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.
- Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Regional differences in soil pH niche among dry grassland plants in Eurasia
Wagner, V., Chytrý, M., Zelený, D., von Wehrden, H., Brinkert, A., Danihelka, J., Hölzel, N., Jansen, F., Kamp, J., Lustyk, P., Merunková, K., Palpurina, S., Preislerová, Z. & Wesche, K., 05.2017, In: Oikos. 126, 5, p. 660-670 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regional electricity models for community energy in germany: The role of governance structures
Ehrtmann, M., Holstenkamp, L. & Becker, T., 19.02.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 4, p. 1-24 24 p., 2241.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regionale Unterschiede der Netznutzungsentgelte: Hindernis für eine faire Energiewende?
Plenz, M., Meister, M., Doliwa, M. & Obbelode, F., 2014, In: Zeitschrift für neues Energierecht. 18, 6, p. 540 - 543 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regionale Weiterbildung – Chance oder Sackgasse für Frauen in Sozialen und Gesundheitsberufen
Mayer, M., 2001, In: Zeitschrift für Frauenforschung & Geschlechterstudien. 19, 4, p. 63-74 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Regional variations of organophosphorus flame retardants: Fingerprint of large river basin estuaries/deltas in Europe compared with China
Wolschke, H., Sühring, R., Massei, R., Tang, J. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.05.2018, In: Environmental Pollution. 236, May 2018, p. 391-395 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reinforcing or counterproductive behaviors for sustainable entrepreneurship? The influence of causation and effectuation on sustainability orientation
Johnson, M. P. & Hörisch, J., 01.03.2022, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 31, 3, p. 908-920 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rekonstruktionen des Erwerbs überfachlicher Schlüsselkompetenzen am Beispiel des Erwerbs von Gestaltungskompetenz beim Lernen mit Neuen Medien
Barth, M., 2009, In: ZQF - Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung. 10, 2, p. 241-262 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relating the philosophy and practice of ecological economics: the role of concepts, models, and case studies in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research
Baumgärtner, S., Becker, C., Frank, K., Müller, B. & Quaas, M., 15.10.2008, In: Ecological Economics. 67, 3, p. 384-393 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Relational leadership for strategic sustainability: practices and capabilities to advance the design and assessment of sustainable business models
Kurucz, E. C., Colbert, B. A., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Upward, A. & Willard, B., 01.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 140, p. 189-204 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Submitted
Relationally rooting transdisciplinarity: A new perspective for learning and capacity building in transdisciplinary collaboration
Grauer, C., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Brundiers, K., Chilisa, B., Bin Zanusi, Z. A., Seidel, T., Tolksdorf, F. & Lang, D. J., 2024, (Submitted) In: Ecology and Society.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review