Case Study Leben 2014/Life in 2014, Oberpinzgau, Salzburg, Austria
Abstract
Leben 2014/Life in 2014 is a research project that focuses on the regional development in the Austrian region of Oberpinzgau, Salzburg. Working closely together with the population and the decision-making bodies in the area, teachers and students of six disciplines from BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna and from the University of Salzburg will attempt to identify the main challenges to this alpine region. Mixed teams of students and teachers of social and natural sciences will focus on a long term view and will be working on practical problems, following the methodology of embedded case studies, developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich . A transdisciplinary approach will be guaranteed by involving the local people and decision-makers at all levels of the study, from the selection of topics up to the evaluation of the major findings. Within this project the students will get to know the region¿s historical background, its recent developments and its prospects for the future. They will learn and apply a broad range of interdisciplinary methods in the context of an integrated development process. Since the project is a pilot study, the university teachers will have to focus on new contents and didactic tools in their classes adapted to the specific needs of the case study. Therefore, a special curriculum will be developed along the lines of existing lectures and classes. The project should give the local people a fresh impetus in the shaping of their social, ecological and economic environment. Furthermore, it could trigger a process of sustainable development, based on the results of Leben 2014/Life in 2014 and other existing initiatives in the region. The cooperation with local decision-makers and coordination with current activities is set to secure the integration of the project into other planning processes. Leben 2014/Life in 2014 should be considered mainly as a teaching and research project. It cannot offer instant solutions. However, by evaluating different scenarios and providing information, the researchers could be of assistance to the communities of Oberpinzgau in developing strategies for their region and in achieving key-decisions. It is planned to edit a case study- book (Fallstudienband) and to publish the results in local and professional journals.
Publikationen
Leben 2014 - Perspektiven der Regionalentwicklung in der Nationalparkregion Hohe Tauern/Oberpinzgau. Dokumentation der Ergebnisse.
Autoren: Glanzer, M., Freyer, B., Muhar, A., Schauppenlehner, T., Vilsmaier, U. Jahr: 2005
Monographs
Methodology of Scenario Technique in Regional Development Processes
Autoren: Freyer, B., B.R. Bachleitner, A. Muhar, Th. Schauppenlehner, U. Vilsmaier Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Transdisciplinary goal finding pro-cess in regional planning processes
Autoren: Vilsmaier, U., Freyer, B., Muhar, A. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
"Leben 2014": Perspectives for Regional Development in the National Park Region Oberpinzgau/Hohe Tauern (Case Study) - Methods and selected Results
Autoren: Schauppenlehner, T., Muhar, A., Freyer, B. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Transdisziplinäre Kooperation in der universitären Ausbildung. Die Fallstudie "Leben 2014" in der Nationalparkregion Hohe Tauern/Oberpinzgau
Autoren: Freyer, B., Muhar, A. (Hg.) Jahr: 2006
Monographs
Inter- und transdisziplinäre Lehrforschung. Das Beispiel "Leben 2014 - Perpektiven der Regionalenwicklung in der Nationalparkregion Hohe Tauern / Oberpinzgau.
Autoren: Vilsmaier, U; Freyer, B; Muhar, A Jahr: 2005
Journal articles
The Polarity Field Concept - A New Approach for Integrated Regional Planning and Sustainability Processes
Autoren: Muhar, A; Vilsmaier, U; Freyer, B Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Initiating transdisciplinarity in academic case study teaching - Experiences from a regional development project in Salzburg, Austria
Autoren: Muhar, A; Vilsmaier, U; Glanzer, M; Freyer, B Jahr: 2006
Journal articles
Creating Regional Futures: A Scenario-Based Inter- and Transdisciplinary Case Study as a Model for Applied Student-centred Learning in Geography
Autoren: Fromhold-Eisebith, M., Freyer, B., Mose, I., Muhar A., Vilsmaier, U. Jahr: 2009
Journal articles
What’s Actually New About Transdisciplinarity? How Scholars From Applied Studies Can Benefit From Cross-disciplinary Learning Processes on Transdisciplinarity
Autoren: Penker, M.; Muhar, A. Jahr: 2015
Chapter in collected volumes
Mitarbeiter*Innen
Andreas Muhar
Ao.Univ.Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Andreas Muhar
andreas.muhar@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Arne Arnberger
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arne Arnberger
arne.arnberger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85311
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Ruth Bartel-Kratochvil
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Ruth Bartel-Kratochvil
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Michael Eder
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Michael Eder
michael.eder@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73313
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Juerg Minsch
Univ.Prof. Dr. Juerg Minsch
juerg.minsch@bluewin.ch
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Alexander Neumann
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Alexander Neumann
neumann@mediative-solutions.at
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Marianne Penker
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Marianne Penker
marianne.penker@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73115
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Michael Pregernig
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Mag.rer.soc.oec. Michael Pregernig
michael.pregernig@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Thomas Schauppenlehner
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Thomas Schauppenlehner
thomas.schauppenlehner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85316
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Gerhard Weiß
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Gerhard Weiß
gerhard.weiss@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73217
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Hans Karl Wytrzens
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Hans Karl Wytrzens
hans_karl.wytrzens@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-73116
Project Staff
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
Bernhard Freyer
Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.Ing. Bernhard Freyer
bernhard.freyer@boku.ac.at
Sub Projectleader
01.07.2002 - 31.07.2006
BOKU Partner
Externe Partner
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich: Natural and Social Science Interface
Prof. Dr. Roland W. Scholz
partner
Regionalverband Oberpinzgau
Bürgermeister Mag. Roman Oberlechner
partner
University of Salzburg - Institute of Geography
Mag. Ulli Vilsmaier
coordinator