Mario Schmidt

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Mario Schmidt (* 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German physicist and environmental scientist . He has been Professor of Ecological Management at Pforzheim University since 1999 and heads the Institute for Industrial Ecology (INEC).

Career

Schmidt studied physics and astronomy at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg . He did his community service at the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation Germany . As early as his school days he was involved in the Baden-Alsatian citizens' groups in the protests against the Wyhl nuclear power plant . He headed the environmental protection student group in Freiburg, and later the environmental protection tutorial at Heidelberg University , from which the lecture series environmental protection (1985–1995) and the interdisciplinary environmental studies (1995–2005) emerged on his initiative. In the 1980s he was involved in setting up the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg (IFEU). In between he was head of department at the environmental authority of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 1989 to 1990. Since 2012 he has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Baden-Württemberg state government for sustainable development. Since 2015 he has also been an honorary professor at the Faculty for Sustainability at Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Fields of work

Schmidt's early work focuses on waste avoidance (1985–1986), radioecology (1986–1990), traffic emissions and traffic avoidance (1990–1995). In 1991/92, on the initiative of the then Mayor of Heidelberg , Beate Weber, he headed the first major municipal climate protection concept in Germany. Other concepts followed, e.g. B. for Wuppertal or the Expo in Hanover . Since the early 1990s he has been involved in the implementation of the first life cycle assessments and the development of methods in the field of energy and material flow management. He is currently working on operational resource efficiency , raw material issues and the relationship to climate protection .

Publications (selection)

  • Damage to health from air pollution . Wunderhorn-Verlag Heidelberg 1987, ISBN 9783884230480 .
  • Life in the risk society. Dealing with modern civilization risks . With contributions by Günter Altner, Ulrich Beck, Robert Jungk u. a. Verlag C. F, Müller Karlsruhe 1989, ISBN 3788097728 .
  • Material flow analyzes in life cycle assessments and eco-audits . Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 1995, ISBN 978-3540593362 .
  • Life cycle assessment with computer assistance . Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 1997, ISBN 978-3540611776 .
  • 20 years of the ifeu Institute . Vieweg-Verlag Braunschweig / Wiesbaden 1998, ISBN 978-3528069803 .
  • Environmental protection and strategic action . Gabler-Verlag Wiesbaden 2003, ISBN 978-3409125031 .
  • 100 companies for resource efficiency . Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 2017, ISBN 978-3662533666 .
  • Consideration of Abiotic Natural Resources in Life Cycle Assessments . MDPI Basel (CH) 2019, ISBN 978-3038975458 .
  • 100 Pioneers in Efficient Resource Management . Springer-Verlag Heidelberg 2019, ISBN 978-3662567449 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prof. Dr. Mario Schmidt. Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector, accessed on September 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Lecture series on economy and ecology. In: Pforzheim University. 2018, accessed September 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ extra dose of Green: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in Heidelberg. (PDF) In: www.ruprecht.de. ruprecht - Heidelberger Studierendenzeitung, December 2000, p. 5 , accessed on September 15, 2019 .
  4. ↑ History of ifeu. In: ifeu - Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg GmbH. Retrieved September 15, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Mario
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist and environmental scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau