Dr. Meghan Beck-O'Brien
Forschungsinteressen
My research focuses on the transition to a resource-efficient, circular bioeconomy and the development of sustainability targets and indicators. I am especially interested in how the smart bioeconomy can bridge human-nature systems to meet Sustainable Development Goals over the short and long term. I am convinced that halting biodiversity loss is a key and urgent challenge of our time and to this end my research aims to better understand how land system change can be kept within a globally safe and just operating space and how regenerative agriculture and forestry can be better incentivized in and across borders. In particular, tackling root causes of land use change and avoiding burden shifting are high priorities and I am interested in advancing research on models of business, governance and community that promote system innovation, resilience and well-being across both value chains and multiple scales of analysis.
Berufliche Tätigkeiten
02/2017 - 12/2018 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, CESR, Universität Kassel
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08/2008 - 12/2020 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt und Energie
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Akademischer Werdegang
2012 – 2015 Promotion (Dr.-Ing.), Universität Kassel
2005 – 2007 M.Sc.Nachhaltiges Ressourcenmanagement, Technische Universität München
2000 – 2004 BA "Environmental Studies", Elmira College, USA
Publikationen
2024 | Beck-O’ Brien, M., Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Barrelet, J., Bezama, A., Bösch, M., Brüning, S., Bührlen, B., Cabezas, A., Cyffka, K.-F., Dzene, I., Gordillo Vera, F., Helander, H., Henke, J., Hennenberg, K., Hinz, R., Jordan, M., Kilian, D., Köppen, S., Kynast, E., Lutz, C., Pereira, S., Pfeiffer, M., Pozo Inofuentes, P., Reiss, T., Reuschel, S., Richter, S., Schaldach, R., Scheffler, M., Schomberg, A.C., Schüngel, J., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Wang, M., Weimar, H., Wiegmann, K., Wijesingha, J., Wilske, B., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., Zinke, C., Meyer, C., Fehrenbach, H., 2024. Monitoring der deutschen Bioökonomie - Zusammenfassung : Status, Leistung, Trends und Auswirkungen auf eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024111510678 |
2024 | Beck-O’ Brien, M., Bringezu, S., Banse, M., Barrelet, J., Bezama, A., Bösch, M., Brüning, S., Bührlen, B., Cabezas, A., Cyffka, K.-F., Dzene, I., Gordillo Vera, F., Helander, H., Henke, J., Hennenberg, K., Hinz, R., Iost, S., Jordan, M., Kilian, D., Köppen, S., Kynast, E., Lutz, C., Pereira, S., Pfeiffer, M., Pozo Inofuentes, P., Reiss, T., Reuschel, S., Richter, S., Schaldach, R., Scheffler, M., Schomberg, A.C., Schüngel, J., Schweinle, J., Thrän, D., Wang, M., Weimar, H., Wiegmann, K., Wijesingha, J., Wilske, B., Wydra, S., Zeug, W., Zinke, C., Meyer, C., Fehrenbach, H., 2024. Monitoring the German Bioeconomy - Summary : Status, performance, trends and implications for sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2024111510677 |
2022 | Beck-O’ Brien, M., Egenolf, V., Winter, S., Zahnen, J., Griesshammer, N., 2022. Everything from wood -- The resource of the future or the next crisis? How footprints, benchmarks and targets can support a balanced bioeconomy transition. Berlin. |
2022 | Egenolf, V., Distelkamp, M., Morland, C., Beck-O’ Brien, M., Bringezu, S., 2022. The timber footprint of German bioeconomy scenarios compared to the planetary boundaries for sustainable roundwood supply. Sustainable Production and Consumption 33, 686–699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2022.07.029 |
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