{"id":353,"date":"2025-01-29T09:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T08:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tnw\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2025-10-14T10:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T08:21:35","slug":"prof-dr-arnim-wiek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/team\/prof-dr-arnim-wiek\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Arnim Wiek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-relative last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*.bl-absolute]:bl-absolute\n\t\t\t[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-20 last:[&amp;amp;&amp;gt;*]:bl-z-10 bl-relative bl-overflow-x-clip\n\t\t\t[.wp-block-ufr-section_&amp;amp;]:bl-overflow-x-visible\n\t\t\tbl-bg-identity-lightblue bl-text-identity-black dark:bl-bg-identity-lightblue dark:bl-text-identity-black bl-py-[24px] alignfull wp-block-ufr-section is-layout-flow wp-block-ufr-section-is-layout-flow\">\n\n\t\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Arnim Wiek is the chair of the Humboldt-Professorship of a Sustainable Food Economy at the Institute of Economics at the University of Freiburg. He is also Co-Director of the Transformational Sustainability Science Group. Before that, he was a professor at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, US, and has been a guest professor at Leuphana University L\u00fcneburg, Utrecht University, NL, and University of Freiburg. His research focuses on co-creating sustainable solutions for local food businesses and companies in close collaboration with entrepreneurs, government agencies, NGOs and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-group\/detailswrapper wp-block-ufr-details\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-block-id=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c\">\n\t<button\n\t\tdata-block-id=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c\"\n\t\tdata-role=\"open-button\"\n\t\tid=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c-open-button\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c-content\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-group\/detailsbutton bl-flex bl-items-center bl-mb-4 bl-cursor-pointer bl-text-inherit\n\t\t\thover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 active:bl-text-identity-blue bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 dark:active:bl-text-identity-blue dark:bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tbl-transition-colors bl-duration-[400ms] !bl-outline-2 focus-visible:!bl-outline-dotted !bl-outline-offset-[6px]\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-down\" class=\"bl-flex-shrink-0 bl-w-6 bl-text-inherit bl-rotate-180 print:bl-rotate-0 group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-rotate-0 bl-me-3\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-down<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M12.0001 8.57706L4.28662 16.5242L-1.81865e-07 12.3636L12.0001 -4.43936e-05L24 12.3636L19.7133 16.5241L12.0001 8.57706Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bl-flex bl-items-center bl-flex-grow bl-m-0 bl-p-0 bl-text-start bl-min-h-11 group-hover\/detailsbutton:bl-underline bl-underline-offset-[6px] bl-decoration-[2px] xl:bl-decoration-[3px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContribution to Transformational Sustainability Science \t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c-content\"\n\t\taria-labelledby=\"2dc5147a-f51c-45de-86a0-0cb9dd9c1d0c-open-button\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-hidden print:bl-block group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-block is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Wiek is the Co-Director of the group, contributing methodological research and publications for solutions-oriented and transdisciplinary sustainability science and education. He guides the research program of the group.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-group\/detailswrapper wp-block-ufr-details\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-block-id=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7\">\n\t<button\n\t\tdata-block-id=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7\"\n\t\tdata-role=\"open-button\"\n\t\tid=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7-open-button\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7-content\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-group\/detailsbutton bl-flex bl-items-center bl-mb-4 bl-cursor-pointer bl-text-inherit\n\t\t\thover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 active:bl-text-identity-blue bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 dark:active:bl-text-identity-blue dark:bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tbl-transition-colors bl-duration-[400ms] !bl-outline-2 focus-visible:!bl-outline-dotted !bl-outline-offset-[6px]\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-down\" class=\"bl-flex-shrink-0 bl-w-6 bl-text-inherit bl-rotate-180 print:bl-rotate-0 group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-rotate-0 bl-me-3\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-down<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M12.0001 8.57706L4.28662 16.5242L-1.81865e-07 12.3636L12.0001 -4.43936e-05L24 12.3636L19.7133 16.5241L12.0001 8.57706Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bl-flex bl-items-center bl-flex-grow bl-m-0 bl-p-0 bl-text-start bl-min-h-11 group-hover\/detailsbutton:bl-underline bl-underline-offset-[6px] bl-decoration-[2px] xl:bl-decoration-[3px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7-content\"\n\t\taria-labelledby=\"a726de2f-4b23-4434-8294-39953c8643a7-open-button\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-hidden print:bl-block group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-block is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D., Department of Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich (CH), 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Sc., Environmental Sciences, University of Jena (DE); ETH Zurich (CH), 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.A., Philosophy, University of Bonn and Free University of Berlin (DE), 1998<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-group\/detailswrapper wp-block-ufr-details\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-block-id=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017\">\n\t<button\n\t\tdata-block-id=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017\"\n\t\tdata-role=\"open-button\"\n\t\tid=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017-open-button\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017-content\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-group\/detailsbutton bl-flex bl-items-center bl-mb-4 bl-cursor-pointer bl-text-inherit\n\t\t\thover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 active:bl-text-identity-blue bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 dark:active:bl-text-identity-blue dark:bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tbl-transition-colors bl-duration-[400ms] !bl-outline-2 focus-visible:!bl-outline-dotted !bl-outline-offset-[6px]\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-down\" class=\"bl-flex-shrink-0 bl-w-6 bl-text-inherit bl-rotate-180 print:bl-rotate-0 group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-rotate-0 bl-me-3\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-down<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M12.0001 8.57706L4.28662 16.5242L-1.81865e-07 12.3636L12.0001 -4.43936e-05L24 12.3636L19.7133 16.5241L12.0001 8.57706Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bl-flex bl-items-center bl-flex-grow bl-m-0 bl-p-0 bl-text-start bl-min-h-11 group-hover\/detailsbutton:bl-underline bl-underline-offset-[6px] bl-decoration-[2px] xl:bl-decoration-[3px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProfessional Experience\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017-content\"\n\t\taria-labelledby=\"e9c4d5f5-270f-4a5e-b349-57be12f5a017-open-button\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-hidden print:bl-block group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-block is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor, Institut f\u00fcr Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universit\u00e4t Freiburg (DEU), ab 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast-Professor, Universit\u00e4t Freiburg (DEU), ab 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professor, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (USA), ab 2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast-Professor, Universit\u00e4t Utrecht (NL), Fr\u00fchling 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast-Professor, Leuphana Universit\u00e4t L\u00fcneburg (DEU), ab 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (USA), 2013-2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast-Professor, Universit\u00e4t Tokyo (JP), Sommer 2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assistant Professor, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University (USA), 2013-2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gast-Wissenschaftler, University of British Columbia (KA), 2007-2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Researcher und Kursleiter, ETH Z\u00fcrich (CH), 2005-2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bl-group\/detailswrapper wp-block-ufr-details\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-block-id=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba\">\n\t<button\n\t\tdata-block-id=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba\"\n\t\tdata-role=\"open-button\"\n\t\tid=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba-open-button\"\n\t\taria-controls=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba-content\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-group\/detailsbutton bl-flex bl-items-center bl-mb-4 bl-cursor-pointer bl-text-inherit\n\t\t\thover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 active:bl-text-identity-blue bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tdark:hover:bl-text-identity-blue-80 dark:active:bl-text-identity-blue dark:bl-outline-identity-black\t\t\tbl-transition-colors bl-duration-[400ms] !bl-outline-2 focus-visible:!bl-outline-dotted !bl-outline-offset-[6px]\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"17\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 17\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n\taria-label=\"chevron-down\" class=\"bl-flex-shrink-0 bl-w-6 bl-text-inherit bl-rotate-180 print:bl-rotate-0 group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-rotate-0 bl-me-3\" role=\"img\">\n\t<title>chevron-down<\/title>\n\t<path d=\"M12.0001 8.57706L4.28662 16.5242L-1.81865e-07 12.3636L12.0001 -4.43936e-05L24 12.3636L19.7133 16.5241L12.0001 8.57706Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bl-flex bl-items-center bl-flex-grow bl-m-0 bl-p-0 bl-text-start bl-min-h-11 group-hover\/detailsbutton:bl-underline bl-underline-offset-[6px] bl-decoration-[2px] xl:bl-decoration-[3px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSelected Publications\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div\n\t\tid=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba-content\"\n\t\taria-labelledby=\"3a4b58f1-22fb-4ce1-bb9c-33d64ac2e5ba-open-button\"\n\t\tclass=\"bl-hidden print:bl-block group-aria-expanded\/detailswrapper:bl-block is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><em>On Transformational Sustainability Science Integrated Methodology and its steps<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lang, D.J., &amp; Wiek, A. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/s13280-021-01537-7.pdf\">Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability.<\/a> <em>Ambio<\/em>, vol. 51, No. 1, 31\u201335.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek,&nbsp;A., Ness,&nbsp;B., Schweizer-Ries,&nbsp;P., Brand,&nbsp;F.&nbsp;S., &amp; Farioli,&nbsp;F. (2012). From complex systems analysis to transformational change: A comparative <strong>appraisal of sustainability science<\/strong> <strong>projects<\/strong>. <em>Sustainability Science<\/em>, <em>7<\/em>(S1), 5\u201324. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11625-011-0148-y\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11625-011-0148-y  <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek,&nbsp;A., Foley,&nbsp;R.&nbsp;W., &amp; Guston,&nbsp;D.&nbsp;H. (2012). Nanotechnology for sustainability: what does nanotechnology offer to address <strong>complex sustainability problems<\/strong>? <em>Journal of Nanoparticle Research<\/em>, <em>14<\/em>(9). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11051-012-1093-0\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11051-012-1093-0  <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek,&nbsp;A., &amp; Iwaniec,&nbsp;D. (2014). Quality criteria for <strong>visions and visioning<\/strong> in sustainability science. <em>Sustainability Science<\/em>, <em>9<\/em>(4), 497\u2013512. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11625-013-0208-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11625-013-0208-6  <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek, A., Kuzdas, C., &amp; Foley, R. (2017). Sustainability <strong>assessments<\/strong> designed for multiple functions: five cases about water resources, nanotechnologies and communities. In R. B. Gibson (Ed.), <em>Sustainability assessment applications and opportunities <\/em>(pp.&nbsp;141\u2013159). Routledge, Taylor &amp; Francis Group; Earthscan, from Routledge. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781315754048-15\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4324\/9781315754048-15  <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bernstein,\u00a0M.\u00a0J., Wiek,\u00a0A., Brundiers,\u00a0K., Pearson,\u00a0K., Minowitz,\u00a0A., Kay,\u00a0B., &amp; Golub,\u00a0A. (2016). Mitigating urban sprawl effects: a collaborative tree and shade intervention in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. <em>1354-9839<\/em>, <em>21<\/em>(4), 414\u2013431. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13549839.2014.965672\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13549839.2014.965672 <span><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek,\u00a0A., Foley,\u00a0R.\u00a0W., Guston,\u00a0D.\u00a0H., &amp; Bernstein,\u00a0M.\u00a0J. (2016). Broken promises and breaking ground for responsible innovation \u2013 <strong>intervention research to transform<\/strong> business-as-usual in nanotechnology innovation. <em>Technology Analysis &amp; Strategic Management<\/em>, <em>28<\/em>(6), 639\u2013650. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09537325.2015.1129399\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09537325.2015.1129399 <span><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek, A., Talwar, S., O\u2019Shea, M. &amp; Robinson, J. (2014). Toward a methodological scheme for capturing societal effects of <strong>participatory sustainability research<\/strong>, <em>Research Evaluation<\/em>, 23(2), 117\u2013132, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/reseval\/rvt031\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/reseval\/rvt031 <span><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>On Sustainability Education &amp; Training<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Schr\u00f6der, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S., &amp; Luthardt, P. (2023). <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/bse.3210\">Toward holistic corporate sustainability\u2014Developing employees&#8217; action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through <strong>training<\/strong>.<\/a> <em>Business Strategy and the Environment<\/em>, vol. 32, pp. 1650\u20131669.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek, A., &amp; Redman, A. (2022). What do <strong>key competencies in sustainability<\/strong> offer and how to use them. In: Vare, P., Lausselet, N., &amp; Rieckmann, M. (2022). Competences in Education for Sustainable Development \u2013 Critical Perspectives. New York, Berlin: Springer. pp. 27-34.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wiek,\u00a0A., &amp; Kay,\u00a0B. (2015). Learning while transforming: <strong>solution-oriented learning<\/strong> for urban sustainability in Phoenix, Arizona. <em>Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability<\/em>, <em>16<\/em>, 29\u201336. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cosust.2015.07.001\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cosust.2015.07.001 <span><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/span><span><a href=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redman, A., Wiek, A., &amp; Barth, M. (2021). Current practice of <strong>assessing<\/strong> students\u2019 sustainability competencies \u2013 a review of tools. Sustainability Science, 16, pp. 117-135.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weiss, M., Barth, M., Wiek, A., &amp; von Wehrden, H. (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semanticscholar.org\/paper\/Drivers-and-Barriers-of-Implementing-Sustainability-Weiss-Barth\/fb074380dcbc47834bd5912789cd428460da01df\">Drivers and barriers of <strong>implementing sustainability curricula<\/strong> in higher education \u2013 assumptions and evidence.<\/a> <em>Higher Education Studies<\/em>, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 42-64.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/wiwi-new\/prof-dr-arnim-wiek\/\">Publications on Food Economy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/publikationen\/\">Additional publications on TSS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=YiqroJUAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works\">Full publications list on Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":474,"featured_media":0,"parent":205,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":791,"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions\/791"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uni-freiburg.de\/tss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}