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.
- 2018
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A social-ecological typology of rangelands based on rainfall variability and farming type
Engler, J.-O., Abson, D. J., Feller, R., Hanspach, J. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 148, p. 65 - 73 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Sustainability Agenda for Tropical Marine Science
Partelow, S., Schlüter, A., von Wehrden, H., Jänig, M. & Senff, P., 01.01.2018, In: Conservation Letters. 11, 1, 15 p., e12351.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Biodiversity-multifunctionality relationships depend on identity and number of measured functions
Meyer, S. T., Ptacnik, R., Hillebrand, H., Bessler, H., Buchmann, N., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Engels, C., Fischer, M., Halle, S., Klein, A. M., Oelmann, Y., Roscher, C., Rottstock, T., Scherber, C., Scheu, S., Schmid, B., Schulze, E. D., Temperton, V. M., Tscharntke, T., Voigt, W., Weigelt, A., Wilcke, W. & Weisser, W. W., 01.01.2018, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2, 1, p. 44-49 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Chancen für erneuerbare Energien in Wärmenetzen
Bickel, M. W., Soetebeer, I., Neidig, P. & Schneidewind, U., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 190-192 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Climate Change May Trigger Broad Shifts in North America's Pacific Coastal Rainforests
DellaSala, D. A., Brandt, P., Koopman, M., Leonard, J., Meisch, C., Herzog, P., Alaback, P., Goldstein, M. I., Jovan, S., MacKinnon, A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene: Volume 2: Climate Change. Dellasala, D. A. & Goldstein, M. I. (eds.). Oxford: Elsevier B.V., Vol. 1-5. p. 233-244 12 p. (Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Coffee management and the conservation of forest bird diversity in southwestern Ethiopia
Rodrigues, P., Shumi, G., Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2018, In: Biological Conservation. 217, 1, p. 131-139 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, (2018), 110, 1, (177-193), 10.1007/s10705-017-9883-5)
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 195-196 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Effectiveness of Web- and Mobile-Based Treatment of Subthreshold Depression With Adherence-Focused Guidance: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Ebert, D. D., Buntrock, C., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Riper, H., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P. & Berking, M., 01.01.2018, In: Behavior Therapy. 49, 1, p. 71-83 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for climatic changes around the Matuyama-Brunhes Boundary (MBB) inferred from a multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental study of the GBY#2 core, Jordan River Valley, Israel
Proborukmi, M. S., Urban, B., Mischke, S., Mienis, H. K., Melamed, Y., Dupont-Nivet, G., Jourdan, F. & Goren-Inbar, N., 01.01.2018, In: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 489, p. 166-185 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global assessment of the non-equilibrium theory of rangelands: Revisited and refined
Engler, J. O. & von Wehrden, H., 01.01.2018, In: Land Use Policy. 70, p. 479 - 484 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ingenieurökologische Sanierungsansätze für den Bederkesaer See
Schneider, P., Reincke, H., Ochmann, S., Majrada, H., Jakob, M. & Seewald, M., 01.01.2018, In: Wasserwirtschaft. 108, 1, p. 23-29 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jointly experimenting for transformation? Shaping real-world laboratories by comparing them
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Caniglia, G., Bergmann, M., Wanner, M., Singer-Brodowski, M., Loorbach, D., Olsson, P., Baedeker, C. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, p. 85-96 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsgestaltung
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, Hamburger Klimabericht: Wissen über Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen in Hamburg und Norddeutschland. von Storch, H., Meinke, I. & Claußen, M. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Konfliktfeld „neue Gentechnik“: Regulierung landwirtschaftlicher Biotechnologien zwischen Innovation und Vorsorge
Friedrich, B. & Hackfort, S. K., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 211-215 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Labs in the real world: Advancing transdisciplinary research and sustainability transformation: Mapping the field and emerging lines of inquiry
Schäpke, N., Bergmann, M., Stelzer, F. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, Supplement 1, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making Collective Learning Coherent: An Adaptive Approach to the Practice of Transdisciplinary Pedagogy
Clarke, E. & Ashhurst, C., 01.01.2018, Transdisciplinary Theory, Practice and Education: The Art of Collaborative Research and Collective Learning. Fam, D., Neuhauser, L. & Gibbs, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Cham: Springer Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 151-165 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Measuring what matters in sustainable consumption: an integrative framework for the selection of relevant behaviors
Geiger, S., Fischer, D. & Schrader, U., 01.01.2018, In: Sustainable Development. 26, 1, p. 18–33 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Narrations of Sustainability How to Tell the Story of the Socio-Ecological Transformation
Fischer, D., Schaefer, T. & Borner, J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 3, p. 334-336 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scalable capacity-building for geographically dispersed learners: Designing the MOOC "Sustainable Energy in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)"
Wolf, F., Seyfarth, F. C. & Pflaum, E., 01.01.2018, Open and Distance Learning Initiatives for Sustainable Development. Pandey, U. C. & Indrakanti, V. (eds.). IGI Global Publishing, p. 58-83 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 177-193 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stakeholder Engagement for Corporate Sustainability: A Comparative Analysis of B2C and B2B Companies
Johnson, M., Redlbacher, F. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2018, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 25, 4, p. 659-673 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strengthening the transformative impulse while mainstreaming real-world labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs: Lessons learned from three years of BaWü-Labs
Schäpke, N., Wagner, F., Parodi, O. & Meier-Soylu, S., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 262-264 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sufficiency as policy: necessity, possibilities and limitations
Spengler, L., 01.01.2018, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 327 p. (Umweltsoziologie; vol. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Sustainability Science with Ozzy Osbourne, Julia Roberts and Ai Weiwei: The Potential of Arts-Based Research for Sustainable Development
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 132-137 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainable chemistry and the international sustainable chemistry collaborative centre ISC 3
Elschami, M., Kümmerer, K. & Schneidewind, U., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 2, p. 247-249 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The economic drivers and consequences of agricultural specialization
Abson, D. J., 01.01.2018, Agroecosystem Diversity: Reconciling Contemporary Agriculture and Environmental Quality. Lemaire, G., Carvalho, P., Kronberg, S. & Recous, S. (eds.). Academic Press Inc., p. 301-315 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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When Individual Preferences Defy Sustainability — Can Merit Good Arguments Close the Gap?
Hoberg, N. & Strunz, S., 01.01.2018, In: Ecological Economics. 143, p. 286-293 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ziele, Strukturen, Wirkungen transformativer Forschung
Stelzer, F., Becker, S., Timm, J.-M., Adomßent, M., Simon, K.-H., Schneidewind, U., Renn, O., Lang, D. J. & Ernst, A., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, 4, p. 405-408 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Continental mapping of forest ecosystem functions reveals a high but unrealised potential for forest multifunctionality.
van der Plas, F., Ratcliffe, S., Ruiz-Benito, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Verheyen, K., Wirth, C., de Zavala, M. A., Ampoorter, E., Baeten, L., Barbaro, L., Bastias, C. C., Bauhus, J., Benavides, R., Benneter, A., Bonal, D., Bouriaud, O., Bruelheide, H., Bussotti, F., Carnol, M., Castagneyrol, B., Charbonnier, Y., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Dahlgren, J., Checko, E., Coppi, A., Dawud, S. M., Deconchat, M., De Smedt, P., de Wandeler, H., Domisch, T., Finér, L., Fotelli, M., Gessler, A., Granier, A., Grossiord, C., Guyot, V., Haase, J., Hättenschwiler, S., Jactel, H., Jaroszewicz, B., Joly, F.-X., Jucker, T., Kambach, S., Kaendler, G., Kattge, J., Koricheva, J., Kunstler, G., Lehtonen, A., Liebergesell, M., Manning, P., Milligan, H., Müller, S., Muys, B., Nguyen, D., Nock, C., Ohse, B., Paquette, A., Penuelas, J., Pollastrini, M., Radoglou, K., Raulund-Rasmussen, K., Roger, F., Seidl, R., Selvi, F., Stenlid, J., Valladares, F., van Keer, J., Vesterdal, L., Fischer, M., Gamfeldt, L. & Allan, E., 01.2018, In: Ecology Letters. 21, 1, p. 31-42 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wie teuer wird die Medizin im Wasser?
Kümmerer, K., 01.2018, In: Zweitausend50. 1, p. 70-73 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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§ 100 Allgemeine Übergangsvorschriften
Schomerus, C.-T., Maly, C. & Meister, M., 2018, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J., Cosack, T., Hennig, B. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). 5. Aufl. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1897-1935 39 p. (Berliner Kommentar).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 104 Weitere Übergangsbestimmungen
Schomerus, C.-T., Maly, C. & Meister, M., 2018, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz: Kommentar. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J., Cosack, T., Hennig, B. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). 5. Aufl. ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1973-1986 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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Abflussverhältnisse steuern die Retention von Pestiziden und hydrologischen Tracern in Feuchtflächen
Lange, J., Greiwe, J., Müller, B., Hensen, B., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 2018, Forum für Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung 39.18: M³ - Messen, Modellieren, Managen in Hydrologie und Wasserressourcenbewirtschaftung: Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie am 22./23. März 2018 an der Technischen Universität Dresden . Schütze, N., Müller, U., Schwarze, R., Wöhling, T. & Grundmann, J. (eds.). Fachgemeinschaft Hydrologische Wissenschaften (FgHW), Vol. 39.18. p. 271-280 10 p. (Forum für Hydrologie und Wasserbe wirtschaftung; vol. 39.18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Accounting for Sustainability: Asia Pacific Perspectives
Lee, K.-H. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2018, Cham: Springer International Publishing. 305 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 33)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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A focus group for operationalizing software sustainability with the MEASURE platform
Condori-Fernandez, N., Bagnato, A. & Kern, E., 2018, In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings. 2286, p. 7-18 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Anforderungen an ein digitales Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement für Existenzgründer
Ducki, A., Boß, L., Behrendt, D. & Janneck, M., 2018, Digitales Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement. Matusiewicz, D. & Kaiser, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 369-385 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Arbeit und Leben: Das Themenfeld Arbeit und Leben für die Klassenstufen 3-6
Offen, S. & Löw Beer, D., 2018, Hamburg: Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Hamburg. 73 p. (Globales Lernen)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer
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Asia Pacific Perspectives on Accounting for Sustainability: An Introduction
Lee, K.-H. & Schaltegger, S., 2018, Accounting for Sustainability : Asia Pacific Perspectives. Lee, K.-H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 1-8 8 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 33).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of Competencies for Sustainability in Secondary Education in Mexico
Rodríguez-Aboytes, J. G. & Nieto-Caraveo, L. M., 2018, Sustainable Development Research and Practice in Mexico and Selected Latin American Countries. Filho, W. L., Noyola-Cherpitel, R., Medellin-Milan, P. & Vargas, V. R. (eds.). Cham: Springer Verlag, p. 199-216 18 p. (World Sustainability Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Ausgewählte Schriften. 7 Bde. Hrsg. v. U. Nothelle-Wildfeuer u. J. Althammer. Bd. 4: Arbeit – Eigentum – Mitbestimmung
Oermann, N. O., 2018, In: Theologische Literaturzeitung. 2018, 7, p. 829-831 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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Bachelor Betriebswirtschaftslehre im Wandel: Integration der verantwortungsvollen Managementausbildung in die akademische Bildung
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., Hetze, K. & Klapper, R., 2018, CSR und Hochschulmanagement: Sustainable Education als neues Paradigma in Forschung und Lehre. Raueisen, M. & Kolb, M. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Gabler Verlag, p. 46-67 21 p. (Management-Reihe Corporate Social Responsibility).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Berufliche Handlungsanforderungen im Fokus der Hochschuldidaktik eines inklusiven Sachunterrichts
Offen, S., 2018, Handeln im Sachunterricht: Jahresband GDSU 2017. Hartinger, A., Heinrich-Dönges, A., Franz, U., Giest, H. & Reinhoffer, B. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 215-222 8 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Bewertung der Nachhaltigkeit von Software: Entwicklung einer Umweltkennzeichnung
Kern, E., Guldner, A. & Naumann, S., 2018, Nachhaltige Betriebliche Umweltinformationssysteme. Arndt, H.-K., Gomez, J. M., Wohlgemuth, V., Lehmann, S. & Pleshkanovska, R. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 9-19 11 p. (Nachhaltige Betriebliche Umweltinformationssysteme).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Deutschland: vom Projekt zur Struktur?
Stoltenberg, U. & Fischer, D., 2018, Perspektive wechseln. : Jahrbuch Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 76–89Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum durch Achtsamkeit: toolkit #9
Fritzsche, J., Fischer, D., Böhme, T. & Grossman, P., 2018, Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 44 p. (Images and Objects - Active Learning Methodology; vol. 9)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Burnout und chronischer beruflicher Stress: Ein Ratgeber für Betroffene und Angehörige
Hillert, A., Koch, S. & Lehr, D., 2018, 1 ed. Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag. 89 p. (Ratgeber zur Reihe Fortschritte der Psychotherapie; vol. 39)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Chancen för erneuerbare Energien in Wärmenetzen: Bericht vom Leuphana Energieforum 2017
Bickel, M. W., Soetebeer, I. & Neidig, P., 2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 190-192 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative entrepreneurship for sustainability. Creating solutions in light of the UN sustainable development goals
Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M. & Hockerts, K., 2018, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 10, 2, p. 131-152 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Concepts: How participation leads to effective environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Kochskämper, E., 2018, Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation. Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 11-27 17 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Das Glocal Curriculum - Ergebnisse und Erfahrungen aus der Leuphanafür die Leuphana
John, B. & Caniglia, G., 2018, Die Rolle der Universität in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft im Wandel. Henkel, A., Hobuß, S., Jamme, C. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). 1. ed. Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag, p. 188-192 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer