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    ___________________________________ | | | Main fields of teaching und research | | | | Landscape Planning | Open Space Planning | Political and Social Ecology and Economy | Participartory Processes and Further Education |

Real World Lab vs. Solutions

Katharina Gugerell invited to UFZ Leipzig

Just and Resilient Cities: Thomas Thaler on a visit to CTU in Prague

Apply for the mentoring program for women in the Austrian forestry and wood sector

Become part of the mentoring program and apply as a mentee!
Applications for the Mentoring Program 2026 for women in the Austrian forestry and wood sector end on November 11th.

ILAP at the 2025 Landscape and Mountain Conferences

Insights on climate resilience, conservation, and science–society interactions from Bratislava to Innsbruck
September 2025 was a dynamic month for the ILAP team. Our researchers presented their work at two major international gatherings, the IALE Europe 2025 Congress in Bratislava and the International Mountain Conference (IMC 2025) in Innsbruck, contributing to global discussions on sustainable landscapes, biodiversity conservation, and collaborations between science and society.

Climate change, extreme weather, and social inequalities: Thomas Thaler talks to Diskurs. Das Wissenschaftsnetz about perspectives for fair risk management

Media briefing, October 7, 2025

New book with BOKU contribution – Land Policies in Europe

New book with BOKU contribution Land policy is being discussed again because the challenges of our time require innovative solutions that effectively control also land ownership and land use.

Thomas Thaler wins 2nd place in the State Award with his project ‘Just Fair’

Thomas Thaler (ILAP) and Sebastian Seebauer (Joanneum Research) have been awarded 2nd place in the State Award for Climate Change Adaptation for their project "Just Fair" (Category: Research). Congratulations!

Welcome at BOKU Livia!

Livia Romani (Sapienza University Rome) joins the ILAP team as a guest researcher.

Unlocking the Power of Serious Games for Complex Challenges

I2Insights Community Blogpost by Katharina Gugerell on Serious games as emerging as a dynamic way to tackle complex, transdisciplinary problems.

Climate change is generally a huge social injustice

Why are low income people in particular suffering from the climate disaster?
Launch of mentoring for women in the forestry and timber industry

Launch of mentoring for women in the forestry and timber industry

The 2024 mentoring programme started successfully with great commitment from all participants
We launched the 2024 mentoring programme with 19 committed mentoring pairs. The participating mentors and mentees were able to get to know each other. The workshop on "Gender-reflective mentoring" provided initial ideas for the framework of the collaboration over the next 12 months.
Southafrica 2023

Katharina Gugerell as a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Johannesburg

Research- and teaching collaboration between University of Johannesburg and BOKU (ILAP)

Management and Administration

Head

Univ.Prof. Priv.Doz.DI Dr.nat.techn.
 Katharina Gugerell
Deputy

Priv.-Doz. MMag. Ph.D.
 Thomas Thaler
Secretary

Manuela Packert

Addresses & Contact

Institute of Landscape Planning

Institut für Landschaftsplanung
Peter-Jordan-Straße 65
1180 Wien

Contact:
https://boku.ac.at/lawi/ilap
Tel.: +43/1/47654-85400
Fax: +43/1/47654-85409
ILAP(at)boku.ac.at

Info: Postadresse: Peter-Jordan-Straße 82 A-1190 Wien (abweichend von Standort und Lieferadresse)

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