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.

  1. 2015
  2. Published

    Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions

    Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbuehler, K., 01.02.2015, In: Environmental international. 75, p. 172-179 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Photodegradation of the antineoplastic cyclophosphamide: A comparative study of the efficiencies of UV/H2O2, UV/Fe(2+)/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 processes

    Lutterbeck, C. A., Machado, E. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2015, In: Chemosphere. 120, p. 538-546 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Correlation of trends in cashmere production and declines of large wild mammals: Response to Berger et al. 2013

    von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Chuluunkhuyag, O. & Fust, P., 02.2015, In: Conservation Biology. 29, 1, p. 286-289 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Innovative Lehrangebote der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

    Schomerus, T., 02.2015, Hamburger Handbuch: Personalmanagement Erneuerbare Energien. Edelkraut, F., Findeisen, A., Streveld, T. & Warszta, T. (eds.). Hamburg: Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragentur GmbH, p. 53-54 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  6. Published

    Pollination mitigates cucumber yield gaps more than pesticide and fertilizer use in tropical smallholder gardens

    Motzke, I., Tscharntke, T., Wanger, T. C. & Klein, A. M., 02.2015, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 52, 1, p. 261-269 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Response of a shrubland mammal and reptile community to a history of landscape-scale wildfire

    Doherty, T. S., Davis, R. A., Van Etten, E. J. B., Collier, N. & Krawiec, J., 02.2015, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 24, 4, p. 534-543 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The necessity of disinfected toilet brushes - information policy of companies on disinfectants in private homes

    Wieck, S., 23.01.2015, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 27, 1, 9 p., 3.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    A review on the use of calcium chloride in applied thermal engineering

    N'Tsoukpoe, K. E., Rammelberg, H., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Watts, B. A., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 22.01.2015, In: Applied Thermal Engineering. 75, p. 513-531 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Aliens in Transylvania: risk maps of invasive alien plant species in Central Romania

    Zimmermann, H., Loos, J., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 16.01.2015, In: NeoBiota. 24, p. 55-65 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Nachhaltigkeit anders denken: Veränderungspotenziale durch Geschlechterperspektiven

    Katz, C. (ed.), Heilmann, S. (ed.), Thiem, A. (ed.), Moths, K. (ed.), Koch, L. M. (ed.) & Hofmeister, S. (ed.), 15.01.2015, 1. Auflage ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 293 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  12. Published

    Environmental chemistry of organosiloxanes

    Rücker, C. & Kümmerer, K., 14.01.2015, In: Chemical Reviews. 115, 1, p. 466-524 59 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  13. Published

    Performance of methods to select landscape metrics for modelling species richness

    Schindler, S., von Wehrden, H., Poirazidis, K., Hochachka, W. M., Wrbka, T. & Kati, V., 10.01.2015, In: Ecological Modelling. 295, p. 107-112 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The Monster and the polar bears: constructing the future knowledge landscape of synthetic biology to inform responsible innovation.

    Withycombe Keeler, L. & Foley, R. W., 02.01.2015, In: Journal of Responsible Innovation. 2, 1, p. 81 - 84 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Assessing Online Consultation in Participatory Governance: Conceptual Framework and a Case Study of a National Sustainability-related Consultation Platform in Germany

    Schulz, D. & Newig, J., 01.01.2015, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 25, 1, p. 55-69 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Bilingual (German–English) molecular biology courses in an out-of-school lab on a university campus: Cognitive and affective evaluation

    Rodenhauser, A. & Preisfeld, A., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Environmental and Science Education. 10, 1, p. 99-110 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Biodegradation screening of chemicals in an artificial matrix simulating the water-sediment interface

    Baginska, E., Haiß, A. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2015, In: Chemosphere. 119, p. 1240-1246 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Ecotoxicological and Genotoxic Assessment of Hospital Laundry Wastewaters

    Kern, D. I., de Oliveira Schwaickhardt, R., Lutterbeck, C. A., Kist, L. T., Alcayaga, E. A. L. & Machado, Ê. L., 01.01.2015, In: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 68, 1, p. 64-73 10 p., 72.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Elution of monomers from provisional composite materials

    Schulz, S. D., Laquai, T., Kümmerer, K., Bolek, R., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Polydorou, O., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015, 7 p., 617407.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Historical emissions of octachlorodibenzodioxin in a watershed in Queensland, Australia: estimation from field data and an environmental fate model

    Camenzuli, L., Scheringer, M., Gaus, C., Grant, S., Zennegg, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.01.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 502, p. 680-687 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    How interest groups adapt to the changing forest governance landscape in the EU: A case study from Germany

    Jürges, N. & Newig, J., 01.01.2015, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 50, p. 228-235 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Interacting effects of pollination, water and nutrients on fruit tree performance

    Klein, A-M., Hendrix, S. D., Clough, Y., Scofield, A. & Kremen, C., 01.01.2015, In: Plant Biology. 17, 1, p. 201-208 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Key Competencies: Reconciling Means and Ends in Education for Sustainable Consumption

    Fischer, D. & Barth, M., 01.01.2015, Schools for Health and Sustainability: Theory, Research and Practice. Simovska, V. & Mannix McNamara, P. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 41-60 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  24. Published

    Labelling Sustainable Software Products and Websites: Ideas , Approaches , and Challenges

    Kern, E., Dick, M., Naumann, S. & Filler, A., 01.01.2015, 29th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Atlantis Press, p. 82-91 10 p. (Advances in Computer Science Research).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  25. Published
  26. Published

    Participatory scenario planning in place-based social-ecological research: Insights and experiences from 23 case studies

    Oteros-Rozas, E., Martín-López, B., Daw, T. M., Bohensky, E. L., Butler, J. R. A., Hill, R., Martin-Ortega, J., Quinlan, A., Ravera, F., Ruiz-Mallén, I., Thyresson, M., Mistry, J., Palomo, I., Peterson, G. D., Plieninger, T., Waylen, K. A., Beach, D. M., Bohnet, I. C., Hamann, M., Hanspach, J., Hubacek, K., Lavorel, S. & Vilardy, S. P., 01.01.2015, In: Ecology and Society. 20, 4, 66 p., 32.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Postkoloniale Perspektiven auf 'weltwärts': Ein Freiwilligendienst in weltbürgerlicher Absicht

    Kontzi, K., 01.01.2015, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 256 p. ( Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik; vol. 15)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  28. Published

    Processes for green and sustainable software engineering

    Kern, E., Naumann, S. & Dick, M., 01.01.2015, Green in Software Engineering. Calero, C. & Piattini, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 61-81 21 p. (Green in Software Engineering).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  29. Published

    Promoting landscape heterogeneity to improve the biodiversity benefits of certified palm oil production: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia

    Azhar, B., Saadun, N., Puan, C. L., Kamarudin, N., Aziz, N., Nurhidayu, S. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2015, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 3, p. 553-561 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Putting Architecture in its Social Space: the Fields and Skills of Planning Maastricht

    Herberg, J., 01.01.2015, Architecture, Materiality and Society: Connecting Sociology of Architecture with Science and Technology Studies. Müller, A-L. & Reichmann, W. (eds.). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 166-197 32 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  31. Published

    Soil carbon, multiple benefits

    Milne, E., Banwart, S. A., Noellemeyer, E., Abson, D., Ballabio, C., Bampa, F., Bationo, A., Batjes, N. H., Bernoux, M., Bhattacharyya, T., Black, H., Buschiazzo, D. E., Cai, Z., Cerri, C. E., Cheng, K., Compagnone, C., Conant, R., Coutinho, H. L. C., de Brogniez, D., Balieiro, F. D. C., Duffy, C., Feller, C., Fidalgo, E. C. C., da Silva, C. F., Funk, R., Gaudig, G., Gicheru, P. T., Goldhaber, M., Gottschalk, P., Goulet, F., Goverse, T., Grathwohl, P., Joosten, H., Kamoni, P. T., Kihara, J., Krawczynski, R., La Scala, N., Lemanceau, P., Li, L., Li, Z., Lugato, E., Maron, P. A., Martius, C., Melillo, J., Montanarella, L., Nikolaidis, N., Nziguheba, G., Pan, G., Pascual, U., Paustian, K., Piñeiro, G., Powlson, D., Quiroga, A., Richter, D., Sigwalt, A., Six, J., Smith, J., Smith, P., Stocking, M., Tanneberger, F., Termansen, M., van Noordwijk, M., van Wesemael, B., Vargas, R., Victoria, R. L., Waswa, B., Werner, D., Wichmann, S., Wichtmann, W., Zhang, X., Zhao, Y., Zheng, J. & Zheng, J., 01.01.2015, In: Environmental Development. 13, p. 33-38 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Sports and Nature Conservation: Ten Theses on the Optimisation of Shared Communication

    Adomßent, M., 01.01.2015, In: Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development . 2, 3, 5 p., 153.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Towards a thick understanding of sustainability transitions - Linking transition management, capabilities and social practices

    Rauschmayer, F., Bauler, T. & Schäpke, N., 01.01.2015, In: Ecological Economics. 109, p. 211-221 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Developing robust field survey protocols in landscape ecology: a case study on birds, plants and butterflies

    Loos, J., Hanspach, J., von Wehrden, H., Beldean, M., Moga, C. I. & Fischer, J., 01.2015, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 24, 1, p. 33-46 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Fit for the Future? A New Approach in the Debate about What Makes Healthcare Systems Really Sustainable

    Fischer, M., 01.2015, In: Sustainability. 7, 1, p. 294-312 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Nuclear accidents call for transdisciplinary nuclear energy research

    Gralla, F., Abson, D., Møller, A. P., Lang, D. J., Vilsmaier, U., Sovacool, B. K. & von Wehrden, H., 01.2015, In: Sustainability Science. 10, 1, p. 179-183 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  37. Published

    Plant diversity in a changing agricultural landscape mosaic in Southern Transylvania (Romania)

    Loos, J., Turtureanu, P. D., Wehrden, H. V., Hanspach, J., Dorresteijn, I., Frink, J. P. & Fischer, J., 01.2015, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 199, p. 350-357 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    §100 Allgemeine Übergangsbestimmungen

    Schomerus, C-T., Maly, C. & Meister, M., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1893-1924 32 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  39. Published

    §104 Weitere Übergangsbestimmungen

    Schomerus, C-T., Maly, C. & Meister, M., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1975-1983 9 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  40. Published

    §40 Wasserkraft

    Schomerus, C-T. & Reins, L., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 854-885 32 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  41. Published

    §41 Deponiegas

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 886-894 9 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  42. Published

    §42 Klärgas

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 894-899 6 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  43. Published

    §49 Windenergie an Land

    Schomerus, C-T. & Maly, C., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1113-1153 41 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  44. Published

    §50 Windenergie auf See

    Schomerus, C-T. & Meister, M., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1154-1186 32 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  45. Published

    §51 Solare Strahlungsenergie

    Schomerus, C-T. & Stecher, M., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1212-1280 69 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  46. Published

    §84 Nutzung von Seewasserstraßen

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1727-1733 7 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  47. Published

    §86 Bußgeldvorschriften

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1760-1771 12 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  48. Published

    §91 Verordnungsermächtigung zum Ausgleichsmechanismus

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1816-1823 8 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  49. Published

    §95 Weitere Verordnungsermächtigungen

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1845-1857 13 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  50. Published

    §96 Gemeinsame Bestimmungen

    Schomerus, C-T., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1857-1860 4 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch

  51. Published

    §97 Erfahrungsbericht

    Schomerus, C-T. & Reins, L., 2015, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H-J., Cosack, T. & Ekardt, F. (eds.). 4. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1860-1881 22 p. (Berliner Kommentare).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions in collection of commentariesResearch