Social-ecological Research Projects

Here you will find an overview of thematic focuses investigated within Social-ecological Research. For more information about each thematic focus and the individual projects, please click on the corresponding links below.

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  From Knowledge to Action - New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption

  Despite considerable knowledge regarding the necessity of sustainable consumption patterns and a broad range of measures in the field of consumer information there cannot be recognized a general trend towards sustainable consumption within the society. Since 2008 the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research has been funding ten research projects focusing on this complex issue.
  more (URL: http://www.sozial-oekologische-forschung.org/en/947.php)
   
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  Strategies for Coping with Systemic Risks

  Since 2006 the funding programme Social-Ecological Research has been focusing on strategies for coping with systemic risks. Five projects selected by an expert committee deal with explosive issues such as overweight and obesity in teenagers or drinking water contamination through pharmaceuticals. Since 2008 the research projects have been expanding their focuses either within the original projects or by starting a completely new project.
  more (URL: http://www.sozial-oekologische-forschung.org/en/626.php)
   
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  Projects strengthening the infrastructure of Social-ecological Research

  Independent research institutes which do not receive basic financing are funded project-specific with the aim of giving them an opportunity to secure their inter- and transdisciplinary (methodological) knowledge. Infrastructure funding also supports the creation of international networks.
  more (URL: http://www.sozial-oekologische-forschung.org/en/199.php)