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.
- 2017
- Published
Democratising platform governance in the sharing economy: An analytical framework and initial empirical insights
Martin, C. J., Upham, P. & Klapper, R., 10.11.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 166, p. 1395-1406 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Scale in environmental governance: moving from concepts and cases to consolidation
Newig, J. & Moss, T., 06.11.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning. 19, 5, p. 473-479 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Bridging divides in sustainability science
Lang, D. J., Wiek, A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.11.2017, In: Sustainability Science. 12, 6, p. 875 - 879 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Published
Disaggregating ecosystem services and disservices in the cultural landscapes of southwestern Ethiopia: a study of rural perceptions
Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J., Collier, N. F., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.11.2017, In: Landscape Ecology. 32, 11, p. 2151-2165 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Early-Career Researchers’ Perceptions of the Prevalence of Questionable Research Practices, Potential Causes, and Open Science
Stürmer, S., Oeberst, A., Trötschel, R. & Decker, O., 01.11.2017, In: Social Psychology. 48, 6, p. 365-371 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Mapping Complexity in Environmental Governance: A comparative analysis of 37 priority issues in German water management
Kirschke, S., Borchardt, D. & Newig, J., 01.11.2017, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 27, 6, p. 534 - 559 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Middle Pleistocene interglacial peat deposits from Northern Germany investigated by 230Th/U and palynology: Case studies from Wedel and Schöningen
Sierralta, M., Urban, B., Linke, G. & Frechen, M., 01.11.2017, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 168 , 3, p. 373 - 387 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
What Does the Media Mean by ‘Sustainability’ or ‘Sustainable Development’? an Empirical Analysis of Sustainability Terminology in German Newspapers Over Two Decades
Fischer, D., Haucke, F. & Sundermann, A., 01.11.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 6, p. 610-624 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Accuracy and bias of methods used for root length measurements in functional root research
Delory, B., Weidlich, E. W. A., Meder, L., Lütje, A., Duijnen, R. V., Weidlich, R. & Temperton, V. M., 11.2017, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8, 11, p. 1594-1606 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning relations in European forests depend on environmental context.
Ratcliffe, S., Wirth, C., Jucker, T., van der Plas, F., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Allan, E., Benavides, R., Bruelheide, H., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Ampoorter, E., Bastias, C. C., Bauhus, J., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Checko, E., Dawud, S. M., de Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fischer, M., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Kambach, S., Kolb, S., Koricheva, J., Liebergesell, M., Milligan, H., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Nock, C., Pollastrini, M., Purschke, O., Radoglou, K., Rauland-Rasmussen, K., Roger, F., Ruiz-Benito, P., Seidl, R., Selvi, F., Seiferling, I., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., Vesterdal, L. & Baeten, L., 11.2017, In: Ecology Letters. 20, 11, p. 1414-1426 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Der gestaltende Staat im Kontext gesellschaftlichen Wandels: Herausforderungen und Gestaltungsansätze für Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien und -politiken
Heinrichs, H., 11.2017, Dessau: Umweltbundesamt, 58 p. (Texte; no. 107/2017)(Für Mensch & Umwelt).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
- Published
Editorial: Psychische gesundheit von chronisch kranken und/oder behinderten kindern und jugendlichen und Ihren familien
Hampel, P. & Salisch, M., 11.2017, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 66, 9, p. 652–655 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- Published
From trade-offs to synergies in food security and biodiversity conservation
Hanspach, J., Abson, D. J., Collier, N., Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J. & Fischer, J., 11.2017, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 15, 9, p. 489 - 494 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation
Kochskämper, E. (Editor), Challies, E. (Editor), Jager, N. W. (Editor) & Newig, J. (Editor), 16.10.2017, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 180 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- Published
Schreibwerkstatt MINT: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben in den Fachbereichen 1 bis 5 fördern und unterstützen
Rodenhauser, A., 16.10.2017, Bremen : Universität Bremen.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Education
- Published
Social entrepreneurship orientation: development of a measurement scale
Kraus, S., Niemand, T., Halberstadt, J., Shaw, E. & Syrjä, P., 16.10.2017, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research. 23, 6, p. 977-997 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The reciprocal iso-inhibition volume concept: A procedure for the evaluation in effect-directed analysis with thin-layer chromatography - using the thin-layer chromatography-luminescent bacteria assay as an example
Schulz, W., Weiss, S. C., Weber, W. H. & Winzenbacher, R., 13.10.2017, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1519, p. 121-130 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Rural electrification efforts based on off-grid photovoltaic systems in the Andean Region: Comparative assessment of their sustainability
Feron, S., Cordero, R. R. & Labbe, F., 11.10.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 10, 24 p., 1825.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Mapping giant honey bee nests in Palawan, Philippines through a transdisciplinary approach
Matias, D. M. S., Stellmacher, T., Borgemeister, C., Cayron, J. G. & von Wehrden, H., 03.10.2017, In: Development in Practice: stimulating thought for action. 27, 7, p. 903-912 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Evolution of game-play in the Australian Football League from 2001 to 2015
Woods, C. T., Robertson, S. & Collier, N., 02.10.2017, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 35, 19, p. 1879-1887 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Grazing, exploring and networking for sustainability-oriented innovations in learning-action networks: an SME perspective
Klewitz, J., 02.10.2017, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 30, 4, p. 476 - 503 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
In Search of the Dominant Rationale in Sustainability Management: Legitimacy- or Profit-Seeking?
Schaltegger, S. & Hörisch, J., 01.10.2017, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 145, 2, p. 259-276 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Interdisciplinary Review of Medium-deep Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage in North Germany
Holstenkamp, L., Meisel, M., Neidig, P., Opel, O., Steffahn, J., Strodel, N., Lauer, J. J., Vogel, M., Degenhart, H., Michalzik, D., Schomerus, C.-T., Schönebeck, J. & Növig, T., 01.10.2017, In: Energy Procedia. 135, p. 327-336 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
- Published
Investigation of food waste valorization through sequential lactic acid fermentative production and anaerobic digestion of fermentation residues
Demichelis, F., Pleissner, D., Mariano, S., Fiore, S., Navarro Gutiérrez, I. M., Schneider, R. & Venus, J., 01.10.2017, In: Bioresource Technology. 241, p. 508-516 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
La aceptación pública de las aplicaciones de las Pilas de Combustible de Hidrógeno en Europa
Oltra, C., Dütschke, E., Sala, R., Schneider, U. & Upham, P., 01.10.2017, In: Revista Internacional de Sociologia. 75, 4, 15 p., e076.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Oxygen dependence in the photoreaction of the pesticide metamitron
Palm, W.-U., 01.10.2017, In: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology. 347, p. 138-145 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Kommentar zur .,Stellungnahme zur Lage des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in der Psychologie" von Rentzsch et al.
Stürmer, S., Oeberst, A., Trötschel, R. & Decker, O., 10.2017, In: Psychologische Rundschau. 68, 4, p. 270-272 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Published
Local food sovereignty for global food security? Highlighting interplay challenges
Leventon, J. & Laudan, J., 10.2017, In: Geoforum. 85, p. 23-26 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Methane yield of biomass from extensive grassland is affected by compositional changes induced by order of arrival
Popp, D., von Gillhaussen, P., Weidlich, E. W. A., Sträuber, H., Harms, H. & Temperton, V. M., 10.2017, In: Global Change Biology : Bioenergy. 9, 10, p. 1555 - 1562 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Three Meta-Analyses of Children’s Emotion Knowledge and Their School Success
Voltmer, K. & Salisch, M., 10.2017, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 59, p. 107 - 118 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Octanol-Water Partition Coefficient Measurement by a Simple 1H NMR Method
Cumming, H. & Rücker, C., 30.09.2017, In: ACS Omega. 2, 9, p. 6244-6249 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Policy implementation through multi-level governance: analysing practical implementation of EU air quality directives in Germany
Gollata, J. A. M. & Newig, J., 24.09.2017, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 24, 9, p. 1308-1327 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Acknowledging temporal diversity in sustainability transformations at the nexus of interconnected systems
Weiser, A., Lutz, L. M., Lang, D. J. & Kümmerer, K., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 273-285 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Clean energy storage technology in the making: An innovation systems perspective on flywheel energy storage
Wicki, S. & Hansen, E., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 1118-1134 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Mindfulness and Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review of Research Approaches and Findings
Fischer, D., Stanszus, L., Geiger, S., Grossman, P. & Schrader, U., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 544-558 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Die Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie: Wegweiser für eine Politik der Nachhaltigkeit
Michelsen, G. (Editor), 14.09.2017, 2 ed. Wiesbaden: Hessische Landeszentrale für politische Bildung. 176 p. (forum hlz)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
- Published
Managing and Measuring the Business Case for Sustainability: Capturing the Relationship between Sustainability Performance, Business Competitiveness and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 1-27 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- Published
Mapping the Links of Corporate Sustainability: Sustainability Balanced Scorecards as a Tool for Sustainability Performance Measurement and Management
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 08.09.2017, Managing the Business Case for Sustainability: The Integration of Social, Environmental and Economic Performance. Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 108-126 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- Published
Modelling age-related changes in motor competence and physical fitness in high-level youth soccer players: implications for talent identification and development
Fransen, J., Bennett, K. J. M., Woods, C. T., French-Collier, N., Deprez, D., Vaeyens, R. & Lenoir, M., 02.09.2017, In: Science and Medicine in Football. 1, 3, p. 203-208 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Quantitative and qualitative insights into consumers’ sustainable purchasing behaviour: A segmentation approach based on motives and heuristic cues
Eberhart, A. K. & Naderer, G., 02.09.2017, In: Journal of Marketing Management. 33, 13-14, p. 1149-1169 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Facilitating regional energy transition strategies: Toward a typology of regions
Lutz, L. M., Lang, D. J. & Wehrden, H., 01.09.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 9, 17 p., 1560.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Feedstocks and analysis: General discussion
Aldous, L., Argyropoulos, D., Budarin, V., Cabrera-Rodríguez, C. I., Clark, J., Coma, M., Constable, D., Fan, J., Gschwend, F., Hayes, D., Hu, C., Huber, G., Hughes, T., Hunt, A., Lapkin, A., Lye, G., Mascal, M., Matharu, A., Mu, X., Pant, D., Papaioannou, E., Rinaldi, R., Rothenberg, G., Samec, J., Sarkanen, S., Stankiewicz, A., Stevens, C., Titirici, M., Waldron, K., Wilson, K., Zhenova, A., Zhou, L. & Zuin, V., 01.09.2017, In: Faraday Discussions. 202, p. 497-519 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Published
Functional traits drive ground beetle community structures in Central European forests: Implications for conservation
Nolte, D., Schuldt, A., Gossner, M. M., Ulrich, W. & Assmann, T., 01.09.2017, In: Biological Conservation. 213, Part A, p. 5-12 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Income inequality and willingness to pay for environmental public goods
Baumgärtner, S., Drupp, M. A., Meya, J. N., Munz, J. M. & Quaas, M. F., 01.09.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 85, p. 35-61 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Sustainability as a Fundamental Challenge for Management Accountants
Schaltegger, S., 01.09.2017, The Role of the Management Accountant: Local Variations and Global Influences. Goretzki, L. & Strauss, E. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 274-291 18 p. (Routledge studies in accounting; vol. 26).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Technical, economic and environmental analysis of lactic acid and biogas production from kitchen waste
Demichelis, F., Fiore, S., Pleißner, D. & Venus, J., 01.09.2017, 9th International Conference on Environmental Engineering and Management (ICEEM09): Conference Abstracts Book. Buburuzan, A. M., Fava, F., Gavrilescu, D., Teodosiu, C., Corvini, P. & Bertin, L. (eds.). Iasi, Romania: ECOZONE Publishing House, p. 257-258 2 p. (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
- Published
Herbivore and pathogen effects on tree growth are additive, but mediated by tree diversity and plant traits
Schuldt, A., Hönig, L., Li, Y., Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Welk, E. & Bruehlheide, H., 09.2017, In: Ecology and Evolution. 7, 18, p. 7462-7474 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Measuring Young Consumers’ Sustainable Consumption Behavior: Development and Validation of the YCSCB Scale
Fischer, D., Böhme, T. & Geiger, S. M., 09.2017, In: Young Consumers. 18, 3, p. 312-326 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Unsichtbare Gewalt: Geschlechter- und Machtverhältnisse im politischen Diskurs
Amri-Henkel, A., 09.2017, In: Forum Wissenschaft. 34, 3, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
- Published
We Need Qualitative Progress to Address the Food-Biodiversity Nexus: A Reply to Seppelt et al.
Fischer, J., Abson, D. J., Bergsten, A., Collier, N. F., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Schultner, J. & Senbeta, F., 09.2017, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32, 9, p. 632-633 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research