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.

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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. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
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    Woody vegetation of a Peruvian tropical dry forest along a climatic gradient depends more on soil than annual precipitation

    Muenchow, J., von Wehrden, H., Rodriguez, E. F., Rodríguez, R. A., Bayer, F. & Richter, M., 03.2013, In: Erdkunde. 67, 3, p. 241-248 8 p.

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    Working group on dry grasslands in the nordic and baltic region - Outline of the project and first results for the class Festuco-Brometea

    Dengler, J., Rusina, S., Boch, S., Bruun, H. H., Diekmann, M., Dierßen, K., Dolnik, C., Dupré, C., Golub, V. B., Grytnes, J. A., Helm, A., Ingerpuu, N., Löbel, S., Pärtel, M., Rašomavičius, V., Tyler, G., Znamenskiy, S. R. & Zobel, M., 2006, In: Annali di Botanica. 6, p. 1-28 28 p.

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    Working in regional agro-food networks – Strengthening rural development through cooperation

    Burandt, A., Lang, F. J., Schrader, R. & Thiem, A., 01.12.2013, In: Eastern European Countryside (EEC). 19, 1, p. 153-176 24 p.

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    Worldwide distribution of Persistent Organic Pollutants in air, including results of air monitoring by passive air sampling in five continents

    Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Abad, E., Abalos, M., van Bavel, B., Hagberg, J. & Fiedler, H., 05.2013, In: Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 46, p. 150-161 12 p.

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    Worse is worse and better doesn't matter? The effects of favorable and unfavorable environmental information on consumers’ willingness to pay

    Petersen, L., Hörisch, J. & Jacobs, K., 10.2021, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 25, 5, p. 1338-1356 19 p.

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    Ya'ar Bar'am - An old Quercus calliprinos forest of high nature conservation value in the Mediterranean region of Israel

    Westphal, C., von Oheimb, G., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Tremer, N., Haerdtle, W., Levanony, T., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.12.2009, In: Israel Journal of Plant Sciences. 57, 1-2, p. 13-23 11 p.

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    Year-round cattle and horse grazing supports the restoration of abandoned, dry sandy grassland and heathland communities by supressing Calamagrostis epigejos and enhancing species richness

    Henning, K., Lorenz, A., von Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W. & Tischew, S., 01.12.2017, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 40, p. 120-130 11 p.

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    You Are Where You Eat: A Theoretical Perspective on Why Identity Matters in Local Food Groups

    Poeggel, K., 23.02.2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 13 p., 782556.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    ‘You can't be green if you're in the red’: Local discourses on the production-biodiversity intersection in a mixed farming area in south-eastern Australia

    Schaal, T., Jacobs, A., Leventon, J., Scheele, B. C., Lindenmayer, D. & Hanspach, J., 01.10.2022, In: Land Use Policy. 121, 106306.

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