Marieke Luisa Marken

Research Associate

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E-Mail

marieke [dot] luisa [dot] marken [at] rifs-potsdam [dot] de

Marieke Marken works as a research associate for the “VeloCityAdapt” project at RIFS since February 2026. The project investigates how urban digital twins can support and simplify municipal planning and participation processes in climate adaptation. The focus of the project at RIFS is on governance analysis, participation and transformation research, and the implementation of interactive collaboration formats. Marieke Marken studied Environmental Sciences at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Integrated Natural Resource Management at Humboldt University Berlin, focusing on political and institutional conditions for (urban) transformation. In her research and consulting projects, she gained experience in the areas of socio-ecological justice, urban transformation, and climate adaptation and policy.

Projects

Adaptive Multimodal Systems to Support Coordination and Decision-making in Inter- and Intra-municipal Climate Change Adaptation (VeloCityAdapt)

Groups

Since February 2026: Research Associate in the project "VeloCityAdapt", RIFS Potsdam
2023 - 2025: Research Associate, Institut für Sozialinnovation
2023: Intern, German Council for Sustainable Development (GIZ)
2020 - 2022: Student Assistent Climate Politics at adelphi
2019 - 2023: Master of Science in Integrated Natural Resource Management, Humboldt University Berlin
2014 - 2018: Bachelor of Science in Envirnonmental Science, Leuphana University Lüneburg

Socio-ecological just transformation
Urban governance and transformation
Sustainable urban development and urban climate adaptation
Citizen engagement and acceptance

Selected Publications

Publications prior to joining the RIFS

Marken, M. & von Brunn, A. (2023) Political Challenges of Urban Community Gardening Projects: Exploring the origins of the challenges at Prinzessinnengarten in Berlin with an Actor-Network Analysis. In: Arbeitsberichte des Geographischen Instituts Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Publication series (ISSN 0947-0360) Number 206, p. 69-81.
Thieken, A., Otto, A., Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Ullrich, S., Hautz, T., Rocker, P., Schulz, R., Sausen, H., Dillenardt, L., Rose, C., Schmidt, K., Huber, B., Sterzel, T., Marken, M., & Miechielsen, M. (2022). Urbane Resilienz gegenüber extremen Wetterereignissen: Gemeinsamer Verbundabschlussbericht des Forschungsprojektes ExTrass, Universität Potsdam.
Frank, P., & Marken, M. (2022). Developments in Qualitative Mindfulness Practice Research: A Pilot Scoping Review. Mindfulness, 13 (1), 17–36.