Governance, Participation & Sustainable Development
The field of activity ‘Governance, Participation and Sustainable Development’ focuses on participatory, cooperative and network forms of societal interaction and decision-making. Problem-oriented, inter- and transdisciplinary research explores structures, processes, contexts and outcomes of governance. Activities contribute to conceptual debates, developing and applying novel methodologies for empirical research with a particular focus on knowledge aggregation and integration through comparative and meta-analytical methods.
Specific areas of research include:
Effectiveness of public participation in environmental decision-making
Collective learning and Social Network Analysis
Environmental / sustainability conflicts: mediation and consensus building
Complexity and uncertainty aspects of sustainability
Environmental information: monitoring and assessment
Global and multi-level governance and institutional scaling
Public discourse and the role of the media
Transformation and decay of social-ecological systems
Water resources management, coastal protection and coastal zone management, brownfield revitalisation and land use planning
All projects: 12
Current projects: 7
Completed projects: 5
All projects
2013
Modes of sustainability-related research in comparison (MONA): Modes of research and their impact on scientific and societal project outcomes - a comparative analysis of 100 third-party funded sustainability-related research projects
Newig, J. & Lang, D. J.
01.07.13 → 30.06.16
Project : Research
2012
Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Development in Lower Saxony
Saretzki, T., Striegnitz, M. & Ebermann, V.
01.10.12 → 30.09.14
Project : Research
2011
EDGE - Evaluating the Delivery of participatory environmenal Governance using an Evidence-based research design
Newig, J., Jager, N. W. & Challies, E.
01.04.11 → 31.03.16
European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant
ERC-2010-StG, Grant Agreement Number 263859-EDGE
Project : Research
Klimafolgenanpassung - Analyse der Entwicklung einer Klimaanpassungsstrategie für Niedersachsen
Striegnitz, M., Saretzki, T. & Ebermann, V.
01.04.11 → 30.09.12
Funded by the Ministry for Environment and Climate Protection of Lower Saxony
Project : Research
2010
Participatory Governance and the Impact of Scales on Legitimacy and Effectiveness. A comparative study of the implementation of River Basin Management through the EG Water Framework Directive
Newig, J., Schulz, D. & Jager, N. W.
15.06.10 → 30.06.13
Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
NE 1207/3-1
Project : Research
WaterScale - Skalenprobleme von Environmental Governance am Beispiel der Institutionalisierung von Flussgebietsmanagement durch die EG-Wasserrahmenrichtlinie
Newig, J. & Moss, T.
15.06.10 → 14.06.13
PAK 463
Project : Research
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit in Bezug auf Wasserwirtschaft und Gewässerentwicklung in Rheinland-Pfalz
Newig, J.
08.06.10 → 30.06.11
Project : Research
2009
VerS - Verfall gesellschafticher Strukturen – Chance für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Newig, J. & Balsam, R.
01.07.09 → 31.12.11
Project : Research
Environmental consequences of participatory governance – A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Case Studies in Environmental Decision-Making
Newig, J. & Adzersen, A.
01.03.09 → 31.12.12
Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG)
NE 563135
Project : Research
A-KÜST: Changes in the coastal climate - evaluation of alternative strategies in coastal protection, subproject 06: Perception and Cooperation
Striegnitz, M., Schmidt, A., Lüdecke, G., von Storch, H., Weisse, R., Mayerle, R., Sauter, M., Ptak, T., Schlurmann, T. & Meon, G.
01.01.09 → 31.12.13
Funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony within the Programme "Climate impact and adaptation research in Lower Saxony" (KLIFF)
Project : Research
2006
MULTISURE - Entwicklung multisequenzieller Vorsorgestrategien für grundhochwassergefährdete urbane Lebensräume. Teilvorhaben 3: Kommunikation
Heinrichs, H., Grunenberg, H. & Newig, J.
01.12.06 → 14.06.10
BMBF Research and Development for Services of General Interest
FKZ 0330755E
Project : Research
CAST - Climate trends and sustainable development of tourism in coastal and low mountain range regions
Kreilkamp, E., Möller, A., Heinrichs, H., Burandt, S. & Schulz, D.
01.10.06 → 11.06.10
Funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research within the klimazwei Programme
FKZ 01LS05110
Project : Research