Environmental Systems Research 2020
Urban Regions
The second call of the thematic programme “Environmental Systems Research" is completed. The funded projects bring together scientists from different spheres of the urban environment to address innovative research questions in order to advance the understanding of human-environmental interactions. Improving the interconnectedness of different research areas within the call theme was another key element of this call.
For more information on the call please refer to the ESR20 Call Fiche.
Funding volume: 5.069.180 €
Number of applications: 61 short proposals, 23 invited full proposals
Awarding procedure: 2-stage selection process by international expert panel based on review report by peers
Jury meeting: September 16 and 17, 2020
Formal decision by WWTF Board of Directors: September 30, 2020
Contact person: Benjamin Missbach
Astrid Kiendler-Scharr (Chair) | FZ Jülich, DE
Isabelle Anguelovski | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ES
Nancy Grimm | Arizona State University, US
Simon Guy | Lancaster University, UK
Dagmar Haase | HU Berlin, DE
Jouni Jaakkola | University of Oulu, FI
Christopher Kennedy | Victoria University, CA
João Porto de Albuquerque | University of Warwick, UK
Funded projects
- ESR20-009 Sarah Marshall-Pescini (Veterinary Medicine University Vienna - VMU)
Urbanization of a top predator: are wolves and humans adapting to life in close proximity?
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 649,620 - ESR20-011 Thomas Thaler (BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences)
The social equality of Nature-based Solutions to urban heat stress
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 649,650 - ESR20-013 Ottavia Zoboli (TU Wien)
Health risk of emerging concern: PFAS in the urban water cycle
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 649,860 - ESR20-019 Therese Schwarzböck (TU Wien)
The Future of Urban Waste Management: Integrated modelling in view of circular economy and environmental impacts
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 741,120 - ESR20-027 Michael Wagreich (University of Vienna)
From Romans to the Anthropocene, from Carnuntum to Vienna: An Urban Anthropocene Field Lab
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 601,630 - ESR20-030 Bradley Matthews (BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences)
Vienna Urban Carbon Laboratory (VUCL)
Duration: 48 months, Funding volume: € 649,710 - ESR20-034 Helmut Leder (University of Vienna)
Urban intervention with art in public space – cognitive attraction, resilience, or simply positive emotions?
Duration: 42 months, Funding volume: € 649,180 - ESR20-040 Christian Griebler (University of Vienna)
Heat below the city
Duration: 36 months, Funding volume: € 478,410