysis and design

Prof. G.R. Liu, Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar at the University of Cincinnati, visited the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering on the 5th April, 2019 and gave a talk. This talk provided a valuable overview of computational methods and its applications to the analysis and design of engineering systems.

Invitation: public event

University of the Future: an Evening with Arjen Wals and Verena Winiwarter

Managing Complexity in Social Systems

New Publication

Why do policies and strategies often fail, and what can be done about it? How can complexity be managed in cases where it cannot be reduced? The answers to these questions are anything but trivial, and can only be found by combining insights from complexity science, system dynamics, system theory and systems thinking. This book bridges the gap between rigorous science and real-life experience to explore the potential and limitations of leverage points in implementing policies and strategies. Christoph Mandl teaches business management at the Institute of Production and Logistics.

Attila Tóth, Dipl.-Ing. Dr.

Visiting Postdoc Researcher | Action Austria-Slovakia Scholarship for Postdocs Institute of Landscape Planning, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Attila Tóth from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is currently conducting a 6-month research stay at the Institute of Landscape Planning of BOKU.

Buchpräsentation: Die Beschleunigung der Berge. Eine Umweltgeschichte des Wintertourismus in Vorarlberg/Österreich, 1920-2010

# ZUG-Minisymposium

Präsentation: Dr. Robert Groß, Universität Innsbruck und Universität für Bodenkultur Wien; Ort/Zeit: BOKU | Hauptbibliothek Wilhelm Exner-Haus, Zeitschriftenlesesaal, Peter Jordan-Straße 82, 1190 Wien: Dienstag, 12. März 2019, 18.15 Uhr

Ressourcenverbrauch: Wie schaffen wir die Wende zur Nachhaltigkeit?

# BOKU-Presseinformation, 27.02.2019

Ein u.a. von WissenschafterInnen des BOKU-Instituts für Soziale Ökologie verfasster Artikel im Fachjournal Nature Sustainability zeigt jetzt, welchen Beitrag die Erforschung des gesellschaftlichen Stoffwechsels zur Nachhaltigkeit im Anthropozän leisten kann.

Biodiversitätskrise: Mehr Effizienz in der Agrarproduktion reicht als Antwort nicht aus

# BOKU-Presseinformation, 4.3.2019

Das Wachstum der globalen Wirtschaft und Bevölkerung zerstört die biologische Vielfalt und Ökosystemleistungen – vor allem in den Tropen. In der Fachzeitschrift Nature Ecology & Evolution wurden die Ergebnisse von einem Forschungsteam unter der Leitung des Deutschen Zentrums für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv), der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) gemeinsam mit einem Team vom Institut für Soziale Ökologie (BOKU) publiziert.

Anne Mogoi Birundu

1989 - 2019

Our colleague and BOKU doctoral candidate Anne was among the passengers of ET302. We are shocked and lost for words at the loss of Anne, who had dedicated her career to improving livelihoods through water resource development. Our thoughts are with her family and friends.

EUR-Organic: Apply now!

EUR-Organic application deadlines: March 15 for Non-EU-students resp. June 1 for EU-students for WS 2019 Get your international career started & apply now!