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.

  1. 2023
  2. Published

    Into the Hive-Mind: Shared Absorption and Cardiac Interrelations in Expert and Student String Quartets

    Høffding, S., Yi, W., Lippert, E., Sanchez, V. G., Bishop, L., Laeng, B., Danielsen, A., Jensenius, A. R. & Wallot, S., 06.2023, In: Music and Science. 6, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Tourists’ valuation of nature in protected areas: A systematic review

    Gross, M., Pearson, J., Arbieu, U., Riechers, M., Thomsen, S. & Martín-López, B., 06.2023, In: Ambio. 52, 6, p. 1065-1084 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Toward the sustainability state? Conceptualizing national sustainability institutions and their impact on policy-making

    Mathis, O. L., Rose, M., Newig, J. & Bauer, S., 06.2023, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 33, 3, p. 313-324 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Thesenpapier zum Fachgespräch zum Thema „Weiterentwicklung des Parlamentarischen Beirats für nachhaltige Entwicklung“

    Rose, M., 24.05.2023, 4 p.. No. 20(26)63, May 24, 2023.

    Research output: Memorandum/expositionQA/hearings

  6. Published

    Coronabezogene Zukunftsangst bei Grundschulkindern im Verlauf von 8 Monaten der Pandemie

    Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 23.05.2023, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 72, 4, p. 305-322 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The role of transdisciplinarity in building a decolonial bridge between science, policy, and practice

    Zonta, A. L., Jacobi, J., Mukhovi, S. M., Birachi, E., von Groote, P. & Abad, C. R., 23.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 107-114 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development

    Abad, C. R., Bieri, S., Eschen, R., Fuerst, S., Jacobi, J., Jiménez, E., Zonta, A. L., Naughton, M., Schaffner, U., Winkler, M. S. & Flury, M., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 115-124 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Transdisciplinarity: A productive provocation

    Fischer, D., Schmid, B. & Seidl, I., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 77 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  11. Published

    Vernetzen, fördern, konsolidieren, stärken – zur Gründung der Gesellschaft für transdisziplinäre und partizipative Forschung

    Bergmann, M., Lang, D. J., Mbah, M. & Schäfer, M., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 207-209 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Virtual participatory mapping of nature-based solutions in the Grande de Tárcoles River basin, Costa Rica: Connecting diverse knowledge systems in a context of physical immobility

    Schröter, B., Gottwald, S., Castro-Arce, K., Hartkopf, E., Aguilar-González, B. & Albert, C., 10.05.2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 872, 162195.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  13. Published

    Akzeptanz und Nutzung von E-Mental-Health-Angeboten unter Studierenden: Sekundäranalyse eines Experiments

    Apolinário-Hagen, J., Harrer, M., Salewski, C., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 01.05.2023, In: Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung. 18, 2, p. 196-203 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Distinguishing between struggling and skilled readers based on their prosodic speech patterns in oral reading: An exploratory study in grades 2 and 4

    Karageorgos, P., Wallot, S., Müller, B., Schindler, J. & Richter, T., 01.05.2023, In: Acta Psychologica. 235, 11 p., 103892.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    If you call for frameworks in sustainability management... editorial to the special issue

    Hörisch, J., Schaltegger, S., Weissbrod, I. & Schreck, P., 01.05.2023, In: Journal of Business Economics : JBE. 93, 4, p. 559-566 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  16. Published

    Modernizing persistence–bioaccumulation–toxicity (PBT) assessment with high throughput animal-free methods

    Escher, B. I., Altenburger, R., Blüher, M., Colbourne, J. K., Ebinghaus, R., Fantke, P., Hein, M., Köck, W., Kümmerer, K., Leipold, S., Li, X., Scheringer, M., Scholz, S., Schloter, M., Schweizer, P. J., Tal, T., Tetko, I., Traidl-Hoffmann, C., Wick, L. Y. & Fenner, K., 01.05.2023, In: Archives of Toxicology. 97, 5, p. 1267-1283 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Nine Degrees of Uncertainty in Negotiations

    Schauer, M., Majer, J. M. & Trötschel, R., 01.05.2023, In: Negotiation Journal. 39, 2, p. 207-228 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der Verklappung von Ladungsrückständen fester Massengüter durch Seeschiffe

    Schatz, V. & Wanner, L., 01.05.2023, In: Natur und Recht. 45, 5, p. 306-314 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  19. Published

    Toward a pluralistic conservation science

    Cumming, G. S., Davies, Z. G., Fischer, J. & Hajjar, R., 01.05.2023, In: Conservation Letters. 16, 3, 8 p., e12952.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  20. Published

    Traits of dominant plant species drive normalized difference vegetation index in grasslands globally

    Engel, T., Bruelheide, H., Hoss, D., Sabatini, F. M., Altman, J., Arfin-Khan, M. A. S., Bergmeier, E., Černý, T., Chytrý, M., Dainese, M., Dengler, J., Dolezal, J., Field, R., Fischer, F. M., Huygens, D., Jandt, U., Jansen, F., Jentsch, A., Karger, D. N., Kattge, J., Lenoir, J., Lens, F., Loos, J., Niinemets, Ü., Overbeck, G. E., Ozinga, W. A., Penuelas, J., Peyre, G., Phillips, O., Reich, P. B., Römermann, C., Sandel, B., Schmidt, M., Schrodt, F., Velez-Martin, E., Violle, C. & Pillar, V., 01.05.2023, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 32, 5, p. 695-706 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Was Naturwissenschaftsdidaktiken und Religionspädagogik voneinander über Inklusion lernen können

    Abels, S. & Witten, U., 01.05.2023, In: Zeitschrift für Inklusion. 2, 716.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  22. Published

    A leverage points perspective on Arctic Indigenous food systems research: a systematic review

    Zimmermann, S., Dermody, B. J., Theunissen, B., Wassen, M. J., Divine, L. M., Padula, V. M., von Wehrden, H. & Dorresteijn, I., 05.2023, In: Sustainability Science. 18, 3, p. 1481-1500 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  23. Published

    Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science

    Caniglia, G., Freeth, R., Lüderitz, C., Leventon, J., West, S. P., John, B., Peukert, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Martín-López, B., Fazey, I., Russo, F., von Wirth, T., Schlüter, M. & Vogel, C., 05.2023, In: Nature Sustainability. 6, 5, p. 493-501 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  24. Published

    Spatial predictions for the distribution of woody plant species under different land-use scenarios in southwestern Ethiopia

    Duguma, D. W., Law, E., Shumi, G., Rodrigues, P., Senbeta, F., Schultner, J., Abson, D. J. & Fischer, J., 05.2023, In: Landscape Ecology. 38, 5, p. 1249-1263 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Special issue: Frameworks for Sustainability Management

    Hörisch, J. (ed.), Schaltegger, S. (ed.), Weissbrod, I. (ed.) & Schreck, P. (ed.), 05.2023, Berlin: Springer. (Journal of Business Economics; vol. 93, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueResearch

  26. Published

    Sustainability innovations: a proposal for an analytical framework and its empirical application in the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve

    Dabard, C. H. & Mann, C., 05.2023, In: Sustainability Science. 18, 3, p. 1085-1098 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Toward holistic corporate sustainability-Developing employees' action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through training

    Schroeder, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S. & Luthardt, P., 05.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 4, p. 1650-1669 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Using the three horizons approach to explore pathways towards positive futures for agricultural landscapes with rich biodiversity

    Schaal, T., Mitchell, M., Scheele, B. C., Ryan, P. & Hanspach, J., 05.2023, In: Sustainability Science. 18, 3, p. 1271-1289 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Visualizing stakeholders’ willingness for collective action in participatory scenario planning

    López-Rodríguez, M. D., Oteros-Rozas, E., Ruiz-Mallén, I., March, H., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Heras, M., Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A., Andrade, R., Lo, V. B. P. G. & Piñeiro, C., 05.2023, In: Ecology and Society. 28, 2, 23 p., 5.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Critical political economy of taxation

    Lierse, H., 21.04.2023, Handbook on Critical Political Economy and Public Policy. Scherrer, C., Garcia, A. & Wullweber, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 327-340 14 p. (Handbooks of research on public policy).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  31. Published

    Straw amendment and nitrification inhibitor controlling N losses and immobilization in a soil cooling-warming experiment

    Chen, H., Rosinger, C., Blagodatsky, S., Reichel, R., Li, B., Kumar, A., Rothardt, S., Luo, J., Brüggemann, N., Kage, H. & Bonkowski, M., 20.04.2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 870, 162007.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  32. Published

    Digitalization, new media, and education for sustainable development

    Keller, L. (ed.), Michelsen, G. (ed.), Dür, M. (ed.), Bachri, S. (ed.) & Zint, M. (ed.), 17.04.2023, IGI Global Publishing. 328 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  33. Published

    Theoretical Reflections on Education for Sustainable Development and Digital Technologies

    Stoltenberg, U. & Michelsen, G., 17.04.2023, Digitalization, New Media, and Education for Sustainable Development. Keller, L., Michelsen, G., Dür, M., Bachri, S. & Zint, M. (eds.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 1-13 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  34. Published

    Bedeutung des Grünlandes für das Klima: Hohe Albedo, Resilienz und Langzeitkohlenstoffspeicherung

    Temperton, V., 15.04.2023, Warnsignal Klima: Hilft Technik gegen die Erderwärmung? Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Lozán, J. L., Graßl, H., Breckle, S-W., Kasang, D. & Quante, M. (eds.). Hamburg: Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen Verlag, p. 155-161 7 p. (Warnsignal Klima).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  35. Published

    Oxidation Kinetics of Neat Methyl Oleate and as a Blend with Solketal

    Türck, J., Schmitt, F., Anthofer, L., Lichtinger, A., Türck, R., Ruck, W. & Krahl, J., 05.04.2023, In: Energies. 16, 7, 13 p., 3253.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Are Si-C bonds cleaved by microorganisms? A critical review on biodegradation of methylsiloxanes

    Rücker, C., Grabitz, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Chemosphere. 321, 137858.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Effects of pesticide application and plant sexual identity on leaf physiological traits and phyllosphere bacterial communities

    Zhu, Z., He, Y., Xu, J., Zhou, Z., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 01.04.2023, In: Journal of Plant Ecology. 16, 2, 12 p., rtac084.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  38. Published

    Egalitarian Norm Messaging Increases Human Resources Professionals’ Salary Offers to Women

    Schuster, C., Sparkman, G., Walton, G. M., Alles, A. & Loschelder, D. D., 01.04.2023, In: Journal of Applied Psychology. 108, 4, p. 541-552 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Identification of environmentally biodegradable scaffolds for the benign design of quinolones and related substances

    Suk, M., Lorenz, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 31, 100947.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Bridging scenario planning and backcasting: A Q-analysis of divergent stakeholder priorities for future landscapes

    Jiren, T. S., Abson, D. J., Schultner, J., Riechers, M. & Fischer, J., 04.2023, In: People and Nature. 5, 2, p. 572-590 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift

    Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 31.03.2023, Radical Innovation Challenges: Corporate to Climate. Tidd, J. (ed.). World Scientific Europe, p. 351-377 27 p. (Technology Management; vol. 42).

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

  42. Published

    Business Model Innovation for Sustainability

    Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Schaltegger, S., 30.03.2023, Corporate Sustainability: Managing Responsible Business in a Globalised World. Rasche, A., Morsing, M., Moon, J. & Kourula, A. (eds.). Second Edition ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 388-411 24 p.

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

  43. Published

    Steuerpolitik

    Lierse, H. & Seelkopf, L., 30.03.2023, Handbuch Policy-Forschung . Wenzelburger, G. & Zohlnhöfer, R. (eds.). 2. ed. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, p. 507-528 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  44. Published

    Wer gewinnt? Steigendes (DNP-)Anspruchsniveau an das Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Schaltegger, S., 28.03.2023, Das Nachhaltigkeitsbuch 2023. Schulze-Hausmann, S. & Bachmann, G. (eds.). Düsseldorf: Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V., p. 48-49 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherTransfer

  45. Published

    Debating accounting and sustainability: from incompatibility to rapprochement in the pursuit of corporate sustainability

    Baker, M., Gray, R. & Schaltegger, S., 27.03.2023, In: Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal. 36, 2, p. 591-619 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Betriebliche Gesundheitsförderung

    Lehr, D. & Boß, L., 24.03.2023, Digitale Gesundheitsinterventionen: Anwendungen in Therapie und Prävention. Ebert, D. D. & Baumeister, H. (eds.). Springer, p. 385-419 35 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  47. Published

    Schlafstörungen

    Lehr, D., Spiegelhalder, K. & Ebert, D. D., 24.03.2023, Digitale Gesundheitsinterventionen: Anwendungen in Therapie und Prävention. Ebert, D. D. & Baumeister, H. (eds.). Springer, p. 117-130 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  48. Published

    Stressbewältigung

    Lehr, D., Heber, E., Ebert, D. D., Fraunhofer, L. & Großmann, I., 24.03.2023, Digitale Gesundheitsinterventionen: Anwendungen in Therapie und Prävention. Ebert, D. D. & Baumeister, H. (eds.). Springer, p. 227-246 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  49. Published

    Sustainable digitalization – fostering the twin transformation in a transdisciplinary way

    Barth, M., Gossen, M., Lang, D. J. & Santarius, T., 13.03.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, Sp1, p. 6-9 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Be(coming) an Ambassador of Transformative Change from the Inside Out

    Konrad, T., 11.03.2023, Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future. Filho, W. L., Salvia, A. L., Pallant, E., Choate, B. & Pearce, K. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 75-93 19 p. (World Sustainability Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  51. Published

    Governing landscapes: An agenda for the assessment of grasslands and savannahs

    Eufemia, L., Wawrzynowicz, I., Bonatti, M., Partelow, S., Fischer, J. & Sieber, S., 09.03.2023, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management. 2, 7 p., 1134393.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch