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
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.
Thaler, T. , Slavikova, L., & Hartmann, T. (2025). Nature‐Based Solutions in Flood Risk Management. WIREs Water 12 (1) e70006. 10.1002/wat2.70006.
Dong, X., Fresolone-Caparrós, A. , Schinko, T. , Thaler, T. , Kienberger, S., Mainetti, L., Spiekermann, R., Altmann, M.O., Heller, H., Deubelli-Hwang, T., Leitner, M., & Offenzeller, M. (2025). Handbuch für die Ko-Kreation eines Klimarisikoservice in Österreich. IIASA , Laxenburg, Austria. 10.5281/zenodo.14869739.
Thaler, T. & Kaufmann, M. (2024). Implementing catchment-wide flood risk management plans: futures and justice conflicts. Futures 164 e103480. 10.1016/j.futures.2024.103480.