School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
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.
- 2021
- Published
A leverage points perspective on social networks to understand sustainability transformations: evidence from Southern Transylvania
Lam, D. P. M., Martín-López, B., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 05.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 3, p. 809-826 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biochar decreased rhizodeposits stabilization via opposite effects on bacteria and fungi: diminished fungi-promoted aggregation and enhanced bacterial mineralization
Chen, Z., Kumar, A., Fu, Y., Singh, B. P., Ge, T., Tu, H., Luo, Y. & Xu, J., 05.2021, In: Biology and Fertility of Soils. 57, 4, p. 533-546 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inner transformation to sustainability as a deep leverage point: fostering new avenues for change through dialogue and reflection
Woiwode, C., Schäpke, N., Bina, O., Veciana, S., Kunze, I., Parodi, O., Schweizer-Ries, P. & Wamsler, C., 05.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 3, p. 841-858 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Key advantages of the leverage points perspective to shape human-nature relations
Riechers, M., Loos, J., Balázsi, Á., García-Llorente, M., Bieling, C., Burgos-Ayala, A., Chakroun, L., Mattijssen, T. J. M., Muhr, M. M., Pérez-Ramírez, I., Raatikainen, K. J., Rana, S., Richardson, M., Rosengren, L. & West, S., 05.2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 205-214 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points for sustainability transformations: nine guiding questions for sustainability science and practice
Leventon, J., Abson, D. J. & Lang, D. J., 05.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 3, p. 721-726 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Circular Business Models: OVercoming Barriers, Unleashing Potentials
Schomerus, T., Hansen, E. G., Ahle, U., Alcayaga, A., Blomsma, F., Büchle, D., Denker, A-K., Fichter, K., Fiolka, K., Fröhling, M., Häge, A., Hoffmann, V., Jaeger-Erben, M., Kohl, H., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Nitz, T., Schiller, C., Tauer, R., Tischner, C., Vollkommer, D., Wilhelm, D. & Zefferer, H., 29.04.2021, München: acatech/SYSTEMIQ, 150 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Effects of local neighbourhood diversity on crown structure and productivity of individual trees in mature mixed-species forests
Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Reich, K. F., Bienert, A., Maas, H-G. & von Oheimb, G., 26.04.2021, In: Forest Ecosystems. 8, 1, 12 p., 26.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire
Giorgis, M. A., Zeballos, S. R., Carbone, L., Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Aguilar, R., Ferreras, A. E., Tecco, P. A., Kowaljow, E., Barri, F., Gurvich, D. E., Villagra, P. & Jaureguiberry, P., 23.04.2021, In: Fire Ecology. 17, 1, 20 p., 11.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainability in Higher Education
Barth, M., 21.04.2021, Oxford Bibliographies in "Education". Hynds, A. & Meyer, L. (eds.). Oxford University Press, (Oxford Bibliographies in "Education").Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Hybrid life cycle assessment of an onshore wind farm including direct and indirect services: A case study in Guajira, Colombia
Vélez-Henao, J. A. & Vivanco, D. F., 15.04.2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 284, 112058.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resolving conflicts between people and over time in the transformation toward sustainability: A framework of interdependent conflicts
Majer, J. M., Barth, M., Zhang, H., Treek, M. & Trötschel, R., 15.04.2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 16 p., 623757.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comment on "nomenclature, Chemical Abstracts Service Numbers, Isomer Enumeration, Ring Strain, and Stereochemistry: What Does Any of This Have to Do with an International Chemical Disarmament and Nonproliferation Treaty?"
Rücker, C., Meringer, M. & Wassermann, A., 13.04.2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1465-1467 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Integrating Sustainability into Learning in Chemistry
Wissinger, J. E., Visa, A., Saha, B. B., Matlin, S. A., Mahaffy, P. G., Kümmerer, K. & Cornell, S., 13.04.2021, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 98, 4, p. 1061-1063 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Perspectivas urbano-rurales sobre la circulación de dos frutos silvestres del Bosque Altoandino en sistemas agroalimentarios de Bogotá, Colombia
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Consuegra, C., van der Hammen, M. C. & Pérez, D., 13.04.2021, In: Revista Etnobiología. 19, 1, p. 81-95 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals: An empirical analysis informed by legitimacy theory
Silva, S., 10.04.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 292, 125962.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A change of values is in the air
Fischer, J., 01.04.2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, 4, p. 292-293 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil
Schilling-Vacaflor, A., Lenschow, A., Challies, E., Cotta, B. & Newig, J., 01.04.2021, In: World Development. 140, 12 p., 105281.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Controller als Partner im Nachhaltigkeits-Management
Petersen, H., Lühn, M., Nuzum, A-K., Schaltegger, S. & Wenzig, J., 01.04.2021, In: Controlling & Management Review. 65, 3, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corridors as a tool for linking habitats – Shortcomings and perspectives for plant conservation
Travers, E., Härdtle, W. & Matthies, D., 01.04.2021, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 60, 125974.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrigendum to “Flexible electricity generation, grid exchange and storage for the transition to a 100% renewable energy system in Europe” [Renew. Energy 139 (2019) 80-101]
Child, M., Kemfert, C., Bogdanov, D. & Breyer, C., 01.04.2021, In: Renewable Energy. 167, p. 960 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research