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. 2013
  2. Published

    Monitoring networking between higher education institutions and regional actors

    Mader, M., Mader, C., Zimmermann, F. M., Görsdorf-Lechevin, E. & Diethart, M., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, Juni, p. 105-113 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Nachhaltige Wissenschaft in der akademischen Ausbildung: Das Programm einer transformativen Bildung an NaWis-Institutionen

    Chrubasik, N., Ernst, A., Lang, D. J., Schneidewind, U., Simon, K-H., Singer-Brodowski, M. & Vilsmaier, U., 06.2013, In: GAIA. 22, 2, p. 132-134 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  4. Published

    Relationships between human activity and richness and abundance of some bird species in the Paraguay river (Pantanal, Brazil)

    Lozano, J. & Malo, A. F., 06.2013, In: Ardeola. 60, 1, p. 99-112 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Sustainability process assessment on transformative potentials: The Graz Model for Integrative Development

    Mader, C., 06.2013, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 49, June, p. 54-63 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Correction: Bats in a farming landscape benefit from linear remnants and unimproved pastures

    Lentini, P. E., Gibbons, P., Fischer, J., Law, B., Hanspach, J. & Martin, T. G., 23.05.2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 5

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

  7. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Interactive effects among ecosystem services and management practices on crop production: Pollination in coffee agroforestry systems

    Boreux, V., Kushalappa, C. G., Vaast, P. & Ghazoul, J., 21.05.2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 110, 21, p. 8387-8392 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems

    Kennedy, C. M., Lonsdorf, E., Neel, M. C., Williams, N. M., Ricketts, T. H., Winfree, R., Bommarco, R., Brittain, C., Burley, A. L., Cariveau, D., Carvalheiro, L. G., Chacoff, N. P., Cunningham, S. A., Danforth, B. N., Dudenhöffer, J-H., Elle, E., Gaines, H. R., Garibaldi, L. A., Gratton, C., Greenleaf, S. S., Holzschuh, A., Isaacs, R., Javorek, S. K., Jha, S., Klein, A. M., Krewenka, K., Mandelik, Y., Mayfield, M. M., Morandin, L., Neame, L. A., Otieno, M., Park, M., Potts, S. G., Rundlöf, M., Saez, A., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Taki, H., Viana, B. F., Westphal, C., Wilson, J. K. & Kremen, C., 05.2013, In: Ecology Letters. 16, 5, p. 584-599 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Post-Dekade

    Michelsen, G., 05.2013, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Jahrbuch 2013. F. U. F. N. E. (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 10-15 6 p.

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