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.
- 2024
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The effect of neighbor species' phylogenetic and trait difference on tree growth in subtropical forests
Klipel, J., Bergamin, R. S., Bordin, K. M., Picolotto, R. C., Müller, S. C. & de Bello, F., 01.07.2024, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 35, 4, 11 p., e13296.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of peer-reviewed gender literature in sustainability science
Frank, E., Mühlhaus, R., Mustelin, K. M., Trilken, E. L., Kreuz, N. K., Bowes, L. C., Backer, L. M. & von Wehrden, H., 07.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 4, p. 1459-1480 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Die Institutionalisierung von Klimaräten durch Klimaschutzgesetzgebung
Schatz, V., Newig, J. & Pfeffer, J., 07.2024, In: Natur und Recht. 46, 7, p. 433-442 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Embodying relationality through immersive sustainability solutions with Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Polheim, A., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Goebel, J. & Loos, J., 07.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 4, p. 1445-1457 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for regional-scale declines in carabid beetles in old lowland beech forests following a period of severe drought
Weiss, F., Winter, S., Pflugmacher, D., Kolling, T. & Linde, A., 07.2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 7, 19 p., 123.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intrinsic, instrumental and relational values behind nature’s contributions to people preferences of nature visitors in Germany
Kachler, J., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Isaac, R., Bonn, A. & Martín-López, B., 07.2024, In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 17 p., 2342361.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Priority effects transcend scales and disciplines in biology
Stroud, J. T., Delory, B. M., Barnes, E. M., Chase, J. M., De Meester, L., Dieskau, J., Grainger, T. N., Halliday, F. W., Kardol, P., Knight, T. M., Ladouceur, E., Little, C. J., Roscher, C., Sarneel, J. M., Temperton, V., van Steijn, T. L. H., Werner, C. M., Wood, C. W. & Fukami, T., 07.2024, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 7, p. 677-688 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Revisiting Renewable Energies: Liberating, Pacifying, and Democratizing
Schaltegger, S., Linnenluecke, M. K., Dijkstra-Silva, S. & Christ, K. L., 07.2024, In: Business and Society. 63, 6, p. 1295-1301 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Roadside disturbance promotes plant communities with arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in mountain regions worldwide
Clavel, J., Lembrechts, J. J., Lenoir, J., Haider, S., McDougall, K., Nuñez, M. A., Alexander, J., Barros, A., Milbau, A., Seipel, T., Pauchard, A., Fuentes-Lillo, E., Ratier Backes, A., Dar, P., Reshi, Z. A., Aleksanyan, A., Zong, S., Arevalo Sierra, J. R., Aschero, V., Verbruggen, E. & Nijs, I., 07.2024, In: Ecography. 2024, 7, 14 p., e07051.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Interplay Between Supply Chain Transparency and NGO Pressure: A Quantitative Analysis in the Fashion Industry Context
Schäfer, N., Petersen, L. & Hörisch, J., 07.2024, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 192, 4, p. 713-727 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformative pedagogy for sustainable entrepreneurship and technology innovation: The case of EIT climate KIC training
Klapper, R. G., Upham, P. J. & Oberstrass, T., 07.2024, In: The International Journal of Management Education. 22, 2, 14 p., 100971.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformative research for sustainability: characteristics, tensions, and moving forward
Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Dorresteijn, I., Leventon, J., Stojanovic, M., Lam, D. P. M., Lang, D. J., Moriggi, A., Raymond, C. M., Stålhammar, S., Weiser, A. & Zimmermann, S., 07.2024, In: Global Sustainability. 7, 16 p., e14.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Who benefits from indirect prevention and treatment of depression using an online intervention for insomnia? Results from an individual-participant data meta-analysis
Thielecke, J., Kuper, P., Lehr, D., Schuurmans, L., Harrer, M., Ebert, D. D., Cuijpers, P., Behrendt, D., Brückner, H. A., Horvath, H., Riper, H. & Buntrock, C., 07.2024, In: Psychological Medicine. 54, 10, p. 2389-2402 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity
Dawson, N. M., Coolsaet, B., Bhardwaj, A., Booker, F., Brown, D., Lliso, B., Loos, J., Martin, A., Oliva, M., Pascual, U., Sherpa, P. & Worsdell, T., 21.06.2024, In: One Earth. 7, 6, p. 1007-1021 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Biodiversität, Ökosystemfunktionen und Naturschutz
Härdtle, W., 19.06.2024, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 911 p. (Life Science and Basic Disciplines)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Thermo-oxidative aging of linear and branched alcohols as stability criterion for their use as e-fuels
Lichtinger, A., Poller, M. J., Schröder, O., Türck, J., Garbe, T., Krahl, J., Jakob, M. & Albert, J., 19.06.2024, In: Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 8, 15, p. 3329-3340 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Metaphern zur Klärung biologischer Phänomene: Eine Analyse verschiedener fachwissenschaftlicher Datenquellen
Sowinski, R., Hofer, E. & Abels, S., 17.06.2024, In: Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Biologie (ZDB) - Biologie Lehren und Lernen. 28, p. 56 - 75 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Digitalization paving the ways for sustainable chemistry: switching on more green lights
Zuin Zeidler, V., 14.06.2024, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 384, 6701, adq3537.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Lehramtsstudierende im Master analysieren inklusiven Naturwissenschaftsunterricht – die Entwicklung von Analysekompetenzen mittels videostimulierter Reflexionen
Egger, D. & Abels, S., 11.06.2024, In: QfI - Qualifizierung für Inklusion. 6, 1, 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Adressierung von Mädchen an außerschulischen naturwissenschaftlichen Lernorten
Groß, J. & Abels, S., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik - Jahrestagung in Hamburg 2023. van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 678 - 681 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Entwicklung eines virtuellen Lernraums zum digitalen Kompetenzerwerb
Abels, S., Sowinski, R., Hofer, E., Rodenhauser, A. & Stinken-Rösner, L., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023 . van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 938 - 941 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Herausforderungen in der Planungsphase offenen Forschenden Lernens
Fietkau, A., Hofer, E. & Abels, S., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023 . van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 718 - 721 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Metaphern mehrsprachiger Schüler*innen zu abstrakten Phänomenen
Sowinski, R. & Abels, S., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023 . van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 306 - 309 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Perspektiven der Lernenden auf inklusiven NAWI-Unterricht
Fuhrmann, T. & Abels, S., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023 . van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 710 - 713 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Schülerlabore als Ort der Lehrkräftefortbildung in der digitalen Welt
Brusdeilins, M., Abels, S., Blumberg, E., Brückmann, M., Kiel, C., Meyer, D., Schwedler, S., Stinken-Rösner, L., Wenzel, A. & Ziegler, M., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023. van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 902 - 905 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Atempause: Achtsamkeit in der Grundschule üben
Salisch, M. (Editor), Hondrich, F. (Editor) & Voltmer, K. (Editor), 01.06.2024, Münster: Waxmann Verlag. 208 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Bridging senses of place and mobilities scholarships to inform social-ecological systems governance: A research agenda
Gottwald, S., Kołodyńska, I., Buchecker, M., Di Masso, A., Fagerholm, N., Frąckowiak, M., Hakkarainen, V., Kajdanek, K., Lau, U., Manzo, L. C., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Pearson, J., Quinn, T., Rogowski, Ł., Stedman, R., Stewart, W. P., Trąbka, A., Williams, D. R., von Wirth, T., Zawieska, J. & Raymond, C. M., 01.06.2024, In: Applied Geography. 167, 13 p., 103286.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drawing blanks and winning: Quantifying global catastrophic risk associated with human ingenuity
Engler, J. O. & Fischer, J. N., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Futures. 7, 9 p., 100165.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring cultural landscape narratives to understand challenges for collaboration and their implications for governance
Schaal-Lagodzinski, T., König, B., Riechers, M., Heitepriem, N. & Leventon, J., 01.06.2024, In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 16 p., 2320886.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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First automatic size measurements for the separation of dwarf birch and tree birch pollen in MIS 6 to MIS 1 records from Northern Germany
Theuerkauf, M., Nehring, E., Gillert, A., Bodien, P. M., Hein, M. & Urban, B., 01.06.2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 6, 17 p., e11510.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Five priorities to advance transformative transdisciplinary research
Augenstein, K., Lam, D. P., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Bernert, P., Charli-Joseph, L., Cockburn, J., Kampfmann, T., Pereira, L. M. & Sellberg, M. M., 01.06.2024, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 68, 11 p., 101438.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Investigation of the carbon footprint of the cultivation of the heterotrophic microalga Galdieria sulphuraria on hydrolyzed straw and digestate
Heidorn, J. R., Smetana, S. & Pleißner, D., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment. 6, 7 p., 100087.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legal and political arguments on aquatic ecosystem services and hydropower development – A case study on Kemi River basin, Finland
Albrecht, E., Isaac, R. & Räsänen, A., 01.06.2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 67, 14 p., 101623.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mixed farmers' perception of the ecological-economic performance of diversified farming
Rosa-Schleich, J., Loos, J., Ferrante, M., Mußhoff, O. & Tscharntke, T., 01.06.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 220, 11 p., 108174.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantifying ecosystem services of rewetted peatlands − the MoorFutures methodologies
Tanneberger, F., Berghöfer, A., Brust, K., Hammerich, J., Holsten, B., Joosten, H., Michaelis, D., Moritz, F., Reichelt, F., Schäfer, A., Scheid, A., Trepel, M., Wahren, A. & Couwenberg, J., 01.06.2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 163, 10 p., 112048.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A framework for assessing social structure in community governance of sustainable urban drainage systems: insights from a literature review
Muwafu, S. P., Rölfer, L., Scheffran, J. & Costa, M. M., 06.2024, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 29, 5, 19 p., 42.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forest history from a single tree species perspective: natural occurrence, near extinction and reintroduction of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) on the Darss-Zingst peninsula, southern Baltic Sea coast
Kaiser, K., Theuerkauf, M., van der Maaten, E., van der Maaten-Theunissen, M. & Beil, A., 06.2024, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 143, 3, p. 917-942 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Setting the agenda for climate assemblies. Trade-offs and guiding principles
Pfeffer, J., 06.2024, In: Climate Policy. 24, 6, p. 843-858 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
A theoretical framework to support green agripreneurship avoiding greenwashing
Mendes, J. A. J., Oliveira, A. Y., Santos, L. S., Gerolamo, M. C. & Zeidler, V. G. Z., 23.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 57 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modelling biodegradability based on OECD 301D data for the design of mineralising ionic liquids
Amsel, A. K., Chakravarti, S., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 22.05.2024, In: Green Chemistry . 26, 12, p. 7363-7376 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Explaining primary school teachers’ intention to use digital learning platforms for students’ individualized practice: comparison of the standard UTAUT and an extended model
Kahnbach, L., Hase, A., Kuhl, P. & Lehr, D., 15.05.2024, In: Frontiers in Education. 9, 17 p., 1353020.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Public understanding of climate change terminology in Germany
Wege, L., de Bruin, W. B. & Kause, A., 15.05.2024, In: Climatic Change. 177, 5, 27 p., 81.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Longitudinal prediction of primary school children's COVID-related future anxiety in the second year of the pandemic in Germany
Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 08.05.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 5, 16 p., e0302065.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Airbnb and rental markets: Evidence from Berlin
Duso, T., Michelsen, C., Schaefer, M. & Tran, K. D., 01.05.2024, In: Regional Science and Urban Economics. 106, 31 p., 104007.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866]
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Benavides-Frías, C., Raymond, C., Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Hanspach, J., 01.05.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 219, 1 p., 108157.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Exploring the interdependence of climate, finance, energy, and geopolitics: A conceptual framework for systemic risks amidst multiple crises
Hoffart, F. M., D'Orazio, P., Holz, F. & Kemfert, C., 01.05.2024, In: Applied Energy. 361, 11 p., 122885.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grüne Transformation in Deutschland-nur mit echter Energiewende ein ökologischer und ökonomischer Erfolg
Gornig, M. & Kemfert, C., 01.05.2024, In: Wirtschaftsdienst. 104, 5, p. 296-300 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of green and blue-green light on the growth, pigment concentration, and fatty acid unsaturation in the microalga Monoraphidium braunii
Helamieh, M., Reich, M., Rohne, P., Riebesell, U., Kerner, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.05.2024, In: Photochemistry and Photobiology. 100, 3, p. 587-595 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making mutual learning tangible: Mixed-method Delphi as a tool for measuring the convergence of participants’ reciprocal understanding in transdisciplinary processes
Pfendtner-Heise, J., Ackerschott, A., Schwenck, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2024, In: Futures. 159, 15 p., 103365.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying social-ecological system resilience principles to the context of woody vegetation management in smallholder farming landscapes of the Global South
Shumi, G., Loos, J. & Fischer, J., 05.2024, In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 17 p., 2339222.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research