Professor Dr Hermine Mitter

Research specialisations, publications and curriculum vitae

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Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Hermine Mitter

hermine.mitter(at)uni-graz.at

+43 316 380 - 7405
Institute of Environmental Systems Sciences
Merangasse 18/1
8010 Graz
https://nachhaltigkeit-klimawandel.uni-graz.at/en/sustainability-climate-change.uni-graz.at/about-us/univ.-prof.-dr.-hermine-mitter/

Main research areas:

Austrian and European environmental economics, agricultural sociology, agricultural economics,

climate change, inter- and transdisciplinary methods

Languages:

German, English

Publications

  • Berntzen, Lasse, Johannessen, Marius Rohde, Collati, Alessio, Morichetti, Maouro, Mitter, Hermine, Linser, Stefanie, Ludvig, Alice, Gianetti, Francesca, Zorzi, Ilaria, Cheval, Sorin
    Designing a Data-Driven Decision Support System for Sustainable and Climate- Resilient Forest Management: Lessons Learned from the OptForEU Project.
    In: International Academy, Research, and Industry Association (IARIA) (Hg.): ICDS 2026, The Twentieth International Conference on Digital Society. Venice, Italy. IARIA. 2026. 23-28.
    Forschung: Beitrag in Sammelwerk/Buch > Konferenzbeitrag (Full Paper)
  • Bayer, Lukas, Arndt, Marie, Evgrafova, Alvetina, MacPherson, Joseph, Thiesmeier, Alma, Löbmann, Michael, Schuler, Johannes, Kopainsky, Birgit, Mitter, Hermine, Helming, Katharina
    Exploring Soil Management Pathways for Germany Applying the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways to Soil Management Futures.
    In: World Futures Review. 0. 2026. 1-23. doi:10.1177/19467567261441553
    Forschung: Beitrag in Zeitschrift > Originalbeitrag/Fachbeitrag
  • Ludvig, Alice; Aubram, Tatjana; Cheval, Sorin; Giannetti, Francesca; Gotschi, Elisabeth; Hapa, Mihai; Lionggo, Indriany; Marin, Mirabela; Mitter, Hermine; Oprica, Romulus; Johannessen, Marius Rohde; Some, Shreya; Riera-Spiegelhalder, Mar; Tudose, Nicu; Zorzi, Ilaria; Baltranaite, Egle; de Melo, Katharina
    Institutional pathways for climate-resilient forestry: Empirical evidence from Europe.
    In: Trees Forests and People. 26. 2026. 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2026.101329
    Forschung: Beitrag in Zeitschrift > Originalbeitrag/Fachbeitrag
  • Mitter, Hermine; Klingler, Michael; Zanon, Valentin; Knapp, Antonia; Schmidt, Johannes
    Scenario narratives for reaching climate neutrality in the Austrian energy system by 2040.
    In: Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie (Hg.): Shaping transformation: Innovations in Agriculture and Rural Areas. Wandel gestalten: Innovationen in Agrarwirtschaft und ländlichen Räumen. Wien. Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Agrarökonomie. 2026. 49-50.
    Forschung: Beitrag in Sammelwerk/Buch > Konferenzbeitrag (Abstract)

Current projects

Circular Bioengineering

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Re-livestock

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OptFor-EU

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CROSS-SEC

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RECOCLIN

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Career

  • since 2024 Professor of Sustainability, Climate Change and Human Behaviour, University of Graz, Institute of Environmental Systems Science
  • 2017 - 2024 Senior Scientist, BOKU Vienna
  • 2023 Visiting researcher, L'Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, France.
  • 2022 Habilitation at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna; authorisation to teach environmental economics and environmental sociology
  • 2022 Visiting researcher at the University of Hamburg - KlimaCampus Hamburg
  • 2016 - 2017 Research Assistant Professor at the New Mexico State University, USA
  • 2011 - 2016 Research Associate at the Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, BOKU Vienna
  • 2011 - 2015 Doctoral studies as part of the Doctoral Programme Sustainable Development (dokNE), BOKU Vienna
  • 2009 - 2011 Research assistant at the Institute for Spatial Planning and Rural Reorganisation, BOKU Vienna
  • 2007 - 2009 Employee at the Federal Institute "Statistics Austria", Directorate of Spatial Economics
  • 2006 Degree in Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • 2006 Degree in Landscape Planning and Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna

Awards and honours

  • 2018 Award: Best lecture at the annual conference of the Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics
  • Year: 2017 Award: BOKU Talent Award
  • Year: 2017 Award: Klaus Fischer Innovation Award for Technology and Environment
  • Year: 2017 Award: UV research grant
  • Year: 2016 Award: 1st prize at the 10th CAS Semester Touchdown
  • Year: 2016 Award: Agrana research grant
  • Year: 2016 Award: Award of the Austrian Hail Insurance
  • Year: 2016 Award: Scientific Award of the Vienna Environmental Protection Department (MA 22)
  • Year: 2006 Award: Recognition Award of the Dr Maria Schaumayer Foundation
  • Year: 2006 Award: Sponsorship award from the Dr Karl Schleinzer Foundation
  • Year: 2006 Award: Sponsorship award from the Austrian Association of Municipalities and the Austrian Association of Towns and Cities
  • Year: 2006 Award: Dr Tyczka Energy Prize of the Tyczka Energy Foundation in cooperation with the Technical University of Munich and the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
  • Year: 2006 Award: TGB Science Prize
  • Year: 2006 Award: Prize of the Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics