Eckhard Grimmel
Eckhard Grimmel (* 25. October 1941 in Bevensen ) is a German geographer and emeritus professor of geography at the University of Hamburg .
Life
From 1960 to 1968 Grimmel studied geography , geology , soil science , philosophy , education and English in Hamburg . From 1968 to 1970 he was a teacher at two high schools in Hamburg.
In 1971 he received his doctorate from the University of Hamburg on "Geomorphological investigations in the north-eastern Lüneburg Heath ". From 1977 to 2006 he was Professor of Geography at the University of Hamburg.
Since 1979 he has been advising citizens and municipalities in planning and administrative court proceedings against nuclear power plants , nuclear interim and final storage facilities and advising parliaments and ministries on matters relating to the disposal of radioactive waste. Grimmel also dealt with questions of earthquake safety of the use of nuclear energy.
His research areas include:
- General geosystematics
- Geographical basics of a natural and socially compatible land , raw material and monetary law
- Geographical basics of the location assessment of industrial companies with high disaster potential
- Geographical basis for the disposal of radioactive and other waste materials
- Geomorphology of the Central European Lowlands
Eckhard Grimmel is a supporter of Silvio Gesell's free economy and co-initiator of the German Free Trade Association .
Honors
- Award of the civil courage fund of the "Holy Human Life" foundation for indomitable reports (2001)
Publications (selection)
- Statements on the safety of the planned repository in Gorleben and on the safety of nuclear power plants and reprocessing plants. On the occasion of hearings of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the German Bundestag , Freiburg im Breisgau / Darmstadt 1989, Öko-Institut, ISBN 3-923290-70-5
- Cycles of the earth. An introduction to geography , Berlin / Münster 2006, Lit-Verlag, 3rd edition, ISBN 3-8258-8212-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Eckhard Grimmel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Eckhard Grimmel's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from October 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Eckhard Grimmel: "How safe are nuclear power plants in Germany in the event of an earthquake?" Lecture given on September 7, 1996 in Wuppertal for the "Freiwirtschaftlichen Jugendverband Deutschland eV"
- ^ Page of the German Free Trade Association; viewed on August 7, 2008 ( RTF ; 11 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimmel, Eckhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bevensen |