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.

  1. 2011
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    § 25 Klärgas

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 561-566 6 p.

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

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    § 29 Windenergie

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 706-745 40 p.

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

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    § 30 Windenergie Repowering

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 746-771 26 p.

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

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    § 31 Windenergie Offshore

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 771-793 23 p.

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

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    § 32 Solare Strahlungsenergie

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 800-837 38 p.

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

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    § 33 Solare Strahlungsenergie an oder auf Gebäuden

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 838-858 21 p.

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

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    § 60 Nutzung von Seewasserstraßen

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1134-1139 6 p.

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

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    § 62 Bußgeldvorschriften

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1153-1160 8 p.

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

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    § 63 Fachaufsicht

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1160-1165 6 p.

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

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    § 64 Verordnungsermächtigung

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1169-1188 20 p.

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

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    § 65 Erfahrungsbericht

    Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1188-1202 15 p.

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

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    § 66 Übergangsbestimmungen

    Schomerus, T. & Ohms, M. J., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1202-1236 35 p.

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

  14. Published

    "Brauchen wir einen Grünen im Vorstand?": [Kommentar]

    Schaltegger, S., 04.2011, In: Harvard Business Manager. 33, 4, p. 95 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Correlation of six anthropogenic markers in wastewater, surface water, bank filtrate, and soil aquifer treatment

    Scheurer, M., Storck, F. R., Graf, C., Brauch, H.-J., Ruck, W., Lev, O. & Lange, F. T., 04.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13, 4, p. 966-973 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Does habitat heterogeneity increase farmland biodiversity ?

    Batary, P., Fischer, J., Baldi, A., Crist, T. O. & Tscharntke, T., 04.2011, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 9, 3, p. 152-153 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Fate of airborne nitrogen in heathland ecosystems a - 15N tracer study

    Friedrich, U., Falk, K., Bahlmann, E., Marquardt, T., Meyer, H., Niemeyer, T., Schemmel, S., Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 04.2011, In: Global Change Biology. 17, 4, p. 1549-1559 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Inside-sediment partitioning of PAH, PCB and organochlorine compounds and inferences on sampling and normalization methods

    Opel, O., Palm, W.-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 04.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 4, p. 924-931 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Total consumer exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers in North America and Europe

    Trudel, D., Scheringer, M., von Goetz, N. & Hungerbühler, K., 15.03.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 6, p. 2391-2397 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Endemic predators, invasive prey and native diversity

    Wanger, T. C., Wielgoss, A. C., Motzke, I., Clough, Y., Brook, B. W., Sodhi, N. S. & Tscharntke, T., 07.03.2011, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B . 278, 1706, p. 690-694 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Analyse non linéaire des récessions de l'écoulement de base dans des bassins versants à écoulements intermittents

    Aksoy, H. & Wittenberg, H., 01.03.2011, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 56, 2, p. 226-237 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Potential exposure of German consumers to engineered nanoparticles in cosmetics and personal care products

    Lorenz, C., Von Goetz, N., Scheringer, M., Wormuth, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.03.2011, In: Nanotoxicology. 5, 1, p. 12-29 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Tagungsbericht: Energie-Konferenz - Standortnachteil Deutschland: Sind die Industriestrompreise in Deutschland missbräuchlich überhöht?

    Guerra González, J., 01.03.2011, In: Natur und Recht. 33, 3, p. 199-200 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Biodegradability of organic nanoparticles in the aqueous environment

    Kümmerer, K., Menz, J., Schubert, T. & Thielemans, W., 03.2011, In: Chemosphere. 82, 10, p. 1387-1392 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Carbon Management Accounting: Explaining Practice in Leading German Companies

    Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 03.2011, In: Australian Accounting Review. 21, 1, p. 80-98 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Forbidden love“ – narratives of love, belonging and deviance in adolescence

    Offen, S., 03.2011, GEXcel Work in Progress Report: Proceedings from GEXcel Theme 10 : Love in Our Time - A Question For Feminism Conference of Workshops 2-4 December 2010. Strid, S. & Jonasdottir, A. G. (eds.). GEXcel, Vol. IX. p. 65-69 5 p. (Tema Genus Report Series; no. 9)(CFS Report Series; no. 15).

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

  27. Published

    Generic functions of railway stations: A conceptual basis for the development of common system understanding and assessment criteria

    Zemp, S., Stauffacher, M., Lang, D. & Scholz, R. W., 03.2011, In: Transport Policy. 18, 2, p. 446-455 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Modelling scenarios to identify a combined sediment-water management strategy for the large reservoirs of the Tuyamuyun hydro-complex

    Olsson, O., Sorokin, A. & Ikramova, M., 03.2011, In: Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 25, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Stellungnahme zu Walentowski H. et al. 2010. Sind die deutschen waldnaturschutzkonzepte adäquat für die erhaltung der buchenwaldtypischen flora und fauna? Eine kritische bewertung basierend auf der herkunft der waldarten des mitteleuropäischen Tief- und hügellandes. Forstarchiv 81, 195-217

    Meyer, P., Schmidt, M., Blick, T., Brunet, J., Dorow, W. H. O., Hakes, W., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hertel, D., Knapp, H. D., Leuschner, C., Oheimb, G., Otte, V. & Schmidt, W., 03.2011, In: Forstarchiv. 82, 2, p. 62-66 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Emotions and social development in childhood

    Denham, S. A., Warren, H., Benga, O., von Salisch, M., Chin, J.-C. & Geangu, E., 22.02.2011, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development: Second Edition. Smith, P. K. & Hart, C. G. (eds.). 2 ed. Cambridge: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 413-433 21 p. (Handbooks of Developmental Psychology ).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    The amphibians and reptiles of the Lore Lindu National Park area, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

    Wanger, T. C., Motzke, I., Saleh, S. & Iskandar, D. T., 20.02.2011, In: Salamandra. 47, 1, p. 17-29 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Opportunities and Drawbacks of Mobile Flood Protection Systems

    Koppe, B. & Brinkmann, B., 02.02.2011, In: Coastal Engineering Proceedings. 1, 32, 14 p., 24.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Genetic erosion in a stenotopic heathland ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae): a matter of habitat size ?

    Drees, C., Vries, H., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Persigehl, M. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 1, p. 105-117 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Individual-tree radial growth in a subtropical broad-leaved forest: The role of local neighbourhood competition

    von Oheimb, G., Lang, A. C., Bruelheide, H., Forrester, D. I., Waesche, I., Yu, M. & Haerdtle, W., 01.02.2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 261, 3, p. 499-507 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Repeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscape

    Drees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Bifunctional recombinant protein SDF1-GPVI as a new therapeutic concept for improved regeneration

    Ziegler, M., Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Schönberger, T., Elvers, M., Schlosshauer, B. & Gawaz, M., 02.2011, BioStar 2010 - Science in Exchange: Meeting Abstracts. TERMIS, p. 553-554 2 p. (Tissue Engineering Part A; vol. 17, no. 3/4).

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

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    Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Bruelheide, H., Böhnke, M., Both, S., Fang, T., Aßmann, T., Baruffol, M., Bauhus, J., Buscot, F., Chen, X.-Y., Ding, B.-Y., Durka, W., Erfmeier, A., Fischer, M., Geißler, C., Guo, D., Guo, L.-D., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Hector, A., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., Pei, K., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Shi, X., Scholten, T., Schuldt, A., Trogisch, S., Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C., Wu, Y.-T., Yang, X., Zeng, X., Zhang, S., Zhou, H., Ma, K. & Schmid, B., 02.2011, In: Ecological Monographs. 81, 1, p. 25-41 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Experimentieren mit Modellen

    Möller, A., 02.2011, In: Umweltinformatik - Newsletter. 48, p. 8-11 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Irreversibility, ignorance, and the intergenerational equity-efficieny trade-off

    Hoberg, N. & Baumgärtner, S., 02.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 32 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 198).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Landfills as sources of polyfluorinated compounds, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and musk fragrances to ambient air

    Weinberg, I., Dreyer, A. & Ebinghaus, R., 02.2011, In: Atmospheric Environment. 45, 4, p. 935-941 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Trees in the desert: Reproduction and genetic structure of fragmented Ulmus pumila forests in Mongolian drylands

    Wesche, K., Walther, D., von Wehrden, H. & Hensen, I., 02.2011, In: Flora. 206, 2, p. 91-99 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Early succession arthropod community changes on experimental passion fruit plant patches along a land-use gradient in Ecuador

    Teodoro, A. V., Muñoz, A., Tscharntke, T., Klein, A. & Tylianakis, J., 30.01.2011, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 140, 1-2, p. 14-19 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    SMOKE for Europe-adaptation, modification and evaluation of a comprehensive emission model for Europe

    Bieser, J., Aulinger, A., Matthias, V., Quante, M. & Builtjes, P., 25.01.2011, In: Geoscientific Model Development. 4, 1, p. 47-68 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    A Review on Higher Education for Sustainable Development - Looking Back and Moving Forward

    Barth, M. (Editor), Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Sanusi, Z. A. (Editor), 03.01.2011, In: Journal of Social Science. 7, 1, p. 100-103 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

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    A framework for evaluating the contribution of transformation products to chemical persistence in the environment

    Ng, C. A., Scheringer, M., Fenner, K. & Hungerbuhler, K., 01.01.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 1, p. 111-117 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    A Inserção da Dimensão Ambiental na Formação de Professores de Química

    Zuin, V. G., 01.01.2011, Atomo. 182 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Air concentrations and particlegas partitioning of polyfluoroalkyl compounds at a wastewater treatment plant

    Vierke, L., Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Reiner, E. J., Guo, R., Palm, W.-U., Ebinghaus, R. & Harner, T., 01.01.2011, In: Environmental Chemistry. 8, 4, p. 363-371 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Chemical profiles of body surfaces and nests from six Bornean stingless bee species

    Leonhardt, S. D., Blüthgen, N. & Schmitt, T., 01.01.2011, In: Journal of Chemical Ecology. 37, 1, p. 98-104 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Consumer preferences determine resilience of ecological-economic systems

    Baumgärtner, S., Derissen, S., Quaas, M. F. & Strunz, S., 01.01.2011, In: Ecology and Society. 16, 4, 12 p., 9.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Habitat preferences of the Levant Green Lizard, Lacerta media israelica (Peters, 1964): (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

    Loos, J., Dayan, T., Drescher, N., Levanony, T., Maza, E., Shacham, B., Talbi, R. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2011, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 52, 1, p. 17-28 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Higher Education for Sustainable Development. Students' Perspectives on an Innovative Approach to Educational Change

    Barth, M. & Timm, J.-M., 01.01.2011, In: Journal of Social Science. 7, 1, p. 13-23 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review