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.

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Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2015
  2. Published

    Inside-Out and Outside-In: Twins between Sustainability Strategy, Performance Management, Reporting and Stakeholder Involvement

    Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2015, BAM2015 Conference Proceedings: The Value of Pluralism in Advancing Management Research, Education and Practice. British Academy of Management, 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Umweltverschmutzung durch Licht: Die Ausweisung von Lichtschutzgebieten als Instrument zur Reduktion von Lichtimmissionen

    Borchers, K. C. & Schomerus, T., 09.2015, In: Natur und Recht. 37, 9, p. 614-621 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  4. Published

    Agro-ecosystem services and dis-services in almond orchards are differentially influenced by the surrounding landscape

    Schäckermann, J., Pufal, G., Mandelik, Y. & Klein, A. M., 01.09.2015, In: Ecological Entomology. 40, S1, p. 12-21 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Early subtropical forest growth is driven by community mean trait values and functional diversity rather than the abiotic environment

    Kröber, W., Li, Y., Härdtle, W., Ma, K., Schmid, B., Schmidt, K., Scholten, T., Seidler, G., von Oheimb, G., Welk, E., Wirth, C. & Bruehlheide, H., 01.09.2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 17, p. 3541-3556 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Evaluation of the toxic effects of four anti-cancer drugs in plant bioassays and its potency for screening in the context of waste water reuse for irrigation

    Lutterbeck, C. A., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2015, In: Chemosphere. 135, p. 403-410 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Forgetting fire: Traditional fire knowledge in two chestnut forest ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula and its implications for European fire management policy

    Seijo, F., Millington, J. D. A., Gray, R., Sanz, V., Lozano Mendoza, J., García-Serrano, F., Sangüesa-Barreda, G. & Julio Camarero, J., 01.09.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 47, p. 130-144 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Groundwater abstraction for irrigation and its impacts on low flows in a watershed in Northwest Germany

    Wittenberg, H., 01.09.2015, In: Resources. 4, 3, p. 566-576 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum: Unterschätzter Nachhaltigkeitstransformator von Märkten und Regionen

    Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 01.09.2015, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 30, 3, p. 21-23 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published
  11. Published

    The private sector in climate governance: Opportunities for climate compatible development through multilevel industry-government engagement

    Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Dyer, J. C. & Van Alstine, J. D., 01.09.2015, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 102, p. 316 - 323 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review