Dorninger Christian

Christian Dorninger is a researcher at the Institute for Social Ecology (SEC), part of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). His work focuses on material flow analysis, international trade, socio-ecological transformation, and climate protection through sustainable resource use.

Research interests include global sustainability transitions, ecological economics, and urban-rural resource dynamics. His publications analyze socioeconomic material stocks, climate policy gaps, and international trade's environmental impacts, often using biophysical modeling and leverage points frameworks.

Recent studies explore sufficiency strategies in EU trade agendas, household GHG footprints in Austria, and human-nature reconnection for sustainable futures. Collaborative projects span climate change mitigation, biodiversity protection, and sustainable land-use policies across European and global scales.