Angela Beckmann-Wübbelt, M.Sc.
- Scientific staff, Spokeswoman of doctoral students
- Research group “Sylvanus – Increasing resilience and reducing trade-offs during forest transformations”
- Room: 413
- Phone: +49 721 608-28177
- angela beckmann-wuebbelt ∂does-not-exist.kit edu
Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS)
Postfach 3640
76021 Karlsruhe
Current positions
- Member of scientific staff at the project “GrüneLunge 2.0 – Transformation towards resilient urban forests”
- Doctoral student
Fields of work
- Urban forests‘ ecosystem services
- Nature-based solutions (NbS) for a resilient urban development
- Participatory methods
- Trade-off analyses
- Regional focus: Germany, Ghana
Current projects
- GrüneLunge 2.0 – Transformation towards resilient urban forests
- Spatial assessment of urban forest ecosystem services to explore opportunities for nature-based solutions: A study from Kumasi, Ghana
- FutureBioCity - Linking urban and peri-urban forest structural and tree compositional diversity to human well-being and public health
Professional background
| since 2021 | Scientific staff and doctoral student at ITAS |
| 2021 | Internship with the International Community of Practice for Sustainable Urban Development “Connective Cities” at the Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) |
| 2020 - 2021 | Scientific assistance in the project GüneLunge at ITAS on urban forests‘ ecosystem services |
| 2018 - 2020 | Scientific assistance in the ERASMUS programme at the Geographical Institute at the University of Bonn |
| 2018 - 2021 | Master degree (M.Sc.) in “Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security” at the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) and the University of Bonn |
| 2018 | Internship with the cross-sectional project “City” in the division for politics and global future issues as well as the Africa division at Misereor |
| 2017 - 2018 | International students tutor at the faculty of forest science and forest ecology at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
| 2017 | Internship with the “Funcacion Gaia Pacha” in Cochabamba (Bolivia) on environmental education and municipal climate change adaptation |
| 2014 - 2018 | Bachelor degree (B.Sc.) “Geography” at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen |
Publications
2024
Presentations
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.
Identifying trade-offs of ecosystem services supply and societal demand: A socio-ecological study from the urban forest in Kumasi, Ghana
2024, April 16. Lunch talks at the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT, USA, 16.04.2024 (2024), New Haven, CT, USA, April 16, 2024
Identifying trade-offs of ecosystem services supply and societal demand: A socio-ecological study from the urban forest in Kumasi, Ghana
2024, April 16. Lunch talks at the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability, Yale School of the Environment, New Haven, CT, USA, 16.04.2024 (2024), New Haven, CT, USA, April 16, 2024
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Amissah, L.; Addo-Danso, S. D.; Schmidtlein, S.; Fassnacht, F.; Grunwald, A.; Saha, S.
Exploiting the potential of nature-based solutions for resilient urban development: Insights into potentials and policy challenges in Kumasi, Ghana
2024, April 26. International Conference on Urban Affairs (2024), New York, NY, USA, April 24–27, 2024
Exploiting the potential of nature-based solutions for resilient urban development: Insights into potentials and policy challenges in Kumasi, Ghana
2024, April 26. International Conference on Urban Affairs (2024), New York, NY, USA, April 24–27, 2024
Krischke, J.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Glaser, R.; Saha, S.
Unfolding the relationship of urban tree species diversity to the subjective well-being of the popultaion - A map-based survey in the urban area of Karlsruhe (South-West Germany)
2024, May 24. 26th European Forum on Urban Forestry: Urban Forests for All (EFUF 2024), Zagreb, Croatia, May 22–24, 2024
Unfolding the relationship of urban tree species diversity to the subjective well-being of the popultaion - A map-based survey in the urban area of Karlsruhe (South-West Germany)
2024, May 24. 26th European Forum on Urban Forestry: Urban Forests for All (EFUF 2024), Zagreb, Croatia, May 22–24, 2024
2023
Journal Articles
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Türk, L.; Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Sotirov, M.; Saha, S.
Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 17. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00096-y
Climate change adaptation measures conflicted with the recreational demands on city forests during COVID-19 pandemic
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 17. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00096-y
Cao, L.; Sun, Y.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Saha, S.
Characteristics of urban park recreation and health during early COVID-19 by on-site survey in Beijing
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 31. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00110-3
Characteristics of urban park recreation and health during early COVID-19 by on-site survey in Beijing
2023. npj Urban Sustainability, 3 (1), Art.-Nr.: 31. doi:10.1038/s42949-023-00110-3
Presentations
Saha, S.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Almeida, I.; Fricke, A.; Schobert, M.; Cueva, J.; Albrecht, A.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Matzarakis, A.; Köhler, M.; Collet, F.; Laux, M.; Lv, H.
Combining inter-and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests to climate change impacts in Southwest Germany
2023. 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests (2023), Washington, DC, USA, October 16–20, 2023
Combining inter-and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban forests to climate change impacts in Southwest Germany
2023. 2nd World Forum on Urban Forests (2023), Washington, DC, USA, October 16–20, 2023
Posters
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Addo-Danso, S. D.; Schmidtlein, S.; Fassnacht, F.; Grunwald, A.; Saha, S.
Quantifying ecosystem services from urban forests and their importance in increasing social-ecological resilience in Greater Kumasi, Ghana
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakow, Poland, May 23–27, 2023
Quantifying ecosystem services from urban forests and their importance in increasing social-ecological resilience in Greater Kumasi, Ghana
2023. European Forum on Urban Forestry "Urban Forests as Nature-based Solutions" (EFUF 2023), Krakow, Poland, May 23–27, 2023
2022
Conference Papers
Saha, S.; Matzarakis, A.; Albrecht, A.; Fricke, A.; Collet, F.; Almeida, I.; Hirsch, M.; Gangwisch, M.; Cueva-Giron, J. M.; Köhler, M.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Schobert, M.; Fröhlich, K.; Trenks, H.; Parodi, O.; Böddeker, H.; Kienzler, U.; Reuter, M.
Inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) to climate change impacts - lessons learned from the first phase of the “GreenLung” (“GrüneLunge”) project, Germany
2022. UFFU 2022 : International Conference Leuven : Urban Forests, Forest Urbanisms, and Global Warming: Developing Greener, Cooler and more Resilient Cities : Book of Abstracts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Inter- and transdisciplinary research approaches to increase the resilience of urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) to climate change impacts - lessons learned from the first phase of the “GreenLung” (“GrüneLunge”) project, Germany
2022. UFFU 2022 : International Conference Leuven : Urban Forests, Forest Urbanisms, and Global Warming: Developing Greener, Cooler and more Resilient Cities : Book of Abstracts, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Presentations
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Almeida Yakouchenkova, I. M.
Urbaner Wald im Wandel
2022. technik.kontrovers "Wald im Wandel – Der Wert des Waldes und wie wir ihn für die Zukunft erhalten können" (2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, February 24, 2022
Urbaner Wald im Wandel
2022. technik.kontrovers "Wald im Wandel – Der Wert des Waldes und wie wir ihn für die Zukunft erhalten können" (2022), Karlsruhe, Germany, February 24, 2022
2021
Journal Articles
Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Fricke, A.; Sebesvari, Z.; Yakouchenkova, I. A.; Fröhlich, K.; Saha, S.
High public appreciation for the cultural ecosystem services of urban and peri‑urban forests during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, Art.-Nr.: 103240. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103240
High public appreciation for the cultural ecosystem services of urban and peri‑urban forests during the COVID-19 pandemic
2021. Sustainable Cities and Society, 74, Art.-Nr.: 103240. doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103240
Presentations
Fricke, A.; Beckmann-Wübbelt, A.; Saha, S.; Almeida, I.
Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Bäumen in Karlsruhe
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, June 15, 2021
Kulturelle Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Bäumen in Karlsruhe
2021. EFFEKTE im Juni: Von Digitalbauern, Mischwäldern und Nachhaltigkeit (2021), Online, June 15, 2021