Dr. Volker Stelzer
- Scientific staff
- Research group “Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change”
- Room: 209
- Phone: +49 721 608-23474
- volker stelzer ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Memberships and participation in boards
- Member of the review board of Scientists for Future and co-leader of the Karlsruhe regional group
- Co-head of the working group Climate Crisis and Societal Transformation in the Verband für Geographie an deutschsprachigen Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen (VGDH)
- Member of the research network Renewable Energies of the MWK: working group Accompanying Research
Current projects
- Feasibility study “Municipal climate protection”
project description - TrafoKommunE – Transformationsprozess für die kommunale Energiewende - sektorengekoppelte Infrastrukturen und Strategien zur Einbindung von lokalen Akteure
project description - Energy transformation in dialog – from real-world lab to Karlsruhe’s transformation center
project description - Urban Transition Lab 131
project description - District Future – Urban Lab
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Completed projects
- Project: Biomasse OUI - Innovations for sustainable utilization of biomass in the Upper Rhine Region
project description - Project: Energy Radar Baden-Württemberg
project description - Project: CONCERTO Premium - Policy Recommendations
project description - Project Feasibility study - climate neutral Karlsruhe in 2050
project description - Project Risk-Habitat-Megacity
project description - Project: Climate Adaptation Strategy for the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile and regional learning network in megacities of Latin America
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Professional background
| 1980 - 1982 | Study of teaching profession for secondary level II with the subjects geography and biology, Düsseldorf and Cologne |
| 1982 - 1988 | Study of geography with the aim of Diplom, subsidiary subjects botany, geology, soil science and cultural technology, Cologne and Bonn, degree: Diplom |
| 1989 - 1991 | Administrator at the Environmental Office Sankt Augustin (environmental report, answering questions from politics and administration) |
| 1991 - 1993 | Project manager for approval procedures and environmental impact assessments at FRASER Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement |
| 1996 | Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) at the University of Bonn with a dissertation on the problem of environmental assessments. Examination subjects geography and soil science |
| 1997 - 2000 | Expert for Municipal Natural Resource Management at ICLEI-Europe (introduction of ökoBudget at the City of Bielefeld) |
| since 2001 | Scientific staff member at ITAS |
Selected publications
Stelzer, V.; Kopfmüller, J.
Sustainability Assessment: Integrative Concept, Methodology and Examples.
2020. Sustainability Assessment of Urban Systems. Ed.: C. Binder, 161–180, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. doi:10.1017/9781108574334
Rösch, C.; Bräutigam, K.-R.; Kopfmüller, J.; Stelzer, V.; Lichtner, P.; Fricke, A.
Indicator-based Sustainability Assessment of the German Energy System and its Transition.
2018. KIT Scientific Publishing, Karlsruhe. doi:10.5445/KSP/1000082161
Fritz, A.; Koch, B.; Bosansky, M.; Pallares, C.; Riviere, E.; Hu, Y.; Kuhn, N.; Bidart, C.; Fichtner, W.; Fröhling, M.; McKenna, R.; Müller, A.-K.; Rudi, A.; Schultmann, F.; Schumacher, K.; Vuilleumier, S.; Barbier, R.; Daniel, F.-J.; Bühler, S.; Hugi, C.; Steiger, O.; Knapp, M.; Meyer, R.; Pehle, A.; Stelzer, V.; Elsaesser, D.; Schulz, R.; Brilhac, J.-F.; Schönnenbeck, C.; Valente, M.; Roger, A.-C.; Duplay, J.; Quaranta, G.; Schäfer, G.; Aguejdad, R.; Blond, N.; Ponche, J.-L.; Selmi, W.; Serradj, A.; Skupinski, G.; Stark, J.; Weber, C.
Roadmap für eine nachhaltige Biomassenutzung in der Oberrheinregion. Roadmap Utilisation durable de la biomasse dans la Région du Rhin supérieur.
2015. KIT, Karlsruhe
Immendoerfer, A.; WInkelmann, M.; Stelzer, V.
Energy solutions for smart cities and communities : recommendations for policy makers.
2014. European Union, 2014
Stelzer, V.; Quintero, A.
Climate change impacts on the energy sector and adaptation options.
2014. Krellenberg, K. [Hrsg.] Climate Adaptation Santiago Berlin [u.a.] : Springer, 2014, 81–105
Recent publications
Diversifying power in action: A socio-psychological approach to inclusive energy transition experiments
2023. Energy Research and Social Science, 100, Art.-Nr.: 103070. doi:10.1016/j.erss.2023.103070
Werde Solar-Coach
2022. Praxisbeispiele und Reflexionsimpulse zur Weiterentwicklung des Bildungsangebotes an Hochschulen. Hrsg.: Georg Winterseel, Lukas Vaupe, 102–105, netzwerk n
Energiewende nah an Mensch und Alltag
2022. Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, (6), 31–33
FutureFiction - Geschichten für die Zukunft
2022. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000146479
Mit Fakten die Welt verändern - Scientists for Future und die neue Rolle der Wissenschaft?
2021. Unterwegs zur neuen Mobilität. Perspektiven für Verkehr, Umwelt und Arbeit. Hrsg.: Manfred Flore, Uwe Kröcher und Claudia Czycholl, 277–292, Oekom Verlag
Integrative Scenario Assessment as a Tool to Support Decisions in Energy Transition
2021. Energies, 16 (4), Article no: 1580. doi:10.3390/en14061580
Dein Balkonnetz - Energie schafft Gemeinschaft
2021. Energiewendetage Baden-Württemberg (2021 2021), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 20, 2021
Dein Balkonnetz - Energie schafft Gemeinschaft
2021. Energiewendetage Baden-Württemberg (2021 2021), Stuttgart, Germany, September 18, 2021