REMASS Project Kick-Off in Baden

The project officially started in October 2024, and we enjoyed a highly productive REMASS kick-off meeting in December 2024 in Baden.
Led by BOKU University, 6 partners will be working on this FWF funded Emerging Fields project for the next 5 years.

Over the course of the meeting, participants engaged in in-depth discussions about the project's scope, first steps, individual contributions, and expected outcomes. The collaborative exchanges laid the groundwork for three key objectives:

• Developing global sociometabolic databases with unprecedented resolution, building on existing work at the Institute of Social Ecology (BOKU) and the Institute for Ecological Economics (WU Vienna).

• Integrating sociometabolic research with non-linear complex system modeling from the Complexity Science Hub Vienna, enabling assessments of system responses to economic and environmental shocks and quantification of resilience.

• Exploring the malleability of social metabolism, connecting sociometabolic data with the study of actors, institutions, and power
  relations across three fundamental provisioning systems: housing, nourishment, and mobility.

Beyond structured sessions, the event provided valuable opportunities for partners to meet in-person, fostering deeper connections and collaborative synergy.

Stay tuned for updates!