PD Dr. Rolf Meyer
- Scientific staff
- Research group “Sustainable Bioeconomy”
- Room: 505
- Phone: +49 721 608-24868
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Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Fields of work
- Bioeconomy
- Technology assessment in the area of green genetic engineering
- Sustainability in agriculture and nutrition
- Sustainable intensification of agricultural production and development pathways of agriculture
- Energy crops and resource competition
- Methodology of technology assessment
Current projects and responsibilities
- Project leader of the MWK-project “Systems analysis on goals, visions, value chains and implementation steps of a bio-economy in Baden-Württemberg” (in the frame of social and ecological accompanying research on the research programme bioeconomy Baden-Württemberg)
- Project “The concept of bio-economy – Reflections on the theoretical background, goals, visions, and expectations”
- EU-Interreg-project “Biomasse OUI – Innovations for sustainable utilization of biomass in the Upper Rhine Region”
Professional background
| 1983 | German university degree “Diplom” after studies in agricultural science at Justus Liebig University Giessen |
| 1988 | PhD |
| 1990 - 2003 | Member of scientific staff at the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) |
| 2003 - 2005 | Member of scientific staff in the secretariat of the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA), European Parliament |
| 2004 | Habilitation in the research area of agriculture and resource economy (habilitation thesis “Technikfolgen-Abschätzung im Bereich Landwirtschaft und Ernährung” (technology assessment in agriculture and nutrition) |
| since 2005 | Scientific staff member at ITAS |
| since 2007 | Associate professor (Privatdozent) at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Faculty 09 - Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management |
Recent publications
2020
Journal Articles
Jarre, M.; Petit-Boix, A.; Priefer, C.; Meyer, R.; Leipold, S.
Transforming the bio-based sector towards a circular economy - What can we learn from wood cascading?.
2020. Forest policy and economics, 110, Article: 101872. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.017
Transforming the bio-based sector towards a circular economy - What can we learn from wood cascading?.
2020. Forest policy and economics, 110, Article: 101872. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.017
2019
Book Chapters
Meyer, R.
Modern biotechnology and sustainable intensification: chances and limitations.
2019. Agricultural Resilience – Perspectives from Ecology and Economics. Ed.: S.M. Gardner, 159–179, Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/9781107705555.009
Modern biotechnology and sustainable intensification: chances and limitations.
2019. Agricultural Resilience – Perspectives from Ecology and Economics. Ed.: S.M. Gardner, 159–179, Cambridge University Press (CUP). doi:10.1017/9781107705555.009
Journal Articles
Priefer, C.; Meyer, R.
One Concept, Many Opinions: How Scientists in Germany Think About the Concept of Bioeconomy.
2019. Sustainability, 11 (15), Articel: 4253. doi:10.3390/su11154253
One Concept, Many Opinions: How Scientists in Germany Think About the Concept of Bioeconomy.
2019. Sustainability, 11 (15), Articel: 4253. doi:10.3390/su11154253
Journal Article Reviews
Meyer, R., [Rez.].
Rezension zu: Using Energy Crops for Biofuels or Food: The Choice. Von A. Paschalidou, M. Tsatiris, K. Kitikidou, C. Papadopoulou.
2019. Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik, 91 (8), 1198, Wiley-VCH Verlag. doi:10.1002/cite.201970809
Rezension zu: Using Energy Crops for Biofuels or Food: The Choice. Von A. Paschalidou, M. Tsatiris, K. Kitikidou, C. Papadopoulou.
2019. Chemie - Ingenieur - Technik, 91 (8), 1198, Wiley-VCH Verlag. doi:10.1002/cite.201970809