Abstract – deutsch: Zustand, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven international vergleichender Sozialforschung – am Fall der Hochschulforschung Die kumulative Habilitationsschrift behandelt den Zustand, die Herausforderungen und die Perspektiven international vergleichender Sozialforschung. International vergleichende Studien versprechen einerseits besonderen Erkenntnisgewinn, da sie es ermöglichen, Unterschiede und Ähnlichkeiten ...

This synthesis of the cumulative habilitation explores the uncertainties of the impact of land-atmosphere interactions due to land use and cover change (LUCC) on the regional and local climate. The results are published in several papers of climate, environmental and atmospheric journals. Efficient emission reduction policies are needed in order to reduce the increase in the rate of climate change intensification with increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This requires the development of mitigation and adaptation ...