Vita
Lukas Flinzberger studied Geography (BSc) and Environmental Management (MSc) and began his doctorate at the Chair of Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural Systems in Göttingen in 2018. At the end of 2023, he completed his doctoral project entitled "Geographic Indications as flagship products for sustainable landscape management in the European Union". Since January 2024, he joined the team as a postdoc researcher at the Witzenhausen campus. Since June 2024, he is working on the EU-funded Horizon project “GI SMART” to improve the sustainability of geographical indications.
Research Foci
Kamila’s main research interest is in social, cultural and ecological dimensions of mine closure. She is interested in global as well as local studies, multi-stakeholder collaboration, community perception, and planning of post-mining alternatives. Her major projects have included: Potential post-mining land use outcomes and collaborative opportunities in major mining regions of Queensland; Capacity of mining regions to transition to closure – a global scan; Participatory processes for mine closure and social transitions; Stakeholder attitudes and knowledge of coal mining in Australia; Understanding the complexity of policy-making processes across coal mining regions in Australia, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Publications
Publications and further information are available on ResearchGate and via OrcID.