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.
- 2024
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Predicting Effects of a Digital Stress Intervention for Patients With Depressive Symptoms: Development and Validation of Meta-Analytic Prognostic Models Using Individual Participant Data
Harrer, M., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Heber, E., Lehr, D., Kessler, R. C. & Ebert, D. D., 01.04.2024, In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 92, 4, p. 226-235 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using density surface models to assess the ecological effectiveness of a protected area network in Tanzania
Giliba, R. A., Kiffner, C., Fust, P. & Loos, J., 01.04.2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 4, 16 p., e4840.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Appraising biocultural approaches to sustainability in the scientific literature in Spanish
Díaz-Reviriego, I., Hanspach, J., Torralba, M., Ortiz-Przychodzka, S., Frias, C. B., Burke, L., García-Martín, M. & Oteros-Rozas, E., 04.2024, In: Ambio. 53, 4, p. 499-516 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Corporate change agents for sustainability: Transforming organizations from the inside out
Schaltegger, S., Girschik, V., Trittin-Ulbrich, H., Weissbrod, I. & Daudigeos, T., 04.2024, In: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility. 33, 2, p. 145-156 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term drought triggers severe declines in carabid beetles in a temperate forest
Weiss, F., von Wehrden, H. & Linde, A., 04.2024, In: Ecography. 2024, 4, 17 p., e07020.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jane Essex, Inclusive and Accessibe Secondary Science: How to Teach Science Effectively to Students with Additional or Special Needs (Book Review)
Hofer, E., 29.03.2024, In: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal. 14, 1, p. 247-251 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Adaptive Planung kontextorientierten Naturwissenschaftsunterrichts
Hüfner, S. & Abels, S., 18.03.2024, In: PFLB: PraxisForschungLehrer*innenBildung . 6, 2, p. 43-62 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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“Dann verfügen wir über Instrumente…”: Äußerungsbefugnisse von Mitgliedern der EU-Kommission
Bartmann, E. & Kisczio, C., 18.03.2024, 3 p. Junge Wissenschaft im Öffentlichen Recht e.V.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research › peer-review
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Gaining deep leverage? Reflecting and shaping real-world lab impacts through leverage points
Schäpke, N., Beecroft, R., Wanner, M., Wagner, F., Rhodius, R., Laborgne, P. & Parodi, O., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 116-124 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Impacts beyond experimentation - Conceptualising emergent impacts from long-term real-world laboratory processes
Bernert, P., Weiser, A., Kampfmann, T. & Lang, D. J., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 18-25 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of real-world labs in sustainability transformations: Forms of impacts, creation strategies, challenges, and methodological advances
Schäpke, N., Wagner, F., Beecroft, R., Rhodius, R., Laborgne, P., Wanner, M. & Parodi, O., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, p. 4-9 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Impacts of urban real-world labs: Insights from a co-evaluation process informed by structuration theory in Wuppertal-Mirke
Wanner, M., Augenstein, K., von Wirth, T. & Lang, D. J., 16.03.2024, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33, Supplement 1, p. 102-109 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeitsprüfungen in kleinen und mittleren Kommunen: Gestaltungsoptionen für die Implementation in Kommunen
Redenius, P., Gromball, L. E. & Heinrichs, H., 15.03.2024, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), p. 1-8, 8 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 6).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Effectiveness of One Videoconference-Based Exposure and Response Prevention Session at Home in Adjunction to Inpatient Treatment in Persons With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Nonrandomized Study
Voderholzer, U., Meule, A., Koch, S., Pfeuffer, S., Anna-Lena, N., Lehr, D. & Zisler, E. M., 13.03.2024, In: JMIR Mental Health. 11, 1, 12 p., e52790.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Institutional Proxy Representatives of Future Generations: A Comparative Analysis of Types and Design Features
Rose, M., 08.03.2024, In: Politics and Governance. 12, p. 1-21 21 p., 7745.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Change in sustainability conceptions: A mixed-methods study of undergraduates' learning processes and outcomes
Sundermann, A., 07.03.2024, Lüneburg: Medien- und Informationszentrum, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. 215 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Dissertations
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Two-way NxP fertilisation experiment on barley (Hordeum vulgare) reveals shift from additive to synergistic N-P interactions at critical phosphorus fertilisation level
Clayton, J., Lemanski, K., Solbach, M. D., Temperton, V. M. & Bonkowski, M., 05.03.2024, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 15, 12 p., 1346729.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of environmental biodegradability of cellulose-based pharmaceutical excipients in aqueous media
Bading, M., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.03.2024, In: Chemosphere. 352, 8 p., 141298.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An archetype analysis of sustainability innovations in Biosphere Reserves: Insights for assessing transformative potential
Dabard, C. H., Mann, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.03.2024, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 153, 25 p., 103674.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing collaboration, knowledge exchange, and stakeholder agency in coastal governance to enhance climate resilience
Rölfer, L., Celliers, L., Fernandes, M., Rivers, N., Snow, B. & Abson, D. J., 01.03.2024, In: Regional Environmental Change. 24, 1, 15 p., 6.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A trainable object finder, selector and identifier for pollen, spores and other things: A step towards automated pollen recognition in lake sediments
Theuerkauf, M., Siradze, N. & Gillert, A., 01.03.2024, In: Holocene. 34, 3, p. 297-305 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Canopy structure influences arthropod communities within and beyond tree identity effects: Insights from combining LiDAR data, insecticidal fogging and machine learning regression modelling
Wildermuth, B., Penanhoat, A., Sennhenn-Reulen, H., Matevski, D., Drescher, J., Aubry-Kientz, M., Seidel, D. & Schuldt, A., 01.03.2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 160, 12 p., 111901.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Improving the representation of smallholder farmers’ adaptive behaviour in agent-based models: Learning-by-doing and social learning
Apetrei, C. I., Strelkovskii, N., Khabarov, N. & Javalera Rincón, V., 01.03.2024, In: Ecological Modelling. 489, 18 p., 110609.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ReSurveyEurope: A database of resurveyed vegetation plots in Europe
ReSurveyEurope, Knollová, I., Chytrý, M., Bruelheide, H., Dullinger, S., Haider, S. & Härdtle, W., 01.03.2024, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 35, 2, 18 p., e13235.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A trait-based framework linking the soil metabolome to plant–soil feedbacks
Delory, B. M., Callaway, R. M. & Semchenko, M., 03.2024, In: New Phytologist. 241, 5, p. 1910-1921 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Broad values as the basis for understanding deliberation about protected area management
Goodson, D. J., van Riper, C. J., Andrade, R., Stewart, W., Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Raymond, C. M., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 449-467 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From pre-processing to advanced dynamic modeling of pupil data
Fink, L., Simola, J., Tavano, A., Lange, E., Wallot, S. & Laeng, B., 03.2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 3, p. 1376-1412 37 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector
Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keßler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 03.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 2, p. 469-488 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The relevance of international restoration principles for ecosystem restoration practice in Rwanda
Frietsch, M., Fischer, J., Kaplin, B. A. & Martín-López, B., 03.2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 3, 11 p., e14085.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co-determine multitrophic ecosystem functions
Yi, H., Eisenhauer, N., Austen, J. C., Rebollo, R., Ray, T., Bönisch, E., von Oheimb, G., Fichtner, A., Schuldt, A., Patoine, G. & Ferlian, O., 03.2024, In: Journal of Ecology. 112, 3, p. 528-546 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Are web-based stress management interventions effective as an indirect treatment for depression? An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomised trials
Harrer, M., Nixon, P., Sprenger, A. A., Heber, E., Boß, L., Heckendorf, H., Buntrock, C., Ebert, D. D. & Lehr, D., 13.02.2024, In: BMJ mental health. 27, 1, 8 p., e300846.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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United we stand: A principle-based negotiation training for collective bargaining
Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Hüffmeier, J. & Trötschel, R., 13.02.2024, In: International Journal of Conflict Management. 35, 2, p. 427-452 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable chemistry and food systems lessons-the same procedure as every year?
Zuin Zeidler, V. G., 09.02.2024, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 383, 6683, eado2352.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Homo sapiens reached the higher latitudes of Europe by 45,000 years ago
Mylopotamitaki, D., Weiss, M., Fewlass, H., Zavala, E. I., Rougier, H., Sümer, A. P., Hajdinjak, M., Smith, G. M., Ruebens, K., Sinet-Mathiot, V., Pederzani, S., Essel, E., Harking, F. S., Xia, H., Hansen, J., Kirchner, A., Lauer, T., Stahlschmidt, M., Hein, M., Talamo, S., Wacker, L., Meller, H., Dietl, H., Orschiedt, J., Olsen, J. V., Zeberg, H., Prüfer, K., Krause, J., Meyer, M., Welker, F., McPherron, S. P., Schüler, T. & Hublin, J. J., 08.02.2024, In: Nature. 626, 7998, p. 341-346 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arbeitsräume hacken: Persönlichen Transformationen gemeinsam Raum geben
Konrad, T. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 145-163 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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CULTURAL TENSIONS AND VALUES-ACTION GAPS IN SUSTAINABILITY-ORIENTED INNOVATION: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC INQUIRY
Breuer, H. & Ivanov, K., 01.02.2024, In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 28, 1-2, 31 p., 2450005.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung: Warum hacken?
Hochmann, L. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 11-23 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Fazit: Wie hacken?
Hochmann, L. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 403-411 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Fußballvereine hacken: Mit Werteorientierung und Nachhaltigkeit gierige Monster ins Abseits stellen
Möller, S. & Rager, E., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 167-182 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Governing anthropogenic assets for nature’s contributions to people in forests: a policy document analysis
Isaac, R., Hofmann, J., Koegst, J., Schleyer, C. & Martín-López, B., 01.02.2024, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 152, 20 p., 103657.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gründen hacken: Mit kooperativer Gegenkultur und Diversität nachhaltigen Impact ermöglichen
Krome, C. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 89-105 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Handwerk hacken: Mit neuen Arbeitszeiten alte Zöpfe abschneiden
Hansen, J. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 213-221 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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House price expectations
Gohl, N., Haan, P., Michelsen, C. & Weinhardt, F., 01.02.2024, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 218, p. 379-398 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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In the Eye of the Beholder: Stakeholder Perceived Value in Sustainable Business Models
Norris, S., 01.02.2024, In: Long Range Planning. 57, 1, 14 p., 102406.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Koproduktives Stadtmachen als Motor der Quartiersentwicklung? Eine längsschnittliche Konstellationsanalyse in Wuppertal-Mirke
Wanner, M., 01.02.2024, In: Berichte Geographie und Landeskunde. 97, 1-2, p. 103-129 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leaf trait variation within individuals mediates the relationship between tree species richness and productivity
Proß, T., Haider, S., Auge, H. & Bruelheide, H., 01.02.2024, In: Oikos. 2024, 2, 14 p., e10255.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lobbyismus hacken: Gemeinwohlorientierte, transparente und transformative Politikberatung
Möller, S. & Spribille, A., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 313-329 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Low working memory reduces the use of mental contrasting
Timur Sevincer, A., Schröder, A., Plakides, A., Edler, N. & Oettingen, G., 01.02.2024, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 118, 13 p., 103644.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Mother-infant social gaze dynamics relate to infant brain activity and word segmentation
Vanoncini, M., Hoehl, S., Elsner, B., Wallot, S., Boll-Avetisyan, N. & Kayhan, E., 01.02.2024, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 65, 8 p., 101331.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt
Hochmann, L. (Editor) & Möller, S. (Editor), 01.02.2024, München: Oekom Verlag. 418 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research