Anna Katharina Briefer

Anna Katharina Briefer (Dipl.-Ing.) is a researcher at the Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). She specializes in nature-based urban solutions, focusing on integrating vegetation into architectural and infrastructural systems for climate adaptation. Her work bridges technical soil bioengineering with participatory landscape planning.

• Education: PhD studies in landscape planning (2022), Master's thesis (2021)

Research spans green infrastructure, vertical greening, and climate-resilient urban design, with notable projects on thermal regulation of glazed buildings and community-led green space management. Her publications emphasize ecosystem services and sustainable resource use.

Key projects include Klimaquartier Melk (2024-2027), Meidlinger "L" Demo (2024-2027), and MossDule (2023-2026), all funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and institutional partners.

Active in knowledge transfer, she contributes to public workshops, the BOKU Research Information System (FIS), and urban climate initiatives in Vienna. Her work combines bioengineering techniques with social ecology to create scalable climate adaptation models.