MSc Environmental Technology &
International Affairs

MSc Program is concluded by writing a Master's Thesis with an applied character. Below we provide you with a comprehensive overview of the topics of all completed Master's Theses.

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Nino Akhvlediani | 2014

Energy Security of Georgia towards Integration in the European Union

Jehad Al Mazrouei | 2017

Working-Passive cooling Eco-techniques in Abu Dhabi Emirate: Guidelines and implementation recommendations to advance Estidama Pearl Villa Rating System

Jürgen Angleitner - Flotzinger | 2009

The Potentials of Renewable Energies in Transition Economies: An investigation of industrial processes in Serbia

Tyler Ashton | 2010

The Role of ICT in sustainable development: an analytical timeline of energy consumption trends

Shruti Athavale | 2013

Meta Study to Assess the Sustainability of Second-Generation Biofuels: Emphasis on Residues and Wastes

Michaela Inge Aumann | 2014

The European Energy Infrastructure Package and Its Implications for the Environmental Impact Assessment Regime: The Case of Austria

Oliver Authried | 2015

The contribution of Indigenous Peoples ecosystem management to climate change mitigation actions

Gulnaz Azimbayeva | 2011

Trans- Caspian pipeline project and EIA in the Caspian region

Miriam Baghdady | 2016

Public Participation in the Water Framework Directive. A comparative Review: Austria and France

Sarah Baghdady | 2017

The Future of Environmental Reporting - A Comparative Analysis: Verbung, OMV, Palfinger und Wienerberger

Maria Baierl | 2013

Communication Management in Water Risk and Crisis Situations

Ashley Bantelman | 2014

Modeling Nutrient Emissions in River Catchments in Upper Austria: a Sensitivity Analysis

Gabriela Banu | 2015

Inadequacies of current liability regimes in the nuclear industry

Catherine Beale | 2011

Evaluating Emerging Environmental Technologies: Strategic Planning and the Materials Supply Chain

Laura Beitz | 2016

Sustainable mobility in rural areas based on autonomous vehicles on-demand

Melanie Blewett | 2010

Waste and Climate Change: a Critical Review of Clean Development Mechanism Landfill Gas Projects

Dana Maria Bogdan | 2011

The Influence of Wind Energy on the Romanian economic and energetic sectors on the background of the legislative framework

Sylvain Boursier | 2013

Demand for Final Sinks of Selected Substances in Countries of Different Economic Development -Analyse for Carbon, Nitrogen and Mercury in three cities of the world

Alexandra Boyer | 2013

Comparative analysis of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Austria and Scotland

Boris Brkovic | 2016

CubeSats and Space Diplomacy: Accelerating Development by Utilizing the International Space Station for Earth Observation Satellite Deployment

Christof Brunner | 2017

European Union Circular Economy Strategy - Analysis of Scrap Metal Mass Flows and Related Economic Values Between The EU and the World

Lisa Butzenlechner | 2015

Comparing the agricultural development of Mexico to selected Latin American countries between 1994 and 2015 by developing indicators of a Sustainable Agriculture Index

Marta Triana Castillo Sancho | 2010

Comparison of the Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive: Spain and the United Kingdom

Erik Cavallari | 2017

CTBTO's Verification Activities and Technologies: Potential Applications for Climate Change Studies and Environmental Monitoring

Kristyna Cerna | 2011

Biofuels in the EU - a premature decision: Sustainability of the biofuel production for transportation in Europe

Agnès Chanut | 2016

Phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater. A case study : the wastewater treatment plant of Linz-Asten

I-Hsien Chen | 2011

Analysis of the flows of goods of a typical Viennese household into the sinks according to the four main activities

Pushkal Chhaparwal | 2016

A synergetic Analysis of Verification Technologies of I.A.E.A. and C.T.B.T.O for nuclear non Proliferation and Security

Marissa Davis | 2016

Derivation of Finance for Improved Wast-to-Energy Technology: Development Policy Research and Methodical Financial Analysis to Catalyze Sustainable Development in Delhi, India

Sergio De Alvim Carneiro | 2013

Sustainable Energy Future: the Viability of Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World

Indira de Graaf | 2016

Capitalising energy efficiency in housing markets: an investigation into the impact of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) on transaction prices in selected European countries

Giulia Luisa De Mattia | 2010

A General Assessment of Plastics Production, Consumption and Waste on a Global Scale. Analysis Based on the Case Studies of Brazil, Europe and the United States

Matthias De Moor | 2012

Improving methods for developing and analyzing alternatives in the framework of Environmental Impact Assessments in Europe

Lisa Della Pietra | 2017

Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture: The Significance of Wastewater Reuse

Anna Desrosiers | 2012

LANDFILLING IN TROPICAL CLIMATES - AN ANALYSIS OF ISSUES TO BE SOLVED

Gloria Diewald | 2010

Rural electrification through polyvalent hybrid systems for the Bolivian High Andes Region.

Lamija Dzigal | 2016

Energy Security and Clean Energy Development in the EU Neighborhood. The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Samar Elagabani | 2012

Solar Heating and Cooling of Buildings as a Contribution to Climate Change Abatement - illustrated through a Case Study of Greece

Ahmed Elnaggar | 2011

Analysis of Nile Water Scarcity in Egypt

Konstantin Erol | 2015

Energy Transformation of Cape Verde - Establishing a 100% renewable energy mix for 2020 and 2030

Beatrice Fantacci | 2017

Water Quality Trading: A solution to the Eutrophication of Waterbodies?

Livia Nathalie Färber | 2015

Anthropogenic Material Flow Analysis of Phosphorus in the European Union

Ansgar Fellendorf | 2018

Trading the Temperature: Voluntary Carbon Offsetting as Climate Change Mitigation Tool for Developing Countries - Lessons from Cookstove Projects in Nepal

Oliver Fischer | 2010

Desalination Technologies for Future Water Supply of Arid Zones under Emphasis on the Solar Thermal Potential

Adrian Sebastian Frey | 2011

Contribution of established and alternative desalination technologies as approach to the international water crisis

Elisabeth Gager | 2012

Energy Access for Socio-economic Development – Impact and Potential of Decentralized Electricity Generation in Rural Uganda

Joachim Gamper | 2011

Anthropogenic Resource Use: Cycles,Dissipation and Final Sinks

Georg Gassauer | 2009

The Basel Convention, a twenty year review

Nathalie Ghazarian | 2016

Material Flow Analysis and Application of LCD Monitors in Peru. A Case Study of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Laura Glasberg | 2015

The urban heat island effect in courtyards: A microclimatic analysis of courtyards in Vienna

Kirsten Virginia Glenn | 2016

Trigeneration from Renewable Energies: based on the example of the biomass plant in Vienna in connection to the Vienna central railway station

Pilar Sofia Gómez-Lobo Santiago | 2015

Urban sprawl, land use and air pollution in urban areas with a case study on the San Juan Metropolitan Area, Puerto Rico

Stefanie Gritzmann | 2018

A Circular European Plastics Economy: A Feasible Concept?

Gilbert Eduard Guntschnig | 2012

Material Requirements for Future Deployment Levels of Photovoltaics

Suk-Yong Ha | 2015

Study on the Market Stabilization Measures in the Korea Emissions Trading Scheme (Its comparison with the EU ETS and recommendations)

Lukas Hainzl | 2017

Renewable Energy Business Incentives - Austria vs. China - A Case Study

Vanessa Hamerijckx | 2011

The Technology Mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Victoria Joyce Haykin | 2016

Micropower Energy-Harvesting Devices: Areas of Application and Near-Future Potential

Valerie Hengl | 2018

The Pathway to a sustainable energy future of Sub-Saharan countries - A case study of the implementation of renewable energy

John Edward Hildebrand | 2016

Testing the Pollution Haven Hypothesis: The effects of environmental deregulation on investment patterns, economic growth, and pollution in Wisconsin

Simion Hurghis | 2013

Cost drivers and their variabilities for wind energy plants especially for offshore wind parks on the Romanian black sea shore

Daniela Izabal Nogueda | 2013

Life Cycle Assessment of PET Bottle Recycling: A Case Study for Mexico

Kristjan Jachnowitsch | 2013

Alternatives to the current UNFCCC process

Stefan Jansen | 2013

Repowering Strategies for Wind Farms in Northern Germany - A Feasibility Study

Luka Jazbec | 2012

Electricity from Renewables in the EU: Feed-in Tariffs and the 2020 Targets

Philip Alexander Jones | 2016

The transition to 100% renewable energy societies in Central Africa; a Uganda case-study

Marta Kaczmarek | 2014

Poland and its Strategy to reach European Renewable Energy Targets 2020

Christina Kauer | 2018

Assessment of Climate Change Adaption Policies in the Danube River Basin

Vera Kellen | 2014

Unwanted Pathways: A Material Flow Analysis of Plastics from Production to the Ocean

Svetlana Kirilyuk | 2015

Assessment of potentials and cost of renewable energy sources in the Murmansk region of Russia

Manfred Klinglmair | 2009

Urban Mining and Resource Management in Times of Raw Material Shortage (Using the First World War as an Example)

Gregor Viktor Kofler | 2010

Sustainability of Water Supply in rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Klaus Kogler | 2009

Application of LEED to Austrian Buildings: a Case-Study

Sarah König | 2018

Bhutan's rural electrification by renewable energy sources: Analysis of development policies, technologies, and their socio-economic and environmental impacts

Verena Kontschieder | 2014

Strategic Priorities under Swiss Energy Regulation - Propositions from Ownership Structure and Board of Directors

Igor Kosic | 2015

Comparative Analysis of Waste Management in Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Julia Kraft | 2018

Environmental Impact Statement on Outer Space Missions – Prevention and Mitigation of Environmental Impacts caused by Space Launches and Operation via Environmental Impact Assessments - NASA's Mission 2020 to Mars

Konstantin Kraus | 2015

The Role of Industry in the EU: Making Manufacturing Work

Miriam Regine Krinner | 2013

The German Turnaround: An Analysis of the Strategic Communication of the Bavarian State towards its Citizens

Anastasia Krol | 2017

Reviewing the Indus Water Treaty in Regards to Future Challenges

Theresa Catharina Maria Kuglitsch | 2014

Urban Resilience Evaluating the Adaptive Capacity of Cities Towards a Changing Climate - Case Study Vienna

Daniel Laaber | 2016

The Potential of Lithium-ion Batteries and Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries as Distributed Stationary Energy Storage Systems for Photovoltaics

Maria Konstantina Laina | 2010

Evaluation of an alternative Waste Management Scenario on the Greek Prefecture Ilia

Maximilian Lang | 2011

Application of cost calculation and comparison methods for resource-oriented sanitation services in Nakuru, Kenya

Bernice Lee | 2009

Influencing factors in creating a system to monitor honey bee (Apis mellifera) losses

Paul Leitner | 2014

The Changes in the Photovoltaic Industry - Economic Analysis

Katrin Lepuschitz | 2013

Demolition Waste - an Analysis of Composition and Financial Value based on a Case Study in Vienna

Bob Pierre Lucien Lessel | 2016

A holistic approach to the European bioeconomy and its agricultural biomass supply - Multifunctional hemp as one of the future pillars

Anton Levstek | 2016

Prospect of Sustainable and Secure Energy in the People’s Republic of China

Vit Lichtenstein | 2016

Microgrids for macro impact – Smart trading for energy transition

Nicholas Lieb | 2018

Opportunities of Blockchain for Industry 4.0 – Energy Impacts for the Industrial Internet of Things

Jennifer MacDonald | 2015

Electricity Generation from Palm Oil Biomass Residues Incineration: Feasibility study with feedstock from governmental plantation sites in Sumatra Utara, Indonesia

Benedikt Mandl | 2010

A Need for Harmonisation of EU Law? Environmental Impact Assessments in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom

Ann Marie Manhart | 2012

Assessing Sources and Pathways of Nutrient Pollution in the Coral Triangle

Isabel Mank | 2015

Energy blackouts and water outages: A risk management approach towards raising awareness and assuming responsibility

Cécilia Maronnier | 2012

Current developments and the future of Environmental Impact Assessments in Europe

Clemens Matzer | 2012

Scope and Differentiation of EIA and SEA

Franz Paul Mayer De La Rosa | 2015

Categorization and Optimization of Waste Collection Centers (ASZ) in the District of Mödling, Lower Austria

Tanya Antje Mayo-Bruinsma | 2014

Identifying key trends in food loss and waste in the global food system using the material flow analysis approach

Anastasia Medvedeva | 2015

Space Debris Remediation: an International Relations Approach

Klara Melbinger | 2018

Private Mobility: an Electric Future (?)

Syreel Mishra | 2017

Rural Electrification in India By Solar Photovoltaic Cell Energy: Analysis of Regional Programs, it's Future Trends and Costs

Renaud Moisan | 2009

Ancillary benefits of reduced air pollution from climate policies: Impacts on greenhouse gas abatement costs and the flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol

Bavesh Moorthy | 2016

An Evaluation of Technical, Economics and Regulationary Analysis of Plant Life Extension in Nuclear Power Plants

Vicente Mora | 2012

Energy in the 21st Century The Emergence of Microgrids in the Urban Environment

Felix Moser | 2013

Photovoltaic Dynamic Grid Parity and Austrian Utilities: Where to go from here?

Hatem Yousri Moustafa | 2010

Energy Security and the Environment in Egypt.The role of renewable energy

Paul Mwangi Muchuki | 2015

Nutrient Balance in Waste Treatment and Disposal in Nairobi, Kenya: Case of the Dandora Dumpsite

Agnes Müller | 2012

The Power of water.How large-scale dam projects impact on a political level - Illustrated using the Ilisu dam as an example

Enkhchimeg Munkhgerel | 2017

Using Solar Energy to Reduce Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar

Constantin Muraru | 2017

Understanding the Main flows of primary Microplastics

Richard Murphy | 2013

Experimental investigation into the heavy metals content in construction materials

Eri Nagai | 2011

The Value of Resources: An Analysis on the Material Composition and Material Price of Consumer Electronic Products

Inga Mareike Nienkerke | 2013

Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Technologies as Solutions and Business Opportunities in the Quest of Climate Change Adaptation

Peter Josef Niss | 2010

Regulatory Compliance Management for Technology-oriented Agreements. A transdisciplinary inquiry in managing Radiation Protection Regulations at CERN

Oliver Ortis | 2010

Integrated Autonomous Rural Electrification - Facilitating Development in Indonesia

Lukas Ulrich Ortner | 2018

E-mobility for public transport buses– Assessment of considerations towards electrification possibilities

Wolfgang Otter | 2015

Fiber and the City: Internet Infrastructure in the Context of Urban Form and Planning

Éva Anna Ottlakán | 2015

The traditional utility business model versus solar energy - the transformation of the electricity system

Anna Peer | 2016

Austrian Electric and Electronic Wastes Flows Relevance of WEEE-scrap metal losses due to illegal flows of WEEE for Austria's steel industry

Nicholas Perpmer | 2016

E-mobility- the introduction of electro-mobility in Austria from a resource point of view

Urban Jakob Peyker | 2009

The role of Energy Efficiency within the EU’s Energy and Climate Change Package

Lina Piskernik | 2014

A Comparison of the Effects of Primary Copper Mining in Chile and Secondary Copper Mining in Austria and the Resulting CO2 Emissions and Economic Revenues

Jasmin Ploner | 2015

Electric and Hydrogen Alternatives for Ground Support Equipment at Vienna International Airport

Ingrid Polzerová | 2014

Future projections for urban water provision: A case study on Kisumu (Kenya) and Mbale (Uganda)

Ksenia Poplavskaya | 2016

Provision of flexibility in electricity networks in the current Austrian and European regulatory framework

Irina Beatrice Predescu | 2011

Avoiding fringe disprofits from increased use of biomass fuels for domestic heating in Austria

Katharina Rita Pröstler | 2014

Zero Fossil Fuels for the Galápagos Archipelago: Sustainability Assessment of the Island Strategy towards a 100% Renewable Energy System

Yana Prosvirova | 2018

International Nuclear Waste for long time disposa

Tessa Quandt | 2011

IS A CENTRAL EUROPEAN CITY WITHOUT CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FEASIBLE? By Analysing the substance flow of carbon and the carbon dioxide emissions in Vienna

Viktoria Racheva-Slavkova | 2016

The Future Development and Safety of Nuclear Energy in Danube River Basin: Assessing Nuclear Power Plant Safety With Regards To Managing Flood Hazards

Luis Fernando Ramirez Santa Cruz | 2011

Carbon Dioxide Reducation Potential of Sugar Cane Bagasse in Guatemala

Aditi Ramola | 2014

Exergy Analysis of Plastic Waste Management

Justina Rauch | 2018

EU-Policies on Transmission Network Development: In regard to the European Union's Energy Targets

Tabea Reicher | 2018

Innovation Partnership - A Way for more sustainable Innovations within Public Procurement?

Yves Jean-Paul Reynaud | 2013

The evolution of waste management in countries of transition

Emma Rocke | 2009

Considerations for a reference indicator of Nitrogen & Phosphorus emissions from agricultural sources in the Danube Basin

Michael Rohrer | 2013

Economic and Affordability Analysis of Off-Grid Photovoltaic Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Olesea Rosca-Schirrer | 2012

Implementation of WHO water safety plans for small utility units in the Republic of Moldova

Clemens Andreas Rosenmayr | 2014

Emissions Trading - Economic and Political Perspectives on an International Scheme based on the Examination of the EU ETS, the Australian CPRS and the WCI in the US and Canada

Zoran Rusnov | 2012

Water Scarcity and Possible Conflicts in East Africa:The Example of Kenya

Raluca Sandulache | 2011

Linking Solar Energy with Waste Management: Photovoltaics vs. Biomass The Case of Vienna

Giovanna Sartori | 2011

WILL EUROPE ACHIEVE IST RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS? A legal, technological and economic analysis of the wind energy sector in Italy, France and the UK

Florian Schadauer | 2012

Valuation of a cencentrated solar power project with real options and discounted cash flow

Cornelia Schenk | 2011

Sustainable Urban Energy Metabolism - Analysis of Energy Flows and Optimisation Potentials in Vienna

Christoph Schlinke | 2011

Critical Analysis of the Evolution of Nuclear Power: Past, Present and Future Generation Assessment of optimization in operation, safety, economy an environmental impact

Elisabeth Schneeweiß | 2014

Nuclear Renaissance in Developing Countries: Challenges for the Introduction of a Nuclear Power Program

Martin Schönberg | 2015

The Implementation of Climate Change into Environmental Impact Assessment - Theoretical and Practical Approaches of Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies

Mitchell Schouchana | 2014

Energy performance assessment of existing buildings: A case study of LEED for an office building in Austria

Lisa Maria Schranz | 2016

The Protection of Lakes in the Face of Climate Change Challenges Regarding the Preservation of the "Good Water Status" - Explained on the Examples of Lake Constance and Lake Neusiedl

Klemens Schwarz | 2014

A European Perspective on the Shale Gas Revolution

Florian Schwarz | 2015

An analysis of the framework for Power-to-Gas in Austria

Dominique Richard Seramy | 2016

Fuel efficiency in the United States Automotive Industry: Design, Development, manufacturing, and marketing around the abundance of oil

Bernadette Serro | 2012

Analysis of the Water Framework Directive of the European Union and its implication for establishing an international framework

Nikolas Simon | 2018

Material Flow Analysis for Lithium in the EU

Christopher Simon | 2015

Impacts of Climate Change on the Ecological Status of Lake Neusiedl

Daryl Slatter | 2013

Induced Seismicity and the Viability of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Ira Stanic | 2009

Implementation of the EC Landfill Directive in Croatia (with Emphasis on Municipal Solid Waste) Progress, Problems and Achievements

Sarah Elisabeth Steger | 2014

Dissipation of Metals - Global Anthropogenic Contribution to Geogenic Concentrations in the Soil

Miriam Steindl | 2016

Renewable energies in the context of rural electrification and the path towards a successful rural electrification strategy in Senegal

Raphael Stermann | 2011

Integrating wind power into the German electricity grid: a comparison of attributional and consequential LCA

Celine Stocker | 2009

An index for Water Availability per capita in Asia and the Pacific with Case Studies

Gerald Stöckl | 2012

Evaluating Selected Renewable Energy Sources and the Electrification Strategy of Nicaragua

Sophie Surinder | 2015

Sustainable Supply Chain in the Textile Industry

Siwei Zoe Tan | 2010

A Critical Review of the Water Footprint: Defining the Limits to its Application

Jiao Tang | 2012

A cost-benefit analysis of waste incineration with advanced bottom ash separation technology

Tetiana Temniuk | 2014

Transformation of Ukrainian Energy System towards a Sustainable Future

Thomas Tiller | 2017

The effects of uran ammunition on humans and the environment: A comparative assessment to other uranium sources

Christina Tirler | 2016

Occurence of Microplastics in Wastewater – Growing threat to the environment? An Austrian Case Study

Lejda Toçi | 2016

Wastewater Reuse on an International Scale: Application and Linked Legislation on Quality Requirements

Christina Toth | 2009

Irrelevanzkriterien in Genehmigungsverfahren - Ein Vergleich der österreichischen und deutschen Praxis

Patrick Toussaint | 2013

Regulation Under Scientific Uncertainty: Effectiveness,Impacts and Governance of Ocean Iron Fertilization

Anna Maria Trofaier | 2010

Thermokarst thaw lakes in Polar regions - Evaluating the need for pan-Arctic monitoring of periglacial environments

David Thomas Uecker | 2018

Industry 4.0 and its Effects on the Environment

Stefanie Valcheva | 2017

Paying back our balance: Can advances in renewable energy play a leading role in offsetting anthropogenic sources for climate change?

Blain Felizitas Valentin | 2014

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: A Way to Ethnic Conflicts in the Nile River Basin? Framework for Ethnic Conflicts Settlement

Birgit van Duyvenbode | 2018

Deforestation rates in Indonesia - One term, different numbers - Understanding why rates of forest loss form different sources vary and what it means for future studies

Mylene Grace Velasquez | 2017

Chernobyl: A Meta-analysis of Knowledge Base on Plant Adaptability in Relatively High Radioactive Environs

Dana Vyzinkarova | 2012

SFA of POP Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers - Sources, pathways and sinks

Spencer Warren | 2011

Enviromental Aspects of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Reactor & Reprocessing Technology

Cecilia Weiß | 2016

The Comparison of nuclear and conventional Techniques to tackle the double Burdon of Malnutrition

Nathalie Wergles | 2012

the implication of spatial planning on energy demand and energy efficiency potentials

Andrea Winterstetter | 2012

Evaluating Selected Disposal Options for POPs Waste in Developing Countries and Transition Economies

Maria Wirth | 2016

Anthropogenic DriversofMunicipalWaterSupply:Examining theImpactonEnergyIntensity in WaterUtilitiesacrossCountriesinAfrica

Georg Wolkenstein | 2015

Increasing the Energy Performance of Buildings: European Legislation and its Implementation in Austria

Rebecca Wolschner | 2011

Environmental Impact Assessments for Hydropower Plants - A Comparison of the EU, Austria and Turkey

Stephanie Zahrer | 2017

The German Phosphorus Budget as a Basis for Resource Management

Tomasz Jan Zaluska | 2015

Effectively achieve the goal of the 2030 climate framework: A case of cooperation between Poland and Germany

Karolina Zàzvorkovà | 2012

Assessment of the remediation project at Stráz pod Ralskem

Riccardo Zennaro | 2014

Developing a Framework for a Sustainable Water Allocation Plan in the Tana River Basin, Kenya

Marianne Teresa Zeyringer | 2010

Grid Extension versus Photovoltaic Stand-Alone Solutions for Rural Electrification in Kenya - Development of a Spatial Explicit Energy System Model

Christoph Zinkel | 2011

Projections of carbon mitigation potential for electricity generation technologies in China and Austria and impact on national carbon trading