About
Louis Knüpling serves as an Assistant Professor within the Innovation Studies group at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University. His academic foundation stems from economic geography training at an institution in Hannover, Germany.
Research Profile: His work centers on technological and industrial dynamics, examining co-evolutionary patterns across technological fields and their spatial consequences. He investigates how automation and digitalization transform work environments, employment structures, and residential patterns, bridging economic geography with innovation studies.
Teaching & Methods: He contributes to the Global Sustainability Science program and teaches core courses including Economics and Technology and Principles of Economics. Methodologically, he employs quantitative empirical approaches while recently expanding into qualitative analysis techniques.
Professional Engagement: His scholarly output is accessible via Google Scholar, and he maintains academic discourse through Twitter (@KnuplingLouis).
