• Transdisciplinary and transformative sustainability research
• Governance in the context of sustainability and transformation
• Sustainable use of water as a resource
• Regional development and regional economics
• Regional governance and its structures
• Sources and pathways of marine debris
• Approaches for rural and urban real-world laboratories
• Model-based scenarios
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Since 03/2024

Research assistant in the research project "Future Proof Grasslands" at the University of Oldenburg

04/2014-08/2024

Research assistant at the working group for regional structural and environmental research

• 12/2022 - 06/2024 "Safe drinking water supply in times of climate change in the region (SiTReg), on behalf of the OOWV
• 01/2018 - 06/2024 Energetic Neighbourhood Quarter Fliegerhorst Oldenburg (ENaQ), funded by BMBF
• 01/2022 - 04/2024 Model-based water demand scenarios for the consumer sectors households and industry & commerce in the OOWV area, commissioned by OOWV
• 03/2022 - 03/2024 Recording of the wastewater discharge from Baltic Sea tributaries at the Aalhamen Kessin/Warnow 2022-2023, on behalf of the LUNG-MV.
• 11/2019 - 03/2022 Model-based water demand scenarios for the agricultural consumer sector in the OOWV area, on behalf of the OOWV
• 01/2018 - 03/2019 Recording the sources of waste discharges into the sea on the German North Sea coast: practical application of the matrix scoring method, on behalf of NLWKN and LKN.SH
• 10/2017 - 03/2019 Climate Wa? - Development of training modules for municipalities on the use of GIS-based instruments for adaptation to climate change, funded by BMU
• 06/2016 - 05/2019 WatNu? - Demographic change in the Wadden Sea region. Real-world laboratories and governance approaches as nuclei for sustainable action strategies and measures in tourism communities, funded by BMBF
• 10/2015 - 07/2015 Cross-evaluation of central joint federal projects on adaptation to climate change with a focus on urban and regional development, on behalf of the BBSR
• 09/2013 - 12/2015 Climate-resilient regions, on behalf of the UBA

08/2022 - 02/2024 

Research assistant in the research project "4N - Nordwest Niedersachsens Nachhaltig Neu" at the University of Vechta

10/2011 - 04/2014

Master's programme in Sustainability Economics and Management at the University of Oldenburg (M.A.)

10/2012 - 03/2014

Working student at BTC Business Technology Consulting AG in Oldenburg, in the field of energy, research and strategy

Since 12/2013 

Initiator, co-founder and board member of Rädchen für alle(s) e. V., the free cargo bike in Oldenburg(www.lastenrad-oldenburg.de)

04/2012 - 10/2012

Research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Oldenburg, analysing the research and manufacturing landscape in the field of chemical energy storage systems

08/2011 - 02/2012 

Semester abroad at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona (Sweden), degree programme: Master's in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability

10/2005 - 08/2011 

Diploma programme in surface technology and materials science with a focus on international technical sales at the University of Applied Sciences Aalen (Dipl.-Ing.)

03/2010 - 08/2010

Internship at Liebherr France SAS in Colmar (France), in the field of product management and marketing

08/2008 - 03/2009 

Working student at M+W Zander Products GmbH in Stuttgart, in the Quality & Processes department

02/2007 - 10/2007 

Trainee and working student at Freudenberg Stanz- und Umformtechnik GmbH & Co. KG in Weinheim, in the area of design and tool development

• Schäfer, E. & Heuer, P.: Kooperationen im Nordwesten Niedersachsens: Eine Analyse und Bewertung informeller und formeller Kooperationen vor dem Hintergrund der Raumwirksamkeit im Kontext der Großen Transformation, 62. Deutscher Kongress für Geographie (DKG), 19. September – 23.September 2023, Frankfurt am Main.
• Heuer, P. & Schäfer, E.: Governing rural transitions towards sustainability – Where are we today? Where should we aim?, 3rd European Rural Geographies Conference, 26. Juni – 29. Juni 2023, Groningen (NL).
• Alcorta de Bronstein, A.; Schäfer, E. & Wesselow, M.: Social Innovations for energy transition through participation: experencies from ENaQ, Conference “Social Innovation: Next steps in the energy transitions”, 18. November – 19. November 2022, Delft (NL).
• Alcorta de Bronstein, A.; Schäfer, E. & Wesselow, M.: Responsible innovations through a participatory process design: experiences from ENaQ, 33rd ISPIM Innovation Conference, 05. Juni – 08. Juni 2022, Kopenhagen (DK)
• Schäfer, E.: Mobilitätswende selbst gestalten: 5 Jahre "Freies Lastenrad Oldenburg" – Rädchen für alle(s), Kolloquium zur nachhaltigen Raumentwicklung des Zentrums für nachhaltige Raumentwicklung in Oldenburg, 06. Januar 2022, Oldenburg (Oldb).
• Schäfer, E.  & Scheele, U.: Neues Miteinander – Erfahrungen, Empfehlungen und offene Fragen aus dem Projekt „Wat Nu?“ – Aktivierung von Akteuren, Kommunen Innovativ Fachkonferenz 2019, 11. September 2019, Halle an der Saale.
• Schäfer, E.: Climate adaptation, demographic change & co. – Experiences from co-creative and collaborative projects in the northwest of Lower Saxony, Online Conference “Connecting Co-Creation and Climate Action”, 22. Mai 2019, Vechta.
• Schäfer, E.: Endogene Anpassungsprozesse im niedersächsischen Wattenmeer-Raum: Gestaltung, Methoden, Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse, 22. Jahrestagung „Transformationsprozesse in ländlichen Räumen – Analyse, Bewertung und Gestaltung“ des Arbeitskreises Ländlicher Raum, 22. Februar – 23. Februar 2019, Universität Göttingen.
• Schäfer, E.: Freie Lastenräder: Rädchen für alle(s) – Das Quartierlastendrad in Oldenburg, Fachtagung Fahrradland Niedersachsen/Bremen/AGFK, 30. November 2017, Oldenburg (Oldb).
• Schäfer, E.: Partizipation im Rahmen von „Wat Nu?“, Kommunen Innovativ Fachkonferenz 2017, 29. September 2017, Wilhelmsburg.
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele U.: Collaboration in spatial planning. Assessing the suitability and application potential of information and communication technologies, EnviroInfo 2014 Conference, 10. September – 12. September 2014, Oldenburg.
• Scheele, U. & Schäfer, E.: Bridging the innovation gap with “Living Labs”, Konferenz Urban Regions under change: towards social-ecological resilience (URC 2014), 27. Mai 2014, Hamburg.
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele, U.: Resilient Infrastructure - „Urban Living Labs“ as an integrative innovation approach, 4th Global Forum on Urban Resilience an Adaptation, 31. Mai – 2. Juni 2013, Bonn.

Future Proof Grasslands (FPG)

SEDWAY 

Wasser an den Küsten Ostfreislands (WAKOS)

• Lanezki, M, Wesselow, M., Alcorta de Bronstein, A., Schäfer,E., Urbschat, F., Ingensiep, J., Foppe & J, Bruhn, J., Green means go: The effect of a visualisation tool towards increased use of renewable energy in households https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103801
• Heuer, P.; Schäfer, E. & Schaal, P. (2024): Implementing the Socio-Ecological Transformation into Regional Development. Analysis of Instruments and Concepts in Northwest Germany, forthcoming.
• Wesselow, M.; Grothmann, T.; Siebenhüner, B.; Scheele, U. & Schäfer, E. (2024): The role of citizen participation in developing a new energetically efficient neighbourhood - limitations and success factors. In: Leonhardt, S.; Nusser, T.; Görres, J.; Rosinger, S.; Stryi-Hipp, G. & Eckhard, M. (eds.), Innovations and challenges of the energy transition in smart city districts, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 91-108. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110777567-006
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele, U. (2022): Activation of endogenous and exogenous potentials - insights and experiences from a participation process, in: Abt, J.; Blecken, L.; Bock, S.; Diringer, J. & Fahrenkrug, K. (eds.), From participation to co-production: ways of cooperation between municipality and citizenship for sustainable municipal development, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 127-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36181-5_6
• Brandt, T.; Schmeling, L.; Alcorta de Bronstein, A.; Schäfer, E. & Unger, A. (2021): Smart Energy Sharing in a German Living Lab: From Participation to Business Model, in: Halberstadt, J.; Gómez, J. M.; Mufeti, T. K. & Faasch, H. (eds.), Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT, Cham: Springer, pp. 221-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78941-1_11
• Scheele, U. & Schäfer, E. (2021): The Future of Mobility in Rural Areas: Participation and Co-creation in a Real-World Laboratory, in: Gómez, J. M.; Halberstadt, J.; Henkel; Köster, F.; Sauer, J.; Taeger, J.; Winter, A. & Woisetschläger, D. M. (eds.), Progress in Sustainable Mobility Research: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Rural Areas, Cham: Springer, pp. 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70841-2_2
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele, U. (2019): Source analysis using beach litter data from the M-V litter monitoring programme: practical application of the matrix scoring method to the Baltic Sea coast of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, final report. dx. doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.33834.54727
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele, U. (2019): Identifying sources of marine litter: Application of the Matrix Scoring Technique to the German North Sea regionhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.34106.85441
• Schäfer, E., Scheele, U. & Papenjohann, M. (2019): Recording the sources of marine litter inputs to the German North Sea coast: practical application of the Matrix Scoring Technique, final report. dx. doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.19007.36000
• Warnke, M.; Schäfer, E. & Hachtmann, M. (2017): Data on human activities and anthropogenic pressures - evaluation of data availability and quality, final report. dx. doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32441.17761
• Schäfer, E. & Scheele, U. (2017): Making Infrastructure Climate Resilient: Bridging the Transformation Gap with "Living Labs"?, in: Deppisch, S. (ed.), Urban Regions Now & Tomorrow: Between vulnerability, resilience and transformation, Wiesbaden: Springer, pp. 219-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-16759-2_10
• Scheele, U. & Schäfer, E. (2016): More participation, more stability: the example of "Eva-Lanxmeer", in: Schramm, E. & Kluge, T. (eds.): Wasser 2050: Chancen für die deutsche Wasserwirtschaft, Munich: oekom, pp. 81-90. ISBN: 978-3-86581-218-6
• Born, M.; Wittig, S.; Schäfer, E., Körner, C.; Bornemann, J.; Scheele, U. & Nahrath, J. (2016): Adaptation to climate change in cities and regions - research findings and tools to support municipalities and regions, BBSR (ed.). ISBN: 978-3-87994-176-6
• Born, M.; Wittig, S.; Schäfer, E., Körner, C.; Bornemann, J.; Scheele, U. & Nahrath, J. (2016): Cross-evaluation of central joint federal projects on adaptation to climate change with a focus on urban and regional development, BBSR online publication 04/2016. ISBN: 978-3-87994-176-6
• Scheele, U. & Schäfer, E. (2013): Urban Living Labs - An approach to dealing with uncertainty in innovations in infrastructure systems?, InfrastrukturRecht 10(11), pp. 319-322.