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Shrinking lakes, growing concerns: exploring perceptions of lake level decline as a prism for understanding socionatural hazards
Thomas Vogelpohl
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Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Agricultural and Food Policy Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Desirée Hetzel
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Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Institute for European Ethnology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 12489, Germany
Department of Science, Technology and Society, Technical University of Munich, 80333, Germany
Institute for Ecological Economy Research, Berlin, 10785, Germany
Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development, Eberswalde, 16225, Germany
Lena Masch
Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, 14195, Germany
Institute for Political Science, University of Münster, Münster, 48151, Germany
Jesko Hirschfeld
Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Agricultural and Food Policy Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Institute for Ecological Economy Research, Berlin, 10785, Germany
Thorsten Faas
Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, 14195, Germany
Peter H. Feindt
Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Thaer Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Agricultural and Food Policy Group, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Jörg Niewöhner
Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems (IRI THESys), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10099, Germany
Institute for European Ethnology, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, 12489, Germany
Department of Science, Technology and Society, Technical University of Munich, 80333, Germany
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Groß Glienicker Lake and Sacrower Lake in Berlin-Brandenburg are losing water. This study examines how people perceive associated challenges as well as their willingness and capacities to respond, using interviews, surveys, and workshops. Findings show the issue is not just environmental but deeply socially embedded, requiring more than technical solutions. Viewing hazards like this one as both natural and social can help create better, more adaptive strategies for managing associated risks.
Groß Glienicker Lake and Sacrower Lake in Berlin-Brandenburg are losing water. This study...
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