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.
- 2018
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Organic farming promotes bee abundance in vineyards in Italy but not in South Africa
Kehinde, T., von Wehrden, H., Samways, M., Klein, A. M. & Brittain, C., 01.02.2018, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 22, 1, p. 61-67 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stakeholders perceptions of the endangered Egyptian vulture: Insights for conservation
Cortés-Avizanda, A., Martín-López, B., Ceballos, O. & Pereira, H. M., 01.02.2018, In: Biological Conservation. 218, February 2018, p. 173-180 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The pace of range expansion: a long-term study on the flightless ground beetle Carabus hortensis (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Völler, E., Boutaud, E. & Assmann, T., 01.02.2018, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 22, 1, p. 163-169 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Time- and age-related effects of experimentally simulated nitrogen deposition on the functioning of montane heathland ecosystems
Calvo-Fernández, J., Taboada, A., Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Calvo, L. & Marcos, E., 01.02.2018, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 613-614, p. 149-159 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Utilization of organic residues using heterotrophic microalgae and insects
Pleißner, D. & Rumpold, B. A., 01.02.2018, In: Waste Management. 72, p. 227-239 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Widening the evaluative space for ecosystem services: A taxonomy of plural values and valuation methods
Arias-Arévalo, P., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Martín-López, B. & Pérez-Rincón, M., 01.02.2018, In: Environmental Values. 27, 1, p. 29-53 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A health economic outcome evaluation of an internet-based mobile-supported stress management intervention for employees
Ebert, D. D., Kählke, F., Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Smit, F., Heber, E., Baumeister, H., Funk, B., Riper, H. & Lehr, D., 02.2018, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 44, 2, p. 171-182 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition alters growth responses of European beech (Fagus sylvativa L.) to climate change
Hess, C., Niemeyer, T., Fichtner, A., Jansen, K., Kunz, M., Maneke, M., von Wehrden, H., Quante, M., Walmsley, D., von Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 02.2018, In: Environmental Pollution. 233, p. 92-98 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Selecting methods for ecosystem service assessment: A decision tree approach
Harrison, P. A., Dunford, R., Barton, D. N., Kelemen, E., Martín-López, B., Norton, L., Termansen, M., Saarikoski, H., Hendriks, K., Gómez-Baggethun, E., Czúcz, B., García-Llorente, M., Howard, D., Jacobs, S., Karlsen, M., Kopperoinen, L., Madsen, A., Rusch, G., van Eupen, M., Verweij, P., Smith, R., Tuomasjukka, D. & Zulian, G., 02.2018, In: Ecosystem Services. 29, C, p. 481-498 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Doing Gender – Doing Space – Doing Body: Feministische Kritiken an der De/Ökonomisierung von ‚Natur/en‘ – Entwicklung einer Forschungsperspektive
Hofmeister, S., Mölders, T. & Onnen, C., 22.01.2018, In: Open Gender Journal. 2, 20 p., 14.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Centralized and decentralized utilization of organic residues for lactic acid production
Venus, J., Fiore, S., Demichelis, F. & Pleißner, D., 20.01.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 172, p. 778-785 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing nature’s contributions to people: Recognizing culture, and diverse sources of knowledge, can improve assessments
Díaz, S., Pascual, U., Stenseke, M., Martín-López, B., Watson, R. T., Molnár, Z., Hill, R., Chan, K. M. A., Baste, I. A., Brauman, K. A., Polasky, S., Church, A., Lonsdale, M., Larigauderie, A., Leadley, P. W., Van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Van Der Plaat, F., Schröter, M., Lavorel, S., Aumeeruddy-Thomas, Y., Bukvareva, E., Davies, K., Demissew, S., Erpul, G., Failler, P., Guerra, C. A., Hewitt, C. L., Keune, H., Lindley, S. & Shirayama, Y., 19.01.2018, In: Science. 359, 6373, p. 270-272 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Turning Good Intentions Into Actions by Using the Health Action Process Approach to Predict Adherence to Internet-Based Depression Prevention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Zarski, A.-C., Berking, M., Reis, D., Lehr, D., Buntrock, C., Schwarzer, R. & Ebert, D. D., 11.01.2018, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20, 1, 13 p., e9.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The glocal curriculum: A model for transnational collaboration in higher education for sustainable development
Caniglia, G., John, B., Bellina, L., Lang, D. J., Wiek, A., Cohmer, S. & Laubichler, M. D., 10.01.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 171, p. 368 - 376 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Envisioning the future for southwestern Ethiopia / Egeree kibba lixa Itoophiyaa agarsiisuu: A book by The Sustainable Landscapes Group with contributions by local experts
Fischer, J., Senbeta, F., Hanspach, J., Dorresteijn, I., Jiren, T. S. & Schultner, J., 09.01.2018, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 86 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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‚Places of Remembrance’: spaces for historical and political literacy: A lesson report
Offen, S., 09.01.2018, In: Journal of Social Science Education. 16, 4, p. 110-121 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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archiDART v3.0: A new data analysis pipeline allowing the topological analysis of plant root systems
Delory, B., Li, M., Topp, C. & Lobet, G., 08.01.2018, In: Faculty of 1000 Research. 7, 22, 14 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inquiry-based learning and secondary chemistry education – a contradiction?
Hofer, E., Abels, S. & Lembens, A., 05.01.2018, In: RISTAL. 1/2018, p. 51-65 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Classification of playing position in elite junior Australian football using technical skill indicators
Woods, C. T., Veale, J., Fransen, J., Robertson, S. & Collier, N., 02.01.2018, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 36, 1, p. 97 - 103 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking Environmental Management Accounting: A Reflection on (Missing) Links to Sustainability and Planetary Boundaries
Schaltegger, S., 02.01.2018, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 38, 1, p. 19-29 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The struggles of Malaysian media and environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) in communicating the environment within semi-democratic nation
Mohamad Saleh, M. S., Heinrichs, H. & Nik Hasan, N. N., 02.01.2018, In: Journal of International Communication. 24, 1, p. 55-75 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Advancing science on the multiple connections between biodiversity, ecosystems and people
van Oudenhoven, A. P. E., Martín-López, B., Schröter, M. & de Groot, R., 01.01.2018, In: International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management. 14, 1, p. 127-131 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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A social-ecological typology of rangelands based on rainfall variability and farming type
Engler, J.-O., Abson, D. J., Feller, R., Hanspach, J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 148, p. 65 - 73 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Sustainability Agenda for Tropical Marine Science
Partelow, S., Schlüter, A., von Wehrden, H., Jänig, M. & Senff, P., 01.01.2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 1, 15 p., e12351.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Biodiversity-multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions
Meyer, S. T., Ptacnik, R., Hillebrand, H., Bessler, H., Buchmann, N., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Halle, S., Klein, A. M., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Rottstock, T., Scherber, C., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E. D., Temperton, V. M., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Weigelt, A., Wilcke, W. & Weisser, W. W., 01.01.2018, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2, 1, p. 44-49 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Chancen für erneuerbare Energien in Wärmenetzen
Bickel, M. W., Soetebeer, I., Neidig, P. & Schneidewind, U., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 190-192 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Climate Change May Trigger Broad Shifts in North America's Pacific Coastal Rainforests
DellaSala, D. A., Brandt, P., Koopman, M., Leonard, J., Meisch, C., Herzog, P., Alaback, P., Goldstein, M. I., Jovan, S., MacKinnon, A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene: Volume 2: Climate Change. Dellasala, D. A. & Goldstein, M. I. (eds.). Oxford: Elsevier B.V., Vol. 1-5. p. 233-244 12 p. (Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Coffee management and the conservation of forest bird diversity in southwestern Ethiopia
Rodrigues, P., Shumi, G., Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2018, In: Biological Conservation. 217, 1, p. 131-139 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, (2018), 110, 1, (177-193), 10.1007/s10705-017-9883-5)
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 195-196 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Effectiveness of Web- and Mobile-Based Treatment of Subthreshold Depression With Adherence-Focused Guidance: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Ebert, D. D., Buntrock, C., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Riper, H., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P. & Berking, M., 01.01.2018, In: Behavior Therapy. 49, 1, p. 71-83 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for climatic changes around the Matuyama-Brunhes Boundary (MBB) inferred from a multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental study of the GBY#2 core, Jordan River Valley, Israel
Proborukmi, M. S., Urban, B., Mischke, S., Mienis, H. K., Melamed, Y., Dupont-Nivet, G., Jourdan, F. & Goren-Inbar, N., 01.01.2018, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 489, p. 166-185 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium theory of rangelands: Revisited and refined
Engler, J. O. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, In: Land Use Policy. 70, p. 479 - 484 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ingenieurökologische Sanierungsansätze für den Bederkesaer See
Schneider, P., Reincke, H., Ochmann, S., Majrada, H., Jakob, M. & Seewald, M., 01.01.2018, In: Wasserwirtschaft. 108, 1, p. 23-29 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jointly experimenting for transformation? Shaping real-world laboratories by comparing them
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Caniglia, G., Bergmann, M., Wanner, M., Singer-Brodowski, M., Loorbach, D., Olsson, P., Baedeker, C. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, p. 85-96 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsgestaltung
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, Hamburger Klimabericht: Wissen über Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen in Hamburg und Norddeutschland. von Storch, H., Meinke, I. & Claußen, M. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Konfliktfeld „neue Gentechnik“: Regulierung landwirtschaftlicher Biotechnologien zwischen Innovation und Vorsorge
Friedrich, B. & Hackfort, S. K., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 211-215 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Labs in the real world: Advancing transdisciplinary research and sustainability transformation: Mapping the field and emerging lines of inquiry
Schäpke, N., Bergmann, M., Stelzer, F. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, Supplement 1, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making Collective Learning Coherent: An Adaptive Approach to the Practice of Transdisciplinary Pedagogy
Clarke, E. & Ashhurst, C., 01.01.2018, Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice and Education: The Art of Collaborative Research and Collective Learning. Fam, D., Neuhauser, L. & Gibbs, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 151-165 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Measuring what matters in sustainable consumption: an integrative framework for the selection of relevant behaviors
Geiger, S., Fischer, D. & Schrader, U., 01.01.2018, In: Sustainable Development. 26, 1, p. 18–33 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Narrations of Sustainability How to Tell the Story of the Socio-Ecological Transformation
Fischer, D., Schaefer, T. & Borner, J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 3, p. 334-336 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scalable capacity-building for geographically dispersed learners: Designing the MOOC "Sustainable Energy in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)"
Wolf, F., Seyfarth, F. C. & Pflaum, E., 01.01.2018, Open and Distance Learning Initiatives for Sustainable Development. Pandey, U. C. & Indrakanti, V. (eds.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 58-83 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 177-193 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stakeholder Engagement for Corporate Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of B2C and B2B Companies
Johnson, M., Redlbacher, F. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2018, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 25, 4, p. 659-673 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strengthening the transformative impulse while mainstreaming real-world labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs
Schäpke, N., Wagner, F., Parodi, O. & Meier-Soylu, S., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 262-264 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sufficiency as policy: necessity, possibilities and limitations
Spengler, L., 01.01.2018, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 327 p. (Umweltsoziologie; vol. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Sustainability Science with Ozzy Osbourne, Julia Roberts and Ai Weiwei: The Potential of Arts-Based Research for Sustainable Development
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 132-137 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainable chemistry and the international sustainable chemistry collaborative centre ISC 3
Elschami, M., Kümmerer, K. & Schneidewind, U., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 247-249 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The economic drivers and consequences of agricultural specialization
Abson, D. J., 01.01.2018, Agroecosystem Diversity: Reconciling Contemporary Agriculture and Environmental Quality. Lemaire, G., Carvalho, P., Kronberg, S. & Recous, S. (eds.). Academic Press Inc., p. 301-315 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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When Individual Preferences Defy Sustainability — Can Merit Good Arguments Close the Gap?
Hoberg, N. & Strunz, S., 01.01.2018, In: Ecological Economics. 143, p. 286-293 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ziele, Strukturen, Wirkungen transformativer Forschung
Stelzer, F., Becker, S., Timm, J.-M., Adomßent, M., Simon, K.-H., Schneidewind, U., Renn, O., Lang, D. J. & Ernst, A., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 4, p. 405-408 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review