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.
- 2011
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Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 337-352 15 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science (ECOE); no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 2011, Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges . Huizingh, E., Torkelli, M., Conn, S. & Bitran (eds.). International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development and Conservation of Biodiversity Hotspots in Latin America: The Case of Ecuador
Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M., Härdtle, W. & Aguirre, P., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots : Distribution and Protection of Conservation Priority Areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 435-452 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Seed Supply Chain Management: A case study on Syngenta´s Indian hybrid vegetable seed supply chain
Stiller, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 117 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Environmental Management Accounting
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 3-20 18 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; no. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management im globalen Kontext: Praxisstand des Lieferantenmanagements in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Hansen, E. G., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, In: Die Unternehmung. 65, 2, p. 87-110 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Supply Chains im globalen Kontext: Lieferantenmanagement in DAX- und MDAX-Unternehmen
Harms, D., Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Supply Management Research: Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2011. Bogaschewsky, R., Eßig, M., Lasch, R. & Stölzle, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 231-244 14 p. (Advanced studies in supply management; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainablity Communication - An Introduction
Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 3-12 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence
von Salisch, M. & Saarni, C., 2011, Multiple facets of anger: Getting mad or restoring justice?. Pahlavan, F. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 81-102 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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The Myth of Bankability: Definition and Management in the Context of Photovoltaic Project Financing in Germany
Hampl, N., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Flink, C., Olbert, S. & Ade, V., 2011, München: Goetzpartners & COLEXON, 27 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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The presence of a "competitor pit effect" compromises wild rabbit (Orcytolagus cuniculus) conservation
Cabezas-Díaz, S., Virgós, E., Mangas, J. G. & Lozano, J., 2011, In: Animal Biology. 61, 3, p. 319-334 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Social Case as a Business Case: Making Sense of Social Entrepreneurship from an Ordonomic Perspective
Beckmann, M., 2011, Corporate Citizenship and New Governance: The Political Role of Corporations (Ethical Economy). Pies, I. & Koslowski , P. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 91-115 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Trade-offs between justices, economics, and efficiency
Baumgärtner, S., Glotzbach, S., Hoberg, N., Quaas, M. F. & Stumpf, K. H., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 13 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 218).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Transdisciplinarity: A New Perspective for Partnership in Education? The Case of Sustainable Cultural Change in Educational Organizations
Fischer, D., 2011, (Re)thinking Partnership in Education. Masson, P., Baumfield, V., Otrel-Cass, K. & Pilo, M. (eds.). Lille: The Book Edition, p. 154–194 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft: Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 98-116 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Umweltkonflikte und Nachhaltigkeit in Lateinamerika: Verhandlungen zwischen Unternehmen, NGOs und Regierungsstellen
Saner, R. (Editor) & Grimm, J. (Editor), 2011, Saarbrücken: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. 304 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 19, 1-2, p. 59-66 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unternehmerisches Biodiversitätsmanagement - Sicherung der Vielfalt und des wirtschaftlichen Erfolgs
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2011, In: Natur und Landschaft. 86, 4, p. 160-161 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Versuch macht klug – Vorschulische Begegnungen mit Naturwissenschaft und Technik: Eine Bildungsinitiative im Elementarbereich
Asmussen, S., 2011, Johannes Herrmann Verlag. 144 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Visual Accounting
Möller, A. & Prox, M., 2011, Towards Life Cycle Sustainability Management. Finkbeiner, M. (ed.). 1 ed. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, Vol. 1. p. 97-106 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Vom Saulus zum Paulus ? Nachhaltigkeitsweiterbildung von Managern als essentieller Treiber
Schaltegger, S., 2011, In: Glocalist Review. 318, p. 6-8 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Von CSR zu Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., 2011, Corporate Social Responsibility in kommunalen Unternehmen: Wirtschaftliche Betätigung zwischen öffentlichem Auftrag und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Sandberg, B. & Lederer, K. (eds.). 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 187-200 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Von KITA21 lernen. Gelingensbedingungen für die Implementation von Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung im Elementarbereich
Stoltenberg, U., 2011, KITA21 – Die Zukunftsgestalter. Mit Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Gegenwart und Zukunft gestalten. Stoltenberg, U. & Thielebein-Pohl, R. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 123-160 38 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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, p. 19-21 3 p. (Sonderveröffentlichung der Zeitschrift GAIA - Ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Xenogeneic infection risk: limits to individual right restrictions
Gonzalez, J. G., 2011, In: Xenotransplantation. 18, 1, p. 67-67 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
- 2010
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Schindler, Jörg; Held, Martin (unter Mitarbeit von Gerd Würdemann) (2009): Postfossile Mobilität. Wegweiser für die Zeit nach dem Peak Oil: Schindler, Jörg; Held, Martin (unter Mitarbeit von Gerd Würdemann)
Hofmeister, S., 31.12.2010, In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung. 68, 6, p. 515-517 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working papers
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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, C. 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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Neuartige Spurenstoffe im Wasser
Kümmerer, K., 12.2010, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 54, 6, p. 349-359 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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„Kultur” als Herausforderung für die Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Bericht vom 7. Workshop des Forums on Sustainable Technological Development in a Globalising World „Sustainability 2010: The Cultural Dimension”. Berlin, 9.–12. Juni 2010
Muraca, B. & Holz, V., 01.11.2010, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 19, 3, p. 120-124 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review