Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The aim of research and teaching at our institute is to make an active contribution to shaping societal transformation towards sustainability. We work on appropriate scientific and philosophical foundations as well as on ways to include different (civil) societal actors in research processes.
The institute is subdivided into the following four core areas: (i) Sustainability Ethics (ii) Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, (iii) Sustainability Science and (iv) Social Sustainability.
Main research areas
Unsere Forschung deckt ein breites Spektrum an thematischen und methodischen Zugängen ab. Innerhalb der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit am Schnittpunkt von natur- und sozialwissenschaftlich fokussierter Forschung angesiedelt, ist unsere Arbeit geprägt durch inter- und transdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit - innerhalb der Universität und über ihre Grenzen hinaus.
Im Rahmen dieser Kooperationen arbeiten wir lösungsorientiert und zielen darauf ab, im wechselseitigen Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren sozial robustes Wissen zu erzeugen.
Forschungsschwerpunkte und Kernkonzepte
Sustainability Science
Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Nachhaltigkeitsethik
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Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects
Jahn, S., Newig, J., Lang, D. J., Kahle, J. & Bergmann, M., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Development. 30, 2, p. 343-357 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design principles for advancing higher education sustainability learning through transformative research
Bernert, P., Wanner, M., Fischer, N. & Barth, M., 23.12.2022, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. Special Issue, 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developing key competencies in sustainability through project-based learning in graduate sustainability programs
Birdman, J., Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 10.05.2022, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 23, 5, p. 1139-1157 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die tropischen Zyklone Idai und Fani im Jahr 2019 Naturgewalten im Indischen Ozean
Samimi, C., Ghosh, A. & Fickert, T., 04.2020, In: Geographische Rundschau. 72, 4, p. 34-37 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Disentangling the Pathways and Effects of Ecosystem Service Co-Production
Palomo, I., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Bennett, E. M., Martín-López, B. & Pascual, U., 2016, In: Advances in Ecological Research. 54, p. 245-283 39 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Driving factors for the regional implementation of renewable energy: - a multiple case study on the German energy transition
Lutz, L. M., Fischer, L.-B., Newig, J. & Lang, D. J., 01.06.2017, In: Energy Policy. 105, p. 136-147 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem service mapping needs to capture more effectively the biodiversity important for service supply
Ceausu, S., Apaza-Quevedo, A., Schmid, M., Martín-López, B., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Maes, J., Brotons, L., Queiroz, C. & Pereira, H. M., 01.04.2021, In: Ecosystem Services. 48, 10 p., 101259.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services as a boundary object for sustainability
Abson, D., von Wehrden, H., Baumgärtner, S., Fischer, J., Hanspach, J., Härdtle, W., Heinrichs, H., Klein, A.-M., Lang, D. J., Martens, P. & Walmsley, D., 07.2014, In: Ecological Economics. 103, 7, p. 29-37 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services in global sustainability policies
Geijzendorffer, I. R., Cohen-Shacham, E., Cord, A. F., Cramer, W., Guerra, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.08.2017, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 74, p. 40-48 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecosystem services values in Spain: A meta-analysis
Quintas-Soriano, C., Martín-López, B., Santos-Martín, F., Loureiro, M., Montes, C., Benayas, J. & García-Llorente, M., 01.01.2016, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 55, p. 186-195 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Embedding Evidence on Conservation Interventions Within a Context of Multilevel Governance
Ekroos, J., Leventon, J., Fischer, J., Newig, J. & Smith, H. G., 01.01.2017, In: Conservation Letters. 10, 1, p. 139-145 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Embedding higher education into a Real-World Lab: A process-oriented analysis of Six Transdisciplinary Project Courses
Beecroft, R., 20.10.2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 10, 3798.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Energy conservation attitudes and intentions: investigating place attachment in Eastern Transylvania, Romania
Klaniecki, K., Duse, I. A., Engler, J. O., Leventon, J. & Abson, D. J., 05.05.2021, In: Psyecology. 12, 2, p. 177-201 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Energy in low carbon cities and social learning: A process for defining priority research questions with UK stakeholders
Martin, C. J., Taylor, P. G., Upham, P., Ghiasi, G., Bale, C. S. E., James, H., Owen, A., Gale, W. F., Slack, R. J. & Helmer, S., 02.2014, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 10, p. 149-160 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental impacts of a transition toward e-mobility: the present and future role of lithium carbonate production
Stamp, A., Lang, D. J. & Wäger, P. A., 03.2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 23, 1, p. 104-112 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental justice and care: critical emancipatory contributions to sustainability discourse
Gottschlich, D. & Bellina, L., 01.12.2017, In: Agriculture and Human Values. 34, 4, p. 941-953 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ENVISIONING PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY SCENARIO PLANNING: NAVIGATING COVERAGE AND EFFECTIVENESS CHALLENGES AHEAD
Martín-López, B., 03.04.2017, In: PARKS, the international journal of protected areas and conservation. 23, 1, p. 29-44 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Envisioning the Future of Water Governance: A Survey of Central Arizona Water Decision Makers
White, D. D., Withycombe Keeler, L., Wiek, A. & Larson, K. L., 17.11.2015, In: Environmental Practice. 17, 1, p. 25-35 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Europäische Selbstwerdung und Selbstbe-hauptung durch wirtschaftliche Staatskunst
Oermann, N. O. & Wolff, H.-J., 2019, In: ifo Schnelldienst. 72, 22, p. 12-15 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experience from downscaling IPCC-SRES scenarios to specific national-level focus scenarios for ecosystem service management
Walz, A., Braendle, J. M., Lang, D. J., Brand, F., Briner, S., Elkin, C., Hirschi, C., Huber, R., Lischke, H. & Schmatz, D. R., 07.2014, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 86, p. 21-32 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review