Hanspeter Wieland

Hanspeter Wieland is a Researcher at the Institute of Social Ecology within the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). He has been affiliated with BOKU since 2023, following his position at Vienna University for Economics and Business (2013-2022). He holds a Master of Science in Social Ecology from the University of Klagenfurt (completed 2016).

His research focuses on environmental economics and resource flows, with expertise in:

• Material flow analysis and industrial ecology
• Carbon and environmental footprinting methodologies
• Global resource inequalities and circular economy transitions
• Sustainable resource policy and input-output modeling

His 21 publications (2016-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on resource flow accounting, with recent work emphasizing:

• Global material stock dynamics and recycling systems
• Methodological advances in multi-regional input-output analysis
• Ecological unequal exchange between Global North/South
• Policy applications for EU resource efficiency transitions

He contributes as peer reviewer for leading journals including Nature Geoscience, Ecological Economics, and Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Current research projects include:

• Resilience and Malleability of Social Metabolism (FWF, 2024-2029)
• EEA: Investigating material stocks in Europe (2024-2025)
• Fostering federal climate policies via carbon footprints (FFG, 2024-2026)
• Developing circular pathways for EU low-carbon transition (EC, 2022-2026)