M.A. Sarah Luft

Otto-Fischer-Straße 4
50674 Cologne

E-mail sarah.luft(at)gmx.net

Research Interests

Belmont-Forum/Norface Projekt: „H2O – Livelihoods in Urban Fringe Areas“ im Rahmen Verbundprojekts „H2O – T2S in Urban Fringe Areas“: About transformation in peri-urban areas, and urbanization processes, with a special focus on agricultural water availabilities and access.
New Connectivity in Asia: Pioneering border corridors and transnational transformation processes in the Greater Myeik Area/Myanmar and Prachuap Khiri Khan/Thailand. (working titel): About (transregional/transnational) transformation processes along border corridors, cross-border development, evolving border towns, development alliances, motives and agendas.

Since 12/2018
Scientific Staff (University of Cologne)
Since 03/2017
Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne
10/2013-10/2016
Master of Arts (M.A.): Geography & Cultural Anthropology, University of Cologne
Thesis: “Offshore diving tourism as key factor of regional development at the Andaman Coast. The case of Khao Lak, Phang Nga”
10/2008-06/2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): Cultural Anthropology and African Studies & Sociology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
02/2011-06/2011
Study Abroad: Cultural Anthropology, Sociology & Xhosa Language, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth

08/2019-10/2019
GSGS Fellowship Grant 2019x, Cologne
09/2017-10/2017
“IPaK Mobility Grant” for field research on regional development processes in Myeik, Myanmar
02/2016-04/2016
“DAAD Travel Grant” for field research on offshore diving tourism as key factor of regional development at the Andaman Coast in Khao Lak, Thailand

Graduate School of Geosciences, 7th Research Conference. “New Connectivity in Asia: Pioneering border corridors and transnational transformation processes in the Greater Myeik Area/Myanmar and Prachuap Khiri Khan/Thailand” (Poster), January 2020, Köln.
23nd Meeting of the Scientific Research Group on Southeast Asia. German Society of Geography (DGfG). “Pioneer Corridor Development along the Myanmar-Thai border“, May 2019, Vienna.
DGA Conference on Contemporary Asia. Asia: Global Challenges, Regional Conflicts, and National Logics. “Urban developments in the Greater Myeik Area/Myanmar: Regional transformation potentials and emerging cross-border development”, April 2019, Würzburg.
22nd Meeting of the Scientific Research Group on Southeast Asia. German Society of Geography (DGfG). "Transformation Potentials of the Greater Myeik Area: Concepts of Cross-border Development", June 2018. Heidelberg.
21st Meeting of the Scientific Research Group on Southeast Asia. German Society of Geography (DGfG). "Offshore Diving Tourism as a Key Factor of Regional Development at the Andaman Coast. The Case of Khao Lak, Phang Nga Province, Thailand", June 2017. Göttingen.

Since January 2020: Member of the GSGS Doctoral Council and deputy doctoral representative on the GSGS Steering Committee
International Summer School 'Urban Transformations to Sustainability in South and Southeast Asia'. 17th September - 26th September 2018. University of Cologne. Cologne.
Scientific Writing Course 'How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper and Scientific Ethics'. 24th April - 26th April 2018. ABC/J Geoverbund. Cologne.
Workshop 'Improving Presentation Skills'. 7th March 2018. GSGS. Cologne.

Luft, S. und C. Butsch (2022): Planning for Livelihoods Under Hydrosocial Uncertainty in Periurban Pune. In: Frontiers in Water 4: 831464. DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2022.831464
Luft, S., 2019. Neue Funktionen für thailändische Regionen? Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Potentiale in Prachuap Khiri Khan. In: Thailand Rundschau, Vol. 32 (2). 83-86.
Luft, S., 2016. Begegnungen an der Andamanenküste. In: Thailand Rundschau, Vol. 29 (2), 61-64.

SS 2020
Seminar zur großen Exkursion "Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung im Süden von Myanmar und Thailand"
SS 2020
Seminar: Grenzstädte in Asien und Europa
SS 2019
Seminar: Wirtschaft und Entwicklung
WS 2018/19
Seminar: Bevölkerung und Stadt