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.
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Adolescent growth: Genes, hormones and the peer group. Proceedings of the 20th aschauer Soiree, held at Glücksburg Castle, Germany, 15th to 17th November 2013
Hermanussen, M., Meitinger, T., Veldhuis, J. D., Low, M. J., Pfäffle, R., Staub, K., Panczak, R., Groth, D., Brabec, M., Von Salisch, M., Loh, C. P. A., Tassenaar, V., Scheffler, C., Mumm, R., Godina, E., Lehmann, A., Tutkuviene, J., Gervickaite, S., Nierop, A. F. M., Holmgren, A., Aßmann, C., Van Buuren, S., Koziel, S., Zadzińska, E., Varela-Silva, I., Vignerová, J., Salama, E., El-Shabrawi, M., Huijic, A., Satake, T. & Bogin, B., 03.2014, In: Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews. 11, 3, p. 341-353 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Bat pest control contributes to food security in Thailand
Wanger, T. C., Darras, K., Bumrungsri, S., Tscharntke, T. & Klein, A. M., 03.2014, In: Biological Conservation. 171, p. 220-223 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Do wild bees complement honeybee pollination of confection sunflowers in Israel?
Pisanty, G., Klein, A.-M. & Mandelik, Y., 03.2014, In: Apidologie. 45, 2, p. 235-247 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of anthropogenic disturbances on soil microbial communities in oak forests persist for more than 100 years
Fichtner, A., Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Wilken, C. & Gutknecht, J., 03.2014, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 70, p. 79-87 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erdsystem, Klima und globale Stoffkreisläufe
Palm, W.-U. & Urban, B., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 213-257 45 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Host plant availability potentially limits butterfly distributions under cold environmental conditions
Hanspach, J., Schweiger, O., Kühn, I., Plattner, M., Pearman, P. B., Zimmermann, N. E. & Settele, J., 03.2014, In: Ecography. 37, 3, p. 301-308 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kommunikation, Partizipation und digitale Medien: Partizipation
Newig, J., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 381-397 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Methoden und Methodologie in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Lang, D. J., Rode, H. & von Wehrden, H., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Michelsen, G. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 115-144 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Pathogen induced disturbance and succession in temperate forests: Evidence from a 100-year data set in southern Sweden
Brunet, J., Bukina, Y., Hedwall, P.-O., Holmström, E. & Oheimb, G., 03.2014, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 15, 2, p. 114-121 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Physicochemical properties and biodegradability of organically functionalized colloidal silica particles in aqueous environment
Schneider, M., Meder, F., Haiß, A., Treccani, L., Rezwan, K. & Kümmerer, K., 03.2014, In: Chemosphere. 99, p. 96-101 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant diversity effects on pollinating and herbivorous insects can be linked to plant stoichiometry
Abbas, M., Klein, A. M., Ebeling, A., Oelmann, Y., Ptacnik, R., Weisser, W. W. & Hillebrand, H., 03.2014, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 15, 2, p. 169-178 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pollination and Plant Resources Change the Nutritional Quality of Almonds for Human Health
Brittain, C., Kremen, C., Garber, A. K. & Klein, A.-M., 27.02.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 2, 7 p., e90082.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Three-Tiered Leuphana Model of Student Support
Balsam, R., Newig, J. & Seifert, A., 20.02.2014, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Umweltkommunikation (INFU), 14 p. (INFU - Diskussionsbeiträge; no. 39/14).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation of SMEs: A Systematic Review
Klewitz, J. & Hansen, E. G., 15.02.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 65, p. 57-75 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Using the Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix to synthesize biofuel and bioenergy impact assessment results: The example of medium scale bioenergy heat options
Upham, P. & Smith, B., 15.02.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 65, p. 261-269 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anpassung an regionale Klimafolgen kommunizieren: Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven
Beese, K. (Editor), Fekkak, M. (Editor), Katz, C. (Editor), Körner, C. (Editor) & Molitor, H. (Editor), 13.02.2014, München: Oekom Verlag. 517 p. (Klimawandel in Regionen zukunftsfähig gestalten : Klimzug; vol. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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archiDART: a R package allowing root system architecture analysis using Data Analysis of Root Tracings (DART) output files
Delory, B., Baudson, C., Brostaux, Y., Pagès, L., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 07.02.2014, Book of short abstracts, poster presentations: 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, p. 14 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Development of an ex-vitro system allowing plant-bacteria interactions through VOCs in the context of water stress
Mendaluk - Saunier de Cazenave, M., Baudson, C., Delory, B., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 07.02.2014, Book of short abstracts, poster presentations: 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, p. 98 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Multi-level Governance, Policy Implementation and Participation: The EU’s Mandated Participatory Planning Approach to Implementing Environmental Policy
Newig, J. & Koontz, T. M., 07.02.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 2, p. 248-267 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantitative gas chromatography - mass spectrometry profiling of volatile organic compounds produced by barley (Hordeum distichon L.) roots according to plant age
Delory, B., Delaplace, P., du Jardin, P. & Fauconnier, M.-L., 07.02.2014, Book of short abstracts, Poster presentations: 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, p. 82 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Identification of phototransformation products of thalidomide and mixture toxicity assessment: An experimental and quantitative structural activity relationships (QSAR) approach
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Toolaram, A. P., Menz, J., Leder, C., Schneider, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.02.2014, In: Water Research. 49, 1, p. 11-22 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bird community responses to the edge between suburbs and reserves
Ikin, K., Barton, P. S., Knight, E., Lindenmayer, D. B., Fischer, J. & Manning, A. D., 02.2014, In: Oecologia. 174, 2, p. 545-557 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Economic Analysis for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment: Synthesis and Scenario Valuation of Changes in Ecosystem Services
Bateman, I. J., Harwood, A. R., Abson, D., Andrews, B., Crowe, A., Dugdale, S., Fezzi, C., Foden, J., Hadley, D., Haines-Young, R., Hulme, M. F., Kontoleon, A., Munday, P., Pascual, U., Paterson, J. S., Perino, G., Sen, A., Siriwardena, G. M. & Termansen, M., 02.2014, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 57, 2, p. 273-297 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Energy in low carbon cities and social learning: A process for defining priority research questions with UK stakeholders
Martin, C. J., Taylor, P. G., Upham, P., Ghiasi, G., Bale, C. S. E., James, H., Owen, A., Gale, W. F., Slack, R. J. & Helmer, S., 02.2014, In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 10, p. 149-160 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hochwasser- und Küstenschutz in Deutschland
Brinkmann, B. & Heinrichs, H., 02.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 501-522 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Mixed afforestation of young subtropical trees promotes nitrogen acquisition and retention
Lang, A. C., von Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Yang, B., Ma, K., Trogisch, S. & Bruelheide, H., 02.2014, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 51, 1, p. 224-233 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltige Kommunalverwaltung
Kirst, E., Trockel, S. & Heinrichs, H., 02.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 549-566 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Heinrichs, H. (Editor) & Michelsen, G. (Editor), 02.2014, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum. 608 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Education
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Öffentliche Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung: Politik und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Heinrichs, H., 02.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 279-289 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Pressure effects on activity and selectivity of Candida rugosa lipase in organic solvents
Herbst, D., Peper, S., Fernández, J. F., Ruck, W. & Niemeyer, B., 02.2014, In: Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 100, p. 104-110 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes functional dissimilarity and maintains functional richness despite species loss in predator assemblages
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Durka, W., Michalski, S. G., Purschke, O. & Aßmann, T., 02.2014, In: Oecologia. 174, 2, p. 533-543 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Valuing Climate Change Effects Upon UK Agricultural GHG Emissions: Spatial Analysis of a Regulating Ecosystem Service
Abson, D., Termansen, M., Pascual, U., Aslam, U., Fezzi, C. & Bateman, I. J., 02.2014, In: Environmental and Resource Economics. 57, 2, p. 215-231 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wende zur Nachhaltigkeit: Warum wir mehr Forschung für die Menschen mit den Menschen brauchen
Niebert, K., 02.2014, In: Umwelt Aktuell. 2, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Cradle to Cradle®. From recycling building components to up-cycllng buildings. Adapting to accelerated building cycles
Mulhall, D. & Braungart, M., 30.01.2014, A New Dynamic: Effective Business in a Circular Economy . Webster, K., Bleriot, J., Johnson, C. & Foundation, E. M. (eds.). London: Ellen McArthur Foundation Publishing, p. 75-86 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Corticosterone mediates carry-over effects between breeding and migration in the kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Schultner, J., Moe, B., Chastel, O., Tartu, S., Bech, C. & Kitaysky, A. S., 27.01.2014, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 496, p. 125-133 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Understanding the Greenhouse Effect by Embodiment: Analysing and Using Students' and Scientists' Conceptual Resources
Niebert, K. & Gropengießer, H., 22.01.2014, In: International Journal of Science Education. 36, 2, p. 277-303 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Measurement of vapor pressures of selected PBDEs, hexabromobenzene, and 1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane at elevated temperatures
Kuramochi, H., Takigami, H., Scheringer, M. & Sakai, S.-I., 09.01.2014, In: Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 59, 1, p. 8-15 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emissions of polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans during 2010 and 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland
Bogdal, C., Müller, C. E., Buser, A. M., Wang, Z., Scheringer, M., Gerecke, A. C., Schmid, P., Zennegg, M., Macleod, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 07.01.2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 1, p. 482-490 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interannual variation in land-use intensity enhances grassland multidiversity
Allan, E., Bossdorf, O., Dormann, C. F., Prati, D., Gossner, M. M., Tscharntke, T., Blüthgen, N., Bellach, M., Birkhofer, K., Boch, S., Böhm, S., Börschig, C., Chatzinotas, A., Christ, S., Daniel, R., Diekötter, T., Fischer, C., Friedl, T., Glaser, K., Hallmann, C., Hodac, L., Hölzel, N., Jung, K., Klein, A. M., Klaus, V. H., Kleinebecker, T., Krauss, J., Lange, M., Morris, E. K., Müller, J., Nacke, H., Pašalić, E., Rillig, M. C., Rothenwöhrer, C., Schall, P., Scherber, C., Schulze, W., Socher, S. A., Steckel, J., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Türke, M., Weiner, C. N., Werner, M., Westphal, C., Wolters, V., Wubet, T., Gockel, S., Gorke, M., Hemp, A., Renner, S. C., Schöning, I., Pfeiffer, S., König-Ries, B., Buscot, F., Linsenmair, K. E., Schulze, E. D., Weisser, W. W. & Fischer, M., 07.01.2014, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). 111, 1, p. 308-313 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Estimation of phosphorus export from a Mediterranean agricultural catchment with scarce data
Gassmann, M., Brito, D. & Olsson, O., 02.01.2014, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 59, 1, p. 221–233 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Degradation of β-blockers in hospital wastewater by means of ozonation and Fe2+/ozonation
Wilde, M. L., Montipó, S. & Martins, A. F., 01.01.2014, In: Water Research. 48, 1, p. 280-295 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Developed materials for thermal energy storage: synthesis and characterization
Druske, M.-M., Fopah Lele, A., Korhammer, K., Rammelberg, H., Wegscheider, N., Ruck, W. & Schmidt, T., 01.01.2014, In: Energy Procedia. 61, p. 96-99 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Dissipation and recycling: What losses, what dissipation impacts, and what recycling options?
Yarime, M., Carliell-Marquet, C., Hellums, D. T., Kalmykova, Y., Lang, D. J., Bao Le, Q., Malley, D., Morf, L. S., Matsubae, K., Matsuo, M., Ohtake, H., Omlin, A. P., Petzet, S., Scholz, R. W., Shiroyama, H., Ulrich, A. E. & Watts, P., 01.01.2014, Sustainable Phosphorus Management: A Global Transdisciplinary Roadmap. Scholz, R. W., Roy, A. H., Brand, F. S., Hellums, D. T. & Ulrich, A. E. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 247-274 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Diversity, threats and conservation of European wood-pastures
Bergmeier, E. & Röllig, M., 01.01.2014, European Wood-pastures in Transition: A social-ecological approach. Hartel, T. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 19-38 20 p. 2Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Educating Change Agents for Sustainability: Learnings from the First Sustainability Management Master of Business Administration
Hesselbarth, C. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 62, 1, p. 24-36 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emerging Areas in Research on Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Management education, sustainable consumption and perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe
Adomßent, M., Fischer, D., Godemann, J., Otte, I., Rieckmann, M., Timm, J.-M. & Herzig, C., 01.01.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 62, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forest Islands in an Agricultural Sea
Klein, A.-M., Boreux, V. E., Bauhus, J., Chappell, M. J., Fischer, J. & Philpott, S. M., 01.01.2014, Global Forest Fragmentation. Kettle, C. J. & Koh, L. P. (eds.). Wallingford: CAB International, p. 79-95 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Hydrograph analysis and basef low separation
Aksoy, H., Wittenberg, H. & Eris, E., 01.01.2014, Handbook of Engineering Hydrology: Fundamentals and Applications. Eslamian, S. (ed.). CRC Press, p. 311-328 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Influences of entrainers to engine oil to improve the drag-out of biodiesel: Experiments and simulations
Mäder, A., Zimon, A., Fleischmann, A., Munack, A., Ruck, W. & Krahl, J., 01.01.2014, In: Fuel. 117, PART A, p. 488-498 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review