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. 2016
  2. Published

    Molecular analyses and species distribution models indicate cryptic northern mountain refugia for a forestdwelling ground beetle

    Drees, C., Husemann, M., Homburg, K., Brandt, P., Dieker, P., Habel, J. C., von Wehrden, H., Zumstein, P. & Assmann, T., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 11, p. 2223-2236 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Seasonal accumulation of persistent organic pollutants on a high altitude glacier in the Eastern Alps

    Kirchgeorg, T., Dreyer, A., Gabrielli, P., Gabrieli, J., Thompson, L. G., Barbante, C. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.11.2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 218, p. 804-812 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Tentative Theses on Transformative Research in Real-World Laboratories: First Insights from the Accompanying Research ForReal

    Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M. & Lang, D. J., 01.11.2016, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 25, 3, p. 45-51 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Assembly Theory for Restoring Ecosystem Structure and Functioning: Timing is Everything?

    Temperton, V. M., Baasch, A., Von Gillhaussen, P. & Kirmer, A., 11.2016, Foundations of Restoration Ecology. Palmer, M. A., Zedler, J. B. & Falk, D. A. (eds.). 2 ed. Washington: Island Press, p. 245-270 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Welfare with or without growth? Potential lessons from the German healthcare system

    Fischer, M., 25.10.2016, In: Sustainability. 8, 11, p. 1-14 14 p., 1088.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Grassroots social innovation and the mobilisation of values in collaborative consumption: A conceptual model

    Martin, C. J. & Upham, P., 15.10.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 134, Part A, p. 204-213 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Thermochemical heat storage materials: Performance of mixed salt hydrates

    Rammelberg, H. U., Osterland, T., Priehs, B., Opel, O. & Ruck, W. K. L., 15.10.2016, In: Solar Energy. 136, p. 571-589 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Understanding role models for change: a multilevel analysis of success factors of grassroots initiatives for sustainable consumption

    Grabs, J., Langen, N., Maschkowski, G. & Schäpke, N., 15.10.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 134 , Part A, p. 98-111 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Non-native populations of an invasive tree outperform their native conspecifics

    Hirsch, H., Hensen, I., Wesche, K., Renison, D., Wypior, C., Hartmann, M. & von Wehrden, H., 13.10.2016, In: AoB PLANTS. 8, 11 p., plw071.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Advancing the Integration of Corporate Sustainability Measurement, Management, and Reporting

    Maas, K., Schaltegger, S. & Crutzen, N., 01.10.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 133, p. 859-862 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene

    Bennett, E. M., Solan, M., Biggs, R., McPhearson, T., Norström, A. V., Olsson, P., Pereira, L., Peterson, G. D., Raudsepp-Hearne, C., Biermann, F., Carpenter, S. R., Ellis, E. C., Hichert, T., Galaz, V., Lahsen, M., Milkoreit, M., Martín-López, B., Nicholas, K. A., Preiser, R., Vince, G., Vervoort, J. M. & Xu, J., 01.10.2016, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 14, 8, p. 441-448 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Does Internet-based guided self-help for depression cause harm? An individual participant data meta-analysis on deterioration rates and its moderators in randomized controlled trials

    Ebert, D. D., Donkin, L., Andersson, G., Andrews, G., Berger, T. K., Carlbring, P., Rozental, A., Choi, I., Laferton, J. A. C., Johansson, R., Kleiboer, A., Lange, A., Lehr, D., Reins, J. A., Funk, B., Newby, J., Perini, S., Riper, H., Ruwaard, J., Sheeber, L., Snoek, F., Titov, N., Ünlü Ince, B., Van Bastelaar, K. M. P., Vernmark, K., Van Straten, A., Warmerdam, L., Salsman, N. & Cuijpers, P., 01.10.2016, In: Psychological Medicine. 46, 13, p. 2679-2693 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  14. Published

    Fermentative lactic acid production from coffee pulp hydrolysate using Bacillus coagulans at laboratory and pilot scales

    Pleissner, D., Neu, A-K., Mehlmann, K., Schneider, R., Puerta-Quintero, G. I. & Venus, J., 01.10.2016, In: Bioresource Technology. 218, p. 167-173 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Health Economic Evaluation

    Thiart, H., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Nobis, S., Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Smit, F. & Riper, H., 01.10.2016, In: Sleep. 39, 10, p. 1769-1778 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Local organochlorine pesticide concentrations in soil put into a global perspective

    Camenzuli, L., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.10.2016, In: Environmental Pollution. 217, p. 11-18 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  17. Published
  18. Published

    Resources or landmarks: which factors drive homing success in Tetragonula carbonaria foraging in natural and disturbed landscapes?

    Leonhardt, S. D., Kaluza, B. F., Wallace, H. & Heard, T. A., 01.10.2016, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 202, 9-10, p. 701-708 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    UV-photodegradation of desipramine: Impact of concentration, pH and temperature on formation of products including their biodegradability and toxicity

    Khaleel, N. D. H., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2016, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 566-567, p. 826-840 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Feuer kann man nicht nur sehen: Kinder erforschen Verbrennungsprozesse

    Bolek, R., 10.2016, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 72, p. 10-16 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesEducationpeer-review

  21. Published

    The long-term effects of wall attached microalgal biofilm on algae-based wastewater treatment

    Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 10.2016, In: Bioresource Technology. 218, p. 1249-1252 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review