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.

Topics

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

    Throughfall kinetic energy in young subtropical forests: Investigation on tree species richness effects and spatial variability

    Goebes, P., Seitz, S., Kühn, P., Li, Y., Niklaus, P. A., Oheimb, G. V. & Scholten, T., 15.11.2015, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 213, p. 148-159 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Elementary school children contribute to environmental research as citizen scientists

    Miczajka, V. L., Klein, A. M. & Pufal, G., 18.11.2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 11, 10 p., e0143229.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Socioecological drivers facilitating biodiversity conservation in traditional farming landscapes

    Dorresteijn, I., Loos, J., Hanspach, J. & Fischer, J., 20.11.2015, In: Ecosystem Health and Sustainability. 1, 9, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    UN Global Action Programme and Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence Base

    Fischer, D., Aubrecht, E. L., Brück, M., Ditges, L., Gathen, L., Jahns, M., Petersmann, M., Rau, J. & Wellmann, C., 24.11.2015, In: Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education. 6, 1, p. 5-20 16 p., 1.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Direct and Mn-Controlled Indirect Iron Oxidation by Leptothrix discophora SS-1 and Leptothrix cholodnii

    Eggerichs, T., Otte, T., Opel, O. & Ruck, W., 26.11.2015, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 32, 10, p. 934-943 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Mit dem Bus zur Schule - aber sicher! Anregungen und Arbeitshilfen für Busprojekte mit Kindern und Jugendlichen

    Stoltenberg, U., Baum, R., Berthold, A. & Röpke, S., 12.2015, Hannover: Continental. 165 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesTransfer

  9. Published

    Paleoenvironment and possibilities of plant exploitation in the Middle Pleistocene of Schöningen (Germany). Insights from botanical macro-remains and pollen

    Bigga, G., Schoch, W. H. & Urban, B., 12.2015, In: Journal of Human Evolution. 89, p. 92-104 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Removal of the anti-cancer drug methotrexate from water by advanced oxidation processes: Aerobic biodegradation and toxicity studies after treatment

    Lutterbeck, C. A., Baginska, E., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 12.2015, In: Chemosphere. 141, p. 290-296 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Spatial scale affects seed predation and dispersal in contrasting anthropogenic landscapes

    Pufal, G. & Klein, A. M., 12.2015, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 16, 8, p. 726-736 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review