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.
- 2024
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Fostering students’ participation in the implementation of the sustainable development goals at higher education institutions
Filho, W. L., Trevisan, L. V., Dinis, M. A. P., Ulmer, N., Paço, A., Borsari, B., Sierra, J. & Salvia, A., 12.2024, In: Discover Sustainability. 5, 1, 24 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities
Radtke, J. & David, M., 12.2024, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 14, 1, 18 p., 7.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Land use intensification causes the spatial contraction of woody-plant based ecosystem services in southwestern Ethiopia
Duguma, D. W., Law, E., Shumi, G., Schultner, J., Abson, D. J. & Fischer, J., 12.2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 10 p., 263.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design of greener drugs: aligning parameters in pharmaceutical R&D and drivers for environmental impact
Vidaurre, R., Bramke, I., Puhlmann, N., Owen, S. F., Angst, D., Moermond, C., Venhuis, B., Lombardo, A., Kümmerer, K., Sikanen, T., Ryan, J., Häner, A., Janer, G., Roggo, S. & Perkins, A. N., 07.2024, In: Drug Discovery Today. 29, 7, 10 p., 104022.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Transformative pedagogy for sustainable entrepreneurship and technology innovation: The case of EIT climate KIC training
Klapper, R. G., Upham, P. J. & Oberstrass, T., 07.2024, In: The International Journal of Management Education. 22, 2, 14 p., 100971.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drawing blanks and winning: Quantifying global catastrophic risk associated with human ingenuity
Engler, J. O. & Fischer, J. N., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Futures. 7, 9 p., 100165.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Five priorities to advance transformative transdisciplinary research
Augenstein, K., Lam, D. PM., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Bernert, P., Charli-Joseph, L., Cockburn, J., Kampfmann, T., Pereira, L. M. & Sellberg, M. M., 01.06.2024, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 68, 11 p., 101438.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Investigation of the carbon footprint of the cultivation of the heterotrophic microalga Galdieria sulphuraria on hydrolyzed straw and digestate
Heidorn, J. R., Smetana, S. & Pleissner, D., 01.06.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment. 6, 7 p., 100087.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Legal and political arguments on aquatic ecosystem services and hydropower development – A case study on Kemi River basin, Finland
Albrecht, E., Isaac, R. & Räsänen, A., 01.06.2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 67, 14 p., 101623.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mixed farmers' perception of the ecological-economic performance of diversified farming
Rosa-Schleich, J., Loos, J., Ferrante, M., Mußhoff, O. & Tscharntke, T., 01.06.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 220, 11 p., 108174.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A framework for assessing social structure in community governance of sustainable urban drainage systems: insights from a literature review
Muwafu, S. P., Rölfer, L., Scheffran, J. & Costa, M. M., 06.2024, In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 29, 5, 19 p., 42.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bridging senses of place and mobilities scholarships to inform social-ecological systems governance: A research agenda
Gottwald, S., Kołodyńska, I., Buchecker, M., Di Masso, A., Fagerholm, N., Frąckowiak, M., Hakkarainen, V., Kajdanek, K., Lau, U., Manzo, L. C., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Pearson, J., Quinn, T., Rogowski, Ł., Stedman, R., Stewart, W. P., Trąbka, A., Williams, D. R., von Wirth, T., Zawieska, J. & Raymond, C. M., 06.2024, In: Applied Geography. 167, 13 p., 103286.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantifying ecosystem services of rewetted peatlands − the MoorFutures methodologies
Tanneberger, F., Berghöfer, A., Brust, K., Hammerich, J., Holsten, B., Joosten, H., Michaelis, D., Moritz, F., Reichelt, F., Schäfer, A., Scheid, A., Trepel, M., Wahren, A. & Couwenberg, J., 06.2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 163, 10 p., 112048.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participatory co-learning for human–wildlife coexistence: Reflections on a novel program applying systems thinking, nonviolent communication, and learning-based approaches
Kansky, R., Maassarani, T. & Fischer, J., 16.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ambio. 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Public understanding of climate change terminology in Germany
Wege, L., de Bruin, W. B. & Kause, A., 15.05.2024, In: Climatic Change. 177, 5, 27 p., 81.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity
Dawson, N. M., Coolsaet, B., Bhardwaj, A., Booker, F., Brown, D., Lliso, B., Loos, J., Martin, A., Oliva, M., Pascual, U., Sherpa, P. & Worsdell, T., 11.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: One Earth. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainable human resource management and job satisfaction—Unlocking the power of organizational identification: A cross-cultural perspective from 54 countries
CSREM 2024 - Sustainable human resource management and job satisfaction & Wojtczuk-Turek, A., 10.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intrinsic, instrumental and relational values behind nature’s contributions to people preferences of nature visitors in Germany
Kachler, J., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Isaac, R., Bonn, A. & Martín-López, B., 08.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 17 p., 2342361.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Longitudinal prediction of primary school children's COVID-related future anxiety in the second year of the pandemic in Germany
Voltmer, K. & von Salisch, M., 08.05.2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 5, 16 p., e0302065.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradation of Flavonoids – Influences of structural features
Schnarr, L., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.07.2024, In: Chemosphere. 359, 11 p., 142234.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing Drifting Fish Aggregating Device (dFAD) Abandonment under International Marine Pollution Law
Schatz, V., 02.05.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Transnational Environmental Law. 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Airbnb and rental markets: Evidence from Berlin
Duso, T., Michelsen, C., Schaefer, M. & Tran, K. D., 01.05.2024, In: Regional Science and Urban Economics. 106, 31 p., 104007.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866]
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Benavides-Frías, C., Raymond, C., Díaz-Reviriego, I. & Hanspach, J., 01.05.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 219, 1 p., 108157.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Exploring the interdependence of climate, finance, energy, and geopolitics: A conceptual framework for systemic risks amidst multiple crises
Hoffart, F. M., D'Orazio, P., Holz, F. & Kemfert, C., 01.05.2024, In: Applied Energy. 361, 11 p., 122885.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making mutual learning tangible: Mixed-method Delphi as a tool for measuring the convergence of participants’ reciprocal understanding in transdisciplinary processes
Pfendtner-Heise, J., Ackerschott, A., Schwenck, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2024, In: Futures. 159, 15 p., 103365.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying social-ecological system resilience principles to the context of woody vegetation management in smallholder farming landscapes of the Global South
Shumi, G., Loos, J. & Fischer, J., 05.2024, In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 17 p., 2339222.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Mycorrhizal type and tree diversity affect foliar elemental pools and stoichiometry
Bönisch, E., Blagodatskaya, E., Dirzo, R., Ferlian, O., Fichtner, A., Huang, Y., Leonard, S. J., Maestre, F. T., von Oheimb, G., Ray, T. & Eisenhauer, N., 05.2024, In: New Phytologist. 242, 4, p. 1614-1629 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability management accounting – enabling macro-level sustainability transformation towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Christ, K. L., Dijkstra-Silva, S., Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 25.04.2024, In: Meditari Accountancy Research. 32, 3, p. 923-944 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The social–ecological ladder of restoration ambition
Frietsch, M., Pacheco-Romero, M., Temperton, V. M., Kaplin, B. A. & Fischer, J., 23.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ambio. 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effectiveness of an online recovery training for employees exposed to blurred boundaries between work and non-work: Bayesian analysis of a randomised controlled trial
Brückner, H., Wallot, S., Horvath, H., Ebert, D. D. & Lehr, D., 19.04.2024, In: BMJ mental health. 27, 1, 7 p., e301016.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Navigating social–ecological changes: A mixed-method analysis of extensive livestock systems in southern Patagonian forests, Argentina
Rodríguez, P., Benra, F., Fischer, J., Romano, S. & Soler, R., 18.04.2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Ambio. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How data on transformation products can support the redesign of sulfonamides towards better biodegradability in the environment
Puhlmann, N., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 15.04.2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 921, 13 p., 171027.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- E-pub ahead of print
Summer temperatures from the Middle Pleistocene site Schöningen 13 II, northern Germany, determined from subfossil chironomid assemblages
Rigterink, S., Krahn, K. J., Kotrys, B., Urban, B., Heiri, O., Turner, F., Pannes, A. & Schwalb, A., 15.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Boreas. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformative research for sustainability: characteristics, tensions, and moving forward
Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Dorresteijn, I., Leventon, J., Stojanovic, M., Lam, D. P. M., Lang, D. J., Moriggi, A., Raymond, C. M., Stålhammar, S., Weiser, A. & Zimmermann, S., 11.04.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Global Sustainability. 7, 16 p., e14.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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“First come, first served" or “the more, the merrier"? Organizational dynamics of citizen-led solar initiatives and the presence of photovoltaic installations in Germany
Mueller, L., Marcroft, T. P., von Beck, C., Zeiss, J. P., Schwanitz, V. J., Wierling, A. & Holstenkamp, L., 10.04.2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 449, 11 p., 141861.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wie genau die Welt retten? Denkanstöße zum Club-of-Rome-Bericht "EARTH FOR ALL"
Lietzke-Prinz, I. (ed.) & Farny, S. (ed.), 04.04.2024, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 228 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review
Engler, J. O., Kretschmer, M. F., Rathgens, J., Ament, J. A., Huth, T. & von Wehrden, H., 01.04.2024, In: Ecological Economics. 218, 14 p., 108101.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Careless product use in access-based services: A rebound effect and how to address it
Ackermann, L. & Tunn, V. S. C., 01.04.2024, In: Journal of Business Research. 177, 11 p., 114643.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Circular and inclusive utilization of alternative proteins: A European and Mediterranean perspective
Athanassiou, C. G., Smetana, S. M., Pleißner, D., Tassoni, A., Gasco, L., Gai, F., Shpigelman, A., Bravo Cadena, M., Gastli, M., Conceição, L. E. C., Gronich, E., Paolacci, S., Chalkidis, V., Kuthy, M., Stolzenberger, R. E., El Yaacoubi, A., Mehlhose, C., Petrusán, J-I. & Rumbos, C. I., 01.04.2024, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 46, 6 p., 100892.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Flavonoids as benign substitutes for more harmful synthetic chemicals - effects of flavonoids and their transformation products on algae
Schnarr, L., Olsson, O., Ohls, S., Webersinn, J., Mauch, T. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2024, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 38, 19 p., 101473.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green deserts, but not always: A global synthesis of native woody species regeneration under tropical tree monocultures
Simões, L. H. P., Guillemot, J., Ronquim, C. C., Weidlich, E. W. A., Muys, B., Fuza, M. S., Lima, R. A. F. & Brancalion, P. H. S., 01.04.2024, In: Global Change Biology. 30, 4, 14 p., e17269.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Mapping ecosystem services in Colombia: Analysis of synergies, trade-offs and bundles in environmental management
Burgos-Ayala, A., Jiménez-Aceituno, A., Meacham, M., Rozas-Vásquez, D., Mancilla García, M., Rocha, J. & Rincón-Ruíz, A., 01.04.2024, In: Ecosystem Services. 66, 13 p., 101608.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Predicting Effects of a Digital Stress Intervention for Patients With Depressive Symptoms: Development and Validation of Meta-Analytic Prognostic Models Using Individual Participant Data
Harrer, M., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Heber, E., Lehr, D., Kessler, R. C. & Ebert, D. D., 01.04.2024, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 92, 4, p. 226-235 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Appraising biocultural approaches to sustainability in the scientific literature in Spanish
Díaz-Reviriego, I., Hanspach, J., Torralba, M., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Frias, C. B., Burke, L., García-Martín, M. & Oteros-Rozas, E., 04.2024, In: Ambio. 53, 4, p. 499-516 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Corporate change agents for sustainability: Transforming organizations from the inside out
Schaltegger, S., Girschik, V., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Weissbrod, I. & Daudigeos, T., 04.2024, In: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. 33, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term drought triggers severe declines in carabid beetles in a temperate forest
Weiss, F., von Wehrden, H. & Linde, A., 04.2024, In: Ecography. 2024, 4, 17 p., e07020.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using density surface models to assess the ecological effectiveness of a protected area network in Tanzania
Giliba, R. A., Kiffner, C., Fust, P. & Loos, J., 04.2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 4, 16 p., e4840.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jane Essex, Inclusive and Accessibe Secondary Science: How to Teach Science Effectively to Students with Additional or Special Needs (Book Review)
Hofer, E., 29.03.2024, In: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal. 14, 1, p. 247-251 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Tree and mycorrhizal fungal diversity drive intraspecific and intraindividual trait variation in temperate forests: Evidence from a tree diversity experiment
Castro Sánchez-Bermejo, P., Monjau, T., Goldmann, K., Ferlian, O., Eisenhauer, N., Bruelheide, H., Ma, Z. & Haider, S., 21.03.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Functional Ecology. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Adaptive Planung kontextorientierten Naturwissenschaftsunterrichts
Hüfner, S. & Abels, S., 18.03.2024, In: PFLB: PraxisForschungLehrer*innenBildung . 6, 2, p. 43-62 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review