Dr. Manuela Weber

Special Expertise

Research focus: Sustainable mobility behaviour

• Neighbourhood-based transport (housing and transport)
• Passenger transport in urban and rural areas
• Alternative mobility concepts (e.g. sharing)
• Digitalisation in transport (e.g. digital platform systems)
• Corporate mobility
• Transdisciplinary research (e.g. living labs)
• Process and impact evaluation
• Quantitative and qualitative research

Important projects

• 2022 – 2025: Implementing the 2030 Agenda through urban development at local level
• 2021 – 2023: Climate-scan: Strategic early detection (horizon scanning) of developments relevant to climate protection
• 2021 – 2024: ZUGG: haping the future in rural areas together
• 2021 – 2024: MobiQ: Sustainable mobility by sharing in the neighbourhood
• 2019 – 2022: Compan.e: Paths towards electromobility and sustainable corporate mobility

Completed projects

• 2020 – 2022: TRASIQ II: Transformative strategies for integrated district development (TRASIQ2): Testing of measures (Follow-up funding)
• 2020 – 2021: Preparation and implementation of a competition on the future of sustainable mobility on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment
• 2019 – 2021: regGEM:digital: Regional value creation and sustainability effects of digital platform systems for future public services in the sectors food and mobility
• 2017 – 2020: Transformative strategies for an integrated neighbourhood development: Action concepts and evaluation options for high-influx cities (so-called "Schwarmstädte") (TRASIQ)
• 2019: Scientific analysis of the LHS concept for implementing station-based car sharing in Stuttgart
• 2018 - 2019: Digitisation and sustainability: Political guidance between opportunities, false promises and risks
• 2017 – 2019: Housing-led mobility: Projects for promoting climate-friendly mobility at the place of residence
• 2016 – 2018: Further development of the “Blue Angel” environmental label: Development of new eco-labels and further development of existing ones in innovation-oriented product groups (carsharing)
• 2015 – 2018: "WohnMobil": Analysis, systematization and creation of knowledge transfer in the design of innovative residential and mobility services
• 2016 – 2018: Share: Expert accompanying research for car2go with battery electric vehicles and conventional vehicles

Professional Training & Career

• Since 2017: Researcher at the Oeko-Institut, Resources & Transport Division
• 2013 - 2016: PhD student and researcher, University of Ulm, Institute for Sustainable Management
• 2010 - 2013: M.A. Sociology, University of Mannheim
• 2007 - 2010: B.A. European Studies, University of Passau