Resource Economics

Create sustainable value by harnessing natural resources and accounting for their value contribution

The research area "Resource Economics" focusses on the sustainable value creation for companies as well as organisations in the energy-intensive industry by efficiently harnessing natural resources (such as hydrocarbons and mineral resources) and corporate capabilities in times of continuous change and the ongoing european energy transition towards "Climate Neutrality".

Florian Dutzler MSc
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Dr. Gerald Feichtinger
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Dr. Franz Siegmeth MBA
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Research Focus

  • Holistic organisational environmental assessment in the context of achieving corporate climate neutrality
  • Organisational value creation from hydrocarbon resources towards alternative energies and climate neutrality

Projects (selection)

  • Platform “Sustainability Management for Industries” (SMI)
    • SMI Congress Series (incl. book, since 2005)
    • SMI Online-Forum (incl. e-proceedings, since 2024)
  • LCA workshop series (in collaboration with business upper austria, since 2022)
  • Analysis and evaluation of geothermal potential (07/2025 - 01/2026)
  • Comparative LCA of wear parts (07/2023 – 02/2024)
  • WING business: coordination/issue 2/2025

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Publications (selection)