[Translate to Englisch:] Silja Klepp

Silja Klepp

Prof. Dr.

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Contact:
Postal address
Geographsiches Institut, Ludewig Meynstr. 8, 24118 Kiel
Languages:
German English Italian

Short description

Silja Klepp is Professor of Human Geography at Kiel University and holds the UNESCO Chair of Integrated Marine Science. Since her training in cultural anthropology, she has worked in interdisciplinary contexts. Teaching and research relate to human-environment relations in the Anthropocene, especially the social consequences of climate change, environmental justice, and social-ecological transformation. She is co-founder of the environmental justice network EnJust. To find inclusive and creative ways for science, Silja Klepp also works with transdisciplinary approaches and artistic research.

Research data

Academic degree
Professor
Department
Social issues
Research topic

Social-ecological transformation, energy transformation in SH; social dynamics in coastal areas, environmental justice, climate justice, climate governance, rights development in society, Science and Technology Studies.

Research institute
Kiel University
Location of the research institute
Kiel
Department/Faculty
Math.-Nat. faculty
Institution
Geography
Chair
Social geography of coasts and seas

Publications and projects

Selected publications
Bercht, A. L., Hein, J. und S. Klepp (Hrsg.) (2021): Climate and marine justice - debates and critical perspectives (Special Issue). Geographica Helvetica 75/76 (Link to publication)
Klepp, S. und L. Chavez-Rodriguez (Hrsg.) (2018): A Critical Approach to Climate Change Adaptation: Discourses, Policies, and Practices. Routledge Series: Routledge Advances in Climate Change Research. London/ New York. (Link to publication)
Selected sponsored projects
Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Entwicklung neuer Strukturen für grünen Wasserstoff in Schleswig-Holstein (Link to project)
Enjust Netzwerk für Umweltgerechtigkeit (Link to project)
Klimaschutz und Resilienz durch kommunale Suffizienzpolitik in ländlichen Räumen (Link to project)

Committees and Awards

Selected councils
UNESCO Lehrstuhl Integrierte Meereswissenschaften Beirat Scientists for Future
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