Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning (ISDL) is a central, cross-faculty institution at Leuphana University of Lüneburg aiming to research and support transdisciplinary learning processes for sustainable development. In our work we systematically put the South-North dimension of transdisciplinary learning processes in sustainable development at the core of our activities and actively contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As an inter-faculty body, we strive to evolve into a national as well as international platform that enables evidence-generating research and supports the evidence-based application of findings, in close collaboration with partners from the Global South.

  1. 2024
  2. Published

    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., 04.2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 66, 13 p., 101608.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Impacts beyond experimentation - Conceptualising emergent impacts from long-term real-world laboratory processes

    Bernert, P., Weiser, A., Kampfmann, T. & Lang, D. J., 2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 18-25 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. 2023
  5. Published

    Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschule: Wege und Wirkungen am Beispiel der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

    Michelsen, G. (ed.), Barth, M. (ed.) & Fischer, D. (ed.), 16.10.2023, Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich. 193 p. (Schriftenreihe Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft der Kommission Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung der DGfE)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschule: Wege und Wirkungen am Beispiel der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

    Barth, M., Fischer, D. & Michelsen, G., 16.10.2023, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschule: Wege und Wirkungen am Beispiel der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. Michelsen, G., Barth, M. & Fischer, D. (eds.). Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 9-12 4 p. (Schriftenreihe "Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft" der Kommission Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung der DGfE).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksOtherResearch

  7. Published

    Resümee: Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – Impulse für die Hochschullandschaft

    Fischer, D., Michelsen, G. & Barth, M., 16.10.2023, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschule: Wege und Wirkungen am Beispiel der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. Michelsen, G., Barth, M. & Fischer, D. (eds.). Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 183-190 8 p. (Schriftenreihe "Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft" der Kommission Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung der DGfE).

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

  8. Published

    Transdisciplinary learning as a key leverage for sustainability transformations

    Barth, M., Jimenez-Aceituno, A., Lam, D., Bürgener, L. & Lang, D. J., 01.10.2023, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 64, 8 p., 101361.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  9. Published
  10. Published

    What is the ‘problem’ of gender inequality represented to be in the Swedish forest sector?

    Ville, A., Wong, G., Aceituno, A. J., Downing, A., Karambiri, M. & Brockhaus, M., 01.02.2023, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 140, p. 46-55 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Indigenous and local knowledge in biocultural approaches to sustainability: a review of the literature in Spanish

    Burke, L., Díaz Reviriego, I., Lam, D. & Hanspach, J., 02.2023, In: Ecosystems and People. 19, 1, 15 p., 2157490.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  12. Published

    Exploring the potential of SMEs to build individual, organizational, and community resilience through sustainability-oriented business practices

    DiBella, J., Forrest, N., Burch, S., Rao-Williams, J., Ninomiya, S. M., Hermelingmeier, V. & Chisholm, K., 01.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 1, p. 721-735 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. 2022
  14. Published

    The programme on ecosystem change and society (PECS) – a decade of deepening social-ecological research through a place-based focus

    Norström, A. V., Agarwal, B., Balvanera, P., Baptiste, B., Bennett, E. M., Brondízio, E., Biggs, R., Campbell, B., Carpenter, S. R., Castilla, J. C., Castro, A. J., Cramer, W., Cumming, G. S., Felipe-Lucia, M., Fischer, J., Folke, C., DeFries, R., Gelcich, S., Groth, J., Ifejika Speranza, C., Jacobs, S., Hofmann, J., Hughes, T. P., Lam, D. P. M., Loos, J., Manyani, A., Martín-López, B., Meacham, M., Moersberger, H., Nagendra, H., Pereira, L., Polasky, S., Schoon, M., Schultz, L., Selomane, O. & Spierenburg, M., 31.12.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 598–608 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Connecting curricula and competence through student learning journeys

    Birdman, J., Barth, M. & Lang, D. J., 09.12.2022, In: Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy. 18, 1, p. 560-575 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Lessons learned and challenges for environmental management in Colombia: the role of communication, education and participation strategies

    Burgos-Ayala, A., Jiménez-Aceituno, A. & Rozas-Vásquez, D., 01.12.2022, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 70, 12 p., 126281.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  17. Published

    Reviewing relational values for future research: insights from the coast

    Riechers, M., Betz, L., Gould, R. K., Loch, T. K., Lam, D. P. M., Lazzari, N., Martín-López, B. & Sala, J. E., 12.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 4, 18 p., 44.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Teacher Education for Sustainable Development: A Review of an Emerging Research Field

    Fischer, D., King, J., Rieckmann, M., Barth, M., Büssing, A., Hemmer, I. & Lindau-Bank, D., 01.11.2022, In: Journal of Teacher Education. 73, 5, p. 509-524 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  19. Published

    Amplifying actions for food system transformation: insights from the Stockholm region

    Lam, D. P. M., Jiménez-Aceituno, A., Guerrero Lara, L., Sellberg, M. M., Norström, A. V., Moore, M-L., Peterson, G. D. & Olsson, P., 11.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 6, p. 2379-2395 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Reallabore als Lernräume: Nachhaltige Stadt- und Kommunalentwicklung

    Bürgener, L., Drautz, S. & Lang, D. J., 15.10.2022, In: Politische Ökologie. 40, 170, p. 72-77 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  21. Published

    Developing ESD-specific professional action competence for teachers: knowledge, skills, and attitudes in implementing ESD at the school level

    Brandt, J-O., Barth, M., Hale, A. & Merritt, E., 11.10.2022, In: Environmental Education Research. 28, 12, p. 1691-1729 39 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Meaning-making in higher education for sustainable development: Undergraduates’ long-term processes of experiencing and learning

    Sundermann, A., Weiser, A. & Barth, M., 10.10.2022, In: Environmental Education Research. 28, 11, p. 1616-1634 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Transformation verstehen lernen: Nachhaltigkeitsbildung und Data Literacy Education in der Studieneingangsphase

    Weiser, A., van Deest, J. & Barth, M., 26.09.2022, Digitale Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für die Hochschulbildung. Weselek, J., Kohler, F. & Siegmund, A. (eds.). Springer, p. 53-65 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  24. Published

    Sustainability Competencies in Higher Education

    Michel, J. O., Brundiers, K., Barth, M., Fischer, D., Mochizuki, Y., Redman, A. & Zint, M., 22.09.2022, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Brears, R. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  25. Published

    Lehre und Forschung im Projekt „Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten“ (Nawi-In)

    Abels, S., Barth, M., Brauns, S., Egger, D., Richter, S. & Sellin, K., 04.04.2022, Qualifizierung für Inklusion: Sekundarstufe. Lutz, D., Becker, J., Buchhaupt, F., Katzenbach, D., Strecker, A. & Urban, M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 25-38 14 p. (Qualifizierung der pädagogischen Fachkräfte für inklusive Bildung; vol. 3).

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

  26. Published

    Der europäische Weg

    Cieslewicz, K., Lang, D. & Barth, M., 28.02.2022, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 37, 1, p. 8–9 2 p.

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

  27. Published

    Impact of early childhood education settings on the systems thinking skills of preschool children through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's theory

    Feriver, Ş., Olgan, R., Teksöz, G. & Barth, M., 01.01.2022, In: Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 39, 1, p. 85-103 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung und Inklusion: Konzepte zusammendenken für die Gestaltung eines zukunftsfähigen Sachunterrichts

    Kater-Wettstädt, L., Bürgener, L. & Sellin, K., 2022, In: widerstreit sachunterricht. 13, p. 159-176 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

  29. Accepted/In press

    Design principles for advancing higher education sustainability learning through transformative research

    Bernert, P., Wanner, M., Fischer, N. & Barth, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Educators' Competence Frameworks in Education for Sustainable Development

    Rieckmann, M. & Barth, M., 2022, Competences in Education for Sustainable Development: Critical Perspectives. Vare, P., Lausselet, N. & Rieckmann, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 19-26 8 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  31. Published

    Expert*inneninterview

    Barth, M. & Bürgener, L., 2022, Young Citizens: Handbuch politische Bildung in der Grundschule. Baumgardt, I. & Lange, D. (eds.). Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, p. 427-432 6 p. (Schriftenreihe; vol. 10777).

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

  32. 2021
  33. Published

    Transdisciplinary research: Towards an integrative perspective

    Lam, D. P. M., Freund, M. E., Kny, J., Marg, O., Mbah, M., Theiler, L., Bergmann, M., Brohmann, B., Lang, D. J. & Schäfer, M., 16.12.2021, In: GAIA. 30, 4, p. 243-249 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  34. Published

    Implementing education for sustainable development in the German school system: Implications for teacher education

    Barth, M. & Kater-Wettstädt, L., 28.09.2021, Quality in Teacher Education and Professional Development: Chinese and German Perspectives. Chi-Kin Lee, J. & Ehmke, T. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 157-175 19 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  35. Published

    Learning to collaborate from diverse interactions in project-based sustainability courses

    Konrad, T., Wiek, A. & Barth, M., 02.09.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 17, 15 p., 9884.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Towards a caring transdisciplinary research practice: navigating science, society and self

    Sellberg, M. M., Cockburn, J., Holden, P. B. & Lam, D. P. M., 23.06.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 292-305 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    A leverage points perspective on social networks to understand sustainability transformations: evidence from Southern Transylvania

    Lam, D. P. M., Martín-López, B., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 05.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 3, p. 809-826 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published
  39. 2020
  40. Published
  41. Published

    International Trends in Research on Environmental and Sustainability Education in Teacher Education

    King, J., Rieckmann, M., Fischer, D., Barth, M., Büssing, A. G., Hemmer, I. & Lindau-Bank, D., 02.2020, Encyclopedia of Teacher Education. Peters, M. A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 1-6 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  42. Published

    Embracing conflicts for interpersonal competence development in project-based sustainability courses

    Konrad, T., Wiek, A. & Barth, M., 09.01.2020, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 21, 1, p. 76-96 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der schulischen Praxis verankern

    Barth, M. & Bürgener, L., 2020, In: Weiterbildung. 2, p. 21-23 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  44. Published
  45. Published

    Facilitating collaborative processes in transdisciplinary research using design prototyping

    Peukert, D., Lam, D. P. M., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 2020, In: Journal of Design Research. 18, 5-6, p. 294-326 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review