School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2022
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Transformation verstehen lernen: Nachhaltigkeitsbildung und Data Literacy Education in der Studieneingangsphase
Weiser, A., van Deest, J. & Barth, M., 26.09.2022, Digitale Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für die Hochschulbildung. Weselek, J., Kohler, F. & Siegmund, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 53-65 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Who can nudge for sustainable development? How nudge source renders dynamic norms (in-)effective in eliciting sustainable behavior
Boenke, L., Panning, M., Thurow, A., Hörisch, J. & Loschelder, D. D., 25.09.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 368, 11 p., 133246.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-Environmental Vulnerability of Agriculture Communities to Climate Change in Western Himalaya: A Household-Level Review
Chauhan, N., von Wehrden, H. & Joshi, P. K., 24.09.2022, Challenges of Disasters in Asia: Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience. Sajjad, H., Siddiqui, L., Rahman, A., Tahir, M. & Ahsan Siddiqui, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 123-145 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Digitale Interventionen in der betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung
Hoppe, A., Roswag, M. & Lehr, D., 23.09.2022, Handbuch Gesundheitsförderung bei der Arbeit: Interventionen für Individuen, Teams und Organisationen. Michel, A. & Hoppe, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 351-369 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Sustainability Competencies in Higher Education
Michel, J. O., Brundiers, K., Barth, M., Fischer, D., Mochizuki, Y., Redman, A. & Zint, M., 22.09.2022, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Brears, R. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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The Potential of Modular Product Design on Repair Behavior and User Experience - Evidence from the Smartphone Industry
Amend, C., Revellio, F., Tenner, I. & Schaltegger, S., 20.09.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 367, 14 p., 132770.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Four Methods to Distinguish between Fractal Dimensions in Time Series through Recurrence Quantification Analysis
Tomashin, A., Leonardi, G. & Wallot, S., 19.09.2022, In: Entropy. 24, 9, 14 p., 1314.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ionic liquids vs. ethanol as extraction media of algicidal compounds from mango processing waste
Segatto, M. L., Schnarr, L., Olsson, O., Kümmerer, K. & Zuin, V. G., 16.09.2022, In: Frontiers in Chemistry. 10, 13 p., 986987.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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GREENER Pharmaceuticals for More Sustainable Healthcare
Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Brown, A. R., Owen, S. F., Ryan, J., Snape, J., Venhuis, B. J. & Kümmerer, K., 13.09.2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 9, 9, p. 699-705 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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A Proposal for Integrating Theories of Complexity for Better Understanding Global Systemic Risks
Haas, A., Laubichler, M., Applegate, J., Steudle, G. & Jaeger, C. C., 01.09.2022, In: Risk Analysis. 42, 9, p. 1945-1951 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can guided introspection help avoid rationalization of meat consumption? Mixed-methods results of a pilot experimental study
Frank, P., Heimann, K., Kolbe, V. & Schuster, C., 01.09.2022, In: Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 6, 10 p., 100070.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das NinU-Raster zur Planung und Reflexion inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts für Lehramtsstudierende
Fühner, L., González, L. F., Weck, H., Pusch, A. & Abels, S., 01.09.2022, Inklusion in der Lehramtsausbildung – Lerngegenstände, Interaktionen und Prozesse . Schröter, A., Kortmann, M., Schulze, S., Kempfer, K., Anderson, S., Sevdiren, G., Bartz, J. & Kreutchen, C. (eds.). 1. ed. Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 63-78 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Defining and Conceptualizing Impact Investing: Attractive Nuisance or Catalyst?
Hockerts, K., Hehenberger, L., Schaltegger, S. & Farber, V., 01.09.2022, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 179, 4, p. 937-950 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Earth stewardship: Shaping a sustainable future through interacting policy and norm shifts
Chapin, F. S., Weber, E. U., Bennett, E. M., Biggs, R., van den Bergh, J., Adger, W. N., Crépin, A. S., Polasky, S., Folke, C., Scheffer, M., Segerson, K., Anderies, J. M., Barrett, S., Cardenas, J. C., Carpenter, S. R., Fischer, J., Kautsky, N., Levin, S. A., Shogren, J. F., Walker, B., Wilen, J. & de Zeeuw, A., 01.09.2022, In: Ambio. 51, 9, p. 1907-1920 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fettflecken untersuchen mit Graphical Analysis
Stinken-Rösner, L., Wilhelm, T. & Kuhn, J., 01.09.2022, In: Physik in unserer Zeit. 53, 5, p. 254-255 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Institutional entrepreneurship for responsible digital innovation: The case of corporate digital responsibility
Trittin-Ulbrich, H. & Böckel, A., 01.09.2022, In: Creativity and Innovation Management. 31, 3, p. 447-459 13 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Investors in environmental ventures want good money—and a clean conscience: How framing, interest rates, and the environmental impact of crowdlending projects influence funding decisions
Penz, F., Hörisch, J. & Tenner, I., 01.09.2022, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 182, 13 p., 121849.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Land-use change differentially affects endemic, forest andopen-land butterflies in Madagascar
Wurz, A., Grass, I., Lees, D. C., Rakotomalala, A. A. N. A., Sáfián, S., Martin, D. A., Osen, K., Loos, J., Benasoavina, E., Alexis, T. & Tscharntke, T., 01.09.2022, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 15, 5, p. 606-620 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation
Overbeck, G. E., Vélez-Martin, E., Menezes, L. D. S., Anand, M., Baeza, S., Carlucci, M. B., Dechoum, M. S., Durigan, G., Fidelis, A., Guido, A., Moro, M. F., Munhoz, C. B. R., Reginato, M., Rodrigues, R. S., Rosenfield, M. F., Sampaio, A. B., Barbosa da Silva, F. H., Silveira, F. A. O., Sosinski, Ê. E., Staude, I. R., Temperton, V. M., Turchetto, C., Veldman, J. W., Viana, P. L., Zappi, D. C. & Müller, S. C., 01.09.2022, In: Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. 56, 125687.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Root biology never sleeps: 11th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR11) and the 9th International Symposium on Root Development (Rooting2021), 24-28 May 2021
Carley, C. N., Chen, G., Das, K. K., Delory, B. M., Dimitrova, A., Ding, Y., George, A. P., Greeley, L. A., Han, Q., Hendriks, P. W., Hernandez-Soriano, M. C., Li, M., Ng, J. L. P., Mau, L., Mesa-Marín, J., Miller, A. J., Rae, A. E., Schmidt, J., Thies, A., Topp, C. N., Wacker, T. S., Wang, P., Wang, X., Xie, L. & Zheng, C., 01.09.2022, In: The New phytologist. 235, 6, p. 2149-2154 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Scoping Review of Existing Evaluations of Smokeless Tobacco Control Policies: What Is Known About Countries Covered, Level of Jurisdictions, Target Groups Studied, and Instruments Evaluated?
Forberger, S., Khan, Z., Ahmad, F., Frense, J., Kampfmann, T., Ahmad, F., Ullah, S., Dogar, O., Siddiqi, K. & Zeeb, H., 01.09.2022, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 24, 9, p. 1344-1354 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Systemic Risks from Different Perspectives
Renn, O., Laubichler, M., Lucas, K., Kröger, W., Schanze, J., Scholz, R. W. & Schweizer, P., 01.09.2022, In: Risk Analysis. 42, 9, p. 1902-1920 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effects of visual sustainability labels on consumer perception and behavior: A systematic review of the empirical literature
Majer, J. M., Henscher, H. A., Reuber, P., Fischer-Kreer, D. & Fischer, D., 01.09.2022, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 33, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Transformation archetypes in global food systems
Dornelles, A. Z., Boonstra, W. J., Delabre, I., Denney, J. M., Nunes, R. J., Jentsch, A., Nicholas, K. A., Schröter, M., Seppelt, R., Settele, J., Shackelford, N., Standish, R. J. & Oliver, T. H., 01.09.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 5, p. 1827-1840 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate Change Law in Germany - Legislation, Iurisdiction, and Governmental Ambitions
Schomerus, T., 09.2022, In: Public law. 2, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Sustainable lifestyles: towards a relational approach
Böhme, J., Walsh, Z. & Wamsler, C., 09.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 5, p. 2063-2076 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Trade Wars: Past and Present
Oermann, N. O. & Wolff, H.-J., 25.08.2022, 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 316 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Curriculum Hannover – webbasierte vs. analoge Durchführung der psychosomatischen Nachsorge und vs. Care as usual
Dahmen, A., Gao, L., Keller, F. M., Lehr, D., Becker, P. & Lippke, S., 22.08.2022, In: Die Rehabilitation. 61, 4, p. 287-296 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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To use or not to use learning data: A survey study to explain German primary school teachers’ usage of data from digital learning platforms for purposes of individualization
Hase, A. K., Kahnbach, L., Kuhl, P. & Lehr, D., 18.08.2022, In: Frontiers in Education. 7, 15 p., 920498.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of tree diversity on canopy space occupation vary with tree size and canopy space definition in a mature broad-leaved forest
Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Bienert, A., Maas, H.-G. & von Oheimb, G., 15.08.2022, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 323, 109055.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental management accounting: development, context, contribution and outlook
Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R. & Christ, K. L., 04.08.2022, Handbook of Accounting and Sustainability. Adams, C. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 260-278 19 p. (Research handbooks in accounting).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Sustainable Statehood: Reflections on Critical (Pre-)Conditions, Requirements and Design Options
Heinrichs, H., 02.08.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 15, 14 p., 9461.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Comparative effectiveness of three versions of a stepped care model for insomnia differing in the amount of therapist support in internet-delivered treatment: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (GET Sleep)
Spiegelhalder, K., Baumeister, H., Al-Kamaly, A., Bader, M., Bauereiss, N., Benz, F., Braun, L., Buntrock, C., Burkhardt, M., Cuijpers, P., Domschke, K., Dülsen, P., Franke, M., Frase, L., Heber, E., Helm, K., Jentsch, T., Johann, A., Küchler, A. M., Kuhn, M., Lehr, D., Maun, A., Morin, C. M., Moshagen, M., Richter, K., Schiel, J., Simon, L., Spille, L., Weeß, H. G., Riemann, D. & Ebert, D. D., 01.08.2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 8, 11 p., e058212.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental governance in globally telecoupled systems: Mapping the terrain towards an integrated research agenda
Cotta, B., Coenen, J., Challies, E., Newig, J., Lenschow, A. & Schilling-Vacaflor, A., 01.08.2022, In: Earth System Governance. 13, 16 p., 100142.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Environmental governance of a Belt and Road project in Montenegro – National agency and external influences
Coenen, J., Newig, J. & Meyfroidt, P., 01.08.2022, In: Land Use Policy. 119, 14 p., 106136.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to estimate carabid biomass?—an evaluation of size-weight models for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and perspectives for further improvement
Weiss, F. & Linde, A., 01.08.2022, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 26, 4, p. 537-548 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to Explain Major Policy Change Towards Sustainability? Bringing Together the Multiple Streams Framework and the Multilevel Perspective on Socio-Technical Transitions to Explore the German “Energiewende”
Derwort, P., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 01.08.2022, In: Policy Studies Journal. 50, 3, p. 671-699 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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International student mobility: Pacific Islander experiences of higher education in Australia
Pearson, J., McNamara, K. & McMichael, C., 01.08.2022, In: Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 63, 2, p. 194-206 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Operationalising the leverage points perspective for empirical research
Riechers, M., Fischer, J., Manlosa, A. O., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. & Sala, J. E., 01.08.2022, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 57, 101206.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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PragmatiKK: Target Group-specific Approach in a web-based Stress Prevention Platform for Micro and Small Companies
Engels, M., Boß, L., Engels, J., Kuhlmann, R., Kuske, J., Lesener, L., Pavlista, V., Scheepers, L., Schmidt-Stiedenroth, K., Schwens, C., Wulf, I. C. & Dragano, N., 01.08.2022, In: Gesundheitswesen. 84, 08/09, p. 862-862 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Centralized and decentral approaches to succeed the 100% energiewende in Germany in the European context – A model-based analysis of generation, network, and storage investments
Kendziorski, M., Göke, L., Hirschhausen, C. V., Kemfert, C. & Zozmann, E., 08.2022, In: Energy Policy. 167, 9 p., 113039.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The feeling thinking talking intervention with teachers advances young children's emotion knowledge
Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 08.2022, In: Social Development. 31, 3, p. 846- 861 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Planetary Integrity
Kotzé, L. J., Kim, R. E., Burdon, P., du Toit, L., Glass, L.-M., Kashwan, P., Liverman, D., Montesano, F. S., Rantala, S., Sénit, C.-A., Treyer, S. & Calzadilla, P. V., 31.07.2022, The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?. Biermann, F., Hickmann, T. & Senit, C.-A. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 140-171 32 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Building urban resilience through sustainability‑oriented small‑ and medium‑sized enterprises
Burch, S., DiBella, J., Wiek, A., Schaltegger, S., Stubbs, W., Farrelly, M., Ness, B. & McCormick, K., 28.07.2022, In: Urban Transformations. 4, 1, 7 p., 12.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Repurposing chemical waste: Sustainable chemistry for circularity beyond artificial intelligence
Zuin, V. G. & Kümmerer, K., 21.07.2022, In: Cell. 185, 15, p. 2655-2656 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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A Web-Based Stress Management Intervention for University Students in Indonesia (Rileks): Feasibility Study Using a Pretest-Posttest Design
Juniar, D., Van Ballegooijen, W., Schulte, M., Van Schaik, A., Passchier, J., Heber, E., Lehr, D., Sadarjoen, S. S. & Riper, H., 19.07.2022, In: JMIR Formative Research. 6, 7, 15 p., e37278.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Prosumer – zwischen Energiesuffizienz und Rebound-Effekten: Klimawirkungen sich verändernder Haushaltsverbrauchmuster in Deutschland
Ouanes, N., Kegel, J., Wiesenthal, J., Lenk, C., Bluhm, H., Weiß, J. & Torliene, L., 18.07.2022, In: Zeitschrift fur Technikfolgenabschatzung in Theorie und Praxis / Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice. 31, 2, p. 18-24 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Negotiating Sustainability Transitions: Why Does It Matter? What Are the Challenges? How to Proceed?
Majer, J. M. & Troetschel, R., 15.07.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 14, 5 p., 8691.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Transformation products of sulfonamides in aquatic systems: Lessons learned from available environmental fate and behaviour data
Puhlmann, N., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.07.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 830, 16 p., 154744.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Interpersonal Physiological Synchrony Predicts Group Cohesion
Tomashin, A., Gordon, I. & Wallot, S., 12.07.2022, In: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 16, 12 p., 903407.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review