Thomas Thaler
Guest Senior Research Scholar
Equity and Justice Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Biography
Thomas Thaler is a research fellow in the Equity and Justice Research Group of the IIASA Population and Just Societies Program. He is also a senior scientist at the Institute of Landscape Planning at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna.His research at IIASA focuses on governance and social justice in flood risk management, with a particular emphasis on the design and effectiveness of governance systems, as well as the integration of different environmental policies into national and local institutions. He holds a PhD from the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University London in the UK.
Last update: 12 SEP 2023
Publications
Seebauer, S., Ellmer, H.P., & Thaler, T. (2025). Ambition and reality in the climate resilience of residential buildings: A case study on flood reconstruction in Austria. Climate Risk Management 50 e100762. 10.1016/j.crm.2025.100762.
Pedoth, L., Stawinoga, A.E., Thaler, T. , Schneiderbauer, S., Carnelli, F., & Damyanovic, D. (2025). Impacts of hazard maps on individual reaction? Results from a case study in South Tyrol, Italy. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 130 e105803. 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105803.
Seebauer, S., Posch, E., Thaler, T. , Winkler, C., & Mitter, H. (2025). Under which conditions can shocks stimulate transformative recovery: the Strategy Shock Implementation Reaction (SSIR) framework. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 30 (5) e34. 10.1007/s11027-025-10221-0.
Thaler, T. & Seebauer, S. (2025). Realizing Recognition Justice in Flood Risk Management Policy: A Case Study on Implementation Gaps and Legitimacy Gaps in Austria. Journal of Flood Risk Management 18 (2) e70052. 10.1111/jfr3.70052.
Thaler, T. , Kuhlicke, C., & Hartmann, T. (2025). Social Innovations and Transformations in Flood Risk Management. Journal of Flood Risk Management 18 (1) e70008. 10.1111/jfr3.70008.