Professor, Medical School Hamburg + Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Biography

"Gundula Hübner is professor for social psychology the MSH Medical School Hamburg and leads the research group of health and environmental psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg. Since 20 years her research is focused on the social acceptance of renewable energies, biomass, solar and wind energy, and high voltage transmission lines as well as the stress impact of wind turbines on residents. Besides survey her research is based on experimental settings analyzing the impact of communication and visualizations techniques on the social acceptance of on- and offshore wind energy projects. In her inter- and transdisciplinary research projects she collaborates with several international teams. Supporting the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, she is member of the IEA Wind TCP Task 28 - Social Acceptance of Wind energy."

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