Roderich von Detten

Dr. Roderich von Detten is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Forestry Economics, University of Freiburg, specializing in strategic forest management under uncertainty and environmental policy analysis. His career since 2008 has focused on organizational responses to climate change, risk communication, and sustainability concepts in forestry, including leading the DFG-funded project on German forest dieback discourse. He has contributed to knowledge management in forestry through the EU KnowForAlp network and BMBF Waldzukünfte 2100 project.

Education
• Forest Sciences Diplom-Forstwirt (1995), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
• PhD in Environmental Sciences (2001), University of Freiburg

His research integrates strategic management, risk communication, and environmental discourse analysis, with recent work examining adaptive forest governance, climate heroism narratives, and post-normal environmental policy frameworks. Article analysis reveals thematic focus areas spanning climate risk modeling, forest sector identity transformation, and environmental decision support systems.