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Prof. Dr. Dr. Martina Schäfer
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Martina Schäfer studied biology at the University Stuttgart-Hohenheim and has completed PhDs in environmental technology and sociology at TU Berlin. Since 2010 she has been working as Scientific Director of the ZTG at the TU Berlin. She began her career at the ZTG in 1996 and has been carrying out and coordinating numerous inter- and transdisciplinary research projects in the area of sustainability research from that point up to the present. Her research interests are Sustainable Regional Development, Sustainable Consumption, Sustainable Land Use and methods of inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation. From 2008 until 2014 she was a member of the Federal government of Brandenburg’s Scientific Sustainability Council. Currently she is one of the scientific experts of the Enquete Comission: "Future of rural areas against the background of demographic changes".
| Duration | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 8/1998 | PhD in Sociology at the Technische Universität Berlin “Sustainability and working perspectives for women” |
| 10/1994 | PhD in Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Berlin “Microbiological treatment of industrial wastewater” |
| 1984-1991 | Studies in biology at the Technical University Stuttgart and the University Hohenheim |
| Duration | Activity |
|---|---|
| Since 2010 | Scientific Director of the Center for Technology and Society at the Technische Universität Berlin |
| 2011-2018 | Speaker of the interdisciplinary Postgraduate Program:"Microenergy Systems" |
| 2003-2009 | Professor for Sustainability Research Institute for Sociology, Technische Universität Berlin |
| 2002–2007 | Leader of the junior research group “Reconsidering regional wealth – The contribution of the organic agriculture and food sector to quality of life.” |
| 1999-2002 | Scientific staff member at CTS |
| 1998-1999 | Deputy Director of the Center for Technology and Society |
| Year | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alexandra Lux, Martina Schäfer, Matthias Bergmann , Thomas Jahn, Oskar Marg, Emilia Nagy, Anna-Christin Ransiek, Lena Theiler: Societal effects of transdisciplinary sustainability research - How can they be strengthened during the research process? Environmental Science & Policy; Volume 101, November 2019, Pages 183-191,doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.012 | |
| 2019 | Buhl, Anke; Schmidt-Keilich; Marc; Muster, Viola; Blazejewski, Susanne; Schrader, Ulf; Harrach, Christoph; Schäfer, Martina; Süßbauer, Elisabeth (2019): Design thinking for sustainability: Why and how design thinking can foster sustainability-oriented; Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 231, 10 September 2019, Pages 1248-1257. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.259 | peer reviewed article |
| 2019 | Süßbauer, E.; Schäfer, M. (2019): Corporate strategies for greening the workplace: Findings from sustainability-oriented companies in Germany. Journal of Cleaner Production 226 (2019), pp. 564-577. doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.009 Der Artikel als PDF-Dokument. | peer reviewed article |
| 2019 | Frezza, M./Lorraine Whitmarsh, L./ Schäfer, M. & Schrader, U. (2019): Spillover effects of sustainable consumption: combining identity process theory and theories of practice, Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 15:1, 15-30, DOI:10.1080/15487733.2019.1567215 | peer reviewed article |
| 2019 | Schäfer, M. (2019): Establishing ethical organic poultry production: a question of successful cooperation management? Agriculture and Human Values, (Symposium/Special Issue), pp. 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s10460-019-09915-4 | peer reviewed article |
| 2018 | Martina Schäfer & Bettina König (2018): The role of cooperation for sustainability innovations in the agriculture and food sector, Int. J. Agr. Ext., 65-78. Download: escijournals.net/index.php/IJAE/article/view/2680 | peer reviewed article |
| 2018 | Schäfer, M., Hielscher, S., Haas, W., Hausknost, D., Leitner, M., Kunze, I., Mandl, S. (2018): Facilitating Low-Carbon Living? A Comparison of Intervention Measures in Different Community-Based Initiatives. Sustainability 2018, 10(4), 1047; doi:10.3390/su10041047 | peer reviewed article |
| 2018 | Süßbauer, E. and Schäfer, M. (2018) ‘Greening the workplace: conceptualising workplaces as settings for enabling sustainable consumption’, Int. J. Innovation and Sustainable Development, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 327–349. Abstract | peer reviewed article |
| 2018 | Mann, C. & Schäfer, M. (2018): Developing sustainable water and land management options: reflections on a transdisciplinary research process. Sustain Sci (2018) 13: 205-217. doi.org/10.1007/s11625-017-0451-3 | peer reviewed article |
| 2018 | Jaeger-Erben, Melanie; Nagy, Emilia; Schäfer, Martina; Süßbauer, Elisabeth; Zscheischler, Jana: Von der Programmatik zur Praxis – Plädoyer für eine Grounded Theory transformationsorientierter Forschung. GAIA 27/1: 117–121. Download | Article |
| 2018 | Schäfer, M., Hammad, H., Frezza, M., El-Bassiouny, N., Muster, V. (2018): Transitions of the energy sector in Egypt, Brazil and Germany – a comparison of the interplay between government, the private sector and civil society. ZTG discussion paper Nr. 39/2018. | Publication |
| 2016 | Defila, R., Di Giulio, A. & Schäfer, M. (2016): Hotspots der transdisziplinären Kooperation – Ausgangslagen von besonderer Bedeutung. In: Transdisziplinär forschen – zwischen Ideal und gelebter Praxis. Hotspots, Geschichten, Wirkungen. Frankfurt: Campus, pp. 27-89. | Contribution to book |
| 2016 | Bergmann, M.; Jahn, T.; Lux, A.; Nagy, E.; Schäfer, M. (2016): Wirkungsvolle transdisziplinäre Forschung: TransImpact untersucht transdisziplinäre Projekte. Gaia, Volume 25, Number 1, 2016, pp. 59-60. | Article |
| 2016 | Jana Rückert-John, Melanie Jaeger-Erben, Martina Schäfer, Gerd Scholl, Maike Gossen (2016): Nachhaltiger Konsum durch soziale Innovationen - Konzepte und Praxis. UBA-Texte 40/2016. Dessau: Umweltbundesamt. | |
| 2016 | Schäfer, M./ Nölting, B./ Schermer, M. (2016): Regionale Entwicklung. In: Freyer, B. (Hrsg): Ökologischer Landbau. Grundlagen Wissensstand und Herausforderungen. Bern: Haupt Verlag, S. 205-217. | Contribution to book |
| 2016 | Muster, V; Schrader, U.; Blazejewski, S.; Schäfer, M.; Buhl, A.; Harrach, C.; Schmidt-Keilich, M.; Süßbauer, E. (2016): Integration von Mitarbeitern als Konsumenten in Nachhaltigkeitsprozesse. Erprobung eines neuen Forschungsansatzes im Rahmen eines BMBF-Verbundprojekts. In: Umwelt Wirtschafts Forum, Band 24, Heft 4, Dezember 2016, S. 417-421, DOI 10.1007/s00550-016-0435-2. | journal article |
| 2016 | Kröger, M. & Schäfer, M. (2016): Scenario development as a tool for interdisciplinary integration processes in sustainable land use research. Futures (2016), Volume 84, Part A, pp. 64-81, DOI information: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.07.005. Download (until 3rd of December) | |
| 2016 | Schäfer, M./ Kröger, M. (2016): Joint problem framing in sustainable land use research. Experience with Constellation Analysis as a method for inter- and transdisciplinary knowledge integration. Land Use Policy 57 (2016) 526–539. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.06.013 Online abrufbar. | Journal article |
| 2015 | Martina Schäfer, Carsten Mann, Jana Rückert-John, Ulrich Petschow, Eugen Pissarskoi, Thomas Vogelpohl, Melanie Jaeger-Erben (2015): Umwelt- und Naturschutzpolitik als Gesellschaftspolitik – Konzepte und zukünftige Herausforderungen. UBA Texte 94/2015. Dessau: Umweltbundesamt. | |
| 2015 | Jens Aderhold, Carsten Mann, Jana Rückert-John, Martina Schäfer (2015): Experimentierraum Stadt: Good Governance für soziale Innovationen auf dem Weg zur Nachhaltigkeitstransformation. UBA Texte 04/2015. Dessau: Umweltbundesamt. | |
| 2015 | Nachhaltiges Landmanagement durch integrierte Wasser- und Stoffnutzung. Kernaussagen des ELaN-Forschungsverbunds. Müncheberg: ZALF. | Publication |
| 2015 | Jaeger-Erben, Melanie; Rückert-John, Jana; Schäfer, Martina: Sustainable consumption through social innovation: a typology of innovations for sustainable consumption practices. In: Journal of Cleaner Production. DOI information: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.042 | Journal article |
| 2015 | Schäfer, Martina; Kröger, Melanie (Hrsg.) (2015): Nachhaltiges Landmanagement auf ehemaligen Rieselfeldern – Rahmenbedingungen, Erfahrungen und Potenziale am Beispiel Wansdorf. ELaN Discussion Paper Nr. 9, Müncheberg. Online abrufbar. | Discussion paper |
| 2015 | Schäfer, M. (2015) (Ed.): Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply : Proceedings of the International Conference (2015, Bangalore) (in cooperation with K. Mallikharjuna Babu, Daniel Kammen, Noara Kebir, Daniel Philipp) | Proceedings |
| 2014 | Jana Rückert-John, Melanie Jaeger-Erben, Dr. Martina Schäfer (2014): Soziale Innovationen im Aufwind. Dessau: Umweltbundesamt. | |
| 2014 | Di Giulio, Antonietta; Fischer, Daniel; Schäfer, Martina; Blättel-Mink, Birgit: Conceptualizing sustainable consumption: toward an integrative framework. In: Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, Spring 2014, Volume 10, Issue 1, 45-61 | Journal article |
| 2014 | Kröger, Melanie; Schäfer, Martina: Between Ideals and Reality: Development and Implementation of Fairness Standards in the Organic Food Sector. In: Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Volume 27, Number 1, pp 43-63 | Journal article |
| 2013 | Schäfer, M./ Kebir, N./ Philipp, D. (eds) (2013): Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply. Proceedings of the International Conference, 27th of February till 1st of March 2013, Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin. | Proceedings |
| 2013 | Schäfer, Martina: Inter- und Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung - Innovation durch Integration?. In: Rückert-John, J. (Hrsg.): Soziale Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, S. 171-194 | Contribution to book |
| 2013 | Schäfer, Martina: Kommentar: Nachhaltiger Konsum im Spannungsfeld gesellschaftlicher Leitbilder. In: Hofmeister, Sabine/Katz, Christine/Mölders, Tanja (Hrsg.): Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit. Die Kategorie Geschlecht in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften, Opladen: Verlag Barbara Budrich,, S. 296-301 | Contribution to book |
| 2012 | Nölting, Benjamin, Schäfer, Martina, Mann, Carsten, Koch, Eva: Positionsbestimmungen zur Nachhaltigkeitsforschung am Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft – Einladung zur Diskussion. ZTG Discussionpaper Nr. 33/2012 | Discussion paper |
| 2012 | Kröger Melanie, Rückert-John, Jana & Schäfer, Martina: Wissensintegration im nachhaltigen Landmanagement. Inter- und transdisziplinäre Problembeschreibung im Projektverbund ELaN. ELaN-Discussionpapier, Nr. 2, Müncheberg | Discussion paper |
| 2012 | Schäfer, M./ Jaeger-Erben, M./ Bamberg, S. (2012): Life Events as Windows of Opportunity for Changing Towards Sustainable Consumption Patterns? Results from an Intervention Study. In: Journal of Consumer Policies. Vol. 35, 1/2012, pp. 65-84 | Journal article |
| 2012 | Martina Schäfer, Melanie Jaeger-Erben (2012): Life events as windows of opportunity for changing towards sustainable consumption patterns? The change in everyday routines in life-course transitions, In: Rico Defila, Antonietta Di Giulio, Ruth Kaufmann-Hayoz (Hrsg.). The Nature of Sustainable Consumption and How to Achieve it. Results from the Focal Topic "From Knowledge to Action – New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption", oekom-Verlag, München,195-210 | Contribution to book |
| 2011 | Di Giulio, A, & Kaufmann-Hayoz, R. (Hg.) (2011): Wesen und Wege nachhaltigen Konsums. Ergebnisse aus dem Themen-schwerpunkt "Vom Wissen zum Handeln. Wege zum Nachhaltigen Konsum", Band 13, München: oekom Verlag, S. 213-228. | Contribution to book |
| 2011 | Schäfer, M. / Jaeger-Erben, M.: Lebensereignisse als Gelegenheitsfenster für nachhaltigen Konsum? Die Veränderung alltäglicher Lebensführung in Umbruchsituationen. In: Defila R./ Di Giulio, A, & Kaufmann-Hayoz, R. (Hg.) (2011): Wesen und Wege nachhaltigen Konsums. Ergebnisse aus dem Themen-schwerpunkt "Vom Wissen zum Handeln. Wege zum Nachhaltigen Konsum", Band 13, München: oekom Verlag, S. 213-228. | Contribution to book |
| 2011 | Schäfer, Martina; Kebir, Noara; Philipp, Daniel (Hg.): Micro Perspectives for Decentralized Energy Supply. Proceedings of the International Conference, Technische Universität Berlin, 7th-8th of April 2011. Berlin: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin. Online abrufbar | Proceedings |
| 2011 | Schäfer, M./ Kebir, N., Neumann, K.: Research needs for meeting the challenge of decentralized energy supply in developing countries. Energy for Sustainable Development, Vol. 15, No. 3. (September 2011), pp. 324-32. Online abrufbar | Journal article |
| 2011 | Laufer, D./ Schäfer, M.: The implementation of Solar Home Systems as a poverty reduction strategy—A case study in Sri Lanka. Energy for Sustainable Development, Volume 15, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 330-336. | Journal article |
| 2011 | Schäfer, M., Jaeger-Erben, M., dos Santos, A.: Leapfrogging to Sustainable Consumption? An Explorative Survey of Consumption Habits and Orientations in Southern Brazil. Journal of Consumer Policy, Volume 34, Number 1, 175-196. | Journal article |
| 2007 | Schäfer, M. (Hrsg.): Zukunftsfähiger Wohlstand. Der Beitrag der ökologischen Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft zu Lebensqualität und nachhaltiger Entwicklung. Marburg: Metropolis | Contribution to book |
| 2007 | Amelung, N./ Mayer-Scholl, B./ Schäfer, M./ Weber, J. (Hrsg.): Einstieg in Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag | edited volume |
| 2007 | Nölting, B./Schäfer, M. (Hrsg.) (2007): Vom Acker auf den Teller. Impulse der Agrar- und Ernährungsforschung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. München: oekom Verlag (Ergebnisse Sozial-ökologischer Forschung; 8). | edited volume |
| 2006 | Schäfer, M./ Schultz, I./ Wendorf, G. (Hrsg.) (2006): Gender Perspektiven in der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung. Ökom-Verlag, München | edited volume |
| Duration | Project |
|---|---|
| May 2018 - February 2019 | Innovationsforum Mittelstand „bio & regional goes digital – Nachhaltigkeit und Transparenz mittels digitaler Dienstleistungen" |
| February 2017 - February 2020 | ENGITO – Energieeinsparung durch gering-investive technische und organisatorische Maßnahmen in komplexen Wärme- und Kälteanlagen |
| 2014-2019 | ginkoo - Design of integrative innovation processes. New institutional and regional forms of coordination for sustainable land management (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) |
| Duration | Project |
|---|---|
| April 2018 - October 2018 | WIR! Regionalisierung 4.0 - Förderung von Identität & Qualität durch regionale Wertschöpfungsnetze |
| 2015-2018 | TransImpact - Wirkungsvolle transdisziplinäre Forschung |
| 2015-2018 | IMKoN – Integration von Mitarbeitern als Konsumenten in Nachhaltigkeitsinnovationsprozesse |
| 2013-2018 | Energienetz Berlin-Adlershof |
| 2008-2018 | Graduiertenkolleg „Mikro-Energiesysteme zur dezentralen nachhaltigen Energieversorgung in strukturschwachen Regionen". Gefördert von der Hans-Böckler Stiftung. |
| 2015-2017 | Cosima - Governing community-based social innovation for climate change mitigation and adaption |
| 2011-2015 | ELaN – Development of an integrated Land Use Management by sustainable Use of Water and Materials in Northeast Germany (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) |
| 2013-2015 | Environmental Politics as Societal Politics – Concepts and Future Challenges (financed by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) |
| 2012-2013 | Social Innovations and Supportive Governance Strategies for the Sustainable Transformation Process (financed by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) |
| 2012-2013 | “Social Innovations and Sustainable Consumption” (financed by the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) |
| 2011-2013 | “High Tech – Low Ex: Energy Efficiency at the Technology and Science Park Berlin Adlershof 2020” (financed by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology) |
| 2008-2011 | “Life events as windows of opportunity for changes towards sustainable consumption” (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research, research program “Sustainable Consumption”) |
| 2008-2010 | “Fairness in Organic Added Value Chains” (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection) |
| 2002-2007 | Interdisciplinary research group “Reconsidering regional wealth – The contribution of the organic agriculture and food sector to quality of life.” (financed by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research) |
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