DI Roland Linzner

Present Position/Affiliation:

Research associate
BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Institute of Waste Management
1190 Vienna, Muthgasse 107
Mail: roland.linzner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 3189900 336
Link http://www.wau.boku.ac.at/2349.html?&L=1

University Education:

07/2003 Degree in Environmental Management at BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Since 2003 Research associate at the Institut of Waste Management, BOKU University Vienna
Since 2005: Board member of the Centre for Development Research (CDR) at the BOKU University, Vienna

Main working topics:

Development, implementation and management of various research projects dealing with waste logistics, composting, waste management and its impact on climate, waste management in developing and newly industrializing countries and capacity development (training courses and development of master courses).

Selected publications:

1. Linzner R., Müllegger E. (2009): Co-composting workshop at St. Joseph´s Hospital (Kitgum, Uganda). Drei Königsaktion (DKA).
2. Veeken A. (Ed.), van der Berghe G., Kraakman M., Beigl P., Linzner R., Wen X., Luo Q., Zhang Y. (2009): Training Toolkit on Waste Tracking System and Waste Management Benchmarking System.
3. Linzner R., Beigl P., Schneider F. (2009): Capacity Development in Waste Management – Needs and challenges illustrated in four case studies.
4. Linzner R. (2009): Small-scale composting of organic waste – a simple technology.
5. Lebersorger S., Salhofer S.P., Linzner R. (2007): Effect of Change to an Existing Collection Scheme for Plastics Packaging on Peoples Attitude and Behaviour - a Case Study.
6. Linzner R., Binner E., Mentler A., Smidt E., Soumah M. (2007): Decentralised Composting of Market Waste and Recirculation in Peri-urban Agriculture - A Case Study in Guinea (West Africa).
7. Obersteiner G., Linzner R. (2007): Life Cycle Assessment of Composting - a Challenge.
8. Linzner R., Meissner F., Sakho Y., Soumah M., Sylla F. (2006): Compostage - un guide pratique, 52 pages.
9. Linzner R., Wassermann G. (2006): Factors Constraining and Promoting the Implementation of Small-Scale Composting in West African Countries.
10. Beigl P., Gamarra Cabrera P., Linzner R. (2005): Waste Forecasts Without „Rule of Thumb“: Improving Decision Support for Waste Generation Estimations.
11. Lebersorger S., Linzner R., Unger N. (2005): Potential Reduction of Residual Waste by Home Composting - A Case Study.
12. Linzner R., Mostbauer P. (2005): Composting and its Impact on Climate Change With Regard to Process Engineering and Compost Application - A Case Study in Vienna.
13. Linzner R. (2003): Waste Generation Rates in Central and Eastern European Capitals: Potential Influencing Factors and Estimation of Future Trends.