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Dr. Katharina Hecht

Project Coordinator 
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Programmabureau
Researcher 
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Information and computing sciences
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Visualization and Graphics
Visualization and Graphics
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3584 CS Utrecht

Dr. Katharina Hecht

Project Coordinator
Programmabureau
Researcher
Visualization and Graphics
k.hecht@uu.nl
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Profile CV Publications Activities In the media Research Ancillary activities Contact
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Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Hecht, K. (2025). Towards ecologically functional buildings: weaving ecosystem services into building development processes. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. [DOI] [Portal]
Hecht, K., Haan, L., Wösten, H. A. B., Hamel, P., Swaminathan, S., & Jain, A. (2025). Rocks and walls: Biodiversity and temperature regulation of natural cliffs and vertical greenery systems. Building and Environment, 268, Article 112308. [DOI] [Portal]
Hecht, K., Kowalchuk, G. A., Ford Denison, R., Kahmen, A., Xiong, W., Jousset, A., & Ravanbakhsh, M. (2025). Deletion of ACC Deaminase in Symbionts Converts the Host Plant From Water Waster to Water Saver. Plant Cell and Environment, 48(3), 1919-1931. [DOI] [Portal]

2024

Scholarly publications

Fricke, M. M., Hecht, K., Vollmer, M., & Lang, W. (2024). Ecosystem Services Guiding Built Environment Design—Understanding the Impacts of Building Practice on Ecosystems and Their Fundamental Contribution to Human Wellbeing. In Design for Climate Adaptation: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023 (pp. 371-385). (Sustainable Development Goals Series). Springer. [DOI] [Portal]
Hecht, K., Appelman, J., & Pedersen Zari, M. (2024). Buildings as living systems – towards a tangible framework for ecosystem services design. In Design for Climate Adaptation: Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects Copenhagen 2023 (pp. 297-306). (Sustainable Development Goals Series). Springer. [DOI] [Portal]
Hecht, K., Ortega Reboso, A., van der Vegt, M., Appelman, J., & Pedersen Zari, M. (2024). Ecologically Regenerative Building Systems through Exergy Efficiency: Designing for Structural Order and Ecosystem Services. Land, 13(9), 1375. [DOI] [Portal]
Castellar, J. A. C., Popartan, L. A., Pucher, B., Pineda-Martos, R., Hecht, K., Katsou, E., Nika, C. E., Junge, R., Langergraber, G., Atanasova, N., Comas, J., Monclús, H., & Pueyo-Ros, J. (2024). What does it take to renature cities? An expert-based analysis of barriers and strategies for the implementation of nature-based solutions. Journal of Environmental Management, 354, Article 120385. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Sinsch, U., Hecht, K., Cost, S., Grenat, P., & Martino, A. (2022). Asymmetric male mating success in lek-breeding Rhinella arenarum. Animals, 12(23), Article 3268. [DOI]

2020

Scholarly publications

Pedersen Zari, M., & Hecht, K. (2020). Biomimicry for Regenerative Built Environments: Mapping Design Strategies for Producing Ecosystem Services. Biomimetics, 5(2), Article 18. [DOI] [Portal]
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