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. 2014
  2. Published

    Occurrence of the antidiabetic drug Metformin and its ultimate transformation product Guanylurea in several compartments of the aquatic cycle

    Trautwein, C., Berset, J-D., Wolschke, H. & Kümmerer, K., 09.2014, In: Environmental international. 70, p. 203-212 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Woody plant phylogenetic diversity mediates bottom-up control of arthropod biomass in species-rich forests

    Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Bruelheide, H., Chen, S., Chi, X., Wall, M. & Aßmann, T., 09.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 1, p. 171-182 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know

    Vasquez, M. I., Lambrianides, A., Schneider, M., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 30.08.2014, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 279, p. 169-189 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    Organizational Transformation and Higher Sustainability Management Education. The case of the MBA Sustainability Management

    Lee, K-H. & Schaltegger, S., 26.08.2014, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 15, 4, p. 450-472 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Barley (Hordeum distichon L.) roots produce volatile aldehydes derived from the lipoxygenase/hydroperoxide lyase pathway with a strong age-dependent pattern

    Delory, B., Delaplace, P., du Jardin, P. & Fauconnier, M-L., 13.08.2014, 53rd Annual Meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America: Aug. 9-13, 2014. North Carolina State University, p. 56 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Die EU-Holzhandelsverordnung: Ein wirksames Instrument zur Bekämpfung des illegalen Holzhandels?

    Sieveking, A., 12.08.2014, In: Natur und Recht. 36, 8 , p. 542-548 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Personal norms of sustainability and farm management behavior

    Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 06.08.2014, In: Sustainability. 6, 8, p. 4990-5017 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Global emission inventories for C4-C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, part II: the remaining pieces of the puzzle

    Wang, Z., Cousins, I. T., Scheringer, M., Buck, R. C. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.08.2014, In: Environmental international. 69, p. 166-176 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Auf dem Weg zum Nachhaltigkeitsstaat? Die Möglichkeiten langfristigen staatlichen Handelns am Beispiel Biodiversitätspolitik

    Heinrichs, H., Laws, N. & Mitlacher, G., 08.2014, In: Umwelt Aktuell. 8/9, p. 2-3 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  11. Published

    Bird communities in traditional wood-pastures with changing management in Eastern Europe

    Hartel, T., Hanspach, J., Abson, D. J., Máthé, O., Moga, C. I. & Fischer, J., 08.2014, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 15, 5, p. 385–395 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    From Planning to Implementation: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches for Collaborative Watershed Management

    Koontz, T. M. & Newig, J., 08.2014, In: Policy Studies Journal. 42, 3, p. 416-442 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Human-carnivore coexistence in a traditional rural landscape

    Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Kecskés, A., Latková, H., Mezey, Z., Sugár, S., von Wehrden, H. & Fischer, J., 08.2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 7, p. 1145-1155 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    River flow regime and snow cover of the Pamir Alay (Central Asia) in a changing climate

    Chevallier, P., Pouyaud, B., Mojaisky, M., Bolgov, M., Olsson, O., Bauer, M. & Froebrich, J., 08.2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59, 8, p. 1491-1506 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Temperature regimes and aphid density interactions differentially influence VOC emissions in Arabidopsis

    Truong, D. H., Delory, B. M., Vanderplanck, M., Brostaux, Y., Vandereycken, A., Heuskin, S., Delaplace, P., Francis, F. & Lognay, G., 08.2014, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions : an international journal devoted to studies on interactions of insects, mites and other anthropods with plants. 8, 4, p. 317-327 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Modifying Our Society With Law: The Case of EU Renewable Energy Law

    Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T., 25.07.2014, In: Climate Law. 4, 1-2, p. 131-139 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  17. Published

    Low-intensity agricultural landscapes in Transylvania support high butterfly diversity: Implications for conservation

    Loos, J., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Fust, P., Rakosy, L. & Fischer, J., 24.07.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 7, 11 p., e103256.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    High trees increase sunflower seed predation by birds in an agricultural landscape of Israel

    Schäckermann, J., Weiss, N., von Wehrden, H. & Klein, A. M., 16.07.2014, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2, 9 p., 35.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Polychlorinated biphenyls in glaciers: 2. Model results of deposition and incorporation processes

    Steinlin, C., Bogdal, C., Scheringer, M., Pavlova, P. A., Schwikowski, M., Schmid, P. & Hungerbühler, K., 15.07.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 14, p. 7849-7857 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Assessing Effects Through Laboratory Toxicity Testing

    Frazier, J., Pflugfleder, J., Aupinel, P., Decourtye, A., Ellis, J., Scott-Dupree, C., Huang, Z., Thompson, H., Bachman, P., Dinter, A., Vaughan, M., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M. & Nocelli, R. C. F., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 75-94 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  21. Published

    Assessing Effects Through Semi-Field and Field Toxicity Testing

    Pettis, J., Tornier, I., Clook, M., Wallner, K., Vaissiere, B., Stadler, T., Hou, W., Maynard, G., Becker, R., Coulson, M., Jourdan, P., Vaughan, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Dinter, A. & Kasina, M., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 95-119 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review