Water and Land Management
Brief description
The usage of water and land is currently under pressure to adapt: climate change and global economic developments influence land use patterns and water availability. At the same time, decisions about land use and interference with the water balance have a serious impact on the local and global climate, the quality of groundwater, inland and coastal waters, the maintenance of biodiversity as well as a number of other ecosystem services. The IÖW conducts research and advises in the field of integrated water resource and land management. We undertake socio-economic analyses in the context of interdisciplinary projects on river area and flood risk management, integrated coastal zone management and the effects of agriculture on the environment and the climate.
Ongoing projects
Further development and testing of integrative urban-regional adaptation strategies in a polycentric growth region: Model region Stuttgart ISAP II
Value of Green Urban Spaces III Extension and transfer of the economic valuation of ecosystem services from urban green
Sponge City: Implementing blue-green infrastructures Effective levers for water-sensitive cities and sustainable model solutions for green roofs
SOILGUARD Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing
Monetization approaches for ecosystem services on federal waterways and integration options in benefit-cost analyses
Climate and Water under Change CliWaC
Digital Technologies and nature-based Climate Protection in Municipalities (DiNaKom)
Environmental economic report 2024 for the state North Rhine-Westphalia
Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recommendations for biodiversity-friendly implementation in Germany
gARTENreich Preferences and constraints for biodiversity conservation in home garden, project phase 2
The Future of the Tidal Elbe in a Changing Climate – Climate Change and Flood Protection TideelbeKlima
GartenLeistungen II Urban Gardens and Parcs: Implementation, stabilization and transfer of approaches for socially, ecologically and economically sustainable management of urban areas and flows of materials
Dr. Alexandra Dehnhardt
Telefon: +49–30–884 59 4-29
alexandra.dehnhardt(at)ioew.de