Sungju Han
Contact
Sungju Han
Ph.D. student
Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
Tel: 0341 235 1641
sungju.han@ufz.de

Research interests
- Nature hazards, nature-based solution, ecosystem based approach
- Risk governance and perception
- Vulnerability and Resilience
- Quantitative methods
Professional and Academic Career
since 10/2018
Ph.D Student at the Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology at the UFZ Leipzig and Institute of Environmental Sciences and Geography, University of Potsdam
• Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christian Kuhlicke, Prof. Dr. Annegret Thieken
Working title: Perceptions on Nature-based solutions in flood contexts. The research is funded by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
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
Research and information gathering for an Environment Directorate and Development Co-operation Directorate
10/2013 - 11/2014
London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, UK
Department of Geography and Environment
MSc in Local Economic Development
01/2012 - 09/2013
Associate at Hyundai Asan Corporation, Seoul, Korea
Inter-Korean Business Development Team
03/2007 - 02/2012
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea
BA in English Linguistics & BSc in International Economics and Law
Exchange student at the Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Specialization in International Management Consulting (2009-2010)
Completed projects
01/2017 - 09/2017
Policy Research on “Establishment of Regeneration Scheme for Post Nuclear Accident (2): Emergency Response Plan” (published in Korean)
01/2016 - 12/2016
Policy Research on “Establishment of Regeneration Scheme for Post Nuclear Accident (1): based on analysis of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident” (published in Korean)
04/2016 - 10/2016
Commissioned Research by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on “Development of Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies and Operational guidelines of KOICA” (published in Korean)
01/2015 - 12/2015
Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects on supporting policy development and capacity building to Paraguay, Indonesia and Vietnam with regards to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental policy
Publication
Han, Sungju, and Christian Kuhlicke. "Reducing Hydro-Meteorological Risk by Nature-Based Solutions: What Do We Know about People’s Perceptions?." Water 11.12 (2019): 2599. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11122599