Dr. Sungju Han
Contact
Sungju Han
Postdoctoral Researcher
Member of Working Group Environmental Risks and Extreme Events
Member of Working Group Social-Science Water Research
Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: 0341 6025 1641
sungju.han@ufz.de
Research Interests
Hi, I’m Sungju (pronounced more like Song-Ju), exploring the perceptions and behaviors of communities facing climate-related challenges to understand the complex dynamics between environmental risks and societal responses. I'm particularly fascinated by the role of "place" — how sense of place shapes our ability to cope with and adapt to climate risks. Combining qualitative insights and quantitative rigor, I try to translate academic research into practical solutions that enhance community resilience. My work integrates detailed case studies from diverse geographic and cultural contexts.
Research Keywords
- Perception of environmental risks and the socio-psychological factors
- Sense of place and its influence on individual adaptation for climate risks
- Local acceptance of nature-based solutions in consideration of place and risk related constructs
- Quantitative methods using survey data (e.g. structural equation modeling, latent class analysis) and Qualitative methods (e.g. narrative analysis)
Professional and Academic Career
Since 10/2022
Postdoctoral researcher in the "RECONECT – Regenerating ECOsystems with Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk rEduCTion” project, Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, UFZ
10/2018 - 12/2022
Ph.D. researcher at the Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology at the UFZ Leipzig and Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam (Funded by German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD)
Dissertation Title: Perceptions of Nature-based Solutions in the Context of Floods - Understanding the complexity of people and places at risk (Grade: Magna Cum Laude)
01/2015 - 08/2017
Researcher at the
Korea Environment Institute
, Sejong, Korea
Division of Climate Change and Interdisciplinary Research
09/2014 - 12/2014
Intern at the Permanent Delegation of Republic of Korea to the OECD, Paris, France
10/2013 - 11/2014
London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK
Department of Geography and Environment
MSc in Local Economic Development
Publication
Index:
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2023 (3)
- Han, S., Bubeck, P., Thieken, A., Kuhlicke, C. (2023):
A place-based risk appraisal model for exploring residents’ attitudes toward nature-based solutions to flood risks
Risk Anal. 43 (12), 2562 - 2580 10.1111/risa.14118 - Han, S., Kuhlicke, C. (2023):
Deichrückverlegungsprojekte in Sachsen-Anhalt: eine Fallstudie zur Wahrnehmung von naturbasierten Lösungen
Geographische Rundschau 75 (7-8), 34 - 39 - Kuhlicke, C., de Brito, M.M., Bartkowski, B., Botzen, W., Doğulu, C., Han, S., Hudson, P., Karanci, A.N., Klassert, C.J., Otto, D., Scolobig, A., Moreno Soares, T., Rufat, S. (2023):
Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research
Glob. Environ. Change 80 , art. 102672 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102672
2022 (1)
- Han, S. (2022):
Perceptions of nature-based solutions in the context of floods: Understanding the complexity of people and places at risk
Dissertation, Universität Potsdam
PhD Dissertation 4/2022
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, XIV, 150 pp. 10.25932/publishup-57952
2021 (1)
- Han, S., Kuhlicke, C. (2021):
Barriers and drivers for mainstreaming nature-based solutions for flood risks: The case of South Korea
Int. J. Disaster Risk Sci. 12 (5), 661 - 672 10.1007/s13753-021-00372-4
2019 (1)
- Han, S., Kuhlicke, C. (2019):
Reducing hydro-meteorological risk by nature-based solutions: What do we know about people’s perceptions?
Water 11 (12), art. 2599 10.3390/w11122599
Preprints
Preprints and other works are available on my ResearchGate.