Publications

Journal Articles (peer reviewed, ISI listed)

  • Sterzel, T.; Lüdeke, M. K. B.; Walther, C.; Kok, M. T.; Sietz, D.; Lucas, P. Global typology of coastal urban vulnerability under rapid urbanization. Sustainability Science. (under review)
  • Olonscheck M., Walther C. (2016): Methods to assess local heat exposure - A comparison of approaches for precincts of the German city of Karlsruhe, Urban Climate. (accepted), [dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2016.12.001]
  • Walther C., Olonscheck M. (2016): Analyzing heat exposure in two German cities by using meteorological data from both within and outside a city. Meteorological Applications, 23(3):541-553, [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/met.1577].
  • Gudipudi R., Fluschnik T., Cantu Ros A., Walther C., Kropp J.P. (2016): City density and CO2 efficiency. Energy Policy, 91:352–361, [DOI]
  • Kok, M. T. J.; Lüdeke, M. K. B.; Lucas, P. L.; Sterzel, T.; Walther, C.; Janssen, P.; Sietz, D.; de Soysa, I. (2016). A new method for analysing patterns of vulnerability. Regional Environmental Change, 16: 229-243, DOI:10.1007/s10113-014-0746-1
  • Olonscheck M., Walther C., Lüdeke M., Kropp J. P. (2015): Feasibility of energy reduction targets under climate change: The case of the residential heating energy sector of the Netherlands. Energy, 90(1):560-569,  [DOI]

  • Klein D.R., Olonscheck M., Walther C., Kropp J.P. (2013): Susceptibility of the European electricity sector to climate change. Energy, 59, 183–193, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.06.048.
  • Sterzel, T.; Lüdeke, M. K. B.; Kok, M. T. J.; de Soysa, I.; Walther, C.; Sietz, D.; Lucas, P. L.; Janssen, P.
    Armed conflict distribution in global drylands through the lens of a typology of socio-ecological vulnerability
    In: Regional Environmental Change, special issue on Archetypes of Vulnerability, 2013
  • Lissner T., Holsten A., Walther C., Kropp J.P. (2012): Towards sectoral and standardised vulnerability assessments: the example of heatwave impacts on human health. Climatic Change, 112, 3-4, 687-708
  • Sietz, D.; Lüdeke, M. K. B.; Walther, C.: Categorisation of typical vulnerability patterns in global drylands
    In: Global Environmental Change 21, 2011. 431-440 p.
  • Boettle M, Kropp JP, Reiber L, Roithmeier O, Rybski D, Walther C (2011): About the influence of elevation model quality on estimated flood damages: results from the Kalundberg case study. NHESS, 11, 3327–3334, doi:10.5194/nhess-11-3327-2011

Book chapter

  • Holsten A., Walther C., Rothmeier O., Kropp J.P.: Integrated Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change: The case study of North-Rhine Westphalia. In: Schmidt-Thomé P., Greiving S.: European climate vulnerabilities and adaptation: A spatial planning perspective, Wiley, Chichester. (book chapter accepted)
  • Walther C., Holsten A., Kropp J.P.: Identifying a typology of climate change in Europe. In: Schmidt-Thomé P., Greiving S.: European climate vulnerabilities and adaptation: A spatial planning perspective, Wiley, Chichester. (book chapter accepted)

Reports

  • Bach, C., Birkmann, J., Kropp, J., Olonscheck, M., Setiadi, N., Vollmer, M., and Walther, C. (2013). Abschätzung der Verwundbarkeit gegenüber Hitzewellen und Starkregen, Praxis im Bevölkerungsschutz, Band 11. Technical report, Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe, Bonn.
  • Janssen, P.; Walther, C.; Lüdeke, M. K. B.: Cluster Analysis to Understand Socio-Ecological Systems: A Guideline
    Potsdam : Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung 2012. 90 p.
    PIK-Report: 126; urn:nbn:de:kobv:b103-pik1264; Doctype: PIK-Series
  • Holsten, A., J. Kropp, C. Walther, T. Lissner, O. Roithmeier, M.Klaus (2011). ESPON Climate. Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies. Applied Research Project 2013/1/4. Final Report. Annex 3. Case Study North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
  • Kok, M.T.J., Lüdeke, M.K.B., Sterzel, T., Lucas, P.L., Walther, C., Janssen, P. and de Soysa, I. (2010): Quantitative analysis of patterns of vulnerability to global environmental change. Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bilthoven, 2010, 92pp
  • J. Kropp, A. Holsten, T. Lissner, O. Roithmeier, F. Hattermann, S. Huang, J. Rock, F. Wechsung, A. Lüttger, S. Pompe, I. Kühn , L. Costa, M. Steinhäuser, C. Walther, M. Klaus, S. Ritchie, M. Metzger (2009): "Klimawandel in Nordrhein-Westfalen - Regional Abschätzung der Anfälligkeit ausgewählter Sektoren". Abschlussbericht des Potsdam-Instituts für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) für das Ministerium für Umwelt und Naturschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen (MUNLV).
  • Lüdeke, M. K. B.; de Soysa, I.; Sterzel, T.; Walther, C.
    Patterns of vulnerability, In: Beyond 2015: Long-term development and the Millenium Development Goals
    Ed.: Hilderink, H.; Lucas, P.; Kok, M., Bilthoven : Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2009. 55-65 p.
  • Kropp J., Roithmeier O., Hattermann F., Rachimow C., Lüttger A., Wechsung F., Lasch P., Christiansen E.S., Reyer C., Suckow F., Gutsch M., Holsten, A., Kartschall T., Wodinski M., Hauf Y., Conradt T., Österle H., Walther C., Lissner T., Lux N., Tekken V., Ritchie S., Kossak J., Klaus M., Costa L., Vetter,T., Klose M. (2009): "Klimawandel in Sachsen-Anhalt. Verletzlichkeiten gegenüber den Folgen des Klimawandels". Endbericht des Potsdam-Instituts für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK) im Auftrag des MLU Sachsen-Anhalt.
  • Gerhard Petschel-Held, Diana Sietz, Oliver Walkenhorst, Carsten Walther unter Mitarbeit von Nick Brooks. Armut und Umwelt in Burkina Faso und NO-Brasilien: Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Matrixkonzepts zur Beschreibung differenzieller Vulnerabilitaten gegenüber dem globalen Wandel: Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK), 2004; http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_jg2004_ex05.html

Conference papers

  • Sterzel, T., Lüdeke, M., Kok, M., de Soysa, I., Walther, C. (2009): Conflicts and Patterns of Vulnerability on Drylands. In: GECHS Synthesis Conference: Human Securiy in an Era of Global Change, Oslo, Norway, 22 - 24 June 2009.