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New Publications

Grimm, V., Rosello, C., Hamilton, S., Gallagher, C., Micheletti, T., Szangolies, L., Hengeveld, G.M., Pierce, M., Lemmen, C., Troost, C., Lee, A., Bell, A., Edmonds, B., Qin, C.-Z., Wimmler, M.-C., Appel, F., Ayllón, D., Banerjee, I., Barros, C., Berger, U., DeAngelis, D., Dong, C., Jagers, B., Jakeman, A., Kunkel, J., Müller, B., Njiru, R., Polhill, J.G., Radchuk, V., Razavi, S., Renton, M., Salinas, H., Zhu, L.-J., Evans, L.C., Seuru, S., Sun, X., Thibodeaux, C., Ullah, I.I., Vincenot, C., Wang, M., Zhang, F., Barton, M., Railsback, S. (2027):
Twenty years of the ODD protocol: development, usage, extensions, and lessons learned about modelling standards development
Environ. Modell. Softw. 207 , art. 107203
10.1016/j.envsoft.2026.107203
Fischer, S., Bartkowski, B., Korte, K., Gawel, E. (2026):
Quantifying the importance of ecosystem services in the context of agricultural carbon dioxide removal and rewetting – A deliberative choice experiment
J. Nat. Conserv. 95 , art. 127457
10.1016/j.jnc.2026.127457
Nagpal, M., Klassert, C., Heilemann, J., Klauer, B., Gawel, E. (2026):
Measuring adaptation in action: Uncovering agricultural land-use responses to changing yields and prices
Land Use Pol. 171 , art. 108268
10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108268
Skerker, J., Klassert, C., Francois, B., Verma, A., Brown, C., Fletcher, S. (2026):
Urban water affordability crisis exacerbated by climate change
Nat. Sustain. 9 , 1546 - 1557
10.1038/s41893-026-01890-z

Latest Discussion Papers

The distribution of financial burdens from heat pump investments: An empirical analysis for owner-occupiers in Germany (902.8 KB) (S. Flinner, P. Lehmann, M.J. Reda)

Carbon pricing and the affordability of residential heating: A theoretical model with endogenous technology choice. (939.5 KB) (M.J. Reda, E. Gawel, P. Lehmann)

Addressing Income Inequality and Climate Change Vulnerability in Pune, India: A Scenario Linkage Approach (629 KB) (J. Heilemann, C. Klassert, B. Klauer)

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