Dr. Katrin Maria Pakizer
Dr. Katrin Maria Pakizer
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate
Focus
Sustainability transitions - Nature-based innovation systems - Water governance - Biodiversity governance - Underground ressource management - Public policy - Sufficiency-based business models - Social entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial strategies - GHG Accounting Tools - Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Social Network Analysis
Teaching
- WPM2: Impact Entrepreneurship
- Innovation and Venture LAB III: Collaborative Innovation Project
- GM-Forum
- Organization in the urban water sector (Course: Infrastructure Systems in Urban Water Management)
Experience
- Postdoc
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
07 / 2022 - today - Research Associate
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
07 / 2022 - today - Research assistant
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ)
01 / 2018 - 06 / 2022 - Research assistant
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
07 / 2016 - 09 / 2016 - Research assistant
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
11 / 2014 - 07 / 2015
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Dr. sc ETH Zürich / EnvironmEnvironmental Decisions
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ)
01 / 2018 - 06 / 2022 - Master of Arts / Peace and Securtiy Studies
University of Hamburg
10 / 2015 - 09 / 2016 - Master of Arts / Political Science
Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena
10 / 2013 - 09 / 2016 - Bachelor of Arts / Communication Sciences & Economics, Law and Social Sciences
University of Erfurt
10 / 2009 - 08 / 2013
Continuing Education
Web Design & Development Diploma
SAE Institute Berlin
02 / 2009
Network
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Projects
- Digital – Social – Sustainable? Sustainable Consumer Behavior on Social Media / Deputy project leader / ongoing
- WISER – Digital ecosystem for environmental data and greenhouse gas accounting / Co-project leader / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Pakizer, K., Sierro, F. and Löhr, M. (2026) 'Resources reconsidered : a network perspective on multi-system interactions in the underground', Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 62(101196). doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2026.101196.
- Knabl, M. et al. (2026) 'How multiple streams influence agenda‐setting for water reuse in Swiss substates', Environmental Policy and Governance. doi: 10.1002/eet.70132.
- Gossen, M. et al. (2026) 'Towards strong sustainability : exploring reconfigurations of sufficiency‐oriented and regenerative business models', Business Strategy and the Environment. doi: 10.1002/bse.70973.
- Holstead, K. et al. (2026) 'Enabling a circular water transition : identifying governance pathways for wastewater reuse', Environmental Policy and Governance, 36(4), pp. 798–828. doi: 10.1002/eet.70069.
- Pakizer, K. M. et al. (2023) 'Policy sequencing for early-stage transition dynamics : a process model and comparative case study in the water sector', Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 48(100730). doi: 10.1016/j.eist.2023.100730.
- Pakizer, K., Fischer, M. and Eva, L. (2022) 'Entrepreneurial strategies for transformative change : an application to grassroots movements for sustainable urban water systems', Journal of Cleaner Production, 375(134003). doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134003.
- Pakizer, K. M., Fischer, M. and Lieberherr, E. (2020) 'Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems', Environmental Science & Policy, 105, pp. 120–133. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.12.009.
- Pakizer, K. M. and Lieberherr, E. (2018) 'Alternative governance arrangements for modular water infrastructure : an exploratory review', Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, 19(1-2), pp. 53–68. doi: 10.1177/1783591718814426.
Books, peer-reviewed
Pakizer, K. (2022) Flexibility through hybridity : governance arrangements for sustainable urban water systems. Doctoral dissertation. ETH Zürich. doi: 10.3929/ethz-b-000554583.
Book chapters, peer-reviewed
Sierro, F. and Pakizer, K. (2025) 'Towards sustainable underground development through synergies', in Agrawal, M. (ed.) Underground Spaces for Climate Resilience and Sustainability. Singapore: Springer, pp. 63–74. doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-0547-7_5.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Pakizer, K. M. (2026) 'Beneath the surface : a socio-techno-ecological perspective on governing multi-system interactions over underground resources', in 17th International Sustainability Transitions Conference (IST), Zurich, Switzerland, 31 August - 2 September 2026.
Other publications
Sierro, F. et al. (2024) Untergrundnutzung in der Schweiz : Potenziale, Konflikte und Regulierungsbedarf. Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo. Available at: https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Dokument.aspx?DocumentID=72903.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Pakizer, K. M. and Sierro, F. (2026) 'Leveraging synergies : from fragmented development to integrated underground planning'. doi: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-13999.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Lieberherr, E., Hüesker, F. and Pakizer,K. (2022) "Rethinking urban water governance and infrastructure in Europe: Challenges and opportunities of regionalization and organizational autonomy", in: Bolognesi, T., Silva Pinto, F. and Farrelly, M. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance, London: Routledge, 272-283.
- Fischer, M., Ingold, K., Duygan, M., Manny, L. and Pakizer, K. (2022) "Actor networks in urban water governance", in: Bolognesi, T., Silva Pinto, F. and Farrelly, M. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance, London: Routledge, 243-256.
- Pakizer, K., Fischer, M. und Lieberherr, E. (2020) “Policy instrument mixes for operating modular technology within hybrid water systems”, Environmental Science and Policy, Vol 105, DOI:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.12.009
- Pakizer, K. und Lieberherr, E. (2018) “Alternative governance arrangements for modular water infrastructures: An exploratory review”, Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, Vol 19 (1-2), DOI:10.1177/1783591718814426s