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.
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A review of transdisciplinary research in sustainability science
Brandt, P., Ernst, A., Gralla, F., Lüderitz, C., Lang, D., Newig, J., Reinert, F., Abson, D. & von Wehrden, H., 08.2013, In: Ecological Economics. 92, August, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Braucht Nachhaltigkeit die Geschlechterperspektive?
Katz, C. & Thiem, A., 08.2013, Zukunftsfähige Berufe: Umweltberufe - modern und vielfältig. Büro für nachhaltige Kompetenz (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 72-83 12 p. (forum exkurse; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Dezentral und partizipativ? Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Bürgerbeteiligung zur Umsetzung der Energiewende
Heinrichs, H., 08.2013, Die deutsche "Energiewende" nach Fukushima: Der wissenschaftliche Diskurs zwischen Atomausstieg und Wachstumsdebatte. Hennig, B. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 119-138 20 p. (Beiträge zur sozialwissenschaftlichen Nachhaltigkeitsforschung; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Effect of Planning for Connectivity on Linear Reserve Networks
Lentini, P. E., Gibbons, P., Carwardine, J., Fischer, J., Drielsma, M. & Martin, T. G., 08.2013, In: Conservation Biology. 27, 4, p. 796-807 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emotion understanding and cognitive abilities in young children
von Salisch, M., Hänel, M. & Freund, P. A., 08.2013, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 26, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hollow futures? Tree decline, lag effects and hollow-dependent species
Manning, A. D., Gibbons, P. G., Fischer, J., Oliver, D. L. & Lindenmayer, D. B., 08.2013, In: Animal Conservation. 16, 4, p. 395-403 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In situ air-water and particle-water partitioning of perfluorocarboxylic acids, perfluorosulfonic acids and perfluorooctyl sulfonamide at a wastewater treatment plant
Vierke, L., Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Palm, W.-U., Webster, E. M., Ellis, D. A., Ebinghaus, R. & Harner, T., 08.2013, In: Chemosphere. 92, 8, p. 941-948 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multiscale performance of landscape metrics as indicators of species richness of plants, insects and vertebrates
Schindler, S., von Wehrden, H., Poirazidis, K., Wrbka, T. & Kati, V., 08.2013, In: Ecological Indicators. 31, p. 41-48 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Education and Accounting Experience. What Motivates Higher Valuation of Environmental Performance: A Commentary on "Rhetoric or Reality? Do Accounting Education and Experience Increase Weighting on Environmental Performance in a Balanced Scorecard?"
Schaltegger, S., 08.2013, In: Accounting Education: an international journal. 22, 4, p. 385-387 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biomass derived ionic liquids: synthesis from natural organic acids, characterization, toxicity, biodegradation and use as solvents for catalytic hydrogenation processes
Ferlin, N., Courty, M., Gatard, S., Spulak, M., Quilty, B., Beadham, I. G., Ghavre, M., Haiß, A., Kümmerer, K., Gathergood, N. & Bouquillon, S., 29.07.2013, In: Tetrahedron. 69, 30, p. 6150 - 6161 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Atmospheric mercury over sea ice during the OASIS-2009 campaign
Steffen, A., Bottenheim, J., Cole, A., Douglas, T. A., Ebinghaus, R., Friess, U., Netcheva, S., Nghiem, S., Sihler, H. & Staebler, R., 24.07.2013, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 13, 14, p. 7007-7021 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating Life Stages into Ecological Niche Models: A Case Study on Tiger Beetles
Taboada Palomares, A., von Wehrden, H. & Assmann, T., 23.07.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 7, 13 p., e70038.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modeling approach of thermal decomposition of salt-hydrates for heat storage systems
Fopah Lele, A., Kuznik, F., Rammelberg, H., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 14.07.2013, ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology: Heat Transfer in Energy Systems; Thermophysical Properties; Theory and Fundamental Research in Heat Transfer. A. (ed.). The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Vol. 1. p. Paper No. HT2013-17022, pp. V001T01A010; 10 pages 10 p. V001T01A010. (ASME 2013 Heat Transfer Summer Conference collocated with the ASME 2013 7th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2013 11th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Communication Regarding Sustainability: Conceptual Perspectives and Exploration of Societal Subsystems
Newig, J., Schulz, D., Fischer, D., Hetze, K., Laws, N., Lüdecke, G. & Rieckmann, M., 09.07.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 7, p. 2976-2990 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rainfall and temperature variation does not explain arid species diversity in outback Australia
Traill, L., Brook, B. W., Wanger, T. C. & de Little, S. C., 08.07.2013, In: Research and Reports in Biodiversity Studies. 3, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genes versus environment: Geography and phylogenetic relationships shape the chemical profiles of stingless bees on a global scale
Leonhardt, S. D., Rasmussen, C. & Schmitt, T., 07.07.2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 280, 1762, 11 p., 20130680.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Concentrations in ambient air and emissions of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in Zurich, Switzerland
Buser, A. M., Kierkegaard, A., Bogdal, C., MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 02.07.2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 13, p. 7045-7051 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Complementarity, impatience, and the resilience of natural-resource-dependent economies
Quaas, M. F., van Soest, D. P. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.07.2013, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 66, 1, p. 15-32 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Grassroots Innovations for Inclusive Development: Need for a Paradigmatic Shift
Kumar, V., Chand, V. S., Zhang, L., Hoppers, C. A. O., Zhang, W., Esders, M. & Gupta, A. K., 01.07.2013, In: Vikalpa. 38, 3, p. 103-122 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Temporal variations of perfluoroalkyl substances and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in alpine snow
Kirchgeorg, T., Dreyer, A., Gabrieli, J., Kehrwald, N., Sigl, M., Schwikowski, M., Boutron, C., Gambaro, A., Barbante, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.07.2013, In: Environmental Pollution. 178, p. 367-374 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Education for Sustainability, Graduate Capabilities, Professional Employment: How they all connect
Thomas, I., Barth, M. & Day, T., 07.2013, In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 29, 1, p. 33-51 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Elution of monomers from three different bonding systems and their antibacterial effect
Polydorou, O., Rogatti, P., Bolek, R., Wolkewitz, M., Kümmerer, K. & Hellwig, E., 07.2013, In: Odontology / the Society of the Nippon Dental University. 101, 2, p. 170-176 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Establishment success in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning experiment in subtropical China (BEF-China)
Yang, X., Bauhus, J., Both, S., Fang, T., Härdtle, W., Kröber, W., Ma, K., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Scholten, T., Seidler, G., Schmid, B., von Oheimb, G. & Bruelheide, H., 07.2013, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 132, 4, p. 593-606 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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German Utilities and distributed PV: How to overcome Barriers to Business Model Innovation
Richter, M., 07.2013, In: Renewable Energy. 55, 7, p. 456-466 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategies in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: An Empirical Investigation of Large German Companies
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 07.2013, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 20, 4, p. 205–218 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stenotypy and eurytopy - Distribution models as a tool for estimating niche overlap in two spider species, Trochosa terricola and Eresus kollari (Araneae: Lycosidae/Eresidae).
Krause, R., von Wehrden, H., Härdtle, W., Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 25.06.2013, In: Entomologia Generalis. 34, 3, p. 169-180 12 p., 34.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of rhizobacterial volatiles on Brachypodium distachyon (L.) Beauv. growth and response to abiotic stresses
Baudson, C., Mendaluk - Saunier de Cazenave, M., Blondiaux, A., Delory, B., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 21.06.2013, 1st International Brachypodium Conference: Abstract book. Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, p. S6.3 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Salt Hydrates as Porous Material using Calorimetric (DSC) Method
Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Wegscheider, N., Rammelberg, H., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 20.06.2013, 8th World Conference on Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Thermodynamics. Coelho, P. J. & Costa, M. (eds.). June 2013 ed. A. Faria - Edicia Electronica Lda, Vol. Proceedings ExHFT8. 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Conservation Value of Traditional Rural Landscapes: The Case of Woodpeckers in Transylvania, Romania
Dorresteijn, I., Hartel, T., Hanspach, J., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 19.06.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 6, 7 p., e65236.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adding the “e-” to Learning for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Innovation
Barth, M. & Burandt, S., 13.06.2013, In: Sustainability. 5, 6, p. 2609-2622 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Differential responses of ecosystem components to a low-intensity fire in a Mediterranean forest: A three-year case study
García-Tejero, S., Taboada Palomares, A., Tárrega, R., Marcos, E. & Salgado, J. M., 01.06.2013, In: Community Ecology. 14, 1, p. 110-120 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Understanding and Communicating Climate Change in Metaphors
Niebert, K. & Gropengiesser, H., 01.06.2013, In: Environmental Education Research. 19, 3, p. 282-302 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung zum Thema „Wasser“
Michelsen, G. & Rieckmann, M., 06.2013, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 57, 3, p. 116-125 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Calculation of Physicochemical Properties for Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins
Glüge, J., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Buser, A. M. & Hungerbühler, K., 06.2013, In: Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data. 42, 2, 12 p., 023103 .Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Exploring universities' transformative potential for sustainability-bound learning in changing landscapes of knowledge communication
Adomßent, M., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, Juni, p. 11-24 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Food waste as nutrient source in heterotrophic microalgae cultivation
Pleissner, D., Lam, W. C., Sun, Z. & Lin, C. S. K., 06.2013, In: Bioresource Technology. 137, p. 139-146 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating rural development and biodiversity conservation in Central Romania
Newig, J., Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Mikulcak, F. & Fischer, J., 06.2013, In: Environmental Conservation. 40, 2, p. 129-137 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internetbasierte kognitiv-behaviorale Behandlungsansätze: state of the art und Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der Rehabilitation
Lin, J., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Berking, M. & Baumeister, H., 06.2013, In: Die Rehabilitation. 52, 3, p. 155-163 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning for sustainable development in regional networks
Dlouha, J., Barton, A., Huisingh, D. & Adomßent, M., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Monitoring networking between higher education institutions and regional actors
Mader, M., Mader, C., Zimmermann, F. M., Görsdorf-Lechevin, E. & Diethart, M., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, Juni, p. 105-113 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltige Wissenschaft in der akademischen Ausbildung: Das Programm einer transformativen Bildung an NaWis-Institutionen
Chrubasik, N., Ernst, A., Lang, D. J., Schneidewind, U., Simon, K.-H., Singer-Brodowski, M. & Vilsmaier, U., 06.2013, In: GAIA. 22, 2, p. 132-134 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Relationships between human activity and richness and abundance of some bird species in the Paraguay river (Pantanal, Brazil)
Lozano, J. & Malo, A. F., 06.2013, In: Ardeola. 60, 1, p. 99-112 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability process assessment on transformative potentials: The Graz Model for Integrative Development
Mader, C., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, June, p. 54-63 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction: Bats in a farming landscape benefit from linear remnants and unimproved pastures
Lentini, P. E., Gibbons, P., Fischer, J., Law, B., Hanspach, J. & Martin, T. G., 23.05.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Farmed areas predict the distribution of amphibian ponds in a traditional rural landscape
Hartel, T. & von Wehrden, H., 21.05.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, 8 p., e63649.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interactive effects among ecosystem services and management practices on crop production: Pollination in coffee agroforestry systems
Boreux, V., Kushalappa, C. G., Vaast, P. & Ghazoul, J., 21.05.2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 110, 21, p. 8387-8392 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Oxidation-coagulation of β-blockers by K2Fe(VI)O4 in hospital wastewater: Assessment of degradation products and biodegradability
Wilde, M. L., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Kümmerer, K. & Martins, A. F., 01.05.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 452-453, p. 137-147 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems
Kennedy, C. M., Lonsdorf, E., Neel, M. C., Williams, N. M., Ricketts, T. H., Winfree, R., Bommarco, R., Brittain, C., Burley, A. L., Cariveau, D., Carvalheiro, L. G., Chacoff, N. P., Cunningham, S. A., Danforth, B. N., Dudenhöffer, J.-H., Elle, E., Gaines, H. R., Garibaldi, L. A., Gratton, C., Greenleaf, S. S., Holzschuh, A., Isaacs, R., Javorek, S. K., Jha, S., Klein, A. M., Krewenka, K., Mandelik, Y., Mayfield, M. M., Morandin, L., Neame, L. A., Otieno, M., Park, M., Potts, S. G., Rundlöf, M., Saez, A., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Taki, H., Viana, B. F., Westphal, C., Wilson, J. K. & Kremen, C., 05.2013, In: Ecology Letters. 16, 5, p. 584-599 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Post-Dekade
Michelsen, G., 05.2013, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Jahrbuch 2013. F. U. F. N. E. (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 10-15 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Corporate Sustainability Meets Transdisciplinarity
Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M. & Hansen, E. G., 05.2013, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 22, 4, p. 217-218 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research