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.
- 2020
- In preparation
Driesch und Uexküll
Schmieg, G., 03.2026, Plessner Handbuch: Leben – Werk – Wirkung. Fischer, J. (ed.). J.B. Metzler, 6 p. Kap.II.8Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Editorial
Offen, S., Barth, M., Franz, U. & Michalik, K., 2020, "Brüche und Brücken" - Übergänge im Kontext des Sachunterichts. Offen, S., Barth, M., Franz, U. & Michalik, K. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, p. 9-14 6 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 30).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Educating Future Change Agents: Research instruments applied in case studies on Teacher Education for Sustainable Development
Brandt, J.-O., Bürgener, L., Redman, A. & Barth, M., 2020, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 45 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Fachspezifische Lerngelegenheiten zum Thema Inklusion an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Greve, S., Troll, B., Egger, D., Besser, M., Abels, S., Ahlers, M., Leiß, D. & Süßenbach, J., 2020, In: HLZ Herausforderung Lehrer_innenbildung - Zeitschrift zur Konzeption, Gestaltung und Diskussion. 3, 1, p. 638-654 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Facilitating collaborative processes in transdisciplinary research using design prototyping
Peukert, D., Lam, D. P. M., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 2020, In: Journal of Design Research. 18, 5-6, p. 294-326 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen auf Hochschul- und Unterrichtsebene beforschen
Brauns, S., Egger, D. & Abels, S., 2020, Forschendes Lernen. Eghtessad, A., Kosler, T. & Oberhauser, C. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 201-211 11 p. (Transfer Forschung ↔ Schule; vol. 6, no. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen im inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Abels, S., Brauns, S. & Egger, D., 2020, In: IMST Newsletter. 17, 50, p. 10-14 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen im Masterstudiengang Systems Engineering: Bausteine erhalten, Bausteine zusammensetzen, Ergebnisse reflektieren
Bačić, I., Rodenhauser, A., Colombi Ciacchi, L. & Bernd, K., 2020, Forschendes Lernen als Studiengangsprofil: Zum Lehrprofil einer Universität. Thomas, H., Henning, K. & Peter, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 285-300 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen im naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht: Begrifflichkeiten, Ausprägungen, Zielsetzungen
Hofer, E. & Puddu, S., 2020, transfer Forschung - Schule: Forschendes Lernen. Eghtessad, A., Kosler, T. & Oberhauser, C. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, Vol. 6. p. 57-71 15 p. (transfer Forschung ↔Schule; no. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Fragmentierung und lineare Lebensraumstrukturen - eine entomologische Perspektive
Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Drees, C., Finck, P., Grabener, S., Härdtle, W., Riecken, U. & Ullrich, K., 2020, Wildnis im Dialog : Aktuelle Beiträge zur Wildnisentwicklung in Deutschland von den Tagungen „Neue Chancen für mehr Wildnis“ vom 26. - 29. November 2018 an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie (INA), Vilmund „Wildnis verbinden“ vom 08. - 12. Juli 2019 in Dresden. Meißner, A., Niebrügge, A., Schweiger, M., Wilczek, M., Finck, P., Heisterkamp, S. & Riecken, U. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 49-66 18 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 557).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Gase auf submikroskopischer Ebene untersuchen: Einbinden von Simulationen in den Chemieunterricht
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Abels, S., 2020, In: Naturwissenschaft im Unterricht - Chemie. 31, 177, p. 47-51 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education
- E-pub ahead of print
Governing Objects from a Distance: Blockchains as Organizers of Environmentality
Leistert, O., 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) Explorations in Digital Cultures. Burkhardt, M., Shnayien, M. & Grashöfer, K. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 5-20 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Green chemistry and its contribution to industrial biotechnology
Pleissner, D. & Kümmerer, K., 2020, Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Industrial Biotechnology. Fröhling, M. & Hiete, M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 281-298 18 p. (Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology; vol. 173).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Heinrich Egon Weber (1932-2020)
Haerdtle, W., Matzke-Hajek, G. & Pallas, J., 2020, In: Tuexenia. 40, p. 585-604 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inklusive Unterrichtsgestaltung – Brüche und Brücken zwischen Sach- und Fachunterricht
Abels, S., 2020, „Brüche und Brücken“ – Übergänge im Kontext des Sachunterrichts. Offen, S., Barth, M., Franz, U. & Michalik, K. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, p. 17-26 10 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 30).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review
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Integration von Nachhaltigkeit in das Controlling: Praxisleitfaden für Unternehmen 2020
Nuzum, A.-K., Petersen, H., Lühn, M., Wenzig, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2020, 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Landschaft als Prozess – Prozess als Konflikt
Mölders, T. & Hofmeister, S., 2020, Landschaft als Prozess. Duttmann, R., Kühne, O. & Weber, F. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 493-511 19 p. (RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Merkmale gelungenen inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts in der Primar- und Sekundarstufe I: eine Interviewstudie mit Lehrkräften
Sellin, K., Barth, M. & Abels, S., 2020, "Brüche und Brücken" - Übergänge im Kontext des Sachunterrichts. Offen, S., Barth, M., Franz, U. & Michalik, K. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, p. 27-34 8 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts ; vol. 30).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltige Arbeit: Eine Forschungsagenda zur sozial-ökologischen Transformation der Arbeitsgesellschaft
Jochum, G., Barth, T., Brandl, S., Cárdenas Tomazic, A., Hofmeister, S., Littig, B., Matuschek, I., Ulrich, S. & Warsewa, G., 2020, In: Arbeit. 29, 3-4, p. 219-233 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in globalen Lieferketten: Gesetzliche Sorgfaltspflichten von Unternehmen im Lichte des WTO-Rechts
Bäumler, J., 2020, In: Archiv des Völkerrechts. 58, 4, p. 464-501 38 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeit als Treiber des Unternehmenserfolgs: Ein mehrperspektivischer Controllingansatz
Schaltegger, S., 2020, In: REthinking: Finance. 2, 2, p. 34-39 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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POR UMA ESCOLA PLURAL, INTEGRADA E COM PARTIDOS
Gomes, C. & Zuin, V., 2020, In: Revista da FAEEBA - Educação e Contemporaneidade. 29, 58, p. 78-90 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Radverkehrsförderung 3.0: Radverkehr, Verkehrsmittelwahl, Stadtverkehr, Verkehrsplanung; Barrierefrei, netztransparent, digital - konzeptionelle Folgerungen aus 30 Jahren Beobachtungen und Forschung (nicht nur) in der Region Lüneburg - Teil 1
Pez, P. & Seidel, A., 2020, In: Internationales Verkehrswesen. 72, 3, p. 20-23 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Radverkehrsförderung 3.0: Barrierefrei, netztransparent, digital - Teil 2; Radverkehr, Verkehrsmittelwahl, Stadtverkehr, Verkehrsplanung
Pez, P. & Seidel, A., 2020, In: Internationales Verkehrswesen. 72, 4, p. 16-20 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rätselhafte Röhren in der Landschaft
Walmsley, D., 2020, In: Naturschutz und Naturparke. 248, p. 12-15 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Responsible Management Learning and Education in Need of Inter- and Transdisciplinarity
Beckmann, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2020, The SAGE Handbook of Responsible Management Learning and Education. Moosmeyer, D. C., Laasch, O., Parkes, C. & Brown, K. G. (eds.). Los Angeles: SAGE Publications Inc., p. 561-577 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Scaffolding im Rahmen von Inquiry-based Learning. Unterstützung der Lernenden auf ihrem Weg zur Erkenntnisgewinnung.
Hofer, E., 2020, In: IMST Newsletter. 17, 50, p. 15-18 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Seven Building Blocks for an Intergenerationally Just Democracy
Rose, M. & Hoffmann, J. M., 2020, Stuttgart: Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, 29 p. (FREG Position Paper)(SSRN eLibrary).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Simulationen im Nawi-Unterricht: Erhebung des Status Quo
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Abels, S., 2020, Naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenzen in der Gesellschaft von morgen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik Jahrestagung in Wien 2019. Habig, S. (ed.). Duisburg-Essen: Universität Duisburg-Essen, p. 736-739 4 p. (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; vol. 40).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability management from a responsible management perspective
Beckmann, M., Schaltegger, S. & Landrum, N. E., 2020, Research handbook of responsible management. Laasch, O., Suddaby, R., Freeman, R. E. & Jamali, D. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 122-137 16 p. (Research Handbooks in Business and Management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Vergebung: Zu einer Soziologie der Nachsicht
Fücker, S., 2020, Frankfurt: Campus Verlag. 377 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Videobasierte Kompetenzforschung im inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht.
Brauns, S., Egger, D., Sellin, K. & Abels, S., 2020, Naturwissenschaftliche Kompetenzen in der Gesellschaft von morgen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik Jahrestagung in Wien 2019. Habig , S. (ed.). Duisburg-Essen: Universität Duisburg-Essen, p. 724-727 4 p. (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP) ; vol. 40).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Who are "the people" in the German Constitution? A critique of, and contribution to, the debate about the right of foreigners to vote in multi-level democracies
Bäumler, J., 2020, In: Law, Democracy and Development. 24, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Wie man sich vor UV-Strahlung schützt. Eine fachliche Aufbereitung eines Alltagsthemas.
Plotz, T. & Hofer, E., 2020, In: PLUS LUCIS. 2/2020, p. 20-24 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Wie partizipativ sind Bottom-up-Transformationen?
David, M., Schönborn, S. & Bleicher, A., 2020, Dezentral, partizipativ und kommunikativ: Zukunft der Energiewende. Kamlage, J.-H. & Engler, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Nordhausen: Verlag Traugott Bautz, p. 177-203 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zahlen statt nur Worte: Was nachhaltiges Controlling bewirken kann
Schaltegger, S. & Michalski, A. M., 2020, In: IM+io. 02, p. 70-73 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Zeitgestaltungskompetenz: Arbeitspapier im Forschungsprojekt ReZeitKon, Teilprojekt C: Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2020.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- 2019
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Photolysis of mixtures of UV filters octocrylene and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate leads to formation of mixed transformation products and different kinetics
Jentzsch, F., Reich, M., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 20.12.2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 697, 9 p., 134048.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Reflecting trends in the academic landscape of sustainable energy using probabilistic topic modeling
Bickel, M. W., 20.12.2019, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 9, 1, 23 p., 49.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transdisciplinary learning to foster sustainable development: Instituionalizing co-engaged South-North collaboration
Barth, M., Lang, D. J. & Michelsen, G., 19.12.2019, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Societa. 28, 4, p. 382-385 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Skills and knowledge management in higher education: how service learning can contribute to social entrepreneurial competence development
Halberstadt, J., Timm, J.-M., Kraus, S. & Gundolf, K., 11.12.2019, In: Journal of Knowledge Management. 23, 10, p. 1925-1948 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of irradiation source setups and indirect phototransformation: Kinetic aspects and the formation of transformation products of weakly sunlight-absorbing pesticides
Hensen, B., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 10.12.2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 695, 133808.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"Doing" Sustainability Assessment in Different Consumption and Production Contexts-Lessons from Case Study Comparison
Engelmann, T., Fischer, D., Lörchner, M., Bowry, J. & Rohn, H., 09.12.2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 24, 25 p., 7041.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Human-carnivore relations: Conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West
Expósito-Granados, M., Castro, A. J., Lozano, J., Aznar-Sanchez, J. A., Carter, N. H., Requena-Mullor, J. M., Malo, A. F., Olszańska, A., Morales-Reyes, Z., Moleón, M., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Fischer, J. & Martín-López, B., 06.12.2019, In: Environmental Research Letters. 14, 12, 14 p., 123005.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Democratic innovation and environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E. & Jager, N. W., 05.12.2019, Handbook of Democratic Innovation and Governance. Elstub, S. & Escobar, O. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 324-338 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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A process-oriented framework of competencies for sustainability entrepreneurship
Foucrier, T. & Wiek, A., 02.12.2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 24, 18 p., 7250.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Cultural adaptation of internet interventions for refugees: Results from a user experience study in Germany
Spanhel, K., Schweizer, J. S., Wirsching, D., Lehr, D., Baumeister, H., Bengel, J. & Sander, L., 01.12.2019, In: Internet Interventions. 18, 13 p., 100252.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Drivers of productivity and its temporal stability in a tropical tree diversity experiment
Schnabel, F., Schwarz, J. A., Danescu, A., Fichtner, A., Nock, C., Bauhus, J. & Potvin, C., 01.12.2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 12, p. 4257-4272 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Dynamic norms drive sustainable consumption: Norm-based nudging helps café customers to avoid disposable to-go-cups
Loschelder, D. D., Siepelmeyer, H., Fischer, D. & Rubel, J. A., 01.12.2019, In: Journal of Economic Psychology. 75, Part A, 102146.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Es geht auch anders! Nachhaltigkeitspioniere krempeln die Smartphone-Branche um
Revellio, F. & Norris, S., 01.12.2019, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 4, p. 102-104 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer