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. 2011
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    Vorkommen von heterocyclischen PAK in niedersächsischen Fließgewässern

    Siemers, A-K., Mänz, J. S., Palm, W-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 2011, In: Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. 17, 4, p. 82-85 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    VSCE – ein europäischer virtueller Campus für Nachhaltigkeit

    Barth, M. & Burandt, S., 2011, Das Moodle 2 Praxisbuch: Gemeinsam online lernen in Hochschule, Schule und Unternehmen . Wiegrefe, C. (ed.). Addison-Wesley Publishing, p. 368-376 368 p.

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

  4. Published

    Waldartenliste der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands

    Scheringer, M., Ewald, J., Kriebitzsch, W-U., Heinken, T., Schmidt, W., Abs, C., Bergmeier, E., Brand, J., Clumsee, H., Denner, M., Diekmann, M., Dierschke, H., Ebrecht, L., Ellenberg, H., Fischer, A., Friedel, A., Golisch, A., Härdtle, W., Kolb, A., Lippert, W., Peppler-Lisbach, C., Oheimb, G., Michiels, H-G., Mast, R., Mayer, A., Poppendieck, H-H., Reif, A., Riedel, W., Schmidt, P. A., Schubert, R., Seidling, W., Spangenberg, A., Storch, M., Stöcker, G., Stohr, G., Thiel, H., Urban, R., Wagner, A., Wagner, I., Weckesser, M., Westphal, C. D., Wulf, M., Zacharias, D. & Zerbe, S., 2011, Waldartlisten der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen, Moose und Flechten Deutschlands. Schmidt, M., Kriebitzsch, W-U. & Ewald, J. (eds.). Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Vol. 299. p. 53-74 22 p. (BfN-Skripten; no. 299).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Was müssen Führungskräfte können ? Zur ordonomischen Vermittlung strategischer Kompetenzen für Manager

    Pies, I., Beckmann, M. & Hielscher, S., 2011, Unternehmensethik in Forschung und Lehre. Kuepper, H-U. & Schreck, P. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 15-38 24 p. (Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, Special Issue; vol. 2011, no. 1).

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

  6. Published

    Was und wo sind POPs ?

    Lammel, G., Palm, W-U. & Zetzsch, C., 2011, Chemie über den Wolken: ... und darunter: Das offizielle Buch der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker zum Internationalen Jahr der Chemie 2011. Zellner, R. (ed.). 1 ed. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH Verlag, p. 211-220 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    What Kinds of Photovoltaic Projects Do Lenders Prefer to Finance?

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Loock, M., 2011, Cross-Sector Leadership for the Green Economy: Integrating Research and Practice on Sustainable Enterprise. Marcus, A., Shrivastava, P., Sharma, S. & Pogutz, S. (eds.). New York: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 107-124 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Wie gesellschaftsfähig ist Natur? Warum der Elbe-Biber nicht Männchen macht

    Mölders, T., 2011, Wissenschaft verstehen: die Preisträger des Wettbewerbs 2010. Hufe, S. (ed.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 19-21 3 p. (Sonderveröffentlichung der Zeitschrift GAIA - Ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

  9. Published

    Wissenskommunikation als Möglichkeitsraum umweltpolitischer Verständigung – ein Blick auf die individuelle Handlungsebene

    Adomßent, M., 2011, In: Umweltpsychologie. 15, 2, p. 13-36 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Xenogeneic infection risk: limits to individual right restrictions

    Gonzalez, J. G., 2011, In: Xenotransplantation. 18, 1, p. 67-67 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  11. 2010
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  13. Published

    The Collaborative Production of Meaningful Measure(ment)s: Preliminary insights into a work in progress

    Bormann, I. & Michelsen, G., 12.12.2010, In: European Educational Research Journal. 9, 4, p. 510-518 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Revealing the coastal event-history of the Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal) during the Holocene using radiocarbon and OSL dating

    Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J-A., 01.12.2010, In: International Journal of Earth Sciences. 99, 8, p. 1741-1761 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands

    Lukomska, N., Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M. F., 12.2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers Series in Economics; no. 191).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  16. Published

    Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change

    Martens, P., Aerts, J. C. J. H., Amelung, B., Bouwer, L. M., Chang, C. T., Huynen, M., van Ierland, E. C., van Koppen, CSA. S. A. K., McEvoy, D., Mol, A. P. J. & van Tatenhove, J., 12.2010, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2, 5-6, p. 347-355 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  17. Published

    Methodische Behandlung interner Materialkreisläufe in der Materialflusskostenrechnung

    Viere, T., Möller, A. & Schmidt, M., 12.2010, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 18, 3-4, p. 203-208 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Neuartige Spurenstoffe im Wasser

    Kümmerer, K., 12.2010, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 54, 6, p. 349-359 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Seasonal Contrasts in the Response of Coffee Ants to Agroforestry Shade-Tree Management

    Teodoro, A. V., Sousa-Souto, L., Klein, A-M. & Tscharntke, T., 12.2010, In: Environmental Entomology. 39, 6, p. 1744-1750 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Synapses in the Network: Learning in Governance Networks in the Context of Environmental Management

    Newig, J., Guenther, D. & Pahl-Wostl, C., 12.2010, In: Ecology and Society. 15, 4, 16 p., 24.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    What is Social Learning? Response to Pahl-Wostl. 2006. “The Importance of Social Learning in Restoring the Multifunctionalityof Rivers and Floodplains”

    Reed, M. S., Evely, A. C., Cundill, G., Fazey, I., Glass, J., Laing, A., Newig, J., Parrish, B., Prell, C., Raymond, C. & Stringer, L., 12.2010, In: Ecology and Society. 15, 4, 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement auf dem Vormarsch: Corporate Sustainability Barometer

    Harms, D., Schaltegger, S. & Windolph, S. E., 26.11.2010, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 24, 4, p. 10 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  23. Published

    Bottom-up effects of plant diversity on multitrophic interactions in a biodiversity experiment

    Scherber, C., Eisenhauer, N., Weisser, W. W., Schmid, B., Voigt, W., Fischer, M., Schulze, E-D., Roscher, C., Weigelt, A., Allan, E., Bonkowski, M., Buchmann, N., Buscot, F., Clement, L. W., Ebeling, A., Engels, C., Halle, S., Kertscher, I., Klein, A-M., Koller, R., König, S., Kowalski, E., Kummer, V., Kuu, A., Lange, M., Lauterbach, D., Middelhoff, C., Migunova, V. D., Milcu, A., Müller, R., Partsch, S., Petermann, J. S., Renker, C., Rottstock, T., Sabais, A., Scheu, S., Temperton, V. M., Schumacher, J., Tscharntke, T. & Beler, H., 25.11.2010, In: Nature. 468, 7323, p. 553-556 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Synthesis of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids with the Weakly Coordinating [Al(ORF)(4)](-) Anion (R-F = C(H)(CF3)(2)) and the Determination of Their Principal Physical Properties

    Bulut, S., Klose, P., Huang, M-M., Weingartner, H., Dyson, P. J., Laurenczy, G., Friedrich, C., Menz, J., Kummerer, K. & Krossing, I., 22.11.2010, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 16, 44, p. 13139-13154 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    The State of Multimedia Mass-Balance Modeling in Environmental science and decision-making

    MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M., McKone, T. E. & Hungerbuhler, K., 15.11.2010, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 44, 22, p. 8360-8364 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Accumulation of total trace metals due to rapid urbanization in microtidal zone of Pallikaranai marsh, South of Chennai, India

    Muthumanickam, J., Urban, B., Velmurugan, P. M. & Srinivasalu, S., 01.11.2010, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 170, 1-4, p. 609-629 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published
  28. Published

    Mass-Mediated Expertise as Informal Policy Advice

    Petersen, I., Heinrichs, H. & Peters, H. P., 01.11.2010, In: Science, Technology and Human Values. 35, 6, p. 865-887 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Polyfluorinated compounds in residential and nonresidential indoor air

    Langer, V., Dreyer, A. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.11.2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 21, p. 8075-8081 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Spatial distribution models in a frugivorous carnivore, the stone marten (Martes foina): Is the fleshy-fruit availability a useful predictor?

    Virgós, E., Cabezas-Díaz, S., Mangas, J. G. & Lozano, J., 01.11.2010, In: Animal Biology. 60, 4, p. 423-436 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Invertebrate diversity and national responsibility for species conservation across Europe: A multi-taxon approach

    Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 11.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 11, p. 2747-2756 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Late developers and the inequity of "equitable utilization" and the harm of "do no harm"

    Wegerich, K. & Olsson, O., 11.2010, In: Water International. 35, 6, p. 707-717 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Ein integratives Planungsinstrument für das Hochwasserrisikomanagement - der gewässerbezogene Gebietsentwicklungsplan

    Evers, M. & Krause, K-U., 31.10.2010, In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung. 68, 5, p. 409-418 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Tree morphology responds to neighbourhood competition and slope in species-rich forests of subtropical China

    Lang, A. C., Haerdtle, W., Bruelheide, H., Geissler, C., Nadrowski, K., Schuldt, A., Yu, M. & von Oheimb, G., 15.10.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 260, 10, p. 1708-1715 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Noah's ark or world wild web? Cultural perspectives in global scenario studies and their function for biodiversity conservation in a changing world

    Beumer, C. & Martens, P., 14.10.2010, In: Sustainability. 2, 10, p. 3211-3238 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  36. Published

    Sustainability, science, and higher education: The need for new paradigms

    Martens, P., Roorda, N. & Cörvers, R., 11.10.2010, In: Sustainability. 3, 5, p. 294-303 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Quantification of sources of PCBs to the atmosphere in urban areas: a comparison of cities in North America, Western Europe and former Yugoslavia

    Gasic, B., MacLeod, M., Klanova, J., Scheringer, M., Ilic, P., Lammel, G., Pajovic, A., Breivik, K., Holoubek, I. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.10.2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 10, p. 3230-3235 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Innovating entrepreneurial pedagogy: Examples from France and Germany

    Klapper, R. & Tegtmeier, S., 10.2010, In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. 17, 4, p. 552-568 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    International Academic Partnership "Teaching and Learning Sustainability": Implementing Higher Education for Sustainable Development at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ecuador)

    Barth, M., Rieckmann, M. & Aguirre, P., 10.2010, Knowledge Collaboration & Learning for Sustainable Innovation: ERSCP-EMSU Conference. Quist, J., Tukker, A., Woudstra, J., Wever, R., Boons, F. & Beute, N. (eds.). Delft: Technische Universiteit Delft, 22 p.

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

  40. Published

    Sustainability Accounting for Companies: Catchphrase or Decision Support for Business Leaders?

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 10.2010, In: Journal of World Business. 45, 4, p. 375-384 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Stabilisierung des ph-Werts bei wässrigen Suspensionen von Metallpartikeln

    Klaas, N., Steiert, S., Boer, C. D. & Ruck, W., 30.09.2010, IPC No. C02F 9/04, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, Patent No. DE102009012834A1, 02.03.2009

    Research output: PatentsPatent

  42. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: Fad or Trend?

    Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 21.09.2010, In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. 23, 7, p. 829-846 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Is globalization healthy: A statistical indicator analysis of the impacts of globalization on health

    Martens, P., Akin, S. M., Maud, H. & Mohsin, R., 17.09.2010, In: Globalization and Health. 6, 14 p., 16.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Sustainability economics - General versus specific, and conceptual versus practical

    Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M., 15.09.2010, In: Ecological Economics. 69, 11, p. 2056-2059 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  45. Published

    Risk preferences under heterogeneous environmental risk

    Olbrich, R., Baumgärtner, S., Quaas, M. F. & Haensler, A., 07.09.2010, Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010 (Kiel): Ökonomie der Familie . Verein für Socialpolitik, 23 p.

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

  46. Published

    Application of the two-sample doubly labelled water method alters behaviour and affects estimates of energy expenditure in black-legged kittiwakes

    Schultner, J., Welcker, J., Speakman, J. R., Nordoy, E. S. & Gabrielsen, G. W., 01.09.2010, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 213, 17, p. 2958-2966 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)

    Pufal, G., Ryan, K. G. & Garnock-Jones, P., 01.09.2010, In: American Journal of Botany. 97, 9, p. 1413-1423 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence supports safe site strategies in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)

    Pufal, G. & Garnock-Jones, P., 01.09.2010, In: Annals of Botany. 106, 3, p. 405-412 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Managing increasing environmental risks through agrobiodiversity and agrienvironmental policies

    Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.09.2010, In: Agricultural Economics. 41, 5, p. 483-496 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Biogeography meets conservation: the genetic structure of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Lycaena helle (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

    Habel, J. C., Schmitt, T., Meyer, M., Finger, A., Roedder, D., Aßmann, T. & Zachos, F. E., 09.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 101, 1, p. 155-168 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Inhibition of foam cell formation using a soluble CD68-Fc fusion protein

    Daub, K., Siegel-Axel, D., Schönberger, T., Leder, C., Seizer, P., Müller, K., Schaller, M., Penz, S., Menzel, D., Buchele, B., Bültmann, A., Münch, G., Lindemann, S., Simmet, T. & Gawaz, M., 09.2010, In: Journal of Molecular Medicine. 88, 9, p. 909-920 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Managing Strategic Alliances through a Community-Enabled Balanced Scorecard: The Case of Merck Ltd, Thailand

    Hansen, E. G., Sextl, M. & Reichwald, R., 09.2010, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 19, 6, p. 387-399 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review