CV

Education and training

2011 – ongoing
Griffith University PhD candidate
Informal urban greenspace

2003 – 2009
LMU University Munich MA (final grade average: 1.20, very good)
Japanese Studies, Biology, Philosophy

2007 – 2008
Evolution, Ecology and Systematics Master Program Guest student

2005 – 2006
Hokkaido Daigaku University Sapporo, Japan
Language, cultural and environmental studies

Publications

Green Isles Around the Corner: The Role and Design of Small Local Parks in Sapporo, Japan. In: Schulz E.; Okano H (Ed.), „URP GCOE Document 7: Managing Sustainability and Creativity: Urban Management in Europe and Japan“, Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University. (2009)

Midorizukuri in Sapporo: citizen participation and ecology in urban planning. (original German title: Midorizukuri in Sapporo – Stadtplanung zwischen Ökologie und Basisdemokratie) MA thesis. (forthcoming)

Languages

German (mother tongue)
Japanese: Fluent, Japanese Level Proficiency Test Level 1
English: Fluent, TOEIC 990 points, TOEFL 119 points