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. Published

    Public participation and local environmental planning: Testing factors influencing decision quality and implementation in four case studies from Germany

    Drazkiewicz, A., Challies, E. & Newig, J., 01.07.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 46, p. 211-222 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Analyzing management preferences for sustainability: Toward a new framework

    Brieger, S. A., Seidel, J., Strathoff, P. & Sundermann, A., 2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working Paper Series in Management; no. 3).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania

    Mikulcak, F., Haider, J. L., Abson, D., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.02.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 43, 2, p. 248-258 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Postkoloniale Perspektiven auf 'weltwärts': Ein Freiwilligendienst in weltbürgerlicher Absicht

    Kontzi, K., 01.01.2015, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 256 p. ( Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik; vol. 15)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung und EU Hochwasserrisikomanagement-Richtlinie

    Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Kochskämper, E., 2014, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 58, 6, p. 339-340 2 p.

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

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    Science, policy and implementation gaps: An exploration of groundwater management in Hungary

    Leventon, J., 2009, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73, 13, Supplement, p. A747

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Consumer concerns about drinking water in an area with high levels of naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater, and the implications for managing health risks

    Leventon, J. & Hug, S., 2012, Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference, METEAU. Bhattacharya, P., Rosborg, I. & Sandhi, A. (eds.). IWA Publishing, p. 34-40 7 p.

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

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    Multi-level Governance, Multi-level Deficits: The Case of Drinking Water Management in Hungary

    Leventon, J. & Antypas, A., 2012, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 22, 4, p. 253-267 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Lessons from community-based payment for ecosystem service schemes: From forests to rangelands

    Dougill, A. J., Stringer, L. C., Leventon, J., Riddell, M., Rueff, H., Spracklen, D. V. & Butt, E., 19.11.2012, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 367, 1606, p. 3178-3190 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Delivering community benefits through REDD plus : Lessons from Joint Forest Management in Zambia

    Leventon, J., Kalaba, F. K., Dyer, J. C., Stringer, L. C. & Dougill, A. J., 07.2014, In: Forest Policy and Economics. 44, p. 10-17 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review