• Local Climate Governance (Mitigation and Adaptation)
• Energy and Climate Policy of the German Länder
• Energy Geography
• Urban Resilience
• (Urban) Sustainability Transformations
• Transnational Municipal Networks
• World Heritage (and Urban Development)
• Policy Learning, Policy Diffusion, and Urban Policy Mobilities

Haupt, W. (2023). Policy diffusion, policy transfer, and policy mobilities revisited: A call for more interdisciplinary approaches in human geography. Geography Compass. https://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gec3.12688

Kern, K., Eckersley, P. & Haupt, W., (2023). Policy Diffusion and Upscaling of Climate Policies in German Cities. Regional Environmental Change, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-02020-z

Coppola, A. & Haupt, W. (2023). Philanthropic organizations and the global circulation of urban resilience practices – The case of 100 Resilient Cities. In B. Brinkmann (Hg.), Palgrave Global Handbook of Sustainability. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38948-2_167-1

Haupt, W., Irmisch, J., Eckersley, P. & Kern, K. (2023, im Druck). Fridays for Future auf lokaler Ebene: Aktivität und Stärke der Ortsgruppen in deutschen Städten. In J. Pollex und A. Soßdorf (Hg.), Fridays for Future. Einordnung, Rezeption und Wirkung der neuen Klimabewegung. Springer VS (Buchreihe "Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie")

Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Haupt, W. & Müller H. (2023, im Druck). Climate Governance and Federalism. The case of Germany. In S. Jodoin und J. Setzer (Hg.), Climate Governance and the Practice of Federalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Irmisch, J. L. & Kern, K. (2022). How do local factors shape transformation pathways towards climate-neutral and resilient cities? European Planning Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2147394

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W & Hopman, L. (2022). Matching Forerunner Cities: climate policy in Turku, Groningen, Rostock, and Potsdam. Review of Policy Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12525

Haupt, W. & Kern, K. (2022). Explaining Climate Policy Pathways of Unlikely City Pioneers: The Case of the German City of Remscheid. Urban Climate, 45, [101220]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101220

Haupt, W., Kern, K. & Irmisch, J. L. (2022). From Climate Policy Pioneers to Climate Policy Leaders? The Examples of the Eastern German Cities of Potsdam and Rostock. Urban Research & Practice, https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2104655

Kern, K., Haupt, W. & Niederhafner, S. (2022). Entwicklungspfade städtischer Klimapolitik: Bedeutung von Schlüsselereignissen und Schlüssel:akteurinnen für die Klimapolitik in Potsdam, Remscheid und Würzburg. disP: The Planning Review, 57(4), 32-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2021.2060576

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P. & Kern, K. (2022). How Can ‘Ordinary’ Cities Become Climate Pioneers? In C. Howarth, M. Lane, & S. Amanda (Hg.), Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local action in theory and practice (S. 83-92). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79739-3_8

Reichel, C. & Haupt, W. (2022). Beyond knowledge: Learning to cope with climate change in cities. In R. Brears (Hg.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_186-1

Riechel, R., Knak, A., Haupt, W., Linke. S., Moseler, E-M., Zölch, T., Paul, M., Rößler, S., & Volkmann, A. (2022). Nachhaltige Stadt- und Quartiersentwicklung in der Zukunftsstadt. Anpassungsbedarfe im planerischen Instrumentarium seitens des Bundes und der Länder: Impulse aus der Forschung. Synthese- und Vernetzungsprojekt Zukunftsstadt. https://www.nachhaltige-zukunftsstadt.de/start/news/nachhaltige-stadt-und-quartiersentwicklung-zukunftsstadt/

Albrecht, J., Eckersley, P., Haupt, W., Huber, B., Irmisch, J. L., Lipp, T., Miechielsen, M., & Sterzel, T. (2022). Stärkung der Integration von Klimaanpassung an Hitze und Starkregen in die kommunale Planung: Zwölf Handlungsempfehlungen aus dem Dialog mit kommunalen Planer:innen im Projekt ExTrass. adelphi research gemeinnützige GmbH. https://www.adelphi.de/de/publikation/st%C3%A4rkung-der-integration-von-klimaanpassung-hitze-und-starkregen-die-kommunale-planung

Haupt, W., Irmisch, J. L. & Eckersley, P. (2022). Handlungsempfehlungen für eine bessere Klimakoordination in Kommunen. Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/253688

Huber, B., Miechielsen, M., Otto, A., Schmidt, K., Ullrich, S., Deppermann, L-H., Eckersley, P., Haupt, W., Heidenreich, A., Kern, K., Lipp, T., Neumann, N., Schneider, P., Sterzel, T. & Thieken, A. (2022). Instrumente und Maßnahmen der kommunalen Klimaanpassung: Empirische Befunde für einen erfolgreichen Transfer. Universitätsverlag Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-56345

Otto, A. (Hrsg.), Thieken, A. (Hrsg.), Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Ullrich, S., Hautz, T., Rocker, P., Rabea, S., Sausen, H., Dillenardt, L., Rose, C., Schmidt, K., Huber, B., Sterzel, T., Marken, M., Michielsen, M., Thieken, A. & Otto, A. (2022). Urbane Resilienz gegenüber extremen Wetterereignissen: Gemeinsamer Verbundabschlussbericht des Forschungsprojektes ExTrass. Universitätsverlag Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-55542

Häußler, S. & Haupt, W. (2021). Climate Change Adaptation Networks for Small and Medium-sized Cities. SN Social Sciences, 11(1), [262]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00267-7

Kern, K. & Haupt, W. (2021). Von Reallaboren zu urbanen Experimenten: deutsche und internationale Debatten. Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 79(4), 322-335. https://doi.org/10.14512/rur.48

Kern, K., Irmisch, J. L., Odermatt, C., Haupt, W. & Kissling-Näf, I. (2021). Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Climate Policy: Comparing the UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Potsdam and Bern. Sustainability, 13(16), 9131. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169131

Otto, A., Kern, K., Haupt, W., Eckersley, P. & Thieken, A. (2021). Ranking Local Climate Policy: Assessing the Mitigation and Adaptation Activities of 104 German Cities. Climatic Change, 167(5). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03142-9

Haupt, W. (2021). How do Local Policy Makers Learn about Climate Change Adaptation Policies? Examining Study Visits as an Instrument of Policy Learning in the European Union. Urban Affairs Review, 57(6), 1697–1729. [57]. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087420938443

Haupt, W. (2021). The Sustainable and the Smart City: Distinguishing Two Contemporary Urban Visions. In R. Brears (Hg.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_177-1

Haupt, W., Zevenbergen, C. & Van Herk, S. (2021). City-to-City Learning within City Networks to Cater City Needs to Climate Adaptation: Results of a Preliminary Study. In S.

Hülsmann, & M. Jampani (Hg.), A Nexus Approach for Sustainable Development: Integrated Resources Management in Resilient Cities and Multifunctional Land-use Systems (S. 223-238). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57530-4_14

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N. & Kettunen, P. (2021). Turku on edelläkävijä ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa, mutta sopeutumisessa riittää kirittävää. Turku: Stadt Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/tutkimuskatsauksia_2021-1.pdf

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N. & Kettunen, P. (2021). Turku is a Forerunner in Climate Mitigation, but has Catching Up to do in Climate Adaptation. Turku: Stadt Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/researchbriefings_2021-1.pdf

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N. & Kettunen, P. (2021). Matching Forerunner Cities: Assessing Turku's Climate Policy in Comparison with Malmö, Groningen and Rostock. Turku: Stadt Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/kto-tutkimusraportteja_1-2021.pdf

Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Haupt, W. & Müller, H. (2021). The Multi-level Context for Local Climate Governance in Germany: The Role of the Federal States. (IRS Dialog; 2021/3). Erkner: Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/237056

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P. & Kern, K. (2021). Transfer und Skalierung von lokaler Klimapolitik: Konzeptionelle Ansätze, Voraussetzungen und Potenziale. (IRS Dialog; Band 2021/1). Erkner: Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/230620

Haupt, W., Chelleri, L., Van Herk, S. & Zevenbergen, C. (2020). City-to-City Learning within Climate City Networks: Definition, Significance, and Challenges from a Global Perspective. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 12(2), 143-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1691007

Coppola, A., Crivelli, S. & Haupt, W. (2020). Urban Resilience as New Ways of Governing: The Implementation of the 100 Resilient Cities Initiative in Rome and Milan. In A. Balducci, D. Chiffi, & F. Curci (Hg.), Risk and Resilience: Socio‐Spatial and Environmental Challenges (S. 113-136). (PoliMI SpringerBriefs). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56067-6_8

Haupt, W. (2020). Interkommunales Lernen: Definition, Bedeutung und Potenzial für die lokale Klimawandelanpassung. In T. Neumann, U. Ziesler, & T. Teich (Hg.), Kooperation und Innovation für eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung: Forschung mit innovativen Kommunen (S. 189-203). (Research). Wiesbaden: Springer Spektrum. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-29554-7_12

Haupt, W. & Kern, K. (2020). Entwicklungspfade von Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung in Remscheid. Erkner: Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214661

Haupt, W. & Coppola, A. (2019). Climate Governance in Transnational Municipal Networks: Advancing a Potential Agenda for Analysis and Typology. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 2019 11 (2), 123-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2019.1583235

Haupt, W. (2018). European Municipalities Engaging in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Networks: Examining the Case of the Covenant of Mayors. In Y. Yamagata, & A. Sharifi (Hgs.), Resilience-Oriented Urban Planning: Theoretical and Empirical Insights (Vol. Lecture Notes in Energy, S. 93-110). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75798-8_5

Haupt, W. (2014). Förderinstrumente für erneuerbare Energien im Stadtraum: Eine Analyse der Vor- und Nachteile ausgewählter Programme. Dresden: Lokale Agenda 21 für Dresden e.V.

11/2022: How can 'ordinary' cities become climate pioneers? COP 27 Webinar: The Response of Local Governance to the Global Climate Emergency.

08/2022: A global movement making a difference locally? The role of Fridays for Future in shaping climate policy in German cities. RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2022 – University of Newcastle.

07/2022: Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Climate Policy: Comparing the UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Potsdam and Bern. The Paris 2022 UGI Centennial Congress (online).

06/2022: How do local factors shape transformation pathways towards climate-neutral and resilient cities? A comparison of industrial, historic and university cities in Germany. Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference 2022 – University of Gothenburg.

04/2022: Die üblichen Verdächtigen? Aktivität und Stärke von Fridays for Future Ortsgruppen in deutschen Städten. Workshop zum Sammelband "Fridays for Future. Einordnung, Rezeption und Wirkung der neuen Klimabewegung" – Universität Osnabrück.

03/2022: Actors and activities in local climate governance: towards a more comprehensive understanding of adaptation initiatives. Workshop ‘Climate Adaptive Governance’, TheoAdapt network (online).

01/2022: Policy Diffusion and Upscaling of Climate Strategies in German Cities. Topical Collection Mini-Workshop - Adaptation Governance and Policy Diffusion – Technische Universität Darmstadt (online).

09/2021: Aktuelle Forschungsperspektiven für die städtische Klima-Governance an der Schnittstelle von Energie- und Nachhaltigkeitsgeographie. #GeoWoche2021 – Universität Passau (online).

06/2021: How can ‘ordinary’ cities become climate pioneers?IGU Commission Geography of Governance Annual Conference - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan (online).

05/2021: Matching Forerunner Cities: Coping with climate change in Turku, Malmö, Rostock, and Groningen. EURA conference 2021 – University of Oslo (online).

02/2021: The role, significance and potential of local governments in governing climate and clean energy futures (session chair). Energy Futures - Emerging Pathways in an Uncertain World Conference – Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (online).

10/2020: Presentation of the project “ExTrass - urban resilience against extreme weather events”. Theo Adapt- Theorizing Climate Adaptation – Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena (online).09/2020: Explaining climate policy pathways of unlikely city pioneers: the case of the German city of Remscheid. Place-Baced Climate Action Network Climate Praxis Conference - London (online).

2018/12: Transnational city resilience networks as facilitators of policy learning and implementation? Reframing Urban Resilience Implementation: Aligning Sustainability and Resilience. 11th International Forum on Urbanism Congress – Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona.

2018/09 How do local policymakers learn in climate change adaptation? Examining twinning visits as an instrument of policy learning in the European Union. Festival della Partecipazione 2019 – Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila.

2018/03: The significance of city-to-city learning in transnational climate networks: a global perspective. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2018 Cities and Climate Change Science Conference – Edmonton.

2017/12: The Significance of City-To-City Learning in Transnational Climate Networks. New Sciences and Actions for Complex Cities. Social and Institutional Innovation in Self-Organising Systems - Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florenz.

2017/09 The Significance of City-To-City Learning in Transnational Resilience Networks. 2nd World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation – Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.

2017/08: The Concepts of Urban Sustainable Development and Smart Cities. In the Understanding of Academia and the European Union. Annual Conference of Royal Geographical Society and Institute of British Geographers 2017 - Royal Geographical Society, London.

2017/05: City-to-City Learning to Cater City Needs for Climate Adaptation: Results of a Preliminary Study. Dresden Nexus Conference 2017 - Deutsches Hygiene Museum, Dresden.

2016/10. The Motives of European Municipalities to Engage in Climate and Energy Networks. Examining the Case of the Covenant of Mayors Initiative. Regional Studies Association Student and Early Career Conference 2016, Newcastle University

Urban Resilience against extreme weather events (ExTrass-V): funded by the Federal Ministry for Research and Education (01/2022-12/2023).

SS 2023: Heritage in Urban and Regional Studies (together with Ludger Gailing), Module 13494, Master World Heritage Studies

WS 2022/23: „Einführung in die Wissenschaft / Planungstheorie 1 und Workshopwoche“ (together with Julia Binder), Module 13494, Bachelor „Städtebau und Stadtplanung

SS 2022: Heritage in Urban and Regional Studies, Module 13494, Master World Heritage Studies

Since 2019: Regular guest lectures at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (Master course: “City Resilience Design and Management”)