Working Group Urban Studies

The working group looks at the effects of global change processes such as climate change and digital change in cities. Tackling the complexity of social, ecological and technical processes and their interactions in the urban system is central to the work of the group. This calls for the interdisciplinary cooperation with other working groups and institutions. Together with various urban actors such as city administrations, the private sector and civil society, integrative approaches for the development of sustainable urban societies are developed. City specific challenges and the potential of cities to contribute to global sustainability is in the focus. This way, the Urban Studies working group pursues an inter- and transdisciplinary social-ecological-technical urban research and teaching profile for the integrative analysis of human-environmental-technological interactions and urban sustainability transformations. Comparative studies are conducted in European and Latin American cities, with different challenges and development paths.

News & Events

07.03.2024
 

At friday the 8th of March 2024, the official kick-off-meeting of the Environment and Climate Research Hub (ECH) at the University of Vienna takes...

28.02.2024
 

Auf Einladung von Barbara Dalheimer diskutierten Stadtforscherin Kerstin Krellenberg und der Architekt Bernd Vlay die Stadt der Zukunft.

09.02.2024
 

Practical Exercises in Urban Geography and Planning

At the closing poster exhibition event for the Practical Exercises in Urban Geography and...

22.01.2024
 

Ein Bericht von Der Standard zur Podiumsdiskussion mit Kerstin Krellenberg anlässlich der Semesterfrage: Aus welchem Stoff wird unsere Zukunft sein?

03.01.2024
 

We are pleased to announce that the new website of the Urban Sustainability Living Lab (USLL) of the Urban Studies working group is now online.

03.01.2024
 

Kerstin Krellenberg's inaugural lecture takes place January 11th 2024, at University's main ceremonial hall. Click here to register.