Why this work matters
Climate change is not only an environmental issue, and technology alone will not solve it.
From flooding and air pollution to waste management, environmental challenges are reshaping cities, infrastructures, inequalities, and everyday life. My research explores how these transformations shape urban futures and how people navigate them politically and socially.
My goal is to connect academic knowledge with public and policy conversations. Through storytelling, collaborations, and consultancy work, I make complex environmental challenges tangible beyond academia.
Current Research
Radical Resilience - Urban Flood Resilience
Coastal cities are particularly affected by climate change due to flooding and rising sea levels. In this context, the project aims to understand the multiple connections between local and gender-specific practices of flood control, the power of (traveling) knowledge productions and flood policies that are based on satellite data.
Public Engagements & Collaboration
I collaborate across academia, public institutions, NGOs and interdisciplinary initiatives working on climate change, waste, infrastructures and urban futures.
My work includes:
public talks
workshops
interdisciplinary collaborations
policy dialogue
consultancy projects
media contributions
public storytelling
Contact: kathrin.eitel[at]posteo.de