Bastian Bertsch-Hörmann
Mag. Bastian Bertsch-Hörmann
Institute of Social Ecology
Location Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Wien
Email bastian.bertsch-hoermann@boku.ac.at
Career
- 2024 - 2024 Transdisciplinarity methods, Sustainability, Land use conflicts (Fundacio Politecnica de Catalunya)
- 2023 - 2023 Summer School on eLTER Whole Systems Approach (WAILS), Gran Paradiso National Park - Italy. eLTER Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research (eLTER RI)
- 2023 PhD Canditdate at the Doctoral School Social Ecology (DSSE) (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna)
- 2020 Research assistant, Institute of Social Ecology (SEC) (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna)
- 2019 - 2019 Summer School on Aquatic and Social Ecology, Samothrace, Greece (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research)
- 2017 - 2020 Msc. in Human and Social Ecology (University of Klagenfurt)
- 2001 - 2005 MA in Economics (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences)
Awards
- Year: 2023 Awards: Doctoral Fellowship Programme of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Projects
10 Projects found.
Coordination of Austria's contribution to eLTER (European Long-term Ecosystem, Critical Zone and Socio-ecological Research Infrastructure)
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Private Institutions
Project Staff: 01.05.2025 - 31.12.2027
duration: 01.05.2025 - 31.12.2027
INTEGRATED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS (IRISCC)
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Soil Research , Institute of Social Ecology, Forest Demonstration Centre
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.04.2024 - 31.03.2029
duration: 01.04.2024 - 31.03.2029
eLTER ENRICH: BRIDGING PHASES TOWARDS INTEGRATED EUROPEAN LONG-TERM ECOSYSTEM, CRITICAL-ZONE AND SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.03.2024 - 28.02.2027
duration: 01.03.2024 - 28.02.2027
Simulating climate change adaptation of land users in three European long-term socio-ecological research platforms: an agent-based modeling approach for 2070
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Bertsch-Hörmann Bastian
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Project Leader: 29.09.2023 - 31.05.2026
Project Staff: 01.12.2022 - 28.09.2023
duration: 01.12.2022 - 31.05.2026
LTSER 4 (Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research)
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Private Institutions
Project Staff: 01.10.2022 - 31.12.2024
duration: 01.10.2022 - 31.12.2024
LTER Austria: conception and scientific focus of the LTSER Platform Eisenwurzen and coordination of the eLTER University Task Force
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Private Institutions
Project Staff: 21.07.2020 - 31.12.2021
duration: 21.07.2020 - 31.12.2021
LTSER (Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research)
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Private Institutions
Project Staff: 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2021
duration: 01.01.2020 - 31.12.2021
APCC Special Report on land use, land management and climate change
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Erb Karlheinz
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Institutions under Public Law
Project Staff: 10.09.2019 - 31.01.2023
duration: 10.09.2019 - 31.01.2023
Managing Climate cHange impacts on land use and EcoSystem Services
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gaube Veronika
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: National: Institutions under Public Law
Project Staff: 01.09.2019 - 30.04.2023
duration: 01.09.2019 - 30.04.2023
HEFT - Hidden Emissions of Forest Transitions: GHG effects of socio-metabolic processes reducing pressures on forests
Project type: Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Project management: Gingrich Simone
BOKU organizational units involved: Institute of Social Ecology
funded by: European Commission (EC)
Project Staff: 01.04.2018 - 31.03.2024
duration: 01.04.2018 - 31.03.2024
Publications
12 Publications found.
Agroforestry trade-offs between biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria (vol 21, 77, 2021)
Source: Bertsch-Hoermann B, Egger C, Gaube V, Gingrich S. Agroforestry trade-offs between biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria (vol 21, 77, 2021). Regional Environmental Change. 2025;25(1):18. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-025-02361-5
Journal articles
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Kapitel 9. Synopsis – Synergien, Zielkonflikte und Umsetzungsbarrieren von Klimaanpassungs- und Klimaschutzmaßnahmen
Source: Erb K, Jandl R, Tappeiner U, Baumgarten A, Bertsch-Hörmann B, Bethge P, u. a. Kapitel 9. Synopsis – Synergien, Zielkonflikte und Umsetzungsbarrieren von Klimaanpassungs- und Klimaschutzmaßnahmen. In: Jandl R, Tappeiner U, Foldal C, Erb K , Herausgeber. APCC Special Report: Landnutzung und Klimawandel in Österreich. Springer Spektrum Berlin, Heidelberg; 2024. S. 20. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-67864-0_11
Chapter in collected volumes
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Effects of extreme events on farmers’ decision-making in a pre-alpine region in Austria
Source: Egger C, Grammer B, Mayer A, Bertsch-Hörmann B, Gaube V. Effects of extreme events on farmers’ decision-making in a pre-alpine region in Austria. In: Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) , editor. Book of abstracts: LANDSCAPE 2024. International scientific conference | 17–19 September 2024 | Berlin, Germany [Internet]. Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF); 2024. Available from: landscape2024.org/custom/media/landscape24/Landscape_2024_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Participatory modelling and knowledge integration in LTSER platforms
Source: Gaube V, Egger C, Bertsch-Hörmann B, Stocker-Kiss A, Smetschka B. Participatory modelling and knowledge integration in LTSER platforms. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) , editor. EGU General Assembly 2024. Copernicus GmbH; 2024. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-19180
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication: Assessing the role of stakeholder communication in agricultural adaptation and land-use decision-making
Source: Bertsch-Hörmann B, Gaube V, Halada L, Rosario I, Erb K. Assessing the role of stakeholder communication in agricultural adaptation and land-use decision-making. In: European Geosciences Union (EGU) , editor. EGU General Assembly 2024. Copernicus GmbH; 2024. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20080
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication: Agroforestry trade-offs beween biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria
Source: Bertsch-Hörmann B, Egger C, Gaube V, Gingrich S. Agroforestry trade-offs beween biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria. In: CCCA Climate Change Centre Austria , editor. Tagungsband 23. Klimatag Ressourcen im Wandel [Internet]. 2023. Available from: https://ccca.ac.at/fileadmin/00_DokumenteHauptmenue/03_Aktivitaeten/Dialogveranstaltungen/OEsterreichischer_Klimatag/2023_Tagungsband_final.pdf
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Effects of extreme events on land-use-related decisions of farmers in Eastern Austria: the role of learning
Source: Claudine E, Andreas M, Bastian B-H, Christoph P, Stefan S, Peter T, et al. Effects of extreme events on land-use-related decisions of farmers in Eastern Austria: the role of learning. Agronomy for Sustainable Development [Internet]. 2023;43:39. doi:10.1007/s13593-023-00890-z
Journal articles
external links and characteristics of the publication: Agroforestry trade offs between biomass provision and carbon sequestration in the alpine LTSER region Eisenwurzen, Austria
Source: Bertsch-Hörmann B, Egger C, Gaube V, Gingrich S. Agroforestry trade offs between biomass provision and carbon sequestration in the alpine LTSER region Eisenwurzen, Austria. In: IMC 2022 , editor. Registered Abstracts [Internet]. 2022. Available from: https://www.imc2022.info/sessions/id31-integrated-socioecological-and-ecohydrological-modelling/
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:Agroforestry trade-offs between biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria
Source: Bertsch-Hoermann B, Egger C, Gaube V, Gingrich S. Agroforestry trade-offs between biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria. Regional Environmental Change. 2021;21(3):77. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-021-01794-y
Journal articles
external links and characteristics of the publication: Auswirkungen von Klimawandel und sozio-ökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen auf Landnutzung und Ökosystemleistungen in zwei österreichischen Regionen (CHESS)
Source: Egger C, Mayer A, Gaube V, Bertsch-Hörmann B, Eckerstorfer M, Götzl M, u. a. Auswirkungen von Klimawandel und sozio-ökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen auf Landnutzung und Ökosystemleistungen in zwei österreichischen Regionen (CHESS). In: CCCA - Climate Change Center Austria , Herausgeber. Tagungsband 21. Österreichischer Klimatag: Clash of Cultures? Klimaforschung trifft Industrie! [Internet]. 2021. Verfügbar unter: https://ccca.ac.at/dialogformate/oesterreichischer-klimatag/klimatag-2020-2021-2-1/programm/acrp-poster-session-2
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
external links and characteristics of the publication:The Past, Present and Future of the Sown Biodiverse Pastures Program on Samothraki Island: An Evaluation
Source: Apostolopoulos E, Bertsch-Hoermann B, Bethge P, Raich J, Jongen M. The Past, Present and Future of the Sown Biodiverse Pastures Program on Samothraki Island: An Evaluation. In: Petridis P, Fischer-Kowalski M , Herausgeber. 6th Summer School on “Aquatic and Social Ecology” on Samothraki, Greece. Social Ecology Working Papers [Internet]. , Vienna; 2020. S. 61-90. Verfügbar unter: https://boku.ac.at/fileadmin/data/H03000/H73000/H73700/Publikationen/Working_Papers/WP184_web.pdf
Chapter in collected volumes
external links and characteristics of the publication:Effects of agroforestry on the carbon dynamics of an agroecological landscape. Human appropriation of net primary production in two land use scenarios in the Eisenwurzen region, Austria
Source: Bertsch-Hörmann, B. Effects of agroforestry on the carbon dynamics of an agroecological landscape. Human appropriation of net primary production in two land use scenarios in the Eisenwurzen region, Austria [Internet] [Master / Diploma Thesis]. [Austria]: University of Klagenfurt; 2020. Available from: https://permalink.obvsg.at/UKL/AC16692677
Master / Diploma Thesis Year: 2020
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landscape2024.orgKnowledge Transfer to Society
1 Publication found.
SECLAND - ein sozial ökologisches Landnutzungsmodell
Source: Egger C, Grammer B, Bertsch-Hörmann B, Gaube V. SECLAND - ein sozial ökologisches Landnutzungsmodell. Da schau her. Die Kulturzeitschrift aus Österreichs Mitte. 2025;(2):14-7.
Newspaper / Magazine article Year: 2025
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Media
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Presentations
List by country with the number of lectures given there:
- Austria+' '+7
- Finland+' '+1
8 lecures found.
Year: 2025 - Agent-based modelling to simulate land use and climate change adaptation in a contested, waterstressed region in southern Spain
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Bertsch-Hoermann, B; Egger, C; Grammer, B; Mendez, PF; DìazDelgado, R; Gaube, V
Event: eLTER Science Conference 2025
Period: 23.06.2025 - 27.06.2025 | Location: Tampere, Finland | Organizer: eLTER RI
Year: 2025 - Transferring an agent-based model to simulate land use and climate change adaptation in a contested, water-stressed region in southern Spain
Art: Poster - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Egger, C; Grammer, B; Méndez, PF; Díaz-Delgado, R; Gaube, V
Event: EGU General Assembly 2025
Period: 27.04.2025 - 02.05.2025 | Location: Wien, Österreich | Location: Wien, Österreich | Location: Wien, Austria. | Location: Wagramer Straße 5, 1400 Wien, Österreich | Location: Wagramer Straße 5, 1400 Wien, Österreich | Organizer: European Geosciences Union (EGU) | Organizer: BOKU University
Year: 2025 - Investigating sustainability across scales through social-ecological land-use studies in LTSER platforms
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Gaube, V; Egger, C; Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Grammer, B
Event: EGU General Assembly 2025
Period: 27.04.2025 - 02.05.2025 | Location: Wien, Österreich | Location: Wien, Österreich | Location: Wien, Austria. | Location: Wagramer Straße 5, 1400 Wien, Österreich | Location: Wagramer Straße 5, 1400 Wien, Österreich | Organizer: European Geosciences Union (EGU) | Organizer: BOKU University
Year: 2024 - Assessing the role of stakeholder communication in agricultural adaptation and land-use decision-making
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Gaube, V; Halada, L; Rosario, I; Erb, K
Event: EGU General Assembly 2024
Period: 14.04.2024 - 19.04.2024 | Location: Vienna | Location: Wien, Wien, Österreich | Location: Vienna, Austria | Location: Wien | Location: Wien, Österreich | Location: Wien, Wien, Österreich | Organizer: European Geosciences Union (EGU) | Organizer: European Geosciences Union | Organizer: European Geoscience Union (EGU) | Organizer: European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Year: 2023 - Agroforestry trade-offs beween biomass provision and aboveground carbon sequestration in the alpine Eisenwurzen region, Austria
Art: Poster - Selected presentation
Autoren: Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Egger, C; Gaube, V; Gingrich, S
Event: 23. Österreichischer Klimatag 2023
Period: 11.04.2023 - 13.04.2023 | Location: Leoben | Location: Leoben, AUSTRIA | Location: Ignaz Buchmüller-Platz, 8700 Leoben, Österreich | Location: Communication Center Donawitz | Location: Leoben, Austria | Organizer: Climate Change Centre Austria | Organizer: CCCA, Montan Universität Leoben, Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, WIFO, ZAMG, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems | Organizer: Montanuniversität Leoben
Year: 2022 - The need for socio-ecological data in eLTER: Developing agent-based land-use models in the LTSER platform Eisenwurzen
Art: Talk - Keynote Speaker (Invited Speaker)
Autoren: Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Egger, C; Mayer, A; Gaube, V
Event: GI_Salzburg22 Forum 2022 - Potential and Challenges for GI Sciences in the context of Long Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research eLTER
Period: 05.07.2022 | Location: Salzburg, Austria
Year: 2022 - Agroforestry trade offs between biomass provision and carbon sequestration in the alpine LTSER region Eisenwurzen, Austria
Art: Talk - Selected presentation
Autoren: Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Egger, C; Gaube, V; Gingrich, S
Event: International Mountain Conference IMC 2022
Period: 11.09.2022 - 15.09.2022 | Location: Innsbruck, Austria | Location: Innsbruck | Organizer: University of Innsbruck | Organizer: University of Innsbruck
Year: 2021 - Auswirkungen von Klimawandel und sozio-ökonomischen Rahmenbedingungen auf Landnutzung und Ökosystemleistungen in zwei österreichischen Regionen (CHESS)
Art: Poster - Selected presentation
Autoren: Egger, C; Mayer, A; Gaube, V; Bertsch-Hörmann, B; Eckerstorfer, M; Götzl, M; Loishandl Weisz, H; Moser, D; Plutzar, C; Schindler, S; Schwaiger, E; Tramberend, P
Event: 21. Österreichischer Klimatag 2021
Period: 12.04.2021 - 13.04.2021 | Location: Online | Location: Leoben, Austria | Location: Vienna, Austria | Location: online | Location: Graz, Austria | Organizer: Climate Change Centre Austria | Organizer: Climate Change Centre Austria | Organizer: CCCA - Climate Change Centre Austria | Organizer: CCCA | Organizer: Climate Change Center Austria (CCCA) | Organizer: Montanuniversität Leoben
Supervised Theses
0 Publications found.