Peer-reviewed journal articles
Otto, I.M., Donges, J.F., Lucht, W., Schellnhuber, H.J. (2020). Reply to: Smith et al.: Social tipping dynamics in a world contrained by conflicting interests. Proceeding Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS),
Donges, J.F., Heitzig, J., Barfuss, W., Kassel J.A., Kittel, T. Kolb, J.J., Kolster, T. Müller-Hansen, F., Otto, I.M., Wiedermann, M., Zimmerer, K. Lucht (2020). Earth system modelling with complex dynamic human societies: the copan:CORE World-Earth modeling framework. Earth System Dynamics, 11, 395–413, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-395-2020
Otto I.M., Donges J.F., Cremades R., Bhowmik A., Lucht W. ,Rockström J., Allerberger F., Doe S., Hewitt R., Lenferna A., McCaffrey M., Moran M., van Vuuren D.P. , Schellnhuber H.J. (2020) Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS),
Kundzewicz, Z.W., Matczak, O., Otto, I.M., Otto, P.E. (2020) From "atmosfear" to climate action. Environmental Science and Policy, 105: 75-83
Otto, I.M., Wiedermann, M., Cremades, R., Auer, C., Donges, J., Lucht, W. (2020) Human agency in the Anthropocene. Ecological Economics,106463
Suatmadi, A.Y, Creutzig, F., Otto, I.M., (2019) On-demand motorcycle taxis improve mobility, not sustainability. Case Studies on Transportation Policy, 7(2): 218-229
Hewitt, R.J., Bradley, N., Baggio Compagnucci, A., Barlagne, C., Ceglarz, A., Cremades, R., McKeen, M., Otto, I.M., Slee, B. (2019). Social innovation in community energy in Europe: A review of the evidence. Frontiers in Energy Research, 7(31): 1-27
Otto, I.M., Kim, K.M, Dubrovsky, N., Lucht, W. (2019). Shift the focus from the super-poor to the super-rich. Nature Climate Change, 9: 82-94
Pham, L., Otto, I.M., Zikos, D. (2019). Self-governance and the Effects of Rules in Irrigation Systems: Evidence from Laboratory and Framed Field Experiments in China, India and Vietnam. Water Economics and Policy, 5(1)
Reinhardt, J., Liersch, S., Arbi Abdeladhim, M., Diallo, M., Dickens, C., Fournet, S., Hattermann, F.F., Kabaseke, C., Muhumuza, M., Mul, M.L., Pilz, T., Otto, I.M., Walz, A. (2018). Systematic evaluation of scenario assessments supporting sustainable integrated natural resources management: evidence from four case studies in Africa. Ecology and Society, 23(1): 5
Kundzewicz, Z.W., Hov, O, Piniewski, M., Krysanova, V., Benestad, R.E., Otto, I.M. (2018). Uncertainty in climate change impacts on water resources. Environmental Science and Policy, 79: 1-8
Waha, K., Krummenauer, L., Adams, S., Aich, V., Baarsch, F., Coumou, D., Fader, M., Hoff, H., Jobbins, G., Marcus, R., Mengel, M., Otto, I.M., Perrette, M., Rocha, M., Robinson, A., Schleussner, C.F. (2017). Climate change impacts in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) regions and their implications for vulnerable population groups. Regional Environmental Change
Otto, I.M., Reckien, D., Reyer, C.P.O., Marcus, R., Le Masson, V., Jones, L., Norton, A., Serdeczny, O. (2017). Social vulnerability to climate change: A review of concepts and evidence. Regional Environmental Change
Reyer, C.P.O, Otto, I.M., Adams, S., Albrecht, T., Baarsch, F., Cartsburg, M., Coumou, D., Eden, A., Ludi, E., Marcus, R., Mengel, M., Mosello, B., Robinson, A., Schleussner, C.F., Serdeczny, O., Stagl, J. (2017). Climate change impacts in Central Asia and their implications for development. Regional Environmental Change
Otto, I.M., Biewald, A., Coumou, D., Feulner, G., Köhler, C., Nocke, T., Blok, A., Gröber, A., Selchow, S., Tyfield, D., Volkmer, I., Schellnhuber, H.J., Beck, U. (2015). Socio-economic data for global environmental change research. Nature Climate Change: 5: 503-506
Beckmann, V., Otto, I.M., Tan, R. (2015). Overcoming the legacy of the past? Analyzing the modes of governance used by the Polish agricultural producer groups. Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON): 61(5): 222-233
Otto, I.M., Wechsung, F. (2014). The effects of rules and communication in a behavioral irrigation experiment carried out in North China. Ecological Economics, 99: 10-20
Cornell, S., Berkhout, F., Tuinstra, W., Tabara, J.D., Jäger, J., Chabay, I., de Wit, B., Langlais, R., Mills, D., Moll, P., Otto, I.M., Petersen, A., Pohl, C., van Kerkhoff, L. (2013). Opening up knowledge systems for better responses to global environmental change. Environmental Science and Policy, 28: 60-70
Wang, X., Otto, I.M., Lu, Y. (2013). How physical and social factors affect village-level irrigation: An institutional analysis of water governance in northern China, Agricultural Water Management, 119: 10-18
Otto, I.M., Chobotova, V., (2013). Opportunities and constraints of adopting market governance in protected areas in Central and Eastern Europe, International Journal of the Commons, 7(1): 34-56
Otto, I.M., Shkaruba, A., Kireyeu, (2011). V., The Rise of Multi-Level Governance for Biodiversity Protection in Belarus, Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 29(1): 113 – 132
Otto-Banaszak, I., Matczak, P., Wesseler, J., Wechsung, F. (2011). Different Perceptions of Adaptation to Climate Change: A Mental Model Approach Applied to the Evidence from Expert Interviews, Regional Environmental Change: 11(2): 217-228
McEvoy, D., Matczak, P. Banaszak, I., Chorynski, A. (2010). Framing Adaptation to Climate-Related Extreme Events, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7): 779-795
Aakre, S., Banaszak, I., Kalirai, H., Mechler, R., Rübbelke, D., Wreford, A. (2010) Adaptation to Disaster Risk in the EU: Improving the Role of the Public Sector, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 15(7): 721-736
Banaszak, I., Beckmann, V. (2010). Compliance with Rules and Sanctions in Producer Groups in Poland, Journal of Rural Cooperation, 38(1):55-70
Banaszak, I. (2010). Bestimmungsgrößen erfolgreicher Kooperation in agrarischen Märkten, dargestellt am Beispiel von Erzeugergruppen in Polen. Zeitschrift für das gesamte Genossenschaftswesen, 60(1) [Determinants of Successful Cooperation in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland] [German Journal of Cooperative Sciences]
Kluvankova-Oravska, T., Chobotova, V., Banaszak, I., Trifunovova, S., Slavikova, L. (2009). From Government to Governance for Biodiversity: The Perspective of Central and East-European Transition Countries, Environmental Policy and Governance, Vol. 19: 187-196
Banaszak I., Beckmann V. (2008). Incentive Structure in Public Policies - Example of the Law on Producer Groups in Poland, Society and Economy, 30 (1)
Banaszak, I. (2008). Agricultural Producer Groups in Poland: Empirical Survey Results. Journal of Rural Cooperation, 36(1)
Banaszak, I. (2009). Determinanty sukcesu współpracy na rynkach rolniczych. Na przykładzie grup producentów rolnych w Polsce. Wieś i Rolnictwo, 1(142) [Determinants of Successful Cooperation in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland] [Polish Journal Countryside and Agriculture]
Books and book chapters
Wechsung, F., Hofmann, J., Conradt, T., Otto, I.M., et al. (2017). Future water use in the Guanting basin under climate change and socio-economic transition. In: Wechsung, F., et al. (eds). Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Basin under Limited Water Resources. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science
Wechsung, F., Conradt, T., Otto, I.M., et al. (2017). The geographical setting for integrated water resource management in the Guanting basin. In: Wechsung, F., et al. (eds). Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Basin under Limited Water Resources. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science
Möhring, J., Otto, I.M., Wang, X. (2017). Regionalization of socio-economic scenarios and adaptation options for the Guanting Basin. In: Wechsung, F., et al. (eds). Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Basin under Limited Water Resources. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science
Möhring, J., Otto, I.M., Wang, X. (2017). Impacts and adaptation. In: Wechsung, F., et al. (eds). Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Basin under Limited Water Resources. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science
Otto, I.M., Wechsung, F. (2017). Exploring alternative water distribution rules with behavioral irrigation experiments. In: Wechsung, F., et al. (eds). Sustainable Water and Agricultural Land Use in the Guanting Basin under Limited Water Resources. Stuttgart: Schweizerbart Science
Kundzewicz, Z.W., Hov, O, Piniewski, M., Krysanova, V., Benestad, R.E., Otto, I.M. (2017). Uncertainty in climate change and its impacts. In: Kundzewicz, Z.W., Hov, O., Okruszko, T. (Eds.) Climate Change and its Impact on Selected Sectors in Poland. PAN, Poznan
Schellnhuber, H. J., Serdeczny, O. M., Adams, S., Köhler, C., Otto, I. M., Schleussner, C. F. (2016). The Challenge of a 4 °C World by 2100. In Brauch, H.G., Oswald Spring, U., Grin, J., Scheffran, J. (Eds.): Handbook on Sustainability Transition and Sustainable Peace. Springer International Publishing Switzerland
Otto, I.M., Wechsung, F., Wang, X., Möhring, J. Tan, R. (2016). Water scarcity impacts and challenges of water governance in the Guanting Basin, North China. Evidence from interviews with local stakeholders. In: Borchardt, D., Bogardi, J., Ibisch, R.B. (Eds.) Integrated Water Resource Management: Concept, Research and Implementation. Springer
Möhring, J., Otto, I.M. (2012). Tragedy of the Commons in the Haihe River Basin. Comparison of Experimental and Spatial Analysis Results. In: Steusloff. H. (Ed.). Integrated Water Resource Management, Stuttgart: Frauenhofer Verlag
Contributing author to: Mechler, R., Hochrainer, S. Aaheim, A. et al. (2010) A Risk Management Approach for Assessing Adaptation to Changing Flood and Drought Risk in Europe. In: Hulme, M., Neufeld, H. Making Climate Change Work for Us. European Perspectives on Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Matczak, P., Banaszak, I., Beim, M. (2009) Framing Climate Change Policies Compatibly with Stakeholders’ Mental Models: a General Analysis and an Application to Bicycle Transportation Development as a Climate Mitigation Policy. In: Piana, V. (ed.) Innovative Economic Policies for Climate Change Mitigation, Rome: Economic Web Institute
Banaszak, I., Beckmann, V. (2009). The Role of Leadership in Establishing and Sustaining Cooperation. Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland. In: Kühl, R, Rößl, D., Brazda, J. (Eds.) Sozialwissenschaftliche Aspekte des Kooperations- und Genossenschaftsmanagements. Ibidem
Banaszak I. (2008). Determinants of Successful Cooperation in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland. In Hendrikse, G., Cliquet, G., Tuunanen, M., Windsperger, J. Strategy and Governance of Networks, Springer
Banaszak, I. (2008). Success and Failure of Cooperation in Agricultural Markets. Evidence from Producer Groups in Poland. Aachen: Shaker
Reports, professional journals and online publications
Capstick, S. et al. including Ilona M. Otto (2020) “Bridging the gap – the role of equitable low-carbon lifestyles” IN: UNEP Emission Gap Report 2020
Van den Hurk, B., Otto, I.M., et al. (2020) What can COVID-19 teach us about preparing for climate risks in Europe? CASCADES-RECEIPT Policy Brief
Falk, J., Gaffney, O., Bhowmik, A., and 18 others including Otto, I.M. (2019) Exponential Roadmap. Scaling 36 Solutions to Halve Emissions by 2030. Exponential Roadmap.
Garcia, T., Otto, I.M., Hewitt, R., Vinke, K. (2018). M2020 - A Mission for the Planet, A Mission for Europe, Green European Journal
Schellnhuber, H.J. and 50 others including Ilona M. Otto (Lead Author of the Europe and Central Asia Chapter) (2014). Turn Down the Heat: Regional Impacts in Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia. The World Bank: Washington DC.
Schellenhuber, H.J. and 14 others including Ilona M. Otto (2012). Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided. The World Bank, Washington DC
Banaszak, I. and G.W.J. Hendrikse, Cooperaties in Polen, Cooperatie [Journal for Dutch Farmers], 2009, 600, 18-19
Co-author of the ADAM Adaptation Catalogue
Documentary movies
Becker, A., Otto, I.M. (2012). Science for Sustainable Water Use. Guanting Project
Venòt, C., Banaszak, I. (2005). Through the Group. IDARI Project and CIRAD Montpellier
