Verena Flörchinger

Institute of Geographical Sciences
Disaster Research Unit (DRU)
Research Associate
BMBF-Project: “Inclusive and Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Management and Engagement of Volunteers to INCREASE Societal Resilience in Times of Changing Climates” (Project Head: Prof. Dr. Martin Voss)
Room 126
12165 Berlin
Education
10/2011 – 10/2016 M.A. of Geography at the University of Heidelberg
Thesis: “Analyzing Water Spheres in Kathmandu Valley – Negotiation Processes between Society and Space in a Changing Environment“
09/2007 – 09/2011 B.A. of Geography and Anthropology at the University of Heidelberg
Thesis: “Sea-level Rise and Climate Induced Impacts for the Population of the Pacific Island State Tuvalu“
10/2009 – 02/2010 Student at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Academic Jobs
03/2018 – 11/2018 DAAD funded field research in Nepal; Topic: „Reconstruction and social transformation in the High Mountains of Nepal “
03/2017 – 02/2018 Research Assistant at the Department of Geography of the South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg
06/2012 – 09/2013 und 01/2015 – 02/2018 Student Assistant at the Geographical Association of Heidelberg
12/2008 – 12/2010 Student Assistant at the Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg
Winter term 2020/21
BA Seminar: Complex dynamics in a globalized world
Research focus
Human-Environment-Interaction
Climate Change Adaptation
Geographical Disaster Research
Natural Hazards
Vulnerability & Resilience
Publication
Schulze, Katja; Bock, Nicolas; Flörchinger, Verena; Merkes, Sara T.; Voss, Martin (2021): Die COVID-19-Pandemie aus Sicht der Bevölkerung im Sommer 2020. Ergebnisse einer Bevölkerungsbefragung. KFS Working Paper Nr. 19. Berlin: Katastrophenforschungsstelle. Download. DOI: 10.17169/refubium-29719
Schulze, Katja; Merkes, Sara T.; Kleinebrahn, Anja; Flörchinger, Verena; Voss, Martin (2020): Veränderte Wahrnehmungen der COVID-19-Lage von März bis April 2020: Ergebnisse einer deutschlandweiten Panelbefragung. KFS Working Paper Nr. 17. Berlin: KFS. Download. DOI: 10.17169/refubium-27376
Schulze, Katja; Bock, Nicolas; Dittmer, Cordula; Flörchinger, Verena; Lorenz, Daniel F.; Merkes, Sara T.; Voss, Martin (2020): Die SARS-CoV-2-Pandemie aus Sicht der Bevölkerung. Ergebnisse einer Bevölkerungsbefragung. KFS Working Paper Nr. 16. Berlin: KFS. Download. DOI: 10.17169/refubium-26823
Daniell, J. E., Schmidt, H.-M., Schäfer, A., Hoechner, A., Girard, T., Brink, S., Kunz-Plapp, T., Mühr, B., Dittrich, A., Vervaeck, A., Wenzel, F., Khazai, B., Anhorn, J., Flörchinger, V., Strader, A., Schorlemmer, D., Beutin, T., Fanselow, F., Kunz, M., Trieselmann, W., Gourraud, C. & F. Bendimerad (2015): Nepal Earthquakes - Report #3, Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Situation Report, CEDIM und SAI. 26 pages.
Daniell, J. E., Vervaeck, A., Wenzel, F., Khazai, B., Brink, S., Kunz-Plapp, T., Anhorn, J., Flörchinger, V., Schäfer, A., Hoechner, A., Schmidt, H.-M., Bessel, T., Mühr, B., Dittrich, A., Girard, T., Robles, C., Skapski, J.-U., Kunz, M. & W. Trieselmann (2015): Nepal Earthquake - Report #1, Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Situation Report, CEDIM und SAI. 20 Seiten.
Khazai, B., Anhorn, J., Girard, T., Brink, S., Daniell, J. E., Bessel, T., Mühr, B., Flörchinger, V. & T., Kunz-Plapp (2015): Shelter response and vulnerability of displaced populations in the April 25, 2015 Nepal Earthquake. Forensic Disaster Analysis (FDA) Report 2, CEDIM und SAI. 31 pages.
Flörchinger, V.; Marx, S.; Müller, L.; Schelhorn, S.-J.; Schütt, F. & Selgert, U. (2013): Die touristische Entwicklung der Hochgebirgssiedlung Langtang in Nepal. In: Aktuelle Forschungsbeiträge zu Südasien, pp.19–22.
Presentations
Flörchinger, V. (2019): Post-Disaster Development and Reconstruction in Langtang Valley, Nepal. 9. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Südasien, 25.-26.01.2019. Heidelberg.
Flörchinger, V. (2019): Community-Based Mapping in the Context of Post-Disaster Research. Mapping Asia, 17.-20.01.2019. Munich.
Flörchinger, V. (2017): Langtang Rising? Wiederaufbau und Lebenssicherungsstrategien nach dem Gorkha-Erdbeben. Werkstattgespräch Nepal, Heidelberger Akademien der Wissenschaften, 4.-5.12.2017. Heidelberg.