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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On the economics of storage for electricity: Current state and future market design prospects
Haas, R., Kemfert, C., Auer, H., Ajanovic, A., Sayer, M. & Hiesl, A., 01.05.2022, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment. 11, 3, 27 p., e431.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Spring barley performance benefits from simultaneous shallow straw incorporation and top dressing as revealed by rhizotrons with resealable sampling ports
Reichel, R., Kamau, C. W., Kumar, A., Li, Z., Radl, V., Temperton, V. M., Schloter, M. & Brüggemann, N., 01.05.2022, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 58, 4, p. 375-388 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The importance of product lifetime labelling for purchase decisions: Strategic implications for corporate sustainability based on a conjoint analysis in Germany
Jacobs, K. & Hörisch, J., 01.05.2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 4, p. 1275-1291 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using measures of reading time regularity (RTR) to quantify eye movement dynamics, and how they are shaped by linguistic information
Tschense, M. & Wallot, S., 01.05.2022, In: Journal of Vision. 22, 6, 21 p., 9.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Decision-making for nature’s contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge
Topp, E., Loos, J. & Martín-López, B., 05.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 3, p. 739-760 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Digitalisierung & Inklusion – Teil 1: Naturwissenschaftliche und digitale Grundbildung für alle ermöglichen
Watts, E. & Stinken-Rösner, L., 05.2022, In: Digital unterrichten. Biologie. 2022, 5, p. 3-3 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Mosaic landscapes provide conservation pockets for an endangered species: Colias myrmidone in Romania
Loos, J., Schröer, C., Becker, T., Kastal, A., Kortmann, E. & Dolek, M., 05.2022, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 15, 3, p. 359-369 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can Pulsed Electric Fields Treated Algal Cells Be Used as Stationary Phase in Chromatography?
Pleissner, D. & Smetana, S., 29.04.2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 7 p., 860647.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The German Environmental Information Act under the microscope
Schomerus, T. & Zschiesche, M., 29.04.2022, In: Renewable Energy Law & Policy Review. 10, 3-4, p. 32-38 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Better performance of organic than conventional tomato varieties in single and mixed cropping
Ficiciyan, A. M., Loos, J. & Tscharntke, T., 21.04.2022, In: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 46, 4, p. 491-509 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Changes in the Complexity of Limb Movements during the First Year of Life across Different Tasks
Laudanska, Z., Perez, D. L., Radkowska, A., Babis, K., Malinowska-Korczak, A., Wallot, S. & Tomalski, P., 15.04.2022, In: Entropy. 24, 4, 13 p., 552.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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When control does not pay off: The dilemma between trade-off opportunities and budget restrictions in B2B negotiations
Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Zhang, H., Hüffmeier, J. & Trötschel, R., 06.04.2022, In: Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. 15, 4, p. 240-263 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emotions and social development in childhood
Salisch, M., Voltmer, K., Miller-Slough , R., Chin, J.-C. & Denham, S. A., 05.04.2022, The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development. Smith, P. & Hart, C. (eds.). 3. ed. Cambridge: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 631-650 20 p. (The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Lehre und Forschung im Projekt „Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten“ (Nawi-In)
Abels, S., Barth, M., Brauns, S., Egger, D., Richter, S. & Sellin, K., 04.04.2022, Qualifizierung für Inklusion: Sekundarstufe. Lutz, D., Becker, J., Buchhaupt, F., Katzenbach, D., Strecker, A. & Urban, M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 25-38 14 p. (Qualifizierung der pädagogischen Fachkräfte für inklusive Bildung; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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A data-driven methodological routine to identify key indicators for social-ecological system archetype mapping
Pacheco-Romero, M., Vallejos, M., Paruelo, J. M., Alcaraz-Segura, D., Torres-García, M. T., Salinas-Bonillo, M. J. & Cabello, J., 01.04.2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 4, 12 p., 045019.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An inclusive future: disabled populations in the context of climate and environmental change
Kosanic, A., Petzold, J., Martín-López, B. & Razanajatovo, M., 01.04.2022, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 55, 11 p., 101159.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Competitive interactions shape plant responses to nitrogen fertilization and drought: evidence from a microcosm experiment with Lilium bulbiferum L. and Secale cereale L.
Lütke Schwienhorst, J., Pyrlik, C., Tomberge, A., Fichtner, A., Walmsley, D., von Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 01.04.2022, In: Plant Ecology. 223, 4, p. 437-451 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contextualising coastal management and adaptation: Examining situated practices and path dependencies in Ireland and Germany
Tubridy, F., Walsh, C., Lennon, M. & Scott, M., 01.04.2022, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 220, 11 p., 106095.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects
Jahn, S., Newig, J., Lang, D. J., Kahle, J. & Bergmann, M., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Development. 30, 2, p. 343-357 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effectiveness of an internet-based intervention to improve sleep difficulties in a culturally diverse sample of international students: A randomised controlled pilot study
Spanhel, K., Burdach, D., Pfeiffer, T., Lehr, D., Spiegelhalder, K., Ebert, D. D., Baumeister, H., Bengel, J. & Sander, L. B., 01.04.2022, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 31, 2, 12 p., e13493.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Governance in the Face of Extreme Events: Lessons from Evolutionary Processes for Structuring Interventions, and the Need to Go Beyond
Levin, S. A., Anderies, J. M., Adger, N., Barrett, S., Bennett, E. M., Cardenas, J. C., Carpenter, S. R., Crépin, A. S., Ehrlich, P., Fischer, J., Folke, C., Kautsky, N., Kling, C., Nyborg, K., Polasky, S., Scheffer, M., Segerson, K., Shogren, J., van den Bergh, J., Walker, B., Weber, E. U. & Wilen, J., 01.04.2022, In: Ecosystems. 25, 3, p. 697-711 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In search of the Holy Grail of Rodent control: Step-by-step implementation of safe and sustainable-by-design principles on the example of rodenticides
Hohenberger, J., Friesen, A., Wieck, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 25, 19 p., 100602.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Remotely sensed effectiveness assessments of protected areas lack a common framework: A review
Gohr, C., von Wehrden, H., May, F. & Ibisch, P. L., 01.04.2022, In: Ecosphere. 13, 4, 14 p., e4053.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Social actors’ perceptions of wildlife: Insights for the conservation of species in Mediterranean protected areas
Cortés-Avizanda, A., Pereira, H. M., McKee, E., Ceballos, O. & Martín-López, B., 01.04.2022, In: Ambio. 51, 4, p. 990-1000 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thinking, doing, organising: Prefiguring just and sustainable energy systems via collective prosumer ecosystems in Europe
Wittmayer, J. M., Campos, I., Avelino, F., Brown, D., Doračić, B., Fraaije, M., Gährs, S., Hinsch, A., Assalini, S., Becker, T., Marín-González, E., Holstenkamp, L., Bedoić, R., Duić, N., Oxenaar, S. & Pukšec, T., 01.04.2022, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 86, 13 p., 102425.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green and Sustainable Extraction of High-Value Compounds: Protein from Food Supply Chain Waste
Zanotti, K., Stahl, A. M., Segatto, M. L. & Zuin, V. G., 29.03.2022, Sustainable Separation Engineering: Materials, Techniques and Process Development. Szekely, G. & Zhao, D. (eds.). Wiley-VCH Verlag, p. 63-104 42 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Time and sustainability: A missing link in formal education curricula
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 29.03.2022, In: Journal of Environmental Education. 53, 1, p. 22-41 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Water, rivers and wetlands: Governance paradigms and principles
Challies, E. & Newig, J., 25.03.2022, Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics, Second Edition. Harris, P. G. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 512-525 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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“I’ll Worry About It Tomorrow” – Fostering Emotion Regulation Skills to Overcome Procrastination
Schuenemann, L., Scherenberg, V., Eckert, M. & Salisch, M., 22.03.2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 13 p., 780675.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green infrastructure connectivity analysis across spatiotemporal scales: A transferable approach in the Ruhr Metropolitan Area, Germany
Wang, J., Rienow, A., David, M. & Albert, C., 20.03.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 813, 152463.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neighbourhood Species Richness Reduces Crown Asymmetry of Subtropical Trees in Sloping Terrain
Perles García, M. D., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Meyer, N., Härdtle, W. & von Oheimb, G., 16.03.2022, In: Remote Sensing. 14, 6, 14 p., 1441.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Three source-partitioning of CO2 fluxes based on a dual-isotope approach to investigate interactions between soil organic carbon, glucose and straw
Chen, Z., Kumar, A., Brookes, P. C., Kuzyakov, Y., Luo, Y. & Xu, J., 10.03.2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 811, 10 p., 152163.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Planning for Sea Spaces I: Processes, Practices, and Future Perspectives
Walsh, C., Sielker, F., Smith, G. & Crawford, J., 04.03.2022, In: Planning Practice and Research. 37, 2, p. 131-135 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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An automated, modular system for organic waste utilization using heterotrophic alga Galdieria sulphuraria: Design considerations and sustainability
Julius Pahmeyer, M., Anusha Siddiqui, S., Pleissner, D., Gołaszewski, J., Heinz, V. & Smetana, S., 01.03.2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 348, 7 p., 126800.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Circular business models for the fastmoving consumer goods industry: Desirability, feasibility, and viability
Bocken, N. M. P., Harsch, A. & Weissbrod, I., 01.03.2022, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 30, p. 799-814 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conceptualizing community in energy systems: A systematic review of 183 definitions
Bauwens, T., Schraven, D., Drewing, E., Radtke, J., Holstenkamp, L., Gotchev, B. & Yildiz, Ö., 01.03.2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 156, 16 p., 111999.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Techniques to Control Microbial Contaminants in Nonsterile Microalgae Cultivation (Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, (2020), 192, 4, (1376-1385), 10.1007/s12010-020-03414-7)
Pleissner, D., Lindner, A. V. & Ambati, R. R., 01.03.2022, In: Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 194, 3, p. 1422-1423 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Fire and landscape context shape plant and butterfly diversity in a South African shrubland
Topp, E. N., Tscharntke, T. & Loos, J., 01.03.2022, In: Diversity and Distributions. 28, 3, p. 357-371 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How cognitive issue bracketing affects interdependent decision-making in negotiations
Warsitzka, M., Zhang, H., Loschelder, D. D., Majer, J. & Trötschel, R., 01.03.2022, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 99, 16 p., 104268.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimisation of root traits to provide enhanced ecosystem services in agricultural systems: A focus on cover crops
Griffiths, M., Delory, B. M., Jawahir, V., Wong, K. M., Bagnall, G. C., Dowd, T. G., Nusinow, D. A., Miller, A. J. & Topp, C. N., 01.03.2022, In: Plant Cell and Environment. 45, 3, p. 751-770 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Quantification and analysis of surface macroplastic contamination on arable areas
Stefano, N. & Pleissner, D., 01.03.2022, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 22, 3, p. 757-768 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reducing problematic alcohol use in employees: economic evaluation of guided and unguided web-based interventions alongside a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Buntrock, C., Freund, J., Smit, F., Riper, H., Lehr, D., Boss, L., Berking, M. & Ebert, D. D., 01.03.2022, In: Addiction: The British journal of addiction to alcohol and other drugs. 117, 3, p. 611-622 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reinforcing or counterproductive behaviors for sustainable entrepreneurship? The influence of causation and effectuation on sustainability orientation
Johnson, M. P. & Hörisch, J., 01.03.2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 3, p. 908-920 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ten principles of green sample preparation
López-Lorente, Á. I., Pena-Pereira, F., Pedersen-Bjergaard, S., Zuin, V. G., Ozkan, S. A. & Psillakis, E., 01.03.2022, In: TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 148, 10 p., 116530.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Transdisciplinary co-creation increases the utilization of knowledge from sustainable development research
Jacobi, J., Llanque, A., Mukhovi, S. M., Birachi, E. A., von Groote, P. M., Eschen, R., Hilber-Schöb, I., Kiba, D. I., Frossard, E. & Robledo-Abad, C., 01.03.2022, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 129, p. 107-115 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Urgent need for updating the slogan of global climate actions from 'tree planting' to 'restore native vegetation'
Tölgyesi, C., Buisson, E., Helm, A., Temperton, V. & Török, P., 01.03.2022, In: Restoration Ecology. 30, 3, 4 p., e13594.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Planning for Sea Spaces I: Processes, Practices and Future Perspectives
Walsh, C. (Editor), Sielker, F. (Editor), Smith, G. (Editor) & Crawford, J. (Editor), 03.2022, London: Taylor and Francis Inc. 138 p. (Planning Practice and Research; vol. 37, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Using a leverage points perspective to compare social-ecological systems: a case study on rural landscapes
Fischer, J., Abson, D., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hartel, T., Schultner, J. & Sherrene, K., 03.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 119-130 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der europäische Weg
Cieslewicz, K., Lang, D. & Barth, M., 28.02.2022, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 37, 1, p. 8–9 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Almost there: On the importance of a comprehensive entrepreneurial ecosystem for developing sustainable urban food forest enterprises
Wiek, A. & Albrecht, S., 23.02.2022, In: Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems. 7, 1, 14 p., e20025.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review