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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Developing sufficiency-oriented offerings for clothing users: Business approaches to support consumption reduction
Freudenreich, B. & Schaltegger, S., 20.02.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 247, 10 p., 119589.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth of Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria Gallionella ferruginea and Leptothrix cholodnii in Oligotrophic Environments: Ca, Mg, and C as Limiting Factors and G. ferruginea Necromass as C-Source
Eggerichs, T., Wiegand, M., Neumann, K., Opel, O., Thronicker, O. & Szewzyk, U., 07.02.2020, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 37, 2, p. 190-199 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A tale of scale: Plot but not neighbourhood tree diversity increases leaf litter ant diversity
Skarbek, C. J., Noack, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Scholten, T., Seitz, S. & Staab, M., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 2, p. 299-308 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate – grazing interactions in Mongolian rangelands: Effects of grazing change along a large-scale environmental gradient
Ahlborn, J., von Wehrden, H., Lang, B., Römermann, C., Oyunbileg, M., Oyuntsetseg, B. & Wesche, K., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 173, 10 p., 104043.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial overview: Selected articles from green and sustainable chemistry conference
Kümmerer, K. & Liu, Z., 01.02.2020, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 21, p. A4-A5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Estimation of the economy of heterotrophic microalgae- and insect-based food waste utilization processes
Pleissner, D. & Smetana, S., 01.02.2020, In: Waste Management. 102, p. 198-203 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German forest management stakeholders at the science-society interface: Their views on problem definition, knowledge production and research utilization
Juerges, N. & Jahn, S., 01.02.2020, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 111, 10 p., 102076.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating the underlying structure of stochasticity into community ecology
Shoemaker, L. G., Sullivan, L. L., Donohue, I., Cabral, J. S., Williams, R. J., Mayfield, M. M., Chase, J. M., Chu, C., Harpole, W. S., Huth, A., HilleRisLambers, J., James, A. R. M., Kraft, N. J. B., May, F., Muthukrishnan, R., Satterlee, S., Taubert, F., Wang, X., Wiegand, T., Yang, Q. & Abbott, K. C., 01.02.2020, In: Ecology. 101, 2, 17 p., e02922.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking large-scale and small-scale distribution patterns of steppe plant species—An example using fourth-corner analysis
Treiber, J., von Wehrden, H., Zimmermann, H., Welk, E., Jäger, E. J., Ronnenberg, K. & Wesche, K., 01.02.2020, In: Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 263, 8 p., 151553.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Phosphorus uptake from struvite is modulated by the nitrogen form applied
Robles-Aguilar, A. A., Schrey, S. D., Postma, J. A., Temperton, V. M. & Jablonowski, N. D., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 183, 1, p. 80-90 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Challenges of Using Organic Municipal Solid Waste as Source of Secondary Raw Materials
Pleißner, D. & Peinemann, J. C., 01.02.2020, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 11, 2, p. 435-446 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The influence of feedback and awareness of consequences on the development of corporate sustainability action over time
Hörisch, J., Wulfsberg, I. M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 2, p. 638 - 650 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Alpha and beta diversity across coastal marine social-ecological systems: Implications for conservation
Lazzari, N., Martín-López, B., Sanabria-Fernandez, J. A. & Becerro, M. A., 02.2020, In: Ecological Indicators. 109, 8 p., 105786.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying the energy cultures framework to understand energy systems in the context of rural sustainability transformation
Klaniecki, K., Duse, I. A., Lutz, L. M., Leventon, J. & Abson, D. J., 02.2020, In: Energy Policy. 137, 12 p., 111092.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inter-individual nectar chemistry changes of field scabious, Knautia arvensis
Venjakob, C., Leonhardt, S. & Klein, A. M., 02.2020, In: Insects. 11, 2, 15 p., 75.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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International Trends in Research on Environmental and Sustainability Education in Teacher Education
King, J., Rieckmann, M., Fischer, D., Barth, M., Büssing, A. G., Hemmer, I. & Lindau-Bank, D., 02.2020, Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Peters, M. A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Rethinking Chemistry for a circular economy
Kümmerer, K., Clark, J. & Zuin, V. G., 23.01.2020, In: Science. 367, 6476, p. 369 - 370 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Business model patterns of sustainability pioneers - Analyzing cases across the smartphone life cycle
Zufall, J., Norris, S., Schaltegger, S., Revellio, F. & Hansen, E. G., 20.01.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 244, 15 p., 118651.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Expertise in research integration and implementation for tackling complex problems: when is it needed, where can it be found and how can it be strengthened?
Bammer, G., O’Rourke, M., O’Connell, D., Neuhauser, L., Midgley, G., Klein, J. T., Grigg, N. J., Gadlin, H., Elsum, I. R., Bursztyn, M., Fulton, E. A., Pohl, C., Smithson, M., Vilsmaier, U., Bergmann, M., Jaeger, J., Merkx, F., Vienni Baptista, B., Burgman, M. A., Walker, D. H., Young, J., Bradbury, H., Crawford, L., Haryanto, B., Pachanee, C. A., Polk, M. & Richardson, G. P., 13.01.2020, In: Humanities & social sciences communications. 6, 1, 16 p., 5.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Indicators for relational values of nature’s contributions to good quality of life: the IPBES approach for Europe and Central Asia
Schröter, M., Başak, E., Christie, M., Church, A., Keune, H., Osipova, E., Oteros-Rozas, E., Sievers-Glotzbach, S., van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Balvanera, P., González, D., Jacobs, S., Molnár, Z., Pascual, U. & Martín-López, B., 10.01.2020, In: Ecosystems and People. 16, 1, p. 50-69 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Arzneimittelrückstände in Trinkwasser und Gewässern: Endbericht zum TA-Projekt
Klauer, B., Aicher, C., Bratan, T., Eberle, U., Hillenbrand, T., Kümmerer, K., Reuter, W., Schiller, J., Schulte-Römer, N., Schramm, E., Tettenborn, F., Völker, C. & Walz, A., 09.01.2020, Köln: Bundesanzeiger Verlag, 146 p. (TAB-Arbeitsbericht ; no. 183)(Verhandlungen des Deutschen Bundestages. Drucksachen; no. 19/16430).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Embracing conflicts for interpersonal competence development in project-based sustainability courses
Konrad, T., Wiek, A. & Barth, M., 09.01.2020, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 21, 1, p. 76-96 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability in African higher education institutions (HEIs): Shifting the focus from researching the gaps to existing activities
Ulmer, N. & Wydra, K., 09.01.2020, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 21, 1, p. 18-33 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydrological tracers for assessing transport and dissipation processes of pesticides in a model constructed wetland system
Fernández-Pascual, E., Bork, M., Hensen, B. & Lange, J., 08.01.2020, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 24, 1, p. 41-60 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Discrete-Point Analysis of the Energy Demand of Primary versus Secondary Metal Production
Schäfer, P. & Schmidt, M., 07.01.2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 1, p. 507-516 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Efficacy of a Self-Help Web-Based Recovery Training in Improving Sleep in Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial in the General Working Population
Behrendt, D., Ebert, D. D., Spiegelhalder, K. & Lehr, D., 07.01.2020, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22, 1, 18 p., e13346.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The hidden power of language: How “value creation accounting” influences decisions on expenditures, cost reductions and staff costs
Hummel, P. & Hörisch, J., 06.01.2020, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 11, 1, p. 187-206 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Co-Creation of Social Entrepreneurial Opportunities with Refugees
Harima, A. & Freudenberg, J., 02.01.2020, In: Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. 11, 1, p. 40-64 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Harmonising biodiversity conservation and food security in southwestern Ethiopia
Manlosa, A. O., Rodrigues, P., Shumi, G., Hylander, K., Schultner, J., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Jiren, T. S., Mausbach, M., Abson, D., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 02.01.2020, 1 ed. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 166 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Contributions of place-based social-ecological research to address global sustainability challenges
Martín-López, B., Balvanera, P., Manson, R., Mwampamba, T. H. & Norström, A., 01.01.2020, In: Global Sustainability. 3, 4 p., e21.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Degradation and elimination of anticancer drugs by water and wastewater treatment - toxicity and biodegradability before and after the treatment
Lutterbeck, C. A., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2020, Fate and Effects of Anticancer Drugs in the Environment. Heath, E., Isidori, M., Kosjek, T. & Filipic, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 139-168 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Development perspectives for the application of autonomous, unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in wildlife conservation
Fust, P. & Loos, J., 01.01.2020, In: Biological Conservation. 241, 4 p., 108380.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the OECD P OV and LRTP screening tool for estimating the long-range transport of organophosphate esters
Sühring, R., Scheringer, M., Rodgers, T. F. M., Jantunen, L. M. & Diamond, M. L., 01.01.2020, In: Environmental Sciences: Processes & Impacts. 22, 1, p. 207-216 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Food waste and manure
Lin, C. S. K., Ashokkumar, M., Kaur, G., Li, C., Li, X., Ong, K. L. & Pleissner, D., 01.01.2020, Handbook on Characterization of Biomass, Biowaste and Related By-products. Nzihou, A. (ed.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 899-938 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Grazing effects on intraspecific trait variability vary with changing precipitation patterns in Mongolian rangelands
Lang, B., Ahlborn, J., Oyunbileg, M., Geiger, A., von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Oyuntsetseg, B. & Roemermann, C., 01.01.2020, In: Ecology and Evolution. 10, 2, p. 678-691 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Growth-trait relationships in subtropical forest are stronger at higher diversity
Bongers, F. J., Schmid, B., Sun, Z., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Li, Y., Li, S., Staab, M., Ma, K. & Liu, X., 01.01.2020, In: Journal of Ecology. 108, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Habitat continuity matters: Ancient woodlands tend to have higher biomass and catching rate of dung beetles, mainly driven by one large species
Hülsmann, M., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Frank, K., Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 01.01.2020, In: Acta Oecologica. 102, 7 p., 103501.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inside-out sustainability: The neglect of inner worlds
Ives, C. D., Freeth, R. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2020, In: Ambio. 49, 1, p. 208-217 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and practice: Balancing expectations of the 'old' academy with the future model of universities as 'problem solvers'
Fam, D., Clarke, E., Freeth, R., Derwort, P., Klaniecki, K. T., Kater-Wettstädt, L., Juarez Bourke, S., Hilser, S., Peukert, D., Meyer, E. M. & Horcea-Milcu, A. I., 01.01.2020, In: Higher Education Quaterly. 74, 1, p. 19-34 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning to collaborate while collaborating: advancing interdisciplinary sustainability research
Freeth, R. & Caniglia, G., 01.01.2020, In: Sustainability Science. 15, 1, p. 247-261 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occurrence, distribution, and ecotoxicological risk assessment of selected pharmaceutical compounds in water from Lake Victoria, Uganda
Nantaba, F., Wasswa, J., Kylin, H., Palm, W. U., Bouwman, H. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2020, In: Chemosphere. 239, 124642.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organic matter priming by invasive plants depends on dominant mycorrhizal association
Kumar, A., Phillips, R. P., Scheibe, A., Klink, S. & Pausch, J., 01.01.2020, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 140, 4 p., 107645.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pathways of Conflict: Lessons from the Cultivation of MON810 in Germany in 2005–2008 for Emerging Conflicts over New Breeding Techniques
Friedrich, B., 01.01.2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 1, 17 p., 144.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2021: Hartholz-Auenwald (Ficario-Ulmetum)
Härdtle, W., Bergmeier, E., Fichtner, A., Heinken, T., Hölzel, N., Remy, D., Schneider, S., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S. & Dierschke, H., 01.01.2020, In: Tuexenia. 40, p. 373-399 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The curvilinear and time-lagging impact of sustainability performance on financial performance: Evidence from Germany
Nuber, C., Velte, P. & Hörisch, J., 01.01.2020, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 27, 1, p. 232-243 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Continuous pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of organic residues for the production of biochemicals
Peinemann, J. C. & Pleißner, D., 01.2020, In: Bioresource Technology. 295, 8 p., 122256.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der schulischen Praxis verankern
Barth, M. & Bürgener, L., 2020, In: Weiterbildung. 2, p. 21-23 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung und ihre Potenziale für eine zukunftsfähige Grundschule
Singer-Brodowski, M. & Kater-Wettstädt, L., 2020, Kinder lernen Zukunft: Über die Fächer hinaus: Prinzipien und Perspektiven. Hecker, U., Lassek, M. & Ramseger, J. (eds.). Frankfurt: Der Grundschulverband, p. 36 - 46 11 p. (Beiträge zur Reform der Grundschule; vol. 151).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Biorefineries in Germany
Alexandri, M., Demichelis, F., Fiore, S., Lübeck, M. & Pleißner, D., 2020, Waste Biorefinery: Integrating biorefineries for waste valorisation. Bhaskar, T., Rene, E. R., Pandey, A. & Tsang, D. C. W. (eds.). Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., p. 601-629 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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"Brüche und Brücken": Übergänge im Kontext des Sachunterrichts
Offen, S. (ed.), Barth, M. (ed.), Franz, U. (ed.) & Michalik, K. (ed.), 2020, Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt. 192 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 30)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research