School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
- 2020
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Impulsierung einer nachhaltigeren Ernährungsweise: Abschlussbericht
Schaltegger, S., Wüst, S. & Petersen, H., 15.05.2020, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 114 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Scaling the impact of sustainability initiatives: a typology of amplification processes
Lam, D. P. M., Martín-López, B., Wiek, A., Bennett, E. M., Frantzeskaki, N., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 14.05.2020, In: Urban Transformations. 2, 1, 24 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diurnal raptors of West Africa woodland-farmland mosaics: Data from walking-transects in eastern Guinea-Bissau
Rodrigues, P., Mirinha, M. & Palma, L., 01.05.2020, In: Avian Biology Research. 13, 1-2, p. 18-23 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drivers of above-ground understorey biomass and nutrient stocks in temperate deciduous forests
Landuyt, D., Maes, S. L., Depauw, L., Ampoorter, E., Blondeel, H., Perring, M. P., Brūmelis, G., Brunet, J., Decocq, G., den Ouden, J., Härdtle, W., Hédl, R., Heinken, T., Heinrichs, S., Jaroszewicz, B., Kirby, K. J., Kopecký, M., Máliš, F., Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K., 01.05.2020, In: Journal of Ecology. 108, 3, p. 982-997 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation: a review on interventions in food and energy systems
Dorninger, C., Abson, D. J., Apetrei, C. I., Derwort, P., Ives, C. D., Klaniecki, K., Lam, D., Langsenlehner, M., Riechers, M., Spittler, N. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2020, In: Ecological Economics. 171, 9 p., 106570.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Neighbourhood diversity mitigates drought impacts on tree growth
Fichtner, A., Schnabel, F., Bruelheide, H., Kunz, M., Mausolf, K., Schuldt, A., Härdtle, W. & von Oheimb, G., 01.05.2020, In: Journal of Ecology. 108, 3, p. 865-875 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant functional trait response to environmental drivers across European temperate forest understorey communities
Maes, S. L., Perring, M. P., Depauw, L., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Blondeel, H., Brūmelis, G., Brunet, J., Decocq, G., den Ouden, J., Govaert, S., Härdtle, W., Hédl, R., Heinken, T., Heinrichs, S., Hertzog, L., Jaroszewicz, B., Kirby, K., Kopecký, M., Landuyt, D., Máliš, F., Vanneste, T., Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K., 01.05.2020, In: Plant Biology. 22, 3, p. 410-424 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden für inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Egger, D., Brauns, S., Sellin, K., Barth, M. & Abels, S., 01.05.2020, In: Journal für Psychologie. 27, 2, p. 50-70 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate and land use affect genetic structure of Stipa glareosa P. A. Smirn. in Mongolia
Oyundelger, K., Ritz, C. M., Munkhzul, O., Lang, B., Ahlborn, J., Oyuntsetseg, B., Römermann, C. & Wesche, K., 05.2020, In: Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 266, 151572.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Freundschaft als Resilienzfaktor
Salisch, M., 05.2020, Was Kinder stärkt.: Erziehung zwischen Risiko und Resilienz. Fingerle, M., Opp, G. & Suess, G. (eds.). 4. Auflage ed. München: Ernst Reinhardt Verlag, p. 194-201 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Discursos economicistas de la sostenibilidad: Los momentos determinantes y la pregunta por alternativas
Meyer, E. & Vilsmaier, U., 30.04.2020, In: Sustentabilidade em Debate. 11, 1, p. 98-110 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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‚Wuchernde Stadt‘ und ‚gezähmte Wildnis‘: Sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf die Inszenierung von ‚neuer Wildnis‘ im Natur-Park Schöneberger Südgelände
Kapitza, K. & Hofmeister, S., 24.04.2020, In: sub\urban zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung. 8, 1/2, p. 35-54 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A web- And mobile-based intervention for comorbid, recurrent depression in patients with chronic back pain on sick leave (get.back): Pilot randomized controlled trial on feasibility, user satisfaction, and effectiveness
Schlicker, S., Baumeister, H., Buntrock, C., Sander, L., Paganini, S., Lin, J., Berking, M., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 15.04.2020, In: JMIR Mental Health. 7, 4, 21 p., e16398.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing Collaborative Conservation: A Case Survey of Output, Outcome, and Impact Measures Used in the Empirical Literature
Koontz, T. M., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 02.04.2020, In: Society and Natural Resources. 33, 4, p. 442-461 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A strategy for an initial assessment of the ecotoxicological effects of transformation products of pesticides in aquatic systems following a tiered approach
Hensen, B., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2020, In: Environment international. 137, 12 p., 105533.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Constellations of Transdisciplinary Practices: A Map and Research Agenda for the Responsible Management Learning Field
Laasch, O., Moosmayer, D., Antonacopoulou, E. & Schaltegger, S., 01.04.2020, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 162, 4, p. 735-757 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of Multiple Environmental Change Drivers on Growth of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica): Forest History Matters
Mausolf, K., Härdtle, W., Hertel, D., Leuschner, C. & Fichtner, A., 01.04.2020, In: Ecosystems. 23, 3, p. 529-540 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Safeguarding the rare woodland species Gagea spathacea: Understanding habitat requirements is not sufficient
Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Matthies, D., Arnold, V., Erfmeier, A., Hemke, T., Jansen, D., Lütt, S., Schmidt, M., Sturm, K., von Oheimb, G. & Ohse, B., 01.04.2020, In: Plant Species Biology. 35, 2, p. 120-129 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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¿Cómo pueden contribuir los estudios feministas y poscoloniales de la ciencia a la coproducción de conocimientos? Reflexiones sobre IPBES
Iniesta-Arandia, I., Quintas-Soriano, C., García-Nieto, A. P., Hevia, V., Díaz-Reviriego, I., García-Llorente, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ravera, F., Piñeiro, C. & Mingorría, S., 04.2020, In: Ecosistemas. 29, 1, 11 p., 1936.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der schnelle Anstieg des Grundwassers nach Starkregen
Wittenberg, H., Aksoy, H. & Miegel, K., 04.2020, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 64, 2, p. 66-74 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die tropischen Zyklone Idai und Fani im Jahr 2019 Naturgewalten im Indischen Ozean
Samimi, C., Ghosh, A. & Fickert, T., 04.2020, In: Geographische Rundschau. 72, 4, p. 34-37 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rapid Rise in the Groundwater after Heavy Rain
Wittenberg, H., 04.2020, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 64, 2, p. 64-65 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Special issue on Responsible Management Learning: Change and Innovation for Sustainability, Responsibility, Ethics
Laasch, O. (ed.), Moosmayer, D. C. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.) & Antonacopoulou, E. (ed.), 04.2020, Dordrecht: Springer. (Journal of Business Ethics; vol. 162, no. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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The effect of organic acids and alcohols on precipitation of phosphate using calcined seashell powder
Pleissner, D., Zaman, T. & Peinemann, J., 04.2020, In: Chemical Papers. 74, 4, p. 1211-1217 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Call for Participation: Collaborative Benchmarking of Functional-Structural Root Architecture Models. The Case of Root Water Uptake
Schnepf, A., Black, C. K., Couvreur, V., Delory, B. M., Doussan, C., Koch, A., Koch, T., Javaux, M., Landl, M., Leitner, D., Lobet, G., Mai, T. H., Meunier, F., Petrich, L., Postma, J. A., Priesack, E., Schmidt, V., Vanderborght, J., Vereecken, H. & Weber, M., 31.03.2020, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 11, 21 p., 316.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Storytelling for sustainability: A definition and its implications for education and communication
Fischer, D., Selm, H., Sundermann, A. & Storksdieck, M., 25.03.2020, Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education: An Educator's Handbook. Moltan-Hill, P., Luna, H., Wall, T., Puntha, H. & Baden, D. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 38-51 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The WTO's Crisis: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Bäumler, J., 20.03.2020, Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, 34 p. (KFG Working Paper Series; no. 42).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Experimental and in silico assessment of fate and effects of the UV filter 2-phenylbenzimidazole 5-sulfonic acid and its phototransformation products in aquatic solutions
Westphal, J., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 15.03.2020, In: Water Research. 171, 10 p., 115393.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rethinking megafauna
Moleón, M., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Donázar, J. A., Revilla, E., Martín-López, B., Gutiérrez-Cánovas, C., Getz, W. M., Morales-Reyes, Z., Campos-Arceiz, A., Crowder, L. B., Galetti, M., González-Suárez, M., He, F., Jordano, P., Lewison, R., Naidoo, R., Owen-Smith, N., Selva, N., Svenning, J. C., Tella, J. L., Zarfl, C., Jähnig, S. C., Hayward, M. W., Faurby, S., García, N., Barnosky, A. D. & Tockner, K., 11.03.2020, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 287, 1922, 10 p., 20192643.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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A highly endangered species on the edge: distribution, habitat use and outlook for Colias myrmidone in newly established Natura 2000 areas in Romania
Loos, J., Vizauer, T-C., Kastal, A., Davies, M., Hedrich, H. & Dolek, M., 01.03.2020, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 22, 3, p. 2399-2414 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Alternative discourses around the governance of food security: A case study from Ethiopia
Jiren, T. S., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Schultner, J., Bergsten, A., Manlosa, A., Jager, N., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.03.2020, In: Global Food Security. 24, 11 p., 100338.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A mobile application for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Insights from a multi-methods feasibility study
Ebenfeld, L., Kleine Stegemann, S., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D., Funk, B., Riper, H. & Berking, M., 01.03.2020, In: Internet Interventions. 19, 10 p., 100296 .Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Beschäftigung mit gewalthaltigen Computerspielen und offen aggressives Verhalten bei Kindern und Jugendlichen: Ein Literaturüberblick zur Wirkrichtung
Salisch, M., 01.03.2020, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 69, 2, p. 109-125 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cognitive dissonance in sustainability scientists regarding air travel for academic purposes: A qualitative study
Schrems, I. & Upham, P., 01.03.2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 5, 14 p., 1837.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conflicting demands of chemistry and inclusive teaching—a video‐based case study
Abels, S., Koliander, B. & Plotz, T., 01.03.2020, In: Education Sciences. 10, 3, 13 p., 50.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate and entrepreneurial contributions to sustainability transitions
Schaltegger, S., Hörisch, J. & Loorbach, D., 01.03.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 3, p. 1617-1618 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Do environmental preferences in wealthy nations persist in times of crisis? The European environmental attitudes (2008-2017)
Cotta, B. & Vincenzo, M., 01.03.2020, In: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica. 50, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring acceptance of decentralised energy storage at household and neighbourhood scales: A UK survey
Ambrosio-Albala, P., Upham, P., Bale, C. S. E. & Taylor, P. G., 01.03.2020, In: Energy Policy. 138, 13 p., 111194.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance
Blowes, S. A., Chase, J. M., Di Franco, A., Frid, O., Gotelli, N. J., Guidetti, P., Knight, T. M., May, F., McGlinn, D. J., Micheli, F., Sala, E. & Belmaker, J., 01.03.2020, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 57, 3, p. 578-589 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Perceived contributions of multifunctional landscapes to human well-being: Evidence from 13 European sites
Fagerholm, N., Martín-López, B., Torralba, M., Oteros-Rozas, E., Lechner, A. M., Bieling, C., Stahl Olafsson, A., Albert, C., Raymond, C. M., Garcia-Martin, M., Gulsrud, N. & Plieninger, T., 01.03.2020, In: People and Nature. 2, 1, p. 217-234 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Principles for knowledge co-production in sustainability research
Norström, A. V., Cvitanovic, C., Löf, M. F., West, S., Wyborn, C., Balvanera, P., Bednarek, A. T., Bennett, E. M., Biggs, R., de Bremond, A., Campbell, B. M., Canadell, J. G., Carpenter, S. R., Folke, C., Fulton, E. A., Gaffney, O., Gelcich, S., Jouffray, J. B., Leach, M., Le Tissier, M., Martín-López, B., Louder, E., Loutre, M. F., Meadow, A. M., Nagendra, H., Payne, D., Peterson, G. D., Reyers, B., Scholes, R., Speranza, C. I., Spierenburg, M., Stafford-Smith, M., Tengö, M., van der Hel, S., van Putten, I. & Österblom, H., 01.03.2020, In: Nature Sustainability. 3, 3, p. 182-190 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantifying interregional flows of multiple ecosystem services – A case study for Germany
Kleemann, J., Schröter, M., Bagstad, K. J., Kuhlicke, C., Kastner, T., Fridman, D., Schulp, C. J. E., Wolff, S., Martínez-López, J., Koellner, T., Arnhold, S., Martín-López, B., Marques, A., Lopez-Hoffman, L., Liu, J., Kissinger, M., Guerra, C. A. & Bonn, A., 01.03.2020, In: Global Environmental Change. 61, 26 p., 102051.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tracking Sustainability Targets with Quantitative Indicator Systems for Performance Measurement of Industrial Symbiosis in Industrial Parks
Lütje, A. & Wohlgemuth, V., 01.03.2020, In: Administrative Sciences. 10, 1, 15 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Indigenous and local knowledge in sustainability transformations research: a literature review
Lam, D., Hinz, E., Lang, D. J., Tengö, M., Wehrden, H. V. & Martín-López, B., 03.2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 1, 25 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Requirements engineering for an industrial symbiosis tool for industrial parks covering system analysis, transformation simulation and goal setting
Lütje, A. & Wohlgemuth, V., 03.2020, In: Administrative Sciences. 10, 1, 24 p., 10.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Research pathways to foster transformation: linking sustainability science and social-ecological systems research
Horcea-Milcu, A-I., Martín-López, B., Lam, D. & Lang, D. J., 03.2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 1, 29 p., 13.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Solvable problems or problematic solvability? Problem conceptualization in transdisciplinary sustainability research and a possible epistemological contribution
Meyer, E., 03.2020, In: GAIA. 29, 1, p. 34-39 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thinking about individual actor-level perspectives in sociotechnical transitions: A comment on the transitions research agenda
Upham, P., Bögel, P. & Dütschke, E., 03.2020, In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 34, p. 341-343 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scientific priorities and shepherds' perceptions of ungulate's contributions to people in rewilding landscapes
Pascual-Rico, R., Martín-López, B., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Morales-Reyes, Z., 25.02.2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 705, 135876.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Use your power for good: plural valuation of nature – the Oaxaca statement
Jacobs, S., Zafra-Calvo, N., Gonzalez-Jimenez, D., Guibrunet, L., Benessaiah, K., Berghöfer, A., Chaves-Chaparro, J., Díaz, S., Gomez-Baggethun, E., Lele, S., Martín-López, B., Masterson, V. A., Merçon, J., Moersberger, H., Muraca, B., Norström, A., O'Farrell, P., Ordonez, J. C., Prieur-Richard, A-H., Rincón-Ruiz, A., Sitas, N., Subramanian, S. M., Tadesse, W., van Noordwijk, M., Pascual, U. & Balvanera, P., 21.02.2020, In: Global Sustainability. 3, 7 p., e8.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review