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.
- 2021
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Social and Ecological Elements for a Perspective Approach to Citizen Science on the Beach
Fanini, L., Costa, L. L., Zalmon, I. R. & Riechers, M., 17.08.2021, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 6 p., 694487.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Tectono-climatic controls of the early rift alluvial succession: Plio-Pleistocene Corinth Rift (Greece)
Hemelsdaël, R., Charreau, J., Ford, M., Sekar Proborukmi, M., Malartre, F., Urban, B. & Blard, P.-H., 15.08.2021, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 576, 21 p., 110507.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Future-Proofing Fuel Cells: Critical Raw Material Governance in Sustainable Energy
David, M., Lyth, S. M., Lindner, R. & Harrington, G. F., 12.08.2021, 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 135 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M., 03.08.2021, Handbuch Transdisziplinäre Didaktik. Schmohl, T. & Philipp, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 35-44 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Biodegradable green composites: It's never too late to mend
Rafiee, K., Schritt, H., Pleissner, D., Kaur, G. & Brar, S. K., 01.08.2021, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 30, 100482.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Effectuation and causation in sustainable entrepreneurship: An empirical analysis
Johnson, M. & Hörisch, J., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 11346.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Integrated Pedagogy for Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Case of EIT Climate KIC
Klapper, R. G., Oberstrass, T. & Upham, P., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 1 p., 105.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Nutrients addition regulates temperature sensitivity of maize straw mineralization
Auwal, M., Singh, B. P., Chen, Z., Kumar, A., Pan, S., Luo, Y. & Xu, J., 01.08.2021, In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. 21, 8, p. 2778-2790 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reconciling conservation and development in protected areas of the Global South
Loos, J., 01.08.2021, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 54, p. 108-118 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“Take Care of You” – Efficacy of integrated, minimal-guidance, internet-based self-help for reducing co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Baumgartner, C., Schaub, M. P., Wenger, A., Malischnig, D., Augsburger, M., Lehr, D., Blankers, M., Ebert, D. D. & Haug, S., 01.08.2021, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 225, 10 p., 108806.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Timing matters: Distinct effects of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer application timing on root system architecture responses
van Duijnen, R., Uther, H., Härdtle, W., Temperton, V. & Kumar, A., 01.08.2021, In: Plant-Environment Interactions. 2, 4, p. 194-205 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lernstörungen erkennen und begegnen: Zur diagnostik, psychoedukation und förderung lernschwacher kinder
Schuchardt, K. & Von Salisch, M., 08.2021, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 70, 4, p. 277-280 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Preserving Colias myrmidone in European cultural landscapes: requirements for the successful development from egg to higher larval stages at a Natura 2000 site in Romania
Nippen, P., Dolek, M. & Loos, J., 08.2021, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 25, 4, p. 643-655 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Statistical analysis
Fetzer, I., Piemontese, L., Rocha, J. C. & Martín-López, B., 30.07.2021, The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems. Biggs, R., de Vos, A., Preiser, R., Clements, H., Maciejewski, K. & Schlüter, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 252-269 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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What are social- ecological systems and social-ecological systems research?
Biggs, R., Clements, H., de Vos, A., Folke, C., Manyani, A., Maciejewski, K., Martín-López, B., Preiser, R., Selomane, O. & Schlüter, M., 30.07.2021, The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods for Social-Ecological Systems. Biggs, R., de Vos, A., Preiser, R., Clements, H., Maciejewski, K. & Schlüter, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 3-26 24 p. (Routledge international handbooks).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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A social-ecological assessment of food security and biodiversity conservation in Ethiopia
Fischer, J., Bergsten, A., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Jiren, T. S., Manlosa, A. O., Rodrigues, P., Schultner, J., Senbeta, F. & Shumi, G., 28.07.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 400-410 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Negotiation complexity: a review and an integrative model
Zhang, H., Zhang, K., Warsitzka, M. & Trötschel, R., 27.07.2021, In: International Journal of Conflict Management. 32, 4, p. 554-573 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Connecting consumers to producers to foster sustainable consumption in international coffee supply – a marketing intervention study
Weber, H., Loschelder, D. D., Lang, D. J. & Wiek, A., 24.07.2021, In: Journal of Marketing Management. 37, 11-12, p. 1148-1168 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Krise in der Krise. Sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf Zuschreibungen, Bestätigungen und Verluste des ‚Reproduktiven’ in Zeiten von ‚Corona’
Mölders, T. & Hofmeister, S., 21.07.2021, In: Gender. 13, 2, p. 48-63 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Towards the design of active pharmaceutical ingredients mineralizing readily in the environment
Puhlmann, N., Mols, R., Olsson, O., Slootweg, J. C. & Kümmerer, K., 21.07.2021, In: Green Chemistry . 23, 14, p. 5006-5023 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Reducing Environmental Pollution by Antibiotics through Design for Environmental Degradation
Leder, C., Suk, M., Lorenz, S., Rastogi, T., Pfeifer, C., Kietzmann, M., Jonas, D., Buck, M., Pahl, A. & Kümmerer, K., 19.07.2021, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9, 28, p. 9358–9368 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Theorising individual agency within sociotechnical sustainability transitions frames: A social psychological review
Upham, P., Bögel, P., Klapper, R. G. & Kašperová, E., 16.07.2021, Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency . Teerikangas, S., Onlika, T., Koistinen, K. & Mäkelä, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 29-45 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Cooperating With “Open Cards”—The Role of Small Intermediary Businesses in Realizing Sustainable International Coffee Supply
Weber, H. & Wiek, A., 15.07.2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 14 p., 663716.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Crisis-induced disruptions in place-based social-ecological research - an opportunity for redirection
Hermans, K., Berger, E., Biber-Freudenberger, L., Bossenbroek, L., Ebeler, L., Groth, J., Hack, J., Hanspach, J., Hintz, K. S., Kimengsi, J. N., Kwong, Y. M. C., Oakes, R., Pagogna, R., Plieninger, T., Sterly, H., van der Geest, K., van Vliet, J. & Wiederkehr, C., 15.07.2021, In: GAIA. 30, 2, p. 72-76 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Food forests: Their services and sustainability
Albrecht, S. & Wiek, A., 10.07.2021, In: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development . 10, 3, p. 91-105 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Influence of altitude and longitude on vegetation in the dzungarian gobi and the south-western mongolian altai
Chuluunkhuyag, O., Chaoyan, L., Treiber, J., Batlai, O., von Wehrden, H., Feller, R. & Wesche, K., 08.07.2021, In: Phytocoenologia. 50, 4, p. 339-369 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to: Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes
Jager, N. W., Newig, J., Challies, E. & Kochskämper, E., 01.07.2021, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 31, 3, p. 616-616 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Planung naturbasierter Lösungen in Flusslandschaften: Ein Handbuch für die Praxis
Schröter, B., Brillinger, M., Gottwald, S., Guerrero, P., Henze, J., Ott, E., Schmidt, S. & Albert, C., 01.07.2021, 1 ed. München: Oekom Verlag. 117 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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The effect of industrialization and globalization on domestic land-use: A global resource footprint perspective
Dorninger, C., von Wehrden, H., Krausmann, F., Bruckner, M., Feng, K., Hubacek, K., Erb, K. H. & Abson, D. J., 01.07.2021, In: Global Environmental Change. 69, 21 p., 102311.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Aquatic and terrestrial proxy evidence for Middle Pleistocene palaeolake and lake-shore development at two Lower Palaeolithic sites of Schöningen, Germany
Krahn, K. J., Tucci, M., Urban, B., Pilgrim, J., Frenzel, P., Soulié-Märsche, I. & Schwalb, A., 07.2021, In: Boreas. 50, 3, p. 723-745 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Local and landscape responses of biodiversity in calcareous grasslands
Loos, J., Krauss, J., Lyons, A., Föst, S., Ohlendorf, C., Racky, S., Röder, M., Hudel, L., Herfert, V. & Tscharntke, T., 07.2021, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 30, 8-9, p. 2415-2432 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“Plantas que toda la vida han estado”: una co-investigación alrededor de la cocina y las relaciones bioculturales asociadas a plantas alimenticias locales en la ruralidad de Bogotá
Consuegra, C., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Cely-Santos, M., van der Hammen, M. C. & Pérez, D., 07.2021, In: Revista de Antropología y Sociología: Virajes. 23, 2, p. 163-185 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Feststellung der energiepolitischen und energiewirtschaftlichen Notwendigkeit des Tagebaus Garzweiler II nach 48 Kohleverstromungsbeendigungsgesetz (KVBG) – rechtspolitisch verfehlt und verfassungswidrig?
Schomerus, T., 30.06.2021, In: Natur und Recht. 43, 6, p. 378-386 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability in Business: Integrated Management of Value Creation and Disvalue Mitigation
Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 28.06.2021, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Business and Management. Aldag, R. J. (ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 24 p. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Concentrations and sources of methylxanthines in a Northern German river system
Löher, F., Palm, W. U., Schaffer, M. & Olsson, O., 25.06.2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 775, 145898.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards a caring transdisciplinary research practice: navigating science, society and self
Sellberg, M. M., Cockburn, J., Holden, P. B. & Lam, D. P. M., 23.06.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 292-305 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Machine learning for optimization of energy and plastic consumption in the production of thermoplastic parts in SME
Willenbacher, M., Scholten, J. & Wohlgemuth, V., 16.06.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 12, 20 p., 6800.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Terry Erwin’s legacy: from taxonomy and natural history to biodiversity research and conservation biology
Assmann, T., 16.06.2021, In: ZooKeys. 1044, p. 23-39 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The ground beetle tribe platynini bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera, carabidae) in the southern levant: Dichotomous and interactive identification tools, ecological traits, and distribution
Assmann, T., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Drees, C., Friedman, A. L. L., Harry, I., Khoury, F., Orbach, E., Renan, I., Schmidt, C., Schmidt, K., Wrase, D. W. & Zumstein, P., 16.06.2021, In: ZooKeys. 2021, 1044, p. 449-478 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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What shapes ground beetle assemblages in a tree species-rich subtropical forest?
Zumstein, P., Bruelheide, H., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Staab, M., Härdtle, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 16.06.2021, In: ZooKeys. 2021, 1044, p. 907-927 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Complexity in Water Management and Governance
Kirschke, S. & Newig, J., 12.06.2021, Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples. Bogardi, J. J., Gupta, J., Nandalal, K. D. W., Salamé, L., van Nooijen, R. R. P., Kumar, N., Tingsanchali, T., Bhaduri, A. & Kolechkina, A. G. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 801-810 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Boundary speak in sustainability studies: Computational reading of a transversal field
Herberg, J., Schmitz, S., Stasiak, D. & Schmieg, G., 10.06.2021, In: Science and Public Policy. 48, 3, p. 398-411 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Leveraging Biodiversity Action From Plural Values: Transformations of Governance Systems
Leventon, J., Duşe, I. A. & Horcea-Milcu, A. I., 04.06.2021, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 609853.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainable Public Administration, Special Issue in Sustainability
Heinrichs, H. (Editor) & Laws, N. (Editor), 04.06.2021, Basel: MDPI AG. (Sustainability; vol. 13, no. 11)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Promoting recovery in daily life: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Reis, D., Hart, A., Lehr, D. & Friese, M., 02.06.2021, In: BMC psychology. 9, 1, 15 p., 91.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quality and Adoption of COVID-19 Tracing Apps and Recommendations for Development: Systematic Interdisciplinary Review of European Apps
Kahnbach, L., Lehr, D., Brandenburger, J., Mallwitz, T., Jent, S., Hannibal, S., Funk, B. & Janneck, M., 02.06.2021, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23, 6, 18 p., e27989.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Chronobiologische Aspekte der Insomnie
Ell, J., Benz, F., Walter, N., Steinmetz, L., Brueckner, H., Lehr, D., Riemann, D. & Spiegelhalder, K., 01.06.2021, In: Somnologie. 25, 2, p. 110-118 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Ecosystem services from (pre-)Alpine grasslands: Matches and mismatches between citizens’ perceived suitability and farmers’ management considerations
Schmitt, T. M., Martín-López, B., Kaim, A., Früh-Müller, A. & Koellner, T., 01.06.2021, In: Ecosystem Services. 49, 11 p., 101284.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial: Sustainable public administration
Heinrichs, H. & Laws, N., 01.06.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 11, 3 p., 6382.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Entwicklung und Umsetzung eines Monitoringsystems zur Analyse der Akteursstruktur bei Freiflächen-Photovoltaik und der Windenergie an Land: Ergebnisse des Monitorings und Empfehlungen
Weiler, K., Weber, A., Grashof, K., Holstenkamp, L. & Ehrtmann, M., 01.06.2021, Dressau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, 203 p. (Climate Change; no. 49/2021).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research