Academic work

Papers & projects

The university research behind UNEVEN: value chains, energy siting and urban fieldwork. Written at LMU Munich, published here in full as PDF (in German).

LMU Munich · 2026 · Economic geography

China’s dominance in the solar value chain: driver or brake on the energy transition?

A global value chain analysis of solar manufacturing, from polysilicon to modules. How did China come to control most stages of the chain, what does that mean for prices, resilience and value capture, and how are the EU and US responding with the Net-Zero Industry Act and the IRA?

Seminar “Rethinking Production Networks in Difficult Times” · 31 pages · German · graded 1.0

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LMU Munich · 2026 · Geoinformatics

Where wind power fits: a site suitability analysis for Northern Bavaria

A multi-criteria GIS model for five districts around the Fichtelgebirge. Wind speed (ERA5), slope, land cover, population density and distance to roads and power lines are scored, weighted and combined; settlements, water bodies, roads and Natura 2000 sites are masked out. Built in ArcGIS Pro with ArcPy.

Project report · 7 pages · German · graded 1.0

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LMU Munich · 2026 · Urban geography

Street reading Berlin-Neukölln: migrant diversity and contested space

What shop signs, street life and business mix reveal about two of Neukölln’s main streets. The group mapped 333 businesses along a 3.75 km route and compared the scripts on shop signage along Sonnenallee and Karl-Marx-Straße, alongside observations on belonging, upgrading and stigmatisation.

Field report, group 4 · 40 pages · German · co-written with two fellow students; Eugenio Mincione was lead editor

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