School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
- 2024
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Fostering students’ participation in the implementation of the sustainable development goals at higher education institutions
Filho, W. L., Trevisan, L. V., Dinis, M. A. P., Ulmer, N., Paço, A., Borsari, B., Sierra, J. & Salvia, A., 12.2024, In: Discover Sustainability. 5, 1, 24 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities
Radtke, J. & David, M., 12.2024, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 14, 1, 18 p., 7.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformative pedagogy for sustainable entrepreneurship and technology innovation: The case of EIT climate KIC training
Klapper, R. G., Upham, P. J. & Oberstrass, T., 07.2024, In: The International Journal of Management Education. 22, 2, 14 p., 100971.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drawing blanks and winning: Quantifying global catastrophic risk associated with human ingenuity
Engler, J. O. & Fischer, J. N., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Futures. 7, 9 p., 100165.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Five priorities to advance transformative transdisciplinary research
Augenstein, K., Lam, D. PM., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Bernert, P., Charli-Joseph, L., Cockburn, J., Kampfmann, T., Pereira, L. M. & Sellberg, M. M., 01.06.2024, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 68, 11 p., 101438.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Investigation of the carbon footprint of the cultivation of the heterotrophic microalga Galdieria sulphuraria on hydrolyzed straw and digestate
Heidorn, J. R., Smetana, S. & Pleissner, D., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment. 6, 7 p., 100087.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mixed farmers' perception of the ecological-economic performance of diversified farming
Rosa-Schleich, J., Loos, J., Ferrante, M., Mußhoff, O. & Tscharntke, T., 01.06.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 220, 11 p., 108174.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866]
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Benavides-Frías, C., Raymond, C., Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Hanspach, J., 01.05.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 219, 1 p., 108157.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Exploring the interdependence of climate, finance, energy, and geopolitics: A conceptual framework for systemic risks amidst multiple crises
Hoffart, F. M., D'Orazio, P., Holz, F. & Kemfert, C., 01.05.2024, In: Applied Energy. 361, 11 p., 122885.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making mutual learning tangible: Mixed-method Delphi as a tool for measuring the convergence of participants’ reciprocal understanding in transdisciplinary processes
Pfendtner-Heise, J., Ackerschott, A., Schwenck, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2024, In: Futures. 159, 15 p., 103365.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effectiveness of an online recovery training for employees exposed to blurred boundaries between work and non-work: Bayesian analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Brückner, H., Wallot, S., Horvath, H., Ebert, D. D. & Lehr, D., 21.04.2024, In: BMJ mental health. 27, 1, 7 p., e301016.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How data on transformation products can support the redesign of sulfonamides towards better biodegradability in the environment
Puhlmann, N., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.04.2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 921, 13 p., 171027.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“First come, first served" or “the more, the merrier"? Organizational dynamics of citizen-led solar initiatives and the presence of photovoltaic installations in Germany
Mueller, L., Marcroft, T. P., von Beck, C., Zeiss, J. P., Schwanitz, V. J., Wierling, A. & Holstenkamp, L., 10.04.2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 449, 11 p., 141861.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wie genau die Welt retten? Denkanstöße zum Club-of-Rome-Bericht EARTH FOR ALL
Lietzke-Prinz, I. & Farny, S., 04.04.2024, oekom verlag GmbH. 232 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review
Engler, J. O., Kretschmer, M. F., Rathgens, J., Ament, J. A., Huth, T. & von Wehrden, H., 01.04.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 218, 14 p., 108101.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Careless product use in access-based services: A rebound effect and how to address it
Ackermann, L. & Tunn, V. S. C., 01.04.2024, In: Journal of Business Research. 177, 11 p., 114643.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Circular and inclusive utilization of alternative proteins: A European and Mediterranean perspective
Athanassiou, C. G., Smetana, S. M., Pleißner, D., Tassoni, A., Gasco, L., Gai, F., Shpigelman, A., Bravo Cadena, M., Gastli, M., Conceição, L. E. C., Gronich, E., Paolacci, S., Chalkidis, V., Kuthy, M., Stolzenberger, R. E., El Yaacoubi, A., Mehlhose, C., Petrusán, J-I. & Rumbos, C. I., 01.04.2024, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 46, 6 p., 100892.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Flavonoids as benign substitutes for more harmful synthetic chemicals - effects of flavonoids and their transformation products on algae
Schnarr, L., Olsson, O., Ohls, S., Webersinn, J., Mauch, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 38, 19 p., 101473.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mapping ecosystem services in Colombia: Analysis of synergies, trade-offs and bundles in environmental management
Burgos-Ayala, A., Jiménez-Aceituno, A., Meacham, M., Rozas-Vásquez, D., Mancilla García, M., Rocha, J. & Rincón-Ruíz, A., 01.04.2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 66, 13 p., 101608.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Appraising biocultural approaches to sustainability in the scientific literature in Spanish
Díaz-Reviriego, I., Hanspach, J., Torralba, M., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Frias, C. B., Burke, L., García-Martín, M. & Oteros-Rozas, E., 04.2024, In: Ambio. 53, 4, p. 499-516 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Corporate change agents for sustainability: Transforming organizations from the inside out
Schaltegger, S., Girschik, V., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Weissbrod, I. & Daudigeos, T., 04.2024, In: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. 33, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legal and political arguments on aquatic ecosystem services and hydropower development – A case study on Kemi River basin, Finland
Albrecht, E., Isaac, R. & Räsänen, A., 04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecosystem Services. 67, 14 p., 101623.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term drought triggers severe declines in carabid beetles in a temperate forest
Weiss, F., von Wehrden, H. & Linde, A., 04.2024, In: Ecography. 2024, 4, 17 p., e07020.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree and mycorrhizal fungal diversity drive intraspecific and intraindividual trait variation in temperate forests: Evidence from a tree diversity experiment
Castro Sánchez-Bermejo, P., Monjau, T., Goldmann, K., Ferlian, O., Eisenhauer, N., Bruelheide, H., Ma, Z. & Haider, S., 21.03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Functional Ecology. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adaptive Planung kontextorientierten Naturwissenschaftsunterrichts
Hüfner, S. & Abels, S., 18.03.2024, In: PFLB: PraxisForschungLehrer*innenBildung . 6, 2, p. 43-62 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Gaining deep leverage? Reflecting and shaping real-world lab impacts through leverage points
Schäpke, N., Beecroft, R., Wanner, M., Wagner, F., Rhodius, R., Laborgne, P. & Parodi, O., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 116-124 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Impacts beyond experimentation - Conceptualising emergent impacts from long-term real-world laboratory processes
Bernert, P., Weiser, A., Kampfmann, T. & Lang, D. J., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 18-25 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of real-world labs in sustainability transformations: Forms of impacts, creation strategies, challenges, and methodological advances
Schäpke, N., Wagner, F., Beecroft, R., Rhodius, R., Laborgne, P., Wanner, M. & Parodi, O., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, p. 4-9 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Impacts of urban real-world labs: Insights from a co-evaluation process informed by structuration theory in Wuppertal-Mirke
Wanner, M., Augenstein, K., von Wirth, T. & Lang, D. J., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 102-109 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia reduces insomnia in nurses suffering from shift work disorder: A randomised-controlled pilot trial
Ell, J., Brückner, H. A., Johann, A. F., Steinmetz, L., Güth, L. J., Feige, B., Järnefelt, H., Vallières, A., Frase, L., Domschke, K., Riemann, D., Lehr, D. & Spiegelhalder, K., 14.03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Sleep Research. 14 p., e14193.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mycorrhizal type and tree diversity affect foliar elemental pools and stoichiometry
Bönisch, E., Blagodatskaya, E., Dirzo, R., Ferlian, O., Fichtner, A., Huang, Y., Leonard, S. J., Maestre, F. T., von Oheimb, G., Ray, T. & Eisenhauer, N., 14.03.2024, In: New Phytologist. 242, 4, p. 1614-1629 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effectiveness of One Videoconference-Based Exposure and Response Prevention Session at Home in Adjunction to Inpatient Treatment in Persons With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Nonrandomized Study
Voderholzer, U., Meule, A., Koch, S., Pfeuffer, S., Anna-Lena, N., Lehr, D. & Zisler, E. M., 13.03.2024, In: JMIR Mental Health. 11, 1, 12 p., e52790.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Who benefits from indirect prevention and treatment of depression using an online intervention for insomnia? Results from an individual-participant data meta-analysis
Thielecke, J., Kuper, P., Lehr, D., Schuurmans, L., Harrer, M., Ebert, D. D., Cuijpers, P., Behrendt, D., Brückner, H. A., Horvath, H., Riper, H. & Buntrock, C., 12.03.2024, In: Psychological Medicine.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Institutional Proxy Representatives of Future Generations: A Comparative Analysis of Types and Design Features
Rose, M., 08.03.2024, In: Politics and Governance. 12, p. 1-21 21 p., 7745.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Change in sustainability conceptions: A mixed-methods study of undergraduates' learning processes and outcomes
Sundermann, A., 07.03.2024, Lüneburg: Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 215 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Dissertations
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Two-way NxP fertilisation experiment on barley (Hordeum vulgare) reveals shift from additive to synergistic N-P interactions at critical phosphorus fertilisation level
Clayton, J., Lemanski, K., Solbach, M. D., Temperton, V. M. & Bonkowski, M., 05.03.2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 12 p., 1346729.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of environmental biodegradability of cellulose-based pharmaceutical excipients in aqueous media
Bading, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.03.2024, In: Chemosphere. 352, 8 p., 141298.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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An archetype analysis of sustainability innovations in Biosphere Reserves: Insights for assessing transformative potential
Dabard, C. H., Mann, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.03.2024, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 153, 25 p., 103674.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing collaboration, knowledge exchange, and stakeholder agency in coastal governance to enhance climate resilience
Rölfer, L., Celliers, L., Fernandes, M., Rivers, N., Snow, B. & Abson, D. J., 01.03.2024, In: Regional Environmental Change. 24, 1, 15 p., 6.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A trainable object finder, selector and identifier for pollen, spores and other things: A step towards automated pollen recognition in lake sediments
Theuerkauf, M., Siradze, N. & Gillert, A., 01.03.2024, In: Holocene. 34, 3, p. 297-305 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Canopy structure influences arthropod communities within and beyond tree identity effects: Insights from combining LiDAR data, insecticidal fogging and machine learning regression modelling
Wildermuth, B., Penanhoat, A., Sennhenn-Reulen, H., Matevski, D., Drescher, J., Aubry-Kientz, M., Seidel, D. & Schuldt, A., 01.03.2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 160, 12 p., 111901.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Improving the representation of smallholder farmers’ adaptive behaviour in agent-based models: Learning-by-doing and social learning
Apetrei, C. I., Strelkovskii, N., Khabarov, N. & Javalera Rincón, V., 01.03.2024, In: Ecological Modelling. 489, 18 p., 110609.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A trait-based framework linking the soil metabolome to plant–soil feedbacks
Delory, B. M., Callaway, R. M. & Semchenko, M., 03.2024, In: New Phytologist. 241, 5, p. 1910-1921 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Broad values as the basis for understanding deliberation about protected area management
Goodson, D. J., van Riper, C. J., Andrade, R., Stewart, W., Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Raymond, C. M., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 449-467 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Can learning to move foster sustainable development? A systematic literature review examining the potential of sport and physical activity in the context of environmental and sustainability education
Thurm, S., Frank, P., Greve, S. & Schröder, S., 03.2024, In: German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research . 54, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Forest history from a single tree species perspective: natural occurrence, near extinction and reintroduction of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) on the Darss-Zingst peninsula, southern Baltic Sea coast
Kaiser, K., Theuerkauf, M., van der Maaten, E., van der Maaten-Theunissen, M. & Beil, A., 03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Forest Research. 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From pre-processing to advanced dynamic modeling of pupil data
Fink, L., Simola, J., Tavano, A., Lange, E., Wallot, S. & Laeng, B., 03.2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 3, p. 1376-1412 37 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector
Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keßler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 469-488 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The relevance of international restoration principles for ecosystem restoration practice in Rwanda
Frietsch, M., Fischer, J., Kaplin, B. A. & Martín-López, B., 03.2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 3, 11 p., e14085.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co-determine multitrophic ecosystem functions
Yi, H., Eisenhauer, N., Austen, J. C., Rebollo, R., Ray, T., Bönisch, E., von Oheimb, G., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Patoine, G. & Ferlian, O., 03.2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 3, p. 528-546 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review