Members of the Centre for Environmental History work on a broad range of topics in Austrian environmental history and beyond. Here we present current and completed core projects.

  • Phasing in: Understanding the emergence of Vienna’s natural gas dependence, 1969-1978 (funded by Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) and City of Vienna; project leader: Simone Gingrich (duration: 10/23 - 9/25)
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  • Improving the Hydromorphology of Alpine Rivers in the Provision of Ecosystem Services through Responsible, Resilient River Restoration (funded by Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW); project leader: Mario Klösch (duration: 1/23 - 12/25)
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  • Climate-adapted forests: Insights based on historical tree distributions (funded by Waldfonds - Portal Tirol - Maßnahme 8); project leader: Severin Hohensinner, Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (duration: 10/2022-09/2024)
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  • Hidden Emissions of Forest Transitions: GHG effects of socio-metabolic processes reducing pressures on forests (HEFT) (funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (757995)); project leader: Simone Gingrich, Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (duration: 4/2018-3/2024)
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  • The Role of the Marshall Plan for the Stock-Flow-Service Nexus in Industrial Societies (subproject of MAT_STOCKS: Understanding the Role of Material Stock Patterns for the Transformation to a Sustainable Society (funded by H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC), Project ID: 741950); project leader Helmut Haberl, Institute of Social Ecology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (duration 3/2018-2/23)
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