Sabine Sedlacek
Short Bio
Sabine Sedlacek is Vice-President of MODUL University Vienna and Head of the Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods. Before joining MODUL University Vienna she was Assistant Professor at the Institute for Regional Development and the Environment at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU Wien). She holds a master degree and doctorate from University of Vienna and received a Venia Docendi for the field “Environmental Studies, Governance and Planning” from WU Wien. She has research experience in the area of regional development and policy, environmental economics, governance, and sustainability. One current research interest focuses on transitions to sustainability in different spatial contexts.
Awards
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2004 : Wissenschaftspreis der ÖAMTC Akademie (ÖAMTC Akademie)
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2012 : Wirtschaftskammerpreis 2012 (Wirtschaftskammer Wien)
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2015 : Wirtschaftskammerpreis 2015 (Wirtschaftskammer Wien)
Projects
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Carrying Capacity Methodology for Tourism
The overall goal of the service contract is to determine the carrying capacity in regions dominated by tourism. This will help local leaders in destinations to analyse and assess the impact of tourism in their regions based on indicators for the economic, social and environmental aspects affected. The focus will lie on big data, new technologies, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. This needs to be conditioned for European tourist destinations. In the context of this service contract local, national and EU policies will be advised in managing and measuring carrying capacity in tourist destinations.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development, Department of Tourism and Service Management, Department of New Media Technology
Author: Sabine Sedlacek, Christian Weismayer, Bozana Zekan, Ulrich Gunter, Daniel Dan, Lyndon Nixon
Date: 11.11.2019 - 11.11.2020
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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i-CONN: Interdisciplinary connectivity: Understanding and managing complex systems using connectivity
The goal of this ITN is to train a new cohort of researchers specialized in the developing field of connectivity science who will be capable of developing interdisciplinary approaches to connectivity across a range of disciplines and real-life applications in the next five to ten years. Our overarching aim is to overcome barriers to progress in using connectivity science to understand and manage complex systems by learning from transdisciplinary perspectives to produce new insights into the behavior of complex systems across diverse disciplines (Astrophysics, Computer Science, Ecology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Neuroscience, Systems Biology, and Social Science) and synthesize them into a common set of theories and approaches.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods
Author: Christian Kerschner, Ivo Ponocny, Sabine Sedlacek, Mario Diaz Munoz
Date: 01.10.2019 - 30.09.2023
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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EPOCH - Extracting and Predicting Events from Online Communication and Hybrid Datasets
EPOCH will measure the effects on statistical indicators of events being reported in the news and social media. Innovatively, it will use the measured effects of now past events to predict the future changes expected due to future events detected in the public dialogue. Through the EPOCH dashboard, organizations can identify and thus better prepare for these changes, adapting their communications, marketing and resources accordingly. This will be demonstrated in the domains of purchase price forecasting and public relations.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of New Media Technology, Department of Sustainability, Governance, and Methods
Author: Lyndon Nixon, Sabine Sedlacek, Ivo Ponocny, Adrian Brasoveanu, Jakob Steixner
Date: 01.01.2019 - 31.12.2021
Managed By: Modul Technology GmbH
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EcoMove
EcoMove will develop new knowledge-based solutions for the efficient and environmentally sustainable movement of users in cities. This will be achieved by providing customised information about available mobility options in real time. Recommendations for delaying, avoiding or taking alternative mobilty options will be presented visually to the users - city inhabitants, visitors, and professional stakeholders - for the purpose of prioritizing "necessary" mobility. Vienna will be the city test case; the developed methods will be generic and the data collection will cover the entirety of Austria so that an extended application of the solutions to other regions as part of future projects will also be possible.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of New Media Technology, Department of Tourism and Service Management
Author: Lyndon Nixon, Astrid Dickinger, Sabine Sedlacek, Daniel Dan
Date: 01.07.2018 - 30.06.2020
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Landscape of the Year – European Network for Competitive and Sustainable Tourism
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Tourism and Service Management
Author: Sabine Sedlacek, Andreas Zins, Dagmar Lund-Durlacher
Date: 01.01.2010 - 31.12.2011
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Evaluierung der Initiativen im Bereich Kulinarik im Rahmen des Programms LE 07-13
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Tourism and Service Management
Author: Sabine Sedlacek, Andreas Zins, Verena Radinger-Peer
Date: 01.04.2014 - 31.01.2015
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Investment Funds for Technology-Based Start-Ups in Vienna: Sources, Actors, and Alternative Financing Models
Analysis of the investment funds in the Vienna high-tech start-up ecoystem
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Harvey Goldstein, Sabine Sedlacek, Dimitris Christopoulos, Verena Radinger-Peer
Date: 01.05.2015 - 01.12.2016
Managed By: Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
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Impulse zu Sicherung und Ausbau von Ganzjahresangeboten in Gastronomie und Beherbergung im Nordburgenland
Das vorliegende Projekt verfolgt das übergeordnete Ziel die Nachfolge im Tourismus zu unterstützen, indem unter den Beherbergern und Gastronomen das Bewusstsein für diese Problematik geschaffen und die Motivation von potentiellen Neugründern geweckt wird.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Tourism and Service Management
Author: Sabine Sedlacek, Andreas Zins
Date: 01.07.2016 - 01.07.2018
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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VorTEIL - Vorzeigeregion Tourismus - Energietechnologien und Innovationen leben
The „Vorzeigeregion Tourismus“ is to accompany the development and demonstration of intelligent, secure and affordable energy and transportation technologies, based on renewable energy sources within the Austrian tourism sector. Probing phase (strategic, economic and organizational preparation).
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Tourism and Service Management
Author: Sabine Sedlacek, Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Hannes Antonschmidt
Date: 01.07.2016 - 01.03.2017
Managed By: Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
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Energy Efficiency and the Real Estate Economy
The project examines to what extent energy-saving building methods and / or energy efficiency of buildings are expressed in their market values. Because of lower energy consumption and the associated lower running costs more energy efficient real estate is expected to be preferred by consumers / users and will therefore obtain higher values than less energy-efficient buildings. These higher market prices represent an important market incentive for investment in more energy efficient building methods and utilities. Valuation is an important instrument for the real estate economy. Therefore, first the question is examined whether energy efficiency plays a role in valuation appraisals (and if yes, which). First national and international standards will be examined. Then valuation appraisals, which were used in real estate practice, will be analyzed by means of a content analysis and if necessary a meta analysis. Experts might mention energy efficiency in their appraisals and in the form of anticipated payments consider it in addition to the prescribed elements of the evaluation.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.01.2007 - 31.12.2009
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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future.scapes - Global Change and its Influence on Landscape and Society- Scenarios of Future Transition and Solution Strategies to Mitigate Negative Effects
Global change encompasses multiple fields: climate-, economic-, social-, and land use change. Knowledge about local effects of global change is still scarce and afflicted with high uncertainty. It is a crucial challenge for political and civil stakeholders to develop strategies to anticipate and cope with globally induced changes. Future.scapes will examine and downscale global change effects to local and regional level. The research will focus on those most pressing economic, societal and landscape transitions. It aims to support practitioners in recognising, understanding and managing change.
Organisations: Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.11.2006 - 30.11.2008
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Role of Universities in Regional Governance
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.01.2010 - 31.12.2012
Managed By: Modul Library
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Nachhaltige Immobilienwirtschaft und Governance
Non-state market driven governance in the Green Building sector
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.09.2012 - 31.05.2013
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Evaluierung des Wiener Bildungsexports – Aspekte des indirekten Nutzens von Privatuniversitäten anhand des Fallbeispiels der MODUL University Vienna
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.08.2015 - 30.04.2016
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Climate Change Collaboratory (Triple-C)
The Climate Change Collaboratory (Triple-C) aims to strengthen the relations between environmental stakeholders who recognize the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation, but differ in their specific worldviews, goals and agendas. For this purpose, the collaboratory provides tools to manage expert knowledge as well as a context-sensitive environment for creating and editing documents in a collaborative manner. Building upon the award-winning technology behind the Media Watch on Climate Change, the user's semantic context is provided by a real-time synchronization framework for rendering advanced visualizations including information landscapes, geographic projections, and ontology graphs. Innovative survey instruments in the tradition of “games with a purpose” create shared meaning through collaborative ontology building, and leverage the extensive user base of social networking platforms to capture indicators of environmental attitudes, lifestyles and behaviors. Two project workshops help align Triple-C with the research activities of its associate partners, increase the project’s visibility, and foster the collaboration with leading international organizations.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of New Media Technology
Author: Arno Scharl, Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.03.2010 - 20.09.2012
Managed By: Department of New Media Technology
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Vienna as a Region of Knowledge: Increasing the Generation of University Spin-offs
Universities have the potential to be major resources for helping city and regional economies to become more innovative and competitive. One mechanism to achieve this potential is the generation of spin-off companies from university-based research projects. There are a number of benefits to the city or region for focusing on generating spin-offs rather than licensing intellectual property, including that the spin-off will have a very high likelihood of locating and staying within the region, thus adding jobs and income to the local economy. We have identified the most important barriers to the generation of university spin-offs that faculty entrepreneurs face when considering to start-up a company from their university research. The results of the study can help us to identify the set of initiatives and policies that could yield a higher rate of generation of university spin-offs in the Vienna region, and thus help Vienna achieve its potential as a region of knowledge and innovation.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Harvey Goldstein, Sabine Sedlacek, Verena Peer
Date: 01.01.2015 - 30.11.2016
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
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Living conditions, quality of life, and subjective well-being in regions: A methodological pilot study with explorative interviewing and quantitative measurement
The economy is growing and growing. But is it growing in the right direction, too? Is the quantitative part the dominant goal or is there demand for a strengthened focus on a qualitative part of the overall development? The Easterlin Paradox suggests that material well-being does not automatically lead to increased happiness. Therefore it is very questionable whether it is possible to measure quality-of-life (QoL) just by taking indicators of material well-being into account. Obviously it is not, as latest research attempts tell us, that more and more effort is taken to fill this vacuum by indicators connected to the subjectively driven part of the story. But this other side of the coin has its handicaps too, as individual self-ratings of happiness are complex constructs influenced by momentary mood, uniqueness of the individual in perceiving life conditions, adaptation processes, and comparison processes based on varying anchor levels. Construct validation studies of subjective well-being (SWB) mainly have to deal with questions like ‘What kind of information can be derived from overall subjective self-ratings?’ This missing link is going to be clarified by cognitive interviewing. First of all, the principle aim is to investigate the respondent’s interpretation of the question itself and afterwards the interpretation of the responses to the questions at hand on the interviewer's side. In the end, responses should be based on improved item material on a lower abstract level that will ease the interpretation of the data collected by SWB questionnaires. After constructing a methodology mix of qualitative and quantitative research for evaluating regional living conditions, concrete concerns of inhabitants with various location-specific influences will be discovered, i.e. booming regions, areas with structural problems such as emigration of labor force or human capital, or geographic characteristics, as well as municipalities of special interest such as eco-villages, well-being regions, children-friendly communities or similar. One primary goal is to derive recommendations for local or national policy makers to most effectively increase the living conditions of citizens, and to help directing those interventions to address the concrete underlying problems or happiness drivers – such as immaterial patterns and green consumption behavior motivated by sustainability issues – of the local citizens. Finally, the optimization of the national average SWB may hopefully act as a major economic and political intention. MODUL University has launched an online questionnaire. The aim is to improve the assessment of how life is in our society and whether or to what extent people gain happiness and satisfaction. The questionnaire takes about 10 minutes contains questions about living conditions, quality of life and subjective well-being. It is about the quality of the local environment, about daily hassles and sorrows, and about many circumstances which may influence our daily mood. Material facts are considered as well as emotions, needs, experiences or basic attitudes towards life. Current international developments in official statistics (such as the “GDP and beyond movement” or the “Stiglitz report”) are the background of this study; the purpose is to provide better tools for assessing the well-being of people and in which way it could be improved. The questionnaire results derived from 1,460 respondents (914 paper-pencil, 546 online) are supported by 500 face-to-face interviews, more than 341 diaries and 20 group discussions at 10 different locations in Austria.
Organisations: MODUL University Vienna, Department of Applied Statistics and Economics, Department of Public Governance and Sustainable Development
Author: Ivo Ponocny, Christian Weismayer, Sabine Sedlacek
Date: 01.01.2011 - 30.11.2012
Managed By: MODUL University Vienna
Research Output
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"Benchmarking tourism destinations along their impact – effect dimensions"2020
Author(s): Sabine Sedlacek, Christian Weismayer, Daniel Dan
Publication date: 25. 8. 2020
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"A new methodology for assessing the carrying capacity of tourist destinations of European regions"2020
Author(s): Sabine Sedlacek, Ulrich Gunter, Bozana Zekan, Christian Weismayer
Publication date: 25. 8. 2020
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"The role of collaborative governance in energy regions – experiences from an Austrian region"2020 in: Journal of Cleaner Production.
Tourism destinations with a strong exposure to climate change are confronted with the need to initiate energy transitions. As a consequence a broad set of regional stakeholders within and outside the tourism sector are compelled to become active. Therefore collaborative efforts are increasingly suggested in order to initiate and coordinate such transitions.
The paper focuses on these coordination aspects and uses the insights of a tourism destination, the Pinzgau which is on the one hand famous for its winter tourism in Austria and on the other hand part of the national park ‘Hohe Tauern’ where nature preservation is the core goal.Author(s): Sabine Sedlacek, Tanja Tötzer, Dagmar Lund-Durlacher
Publication date: 2020
Electronic version(s), related files and links: http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120256
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"The pathways and challenges of university engagement: comparative case studies"2019 Pages: 251-278
The idea of university engagement is not new and indeed goes back at least to 1862 in the United States with the land-grant college. It was, however, the image of the university as ‘ivory tower’ that became dominant after WWII in the global competition among universities for the highest rankings in the amount of research funding and prestige. Universities that focused on local and regional concerns were perceived by many as parochial institutions.
Fortunately, that image has been changing, but many universities are still resistant to strong to commitments to regional engagement for a variety of reasons. We use comparative case studies to explore the differential effects of regional economic environment, external stakeholders, regional political interests, university research strengths, and university leadership on how universities are regionally engaged and how effective they are in their engagement activities.
Author(s): Harvey Goldstein, Verena Radinger-Peer, Sabine Sedlacek
Publication date: 23. 12. 2019
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Pages: 251-278
Host publication editor(s): A. Varga, K. Erdös
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"Tourism as a catalyst for sustainable development: destination stakeholders’ perceived challenges and opportunities"2018
Author(s): Dagmar Lund-Durlacher, Sabine Sedlacek
Publication date: 2018
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