Dr. Sungju Han
Contact
Sungju Han
Researcher
Member of Working Group Environmental Risks and Extreme Events
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
- Perception of environmental risks and the socio-psychological factors affecting perception and adaptive behaviour
- Local acceptance of nature-based solutions in consideration of place and risk related constructs
- Theory-based empirical research
- Quantitative methods using survey data (e.g. structural equation modeling, latent class analysis)
Publication
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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.
full text (doi) - 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
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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
Universität Potsdam, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Umweltwissenschaften und Geographie, Potsdam, XIV, 150 pp.
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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
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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
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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)
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
Completed projects
01/2016 - 09/2017
Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, Korea
04/2016 - 10/2016
Development of Environmental and Social Safeguard Policies and Operational guidelines of KOICA
Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, Korea
01/2015 - 12/2015
Project coordination for environmental impact assessment policy development with Paraguay, Indonesia, and Vietnam
Korea Environment Institute, Sejong, Korea