Reckien CV
3rd ALTER-Net Summer School, Peyresq 2 - 14 September 2008: Tutor
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Tutor: Diana Reckien reckien -at- pik-potsdam.de Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany |
Biosketch
Since 2000 Diana Reckien is working at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) where she conducted her Diploma and the Doctoral Thesis. She was contributing to research projects engaged with the vulnerability of coastal zones in Europe (DYNAS-COAST), the impacts of urban sprawl on sustainability in selected European urban regions (URBS PANDENS), adaptation and mitigation to inform climate change policy in Europe (ADAM) as well as with sustainability of urban areas in a developing context (Sustainable Hyderabad, India). In her PhD she undertook studies in two case study areas (Liverpool and Leipzig) assessing the urban development, most notably the causes and consequences of urban sprawl in these old-industrial areas, further investigating possible planning answers to resulting problems, e.g. with qualitative modelling. Her background covers urban studies, urban planning and the interactions of urbanity and climate change, e.g. the impacts of changing urban structures onto CO2 emissions of its residents. She started her studies in Greifswald with a focus on the geography of tourism, changing to the University of Utrecht and continuing in Dresden, where she included studies of GIS, Sociology and Ecology. Her interest for Climate Change was evoked during the work in a planning department in Bassetlaw/UK where she was responsible for a study embracing the impacts of climate change on the region.
She is now leading the PIK part (two workpackages) of the Sustainable Hyderabad project and concentrates on the integration of possible adaptation efforts resulting from climate change impacts and mitigation options in her postdoc research.
