Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kirsten von Elverfeldt A Geographer in the Anthropocene ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Seiten - [Home](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/) - My research Environment | Society | Change I am deeply convinced that empirics and theory are mutually dependent on each other. With this conviction I study the realm of changing environment- society interactions. ... more My teaching I encourage students to think and discuss, and convey that knowing is a process of doing mistakes and - [Science Communication & Multimedia](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/multimedia-science-communication/) - "... audiences may already understand what scientists know but, for diverse reasons, do not agree or act consistently with that science. People rarely make decisions based only on scientific information: they typically also take into account their own goals and needs, knowledge and skills, and values and beliefs." Illingworth et al. (2018) TEDx Haslach Countdown - [My presentations](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/my-research/my-presentations/) - Talks since 2001 Invited talks Elverfeldt, Kirsten von, Pichl, Elmar, Rössler, Astrid, Steurer, Reinhard & Eva Schulev-Steindl (2023): Podiumsdiskussion: Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung in der Klimakrise. Was soll und darf Wissenschaft leisten? Nachhaltigkeit im Diskurs, BOKU Wien, 21.06.2023. Elverfeldt, Kirsten von (2023): Später ist heißer. Was tun? Die Zukunft kommt bestimmt. ich bin keine küche. Parteitag der - [Views on this and that](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/views-on-this-and-that/) - Op-ed column "Klima-Klartext" Lasst uns für gute Nachrichten sorgen! Hören wir auf, beim Klimaschutz auf das Verhalten anderer zu verweisen! Der Staat sind wir, wir haben es in der Hand, ihn zu gestalten. Kleine Zeitung, Juli 2022. Warum wir die Gefahren der Klimakrise unterschätzen. Wir lernen dann aus Fehlern, wenn die Folgen unmittelbar sind, wie - [My publications](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/my-research/my-publications/) - 4 monographs, 38 articles/book chapters/abstracts, 1 editorship Monographs Elverfeldt, Kirsten von (2016): Theoretische Geographie. Eine Annäherung. Habilitationsschrift, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt: 189. Embleton-Hamann, Christine, Elverfeldt, Kirsten von & Margreth Keiler (2013): Geomorphologie in Stichworten. Bd. I: Theorie, Methoden, endogene Prozesse. 7. neu bearbeitete Auflage, Borntraeger, Berlin, Stuttgart. Elverfeldt, Kirsten von (2012): Systemtheorie in der Geomorphologie. Problemfelder, erkenntnistheoretische - [Impressum & Datenschutzerklärung](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/datenschutzerklaerung/) - Impressum (Imprint - English version below) Informationspflicht laut §5 E-Commerce Gesetz, §14 Unternehmensgesetzbuch, §63 Gewerbeordnung und Offenlegungspflicht laut §25 Mediengesetz. Kirsten von ElverfeldtLakeside Park B02 B02.2.539020 KlagenfurtÖsterreichTel.: +43 (0)463 2700-3215E-Mail: kirsten.vonelverfeldt(at)aau.at Quelle: Erstellt mit dem Impressum Generator von AdSimple® Linkbuilding in Kooperation mit schoenheitsmagazin.at EU-Streitschlichtung Gemäß Verordnung über Online-Streitbeilegung in Verbraucherangelegenheiten (ODR-Verordnung) möchten wir Sie - [How I got here](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/how-i-got-here/) - Academic Career Since about 15 years I study the interplay of society and enviroment in different ways. My origins within this subject are research on natural hazards and multirisks, till my focus shifted somewhat towards self-organising systems and the associated questions of prediction and system steering. It was in this context that I was increasingly - [My Teaching](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/my-teaching/) - It was only in the main study period, especially during an excursion to New Zealand, and during my master thesis that I found out that I was cut out for Geography – and for doing science. Doing field work, reading plenty papers and textbooks, thinking things through, defining own positions and thoughts, and being wrong - [My Research](https://www.kirsten-vonelverfeldt.net/my-research/) - Relations between society and nature with a focus on system theories, self-organisation, and complexitySelf-organising natural systemsGlobal environmental change & climate change, including adaptation to climate change in the context of the sustainable development goals (SDGs)SustainabilityNatural hazards and risksTheoretical Geomorphology Climate change adaptation and mitigationTo develop options for climate actions with colleagues from BOKU, CCCA, University