School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- 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.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2008
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Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Bennett, M. (Editor), Burritt, R. L. (Editor) & Jasch, C. (Editor), 01.01.2008, Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland. 500 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 24)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean
Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2008, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 45, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determination of the octanol-air partition coefficients (KOA) of fluorotelomer alcohols
Thuens, S., Dreyer, A., Sturm, R., Temme, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.2008, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 53, 1, p. 223-227 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Abwärts in der Spirale? oder Wirkung und Nutzung von gewalthaltigen Bildschirmspielen durch Kinder und Jugendliche
Quarg, A. & Salisch, M., 2008, In: FIfF-Kommunikation. 25, 4, p. 18-25 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Alltagsbilder des Klimawandels: Zum Klimabewusstsein in Deutschland
Weber, M., 2008, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 271 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Almsjuka och mördarsniglar: dramatik i Dalby Söderskog
Brunet, J. & Oheimb, G., 2008, In: Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 102, 1, p. 27-38 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Ambient Assited Energy Management
Welge, R., Bollow, E., Faasch, H. & Möller, A., 2008, Environmental informatics and industrial ecology: proceedings of the 22nd International Conference Environmental Informatics - Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management. Möller, A. (ed.). Shaker Verlag, p. 413-424Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Analysis, distribution and fate of PAH, polar PAHand NSO-heterocyclics in the aquifer of tar-contaminated sites
Schlanges, I., Mänz, J. S., Meyer, D., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W., 2008, Gasworks Europe: Redevelopment, Site Management and Contaminant Issues of former MGPs and other Tar Oil Polluted Sites: Proceedings of MGP 2008 Conference. Werner, P., Bilitewski, B. & Hüsers, N. (eds.). Pirna: Forum für Abfallwirtschaft und Altlasten, p. 277 1 p. (Beiträge zur Abfallwirtschaft, Altlasten; vol. 56).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-induced modification of protein expression in primary hepatocytes from harbour seals
Behr, A., Wargel, A., Siebert, U. & Hellwig, V., 2008, In: Organohalogen Compounds. 70, p. 1079-1082 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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An analysis of the requirements for DSS on integrated river basin management
Evers, M., 2008, In: Management of Environmental Quality : an International Journal. 19, 1, p. 37-53 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anspruchsgruppen in der neuen europäischen Chemikalienregulierung (REACh)
Ingerowski, J. B., Kölsch, D. & Tschochohei, H., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 31, 3, p. 315-354 40 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anspruchsgruppen in der neuen europäischen Chemikalienregulierung (REACh)
Ingerowski, J. B., Kölsch, D. & Tschochohei, H., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 49 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Atlas mit CD-ROM
Landwehr, B. & Pries, M., 2008, 1. ed. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett. 52 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Außerschulisches Lernen und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2008, Schule außerhalb der Schule: Lehren und Lernen an außerschulischen Orten. Burk, K., Rauterberg, M. & Schönknecht, G. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Arbeitskreis Grundschule des Grundschulverbands e.V., p. 73-84 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Back to the roots and back to the future: towards a new synthesis amongst taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical approaches in carabidology
Penev, L. (Editor), Erwin, T. L. (Editor) & Aßmann, T. (Editor), 2008, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 509 p. (Pensoft series faunistica)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen aus feministischer Perspektive – Chance oder Stolperstein ?
Gottschlich, D., 2008, Dokumentation 33. Kongress Frauen in Naturwissenschaft und Technik 17. bis 20. Mai 2007 in Lüneburg: Nachhaltig vorsorgen. T. N. U. M. N. I. F. E. V. (ed.). Technik, Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik nachhaltig in Frauenhand (TechNaM), p. 46-50 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Beech forests and climate change
Manthey, M., Leuschner, C. & Härdtle, W., 2008, Beech Forests - a German contribution to the global forest biodiversity. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 47-52 6 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 233).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Behavioural patterns of nocturnal carabid beetles determined by direct observations under red-light conditions
Drees, C., Matern, A. & Aßmann, T., 2008, Back to the roots and back to the future: Towards a New Synthesis Between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Penev, L., Erwin, T. L. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 409-423 15 p. (Pensoft series faunistica).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Berichterstattung im Lichte der Herausforderungen unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit
Schaltegger, S. & Herzig, C., 2008, Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: maßgeschneiderte Stakeholder-Kommunikation mit IT . Isenmann, R., Marx Gömez, J. & Amelung, M. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 51-64 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bildungspläne im Elementarbereich. Ein Beitrag zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung? Eine Untersuchung im Rahmen der UN-Dekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung"
Stoltenberg, U., 2008, Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, 125 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Bilharz, Michael (2008): "Key Points" nachhaltigen Konsums. Ein strukturpolitisch fundierter Strategieansatz für die Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation im Kontext aktivierender Verbraucherpolitik.
Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2008, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 23, 4, p. 53-54 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Biodiversität
Lanzerath, D., Mutke, J., Barthlott, W., Baumgärtner, S., Becker, C. & Spranger, T. M., 2008, 1. ed. Freiburg, Breisgau: Verlag Karl Alber. 218 p. (Ethik in den Biowissenschaften)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Care economy: Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften aus feministischer Perspektive
Gottschlich, D., 2008, Reale Utopien: Perspektiven für eine friedliche und gerechte Welt. p. 123-134 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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CITY:mobil : A Model for Integration in Sustainability Research
Bergmann, M. & Jahn, T., 2008, Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research. Hadorn, G. H., Hoffmann-Riem, H., Biber-Klemm, S., Großenbacher-Mansuy, W., Joye, D., Pohl, C., Wiesmann, U. & Zemp, E. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 89-102 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Conceptualising the Assessment of Eco-Innovation Performance: A Theory Based Framework for Deriving Eco-Innovation Key Performance Indicators and Drivers (EI-KPIs).
Esders, M., 2008, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Contributions to Sustainability: What Kind of Information is Needed?
Schaltegger, S., 2008, In: Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting. 2, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate Environmental Management and Practices of SMEs: The Case of Korean Manufacturing Industry
Lee, K.-H., 2008, In: Journal of Sustainable Management. 8, 1, p. 73-86Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend oder Modeerscheinung
Müller, M. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2008, München: Oekom Verlag. 262 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Corporate Social Responsibility: konzeptionelle Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zur Nachhaltigkeits- und Corporate-Citizenship-Diskussion
Weber, M., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 39-51 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2008)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Corporate Volunteering als Instrument zur strategischen Implementierung von Corporate Social Responsibility
Pinter, A., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 193-209 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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CSR zwischen unternehmerischer Vergangenheitsbewältigung und Zukunftsgestaltung
Schaltegger, S. & Müller, M., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 17-35 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Das Niedersächsische Umweltinformationsgesetz
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2008, In: Niedersächsische Verwaltungsblätter. 15, 12, p. 337-342 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Das Umweltinformationsgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2008, In: Nordrhein-Westfälische Verwaltungsblätter. 22, 5, p. 165 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Dating of event-layers (palaeotsunamis) on the Andaman Islands (Bay of Bengal) with Pb-210 and optically stimulated luminescence
Kunz, A., Frechen, M., Ramashandran, R. & Urban, B., 2008, 26th Regional Meeting of the International Association of Sedimentologists IAS) held jointly with the SEPM-CES SEDIMENT 2008 Meeting. Kunkel, C., Hahn, S., Veen, J. T., Rameil, N. & Immenhauser, A. (eds.). Bochum: Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften e.V., p. 163 1 p. (Schriftenreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften e.V.; vol. 58).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Decision support systems for integrated river basin management: requirements for appropriate tools and structures for a comprehensive planning approach
Evers, M., 2008, Aachen: Shaker Verlag. 322 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Den Wandel begreifen: Szenarien für eine nachhaltige Hochschulentwicklung
Albrecht, P., Barth, M., Burandt, S. & Rieckmann, M., 2008, "Sustainable University": nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung. Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). [Frankfurt/Main]: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 130-149 20 p. (Innovation in den Hochschulen: nachhaltige Entwicklung; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Deplatziert ! Interventionen postkolonialer Kritik
Golly, N. (Editor) & Cohrs, S. (Editor), 2008, 1. ed. Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin. 307 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Der Top-Runner-Ansatz als Instrument zur Steigerung der Endenergieeffizienz bei energiebetriebenen Produkten
Schomerus, T., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht. 6, 3, p. 130-137 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Devianzmanagement
Plewig, H.-J., 2008, Lexikon der Sozialwirtschaft. Maelicke, B. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Devianz und Delinquenz
Plewig, H.-J., 2008, Grundbegriffe Ganztagsbildung: Das Handbuch. Coelen, T. & Otto, H.-U. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 222-231 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Dialogorientierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Internet: Untersuchung der DAX-30-Unternehmen
Godemann, J., Herzig, C. & Blanke, M., 2008, Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: maßgeschneiderte Stakeholder-Kommunikation mit IT. Isenmann, R., Marx Gömez, J. & Amelung, M. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 371-387 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Haftung des Grundstückseigentümers für die Sanierung schädlicher Bodenveränderungen und Altlasten
Andres, B., 2008, Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH. 475 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Die kulturelle Dimension nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Kulturkonzepte im Spiegel moderner Entwicklungsparadigmen ; Modernisierung, Dependenz, Weltsystem, Nachhaltigkeit
Kuhn, K., 2008, Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. 146 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Die künftige Vereinbarkeit des EEG mit Verfassungs- und Europarecht
Erk, C., 2008, 1. Aufl. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 242 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Die Miniphänomenta: ein explorativer Überblick über die konzeptionellen, lerntheoretisch-didaktischen und bildungstheoretischen Grundlagen eines naturwissenschaftlichen Projekts für die Primarstufe
Asmussen, S., 2008, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 11, p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Die mittelpleistozäne Leck-Formation und ihre Bedeutung für die Klimastratigraphie Mitteleuropas, Teil 2: Palynologie
Urban, B., 2008, Tagungsband und Exkursionsführer: 75. Tagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Norddeutscher Geologen. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Norddeutscher Geologen, p. 35 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Die Neuerfindung des Ökonomischen: ein (re)produktionstheoretischer Beitrag
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2008, Fruchtbarkeit unter Kontrolle?. Herzog-Schröder, G., Gottwald, F.-T. & Walterspiel, V. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Campus Verlag, p. 432-454 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Durch Benchmarking lernen: "Sustainable university" im internationalen Vergleich
Beringer, A., 2008, "Sustainable University": nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung. Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). [Frankfurt/Main]: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 150-164 15 p. (Innovation in den Hochschulen: nachhaltige Entwicklung; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ein Blick zurück und nach vorn: die Universität Lüneburg und die Herausforderung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Adomßent, M., Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G., 2008, "Sustainable University": nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung. Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). [Frankfurt/Main]: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 29-52 24 p. (Reihe Innovation in den Hochschulen: nachhaltige Entwicklung ; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research