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In this paper, we describe how different urban development types and environmental conditions could affect the broad distribution of green roofs in Graz (Austria). A GIS-based mapping method was applied along the lines of four ecosystem services (i.e., regulation of microclimate temperature regulation, support of air quality improvement support, stormwater retention and biodiversity enhancement). The results are rather positive and indicate that green roofs are fit on 87 % of the investigated roof area (172 out of 203 buildings) based on roof dimensions and constructional measures. Among the investigated roof area, 63 % was classified as having a ‘high need’ for greening and, thus, a need to generate ecosystem services in urban environments. These results present a paradox: Roofs on block and row development are more appropriate for greening purposes than roofs on historical perimeter block development, but the latter is often found in environments where green roofs are needed more (i.e., inner-city centres). Therefore, city planners should consider using different greening strategies for distinct urban development types under diverse environmental conditions and prioritise the greening actions accordingly. These findings may be relevant in other historically grown, centrally compact European cities.
Annechien Dirkje Hoeben; Alfred Posch. Green roof ecosystem services in various urban development types: A case study in Graz, Austria. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2021, 62, 127167 .
AMA StyleAnnechien Dirkje Hoeben, Alfred Posch. Green roof ecosystem services in various urban development types: A case study in Graz, Austria. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2021; 62 ():127167.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnnechien Dirkje Hoeben; Alfred Posch. 2021. "Green roof ecosystem services in various urban development types: A case study in Graz, Austria." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 62, no. : 127167.
Power-to-X is an upcoming sector-coupling technology that can play a role in the decarbonisation of energy systems. The aim of this study was to widen the current knowledge of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of this innovative technology in the Danish context by utilizing the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate and compare perception of academic and industrial experts. The results of this analysis indicate that the external factors such as current policy framework are more important than the internal technology related factors. Further, positive factors predominate negative ones, with academic experts indicating strengths as the most important category and practitioners’ opportunities. All experts consider the country being a P2X knowledge hub as one of the most important factors, and in the given context of the Danish energy system, wind developments and Danish industrial environment, seizing this opportunity could be the biggest enabler for P2X success.
Iva Skov; Noémi Schneider; Gerald Schweiger; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Alfred Posch. Power-to-X in Denmark: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Energies 2021, 14, 913 .
AMA StyleIva Skov, Noémi Schneider, Gerald Schweiger, Josef-Peter Schöggl, Alfred Posch. Power-to-X in Denmark: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Energies. 2021; 14 (4):913.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIva Skov; Noémi Schneider; Gerald Schweiger; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Alfred Posch. 2021. "Power-to-X in Denmark: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats." Energies 14, no. 4: 913.
Future food systems must provide more food produced on less land with fewer greenhouse gas emissions if the goal is to keep planetary boundaries within safe zones. The valorisation of agricultural and industrial by-products by insects is an increasingly investigated strategy, because it can help to address resource scarcities and related environmental issues. Thus, insects for food and feed have gained increasing attention as a sustainable protein production strategy in circular food systems lately. In this article, we provide an overview on by-products, which have already been fed to T. molitor (mealworms), a common edible insect species. In addition, we investigate other by-products in Austria, which can be suitable substrates for T. molitor farming. We also provide an overview and discuss different perspectives on T. molitor and link it with the circular economy concept. We identify several future research fields, such as more comprehensive feeding trials with other by-products, feeding trials with mealworms over several generations, and the development of a standardized framework for insect rearing trials. In addition, we argue that due to their ability to convert organic by-products from agricultural and industrial processes into biomass in an efficient way, T. molitor can contribute towards resource-efficient and circular food and feed production. However, several hurdles, such as legal frameworks, need to be adapted, and further research is needed to fully reap the benefits of mealworm farming.
Hartmut Derler; Andrea Lienhard; Simon Berner; Monika Grasser; Alfred Posch; René Rehorska. Use Them for What They Are Good at: Mealworms in Circular Food Systems. Insects 2021, 12, 40 .
AMA StyleHartmut Derler, Andrea Lienhard, Simon Berner, Monika Grasser, Alfred Posch, René Rehorska. Use Them for What They Are Good at: Mealworms in Circular Food Systems. Insects. 2021; 12 (1):40.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHartmut Derler; Andrea Lienhard; Simon Berner; Monika Grasser; Alfred Posch; René Rehorska. 2021. "Use Them for What They Are Good at: Mealworms in Circular Food Systems." Insects 12, no. 1: 40.
Project-based learning (PBL) has been thoroughly integrated in university sustainable development curricula, but has not been well-established in curricula used at pre-university educational levels. Integrating real-world settings into the teaching of secondary school students can help to promote problem-solving skills and competencies at younger ages, which is a crucial task in sustainability education. Therefore, in this article we describe the results of a case study on the development of sustainable food products that involved a university and two secondary schools in Austria. The methods used in this case study were drawn from the transdisciplinary case study (TCS) and the PBL literature. Data were collected by carrying out participatory research methods such as photovoice, focus group discussions, food diaries, student evaluations, and surveys. We divided the study design into three phases: (1) exploration, (2) product ideation, and (3) product prototyping and optimisation. The case study illustrates that the use of PBL research approaches by students at different levels of education provides promising results, if the research process is clearly structured and managed. When a demand for learning is encountered by students, secondary school teachers and university researchers must provide the students with additional sources of information. The establishment and management of a transinstitutional research setting is a promising, yet time-consuming endeavour.
Hartmut Derler; Simon Berner; Daniela Grach; Alfred Posch; Ulrike Seebacher. Project-Based Learning in a Transinstitutional Research Setting: Case Study on the Development of Sustainable Food Products. Sustainability 2019, 12, 233 .
AMA StyleHartmut Derler, Simon Berner, Daniela Grach, Alfred Posch, Ulrike Seebacher. Project-Based Learning in a Transinstitutional Research Setting: Case Study on the Development of Sustainable Food Products. Sustainability. 2019; 12 (1):233.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHartmut Derler; Simon Berner; Daniela Grach; Alfred Posch; Ulrike Seebacher. 2019. "Project-Based Learning in a Transinstitutional Research Setting: Case Study on the Development of Sustainable Food Products." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 233.
Fourth-generation district heating networks (4GDH) can play a special role in the efficient and climate-friendly use of energy. In this study, we have examined the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of this innovative technology. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods, we assessed the SWOT-factors in terms of their importance. Among the factors that were weighted with the highest relative importance were the ability of 4GDH to serve as a label bundling and stimulating considerations with respect to the further development of district heating systems and the increased value creation within the national economy through the inclusion of local, renewable energy sources. Moreover, the interviewed experts agreed that regulatory frameworks in the context of 4GDH have to be further developed.
Gerald Schweiger; Fabian Kuttin; Alfred Posch. District Heating Systems: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the 4GDH. Energies 2019, 12, 4748 .
AMA StyleGerald Schweiger, Fabian Kuttin, Alfred Posch. District Heating Systems: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the 4GDH. Energies. 2019; 12 (24):4748.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerald Schweiger; Fabian Kuttin; Alfred Posch. 2019. "District Heating Systems: An Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the 4GDH." Energies 12, no. 24: 4748.
Large-scale wind power projects are one of the bearers of hope for a transition toward low-carbon electricity systems. The question of social acceptance of such projects near residential areas, or acceptance of the technology in general, has received significant attention in the scientific literature. Less attention has been placed on acceptability of wind farms in sparsely inhabited mountain areas; the focus of this paper therefore is on acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps from the perspective of tourists and day trippers. We conducted a quantitative survey with visitors of alpine regions (n = 137) in proximity to recently constructed wind farms and identified drivers of (non-)acceptance by means of bivariate correlations and multiple linear regressions. Results indicate a high acceptance of wind technology in general and fairly high acceptance for the existing projects. Acceptance levels, however, are slightly, but significantly lower when respondents were asked to rate acceptability of wind farms in the Alps in general. Perceived benefits and reliability of wind power is the strongest predictor variable for higher acceptance levels, while annoyance through visual impact and noise is the strongest predictor variable for lower acceptance levels. Interestingly, factors like degree of information, concern regarding environmental impacts, trust in decision makers and climate change concern do not significantly affect acceptance levels. At the moment, no major opposition to wind power can be identified among tourists. Policy makers therefore should emphasize benefits of wind farms, as respective perceptions are a main predictor for acceptance. Operators should take annoyance concerns seriously, as this factor is predominant in predicting non-acceptance.
Thomas Brudermann; Rafia Zaman; Alfred Posch. Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 2019, 21, 1603 -1616.
AMA StyleThomas Brudermann, Rafia Zaman, Alfred Posch. Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy. 2019; 21 (8):1603-1616.
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas Brudermann; Rafia Zaman; Alfred Posch. 2019. "Not in my hiking trail? Acceptance of wind farms in the Austrian Alps." Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 21, no. 8: 1603-1616.
Higher education for sustainable development plays a crucial role in the transformation of society towards a more sustainable pathway of development. The new trends in society and technology experienced in the course of the fourth industrial revolution come with challenges, but also provide opportunities. In this paper, we reflect on the conceptual basis of education for sustainable development as approached at the University of Graz, Austria, and contrast this basis with the expectations stated by students. The results showed that students acknowledged the high importance of digital competencies and found it highly important to be confronted with future-oriented topics and contents. Interestingly, students seemed skeptical about online course formats and digitalization of teaching and clearly preferred the interactive classroom experience. Students also rated international topics and transdisciplinary thinking as fairly important. Interestingly, a relatively high share of students only saw mediocre added value in experiencing international classrooms, and in having international teachers, when it comes to meeting their top priority, which is being competitive in the job market. Education for sustainable development in the future will not only need to prepare students for international, interdisciplinary, and digital environments, but also will need to meet the expectations of demanding and ambitious students and provide them with bright career prospects.
Thomas Brudermann; Ralf Aschemann; Manfred Füllsack; Alfred Posch. Education for Sustainable Development 4.0: Lessons Learned from the University of Graz, Austria. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2347 .
AMA StyleThomas Brudermann, Ralf Aschemann, Manfred Füllsack, Alfred Posch. Education for Sustainable Development 4.0: Lessons Learned from the University of Graz, Austria. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (8):2347.
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas Brudermann; Ralf Aschemann; Manfred Füllsack; Alfred Posch. 2019. "Education for Sustainable Development 4.0: Lessons Learned from the University of Graz, Austria." Sustainability 11, no. 8: 2347.
Because it is a mature industry, the European pulp and paper industry (PPI) possesses strengths due to its infrastructure, technological know-how, and the availability of biomass. However, the declining trend in the wood-based products sales, coupled with an increasing amount of global attention focused on a bio-based and circular economy, sends a clear signal to the industry, indicating that it needs to transform its business model to increase its profitability while contributing to climate change mitigation. Integrating the biorefinery concept as a value creation business model seems to be the pathway that will reach these objectives. This study was carried out to empirically assess and prioritize factors that affect the diffusion and implementation of the biorefinery concept in the European PPI. For this purpose, a three-phase Delphi study, including a SWOT-Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), was conducted. During the course of this study, the opinions of experts from industry and academia were gathered using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings reveal that the political dimension has a significant influence on the ability of individuals to tackle the economic barriers while reinforcing the environmental and social benefits in the macro-environment. At the industry level, the availability of biomass appears to be a strength of the PPI, while the knowledge gap regarding technology and the market represents a crucial barrier for the biorefinery development. The human resources issue is indicated as an important premise behind the identified barriers on a strategic level. Finally, five potential strategies for the biorefinery development in the PPI were derived by logically combining the results of the SWOT-AHP decision-making.
Magdalena Brunnhofer; Natasha Gabriella; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Tobias Stern; Alfred Posch. The biorefinery transition in the European pulp and paper industry – A three-phase Delphi study including a SWOT-AHP analysis. Forest Policy and Economics 2019, 110, 101882 .
AMA StyleMagdalena Brunnhofer, Natasha Gabriella, Josef-Peter Schöggl, Tobias Stern, Alfred Posch. The biorefinery transition in the European pulp and paper industry – A three-phase Delphi study including a SWOT-AHP analysis. Forest Policy and Economics. 2019; 110 ():101882.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagdalena Brunnhofer; Natasha Gabriella; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Tobias Stern; Alfred Posch. 2019. "The biorefinery transition in the European pulp and paper industry – A three-phase Delphi study including a SWOT-AHP analysis." Forest Policy and Economics 110, no. : 101882.
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Gerald Schweiger; Cláudio Gomes; Georg Engel; Irene Hafner; Josef-Peter Schoegg; Alfred Posch; Thierry Nouidui. Functional Mock-up Interface: An empirical survey identifies research challenges and current barriers. Proceedings of The American Modelica Conference 2018, October 9-10, Somberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA, USA 2019, 138 -146.
AMA StyleGerald Schweiger, Cláudio Gomes, Georg Engel, Irene Hafner, Josef-Peter Schoegg, Alfred Posch, Thierry Nouidui. Functional Mock-up Interface: An empirical survey identifies research challenges and current barriers. Proceedings of The American Modelica Conference 2018, October 9-10, Somberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA, USA. 2019; (154):138-146.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerald Schweiger; Cláudio Gomes; Georg Engel; Irene Hafner; Josef-Peter Schoegg; Alfred Posch; Thierry Nouidui. 2019. "Functional Mock-up Interface: An empirical survey identifies research challenges and current barriers." Proceedings of The American Modelica Conference 2018, October 9-10, Somberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA, USA , no. 154: 138-146.
Co-simulation is a promising approach for the modelling and simulation of complex systems, that makes use of mature simulation tools in the respective domains. It has been applied in wildly different domains, oftentimes without a comprehensive study of the impact to the simulation results. As a consequence, over the recent years, researchers have set out to understand the essential challenges arising from the application of this technique. This paper complements the existing surveys in that the social and empirical aspects were addressed. More than 50 experts participated in a two-stage Delphi study to determine current challenges, research needs and promising standards and tools. Furthermore, an analysis of the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats of co-simulation utilizing the analytic hierarchy process resulting in a SWOT-AHP analysis is presented. The empirical results of this study show that experts consider the FMI standard to be the most promising standard for continuous time, discrete event and hybrid co-simulation. The results of the SWOT-AHP analysis indicate that factors related to strengths and opportunities predominate.
Gerald Schweiger; Claudio Gomes; Georg Engel; Josef-Peter Schoeggl; Alfred Posch; Irene Hafner; Thierry Nouidu. An Empirical Survey on Co-simulation: Promising Standards, Challenges and Research Needs. 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleGerald Schweiger, Claudio Gomes, Georg Engel, Josef-Peter Schoeggl, Alfred Posch, Irene Hafner, Thierry Nouidu. An Empirical Survey on Co-simulation: Promising Standards, Challenges and Research Needs. . 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerald Schweiger; Claudio Gomes; Georg Engel; Josef-Peter Schoeggl; Alfred Posch; Irene Hafner; Thierry Nouidu. 2019. "An Empirical Survey on Co-simulation: Promising Standards, Challenges and Research Needs." , no. : 1.
The widespread diffusion of new technologies is often preceded by hypes, that is periods of a strong rise and subsequent fall in collective expectations, which are usually followed by disappointment. In this study, we focused on the multilevel nature of collective technological expectations and analysed the dynamics of expectations about photovoltaic technology in Germany and Spain over the period of 1992–2015 by conducting a media analysis. Our results indicate that a hype and subsequent phase of disappointment with regard to photovoltaic technology occurred in both countries. However, the results also suggest that these, and particularly the phase of disappointment, were associated with different levels of expectations: while the Spanish hype was followed by a period of pessimism with regard to the profitability of the technology, the disappointment in Germany was dominated by the fear that the technology would negatively affect the economy as a whole. Furthermore, the results allow researchers to gain a better understanding of the interactions among technological expectations and policies, and suggest that, in both countries, national policies played a key role in supporting the formation of positive as well as negative expectations.
Michael Kriechbaum; Javier López Prol; Alfred Posch. Looking back at the future: Dynamics of collective expectations about photovoltaic technology in Germany & Spain. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 2018, 129, 76 -87.
AMA StyleMichael Kriechbaum, Javier López Prol, Alfred Posch. Looking back at the future: Dynamics of collective expectations about photovoltaic technology in Germany & Spain. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 2018; 129 ():76-87.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMichael Kriechbaum; Javier López Prol; Alfred Posch. 2018. "Looking back at the future: Dynamics of collective expectations about photovoltaic technology in Germany & Spain." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 129, no. : 76-87.
Der Klimawandel und die Energieversorgungssicherheit zeigen sich als starke Impulsgeber in Richtung einer nachhaltigen Energiewende. Dabei kann sich die Photovoltaik (PV) durch ihr noch immer hohes technologisches Potenzial und sinkende Kosten als ein zunehmend vielversprechendes Element der erneuerbaren Energieproduktion positionieren. Derzeit ist PV neben Windenergie der weltweit am schnellsten wachsende erneuerbare Energieträger (REN21, 2015), wobei sich allerdings zum Teil erhebliche Unterschiede im internationalen Vergleich, auch auf europäischer Ebene, zeigen (Gross & Mautz, 2015, S. 49 – 60). So befindet sich die Marktdurchdringung von PV in Österreich, verglichen mit Deutschland, noch immer auf einem niedrigen Niveau. Das im österreichischen Ökostromgesetz (ÖSG 2012) im Jahr 2012 definierte Ausbauziel für Photovoltaik bis 2020 liegt bei einer installierten Gesamtleistung von 1 200 MWp. Ende 2014 waren davon 785,25 MWp erreicht (Biermayr et al., 2015).
Rüdiger Mautz; Eva Fleiß; Stefanie Hatzl; Kathrin Reinsberger; Alfred Posch. Bottom-up-Initiativen im Bereich Photovoltaik in Deutschland und Österreich: Rahmenbedingungen und Handlungsressourcen. Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation 2017, 597 -610.
AMA StyleRüdiger Mautz, Eva Fleiß, Stefanie Hatzl, Kathrin Reinsberger, Alfred Posch. Bottom-up-Initiativen im Bereich Photovoltaik in Deutschland und Österreich: Rahmenbedingungen und Handlungsressourcen. Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation. 2017; ():597-610.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRüdiger Mautz; Eva Fleiß; Stefanie Hatzl; Kathrin Reinsberger; Alfred Posch. 2017. "Bottom-up-Initiativen im Bereich Photovoltaik in Deutschland und Österreich: Rahmenbedingungen und Handlungsressourcen." Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation , no. : 597-610.
The emergence of self-organized industrial symbiosis (IS) is based on the expectations of industrial actors regarding financial and/or environmental benefits through symbiotic inter-company linkages. One such linkage is the exchange of by-products as substitutes for primary raw materials. However, the company generating the by-product may even not be aware of potential application fields in other industries. In cases where the by-product triggers an innovation, the very early phase of the innovation process (“early front-end”—EFE) is extremely important, as it is here that a first rough picture of future application fields must be defined. In contrast to traditional market innovations of industries, the EFE of IS innovations is triggered by the existence of a certain by-product. As conventional innovation models are not very helpful in supporting the EFE decisions in IS innovations, our paper aims to establish a link between self-organized IS and innovation by creating a specific theoretical framework for the support of EFE decisions. We thus introduce the “stage-gate model of self-organized IS innovations” and place a particular emphasis on the early phases within this model. Subsequently, we illustrate the application of the early phases of the model in a case study on lignin utilization in the Austrian paper and pulp industry (P&P industry). In this way, the study contributes to a better understanding of the peculiarities and conditions of EFE decisions in IS innovations and their significance in the emergence of self-organized IS networks.
Magdalena Gabriel; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Alfred Posch. Early Front-End Innovation Decisions for Self-Organized Industrial Symbiosis Dynamics—A Case Study on Lignin Utilization. Sustainability 2017, 9, 515 .
AMA StyleMagdalena Gabriel, Josef-Peter Schöggl, Alfred Posch. Early Front-End Innovation Decisions for Self-Organized Industrial Symbiosis Dynamics—A Case Study on Lignin Utilization. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (4):515.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagdalena Gabriel; Josef-Peter Schöggl; Alfred Posch. 2017. "Early Front-End Innovation Decisions for Self-Organized Industrial Symbiosis Dynamics—A Case Study on Lignin Utilization." Sustainability 9, no. 4: 515.
Growing awareness of environmental and social issues in economic development contributes to move the idea of sustainable development forward. Since 2008, the Joint International Master in Sustainable Development offers an international and interdisciplinary approach to the hotly debated topic. It combines the strengths of the eight partner universities in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Thomas Brudermann; Robert Hollander; Roberto Pastres; Alfred Posch; Paul Schot. Integrating Interdisciplinarity and Internationality in Sustainable Development Education. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 2017, 26, 360 -362.
AMA StyleThomas Brudermann, Robert Hollander, Roberto Pastres, Alfred Posch, Paul Schot. Integrating Interdisciplinarity and Internationality in Sustainable Development Education. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2017; 26 (4):360-362.
Chicago/Turabian StyleThomas Brudermann; Robert Hollander; Roberto Pastres; Alfred Posch; Paul Schot. 2017. "Integrating Interdisciplinarity and Internationality in Sustainable Development Education." GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 26, no. 4: 360-362.
The objective of this paper is to systematically identify and assess critical factors, which foster or hinder the development of bottom-up initiatives in the diffusion of photovoltaics. Bottom-up initiatives are social innovations, which entail civil engagement in energy transition at a local or regional level, and are expected to play a growing role in the governance of local energy systems in Europe. A mixed design methodology is used to identify critical factors and assess their importance. This involves combining an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats with an analytic hierarchy process. The findings indicate that successful initiatives are those which are able to draw upon substantial local public interest and trust in the new technology, and which manage to combine financial attractiveness with environmental concerns. The results make clear that the political context is also an extremely important success factor. Given the appropriate circumstances, such initiatives may make a significant contribution in the transition to a sustainable energy system, and thus prove useful in reaching European energy targets.
Kathrin Reinsberger; Thomas Brudermann; Stefanie Hatzl; Eva Fleiß; Alfred Posch. Photovoltaic diffusion from the bottom-up: Analytical investigation of critical factors. Applied Energy 2015, 159, 178 -187.
AMA StyleKathrin Reinsberger, Thomas Brudermann, Stefanie Hatzl, Eva Fleiß, Alfred Posch. Photovoltaic diffusion from the bottom-up: Analytical investigation of critical factors. Applied Energy. 2015; 159 ():178-187.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathrin Reinsberger; Thomas Brudermann; Stefanie Hatzl; Eva Fleiß; Alfred Posch. 2015. "Photovoltaic diffusion from the bottom-up: Analytical investigation of critical factors." Applied Energy 159, no. : 178-187.
Die Urbanisierung ist ein globales Phänomen, auch wenn die Voraussetzungen, die Dynamik und die Konsequenzen in verschiedenen Ländern sehr unterschiedlich sein können. Die Industrialisierung und die damit einhergehende Arbeitsteilung sowie die Erhöhung der Arbeitsproduktivität sind der zentrale Motor dieses demografischen Trends.
Phil. Rudolf Egger; Alfred Posch. Einleitung. Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum 2015, 1 -6.
AMA StylePhil. Rudolf Egger, Alfred Posch. Einleitung. Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum. 2015; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StylePhil. Rudolf Egger; Alfred Posch. 2015. "Einleitung." Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum , no. : 1-6.
Strukturelle Rahmenbedingungen, wie geringe Bevölkerungsdichte und disperse Siedlungsstrukturen, beeinflussen die Mobilitätssituation im ländlichen Raum wesentlich. So steigt mit abnehmender Siedlungsdichte die Abhängigkeit vom Auto. Diese wiederum belastet die Haushalte finanziell und/oder beeinträchtigt die Teilhabe am sozialen Leben von Personen ohne eigenen Pkw. Auf dem Weg hin zu einer nachhaltigeren Mobilität bestehen im ländlichen Raum sowohl aus ökonomischer als auch aus ökologischer und sozialer Sicht zahlreiche Herausforderungen, für deren Lösung neue Ansätze erforderlich sind. Ein möglicher Lösungsansatz stellt Carsharing, die geteilte Nutzung von Pkws, dar. Da Carsharing-Angebote bisher jedoch hauptsächlich im urbanen Gebiet vorzufinden sind, ist es das Ziel dieses Beitrages, die Anwendbarkeit von Carsharing im ländlichen Raum zu untersuchen und zu klären, welche Faktoren für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung entscheidend sind. Um diese Fragen zu beantworten, wurden ExpertInneninterviews geführt und erfolgreiche Carsharing-Projekte im ländlichen Raum analysiert. Es stellte sich heraus, dass die Wahl des geeigneten Betreibermodells und die Anpassung des Modells an die spezifischen Gegebenheiten vor Ort ausschlaggebend für den Erfolg des Carsharing-Angebotes sind.
Magdalena Perschl; Alfred Posch. Carsharing – ein Mobilitätsansatz auch für den ländlichen Raum? Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum 2015, 243 -268.
AMA StyleMagdalena Perschl, Alfred Posch. Carsharing – ein Mobilitätsansatz auch für den ländlichen Raum? Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum. 2015; ():243-268.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagdalena Perschl; Alfred Posch. 2015. "Carsharing – ein Mobilitätsansatz auch für den ländlichen Raum?" Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum , no. : 243-268.
Unter den erneuerbaren Energieträgern gilt vor allem die Stromerzeugung aus Sonne, die Photovoltaik (PV), als eine der wichtigsten Formen dezentraler, elektrischer Energie. Die Vielfältigkeit ihrer Anwendungsmöglichkeiten spiegelt sich in diversen Adoptionsformen wider – es gibt PV-Anlagen für Privathaushalte, Gewerbebetriebe, Bürgerkraftwerke, aber auch gebäude- und infrastrukturintegrierte PV-Lösungen. Um das Entstehen sowie die Entwicklung relevanter AkteurInnennetzwerke zur Diffusion von Photovoltaik im ländlichen Raum weiter zu unterstützen, werden diese im vorliegenden Beitrag untersucht. Im Fokus stehen ihr institutioneller Aufb au, ihre Schlüsselelemente sowie Motivationsfaktoren und Barrieren. Diese Analyse soll zu einem besseren Verständnis der besonderen Herausforderungen, die die bereits stattfindende Transition unseres Energiesystems mit sich bringt, sowie zu einem besseren Verständnis der zukünftigen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten beitragen.
Kathrin Reinsberger; Alfred Posch. Dezentrale Energieversorgung – Die Rolle der Photovoltaik in der Energietransition. Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum 2015, 187 -202.
AMA StyleKathrin Reinsberger, Alfred Posch. Dezentrale Energieversorgung – Die Rolle der Photovoltaik in der Energietransition. Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum. 2015; ():187-202.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathrin Reinsberger; Alfred Posch. 2015. "Dezentrale Energieversorgung – Die Rolle der Photovoltaik in der Energietransition." Lebensentwürfe im ländlichen Raum , no. : 187-202.
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Alfred Posch; Thomas Brudermann; Nina Braschel; Magdalena Gabriel. Strategic energy management in energy-intensive enterprises: a quantitative analysis of relevant factors in the Austrian paper and pulp industry. Journal of Cleaner Production 2015, 90, 291 -299.
AMA StyleAlfred Posch, Thomas Brudermann, Nina Braschel, Magdalena Gabriel. Strategic energy management in energy-intensive enterprises: a quantitative analysis of relevant factors in the Austrian paper and pulp industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2015; 90 ():291-299.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlfred Posch; Thomas Brudermann; Nina Braschel; Magdalena Gabriel. 2015. "Strategic energy management in energy-intensive enterprises: a quantitative analysis of relevant factors in the Austrian paper and pulp industry." Journal of Cleaner Production 90, no. : 291-299.
Photovoltaics is still a niche technology, accounting for a low proportion of electricity generation. Combining an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) with the analytic hierarchy process, we discuss the prospects and challenges relating to photovoltaics in Austria, when attempting to move from a niche level to a regime level change in energy transition. In carrying out this hybrid method, a set of pre-defined SWOT factors were judged by experts by means of pairwise comparisons. As results reveal, strengths and opportunities outweigh weaknesses and threats. According to the experts, financial and technological considerations dominate over environmental and social issues. Hence, characteristics such as rapid reduction in module costs, technological progress and low economies of scale imply that significant promise may be assigned to photovoltaics in terms of its expected contribution to the transformation of our energy system.
Kathrin Reinsberger; Thomas Brudermann; Alfred Posch. The Role of Photovoltaics in Energy Transition ‐ Assessing the Prospects for a Regime Shift. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 2015, 24, 41 -47.
AMA StyleKathrin Reinsberger, Thomas Brudermann, Alfred Posch. The Role of Photovoltaics in Energy Transition ‐ Assessing the Prospects for a Regime Shift. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 2015; 24 (1):41-47.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKathrin Reinsberger; Thomas Brudermann; Alfred Posch. 2015. "The Role of Photovoltaics in Energy Transition ‐ Assessing the Prospects for a Regime Shift." GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 24, no. 1: 41-47.