School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
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.
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Just what are temperate and boreal rainforests?
DellaSala, D. A., Alaback, P., Spribille, T., von Wehrden, H. & Nauman, R. S., 2011, Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. DellaSala, D. A. (ed.). Washington: Island Press, p. 1-41 41 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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The role of universities in fostering urban and regional sustainability
Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2013, Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development. Mieg, H. A. & Töpfer, K. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 393 - 411 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Transdisciplinary Research
Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 2012, The Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability. Fogel, D., Fredericks, S., Harrington, L. & Spellerberg, I. (eds.). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing, Vol. 6. p. 355 - 358 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Towards a More Sustainable Use of Scarce Metals: A Review of Intervention Options along the Metals Life Cycle
Wäger, P. A., Lang, D. J., Wittmer, D., Bleischwitz, R. & Hagelüken, C., 11.12.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 4, p. 300 - 309 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung und Geschlechterverhältnisse
Thiem, A., 2013, Geschlechterverhältnisse und Nachhaltigkeit: Die Kategorie "Geschlecht" in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Hofmeister, S., Katz, C. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Leverkusen-Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 200-208 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Conservation of European beech forests: The importance of evolutionary and ecogeographical aspects
Willner, W. & Härdtle, W., 2012, Beech forests: joint natural heritage of Europe. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 23-28 6 p. (BfN-Skripten; no. 327).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Farmed areas predict the distribution of amphibian ponds in a traditional rural landscape
Hartel, T. & von Wehrden, H., 21.05.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5, 8 p., e63649.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Oxidation-coagulation of β-blockers by K2Fe(VI)O4 in hospital wastewater: Assessment of degradation products and biodegradability
Wilde, M. L., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Kümmerer, K. & Martins, A. F., 01.05.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 452-453, p. 137-147 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coupling ordination techniques and GAM to spatially predict vegetation assemblages along a climatic gradient in an ENSO-affected region of extremely high climate variability
Muenchow, J., Feilhauer, H., Bräuning, A., Bayer, F., Rodríguez, E. F., Rodríguez, R. A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.11.2013, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 24, 6, p. 1154-1166 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landcover dynamics in relation to western tragopan occurrence in Pakistan: A regional assessment
Saqib, Z., Malik, R. N. & Von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2013, In: Pakistan Journal of Botany. 45, S 1 (Special Issue), p. 551-559 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review