Department of Economics and Social Sciences (WiSo)

Sustainable management...

... of scarce natural resources and environmental goods
Scientific analysis...

... of economic, political and social processes, as well as technological and social innovations
Bioeconomy...

... knowledge-based production and use of biological resources for a sustainable economy
Our courses...

... cover economic, social, political and legal sciences
Integration...

... of approaches from economic and social sciences with natural sciences and engineering
Understanding consumer behaviour...

... for satisfied customers and innovative products

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Nutztiersektor in vielen EU-Regionen größer als die potentielle Tragfähigkeit der Agrarökosysteme

#Press Resease, BOKU, 31.08.2021

Forscher*innen an der BOKU haben in einer gerade erschienenen Publikation die Nutzungsintensität der Landwirtschaft und deren Auswirkungen auf das Funktionieren von Ökosystemen erforscht. Für die gesamte EU (inkl. UK) zeigt sich, dass die Viehhaltung in rund einem Drittel der Regionen die Möglichkeiten der lokalen Agrarökosysteme übersteigen.

Inseln – vom Klimawandel bedroht, aber auch „Innovationszentren“ für Nachhaltigkeit

#Press Release, BOKU, 30.08.2021

In „The Metabolism of Islands“ präsentieren Forscher*innen der BOKU gemeinsam mit internationalen Kolleg*innen Strategien zur Erhaltung kleiner Inseln in einer Zeit globaler Umweltveränderungen

Who we are

The department accommodates all economic, social, political and legal research and teaching activities at BOKU. We are a unique academic organisation in this field in Austria and internationally.

We synthesize economic, ecological, sociological and ethical aspects. Innovation, inter- and transdisciplinarity as well as internationality define our department culture.

The fields of research and teaching are:

Economics, policy and law of the agricultural, energy, food and forest sector,
Sustainable development and societal transformation,
Management of biological resources and environmental policy and history,
Management strategies of biogenic value added chains,
Governance, rural development and agricultural sociology,
Optimisation and evaluation of managerial and economic processes in agriculture, forestry and the timber industry as well as in the environmental and food sector.
Social ecology and societal metabolism.