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Michaela Roelfes

Senior Researcher

Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
Research Unit Urban Transitions
Michaela Roelfes
Tel.:+49 202 2492-165
michaela.roelfes@wupperinst.org

Education and Academic Training

  • 2015/2016: Scholarship with the ASA programm cycle 2015
  • 2015: Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Sciences at the University of Cologne with a final thesis on "Europe's diverging policy responses to Fukushima: An analysis of energy policy narratives in Germany and the UK"
  • 2012/2013: ERASMUS semester at Sabanci Üniversitesi, Istanbul
  • 2011: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Social Sciences at the University of Cologne

Professional Experience

  • Since 04/2016 Researcher at the Wuppertal Institute
  • 2013 - 2016: research assistant at the Wuppertal Institute

Research Focus

  • Governance of sustainable development
  • Urban and regional processes of transformation
  • Urban implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs
  • Structural change towards sustainability

Publications

You find all scientific publications on our publication server.

Projects

Project start
Z-A

SONa

City Centers as Places of Sustainable Consumption – Post-Corona Time as an Opportunity for Future Consumer Cultures

Sustainability Strategy NRW

In-Depth Analysis Regarding the Implementation from a Scientific Perspective

GreenRuralDeal

Sustainable & Smart Transition Strategies for Rural Municipalities

CINTRAN

Carbon Intensive Regions in Transition – Unravelling the Challenges of Structural Change

NaKESt

Sustainable Municipal Development in Structural Change

OptiWohn

Optimise Floor Area Use, Minimise New Construction Pressure

CRIT

Operation of the Secretariat for the EU Coal Regions in Transition Initiative

Re-Industrialise

Supporting the Transition of High-Emitting Regions to Low-Carbon Innovation Hotspots

DemRess II

Demographic Development in Urban Region with Overstrechted Housing Markets

Contribution to the Project "Energy Transition Platform 2015-17"

Structural Change in the Lausitz Lignite Mining Area

Strategic Elements to Support Structural Change in the Lausitz Lignite Mining Area - Learning from Experiences in North-Rhine Westfalia and the Rhine Lignite Mining Area

DRAGON

Euro-China GE: Dynamics of Green Growth in European and Chinese Cities

Framework to Implement the Energy Transition at the Local Authorities of the Ruhr Area

KoBe

Empowerment of Municipalities on Local Level to Adapt to Climate Change

CASCADE

Cities Exchanging on Local Energy Leadership

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