Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
In the professorship, we address three main challenges for the fulfilment of this aspiration:
- Consolidate the epistemological and methodological foundations of transdisciplinary sustainability research.
- Enhance research at the science/society interface that has both scientific and societal relevance.
- Enable students, researchers and societal actors to contribute to societal transformation with local and global impact.
We are rooted/embedded in the Faculty of Sustainability and collaborate with different institutes at Leuphana and research institutions from around the world as well as with different societal actors and institutions from the private and public sector in Lueneburg and beyond.
We creatively combine conceptual and empirical research with the development of new formats and environments.
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Plausibility indications in future scenarios
Wiek, A., Withycombe Keeler, L., Schweizer, V. & Lang, D. J., 2013, In: International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy. 9, 2-4, p. 133-147 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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PoNa als inter- und transdisziplinäres Experiment in der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung
Bergmann, M., Gottschlich, D., Mölders, T. & Schramm, E., 02.2017, Politiken der Naturgestaltung : Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik zwischen Kritik und Vision. Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 243-263 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Poststrukturalismus und Postkolonialismus: Jaques Derridas "Grammatologie" sowie Gilles Deleuzes und Félix Guattaris "Tausend Plateaus"
Angermüller, J. & Leonie, B., 2012, Schlüsselwerke der Postcolonial Studies. Reuter, J. & Karentzos, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 27 - 37 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Practical wisdom and virtue ethics for knowledge co-production in sustainability science
Caniglia, G., Freeth, R., Lüderitz, C., Leventon, J., West, S. P., John, B., Peukert, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Martín-López, B., Fazey, I., Russo, F., von Wirth, T., Schlüter, M. & Vogel, C., 05.2023, In: Nature Sustainability. 6, 5, p. 493-501 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Principles for sustainable urban places: the why, what and how
John, B. & Lüderitz, C., 2015, Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation: Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts. Condie, J. & Cooper, A. M. (eds.). Penrith, N.S.W.: University of Western Sydney, p. 13-18 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning for Sustainable Development
Cörvers, R., Wiek, A., de Kraker, J. & Lang, D. J., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 349-358 10 p. 29Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Projekt RESI senkt die Rückfallquote nach dem Jugendstrafvollzug auf 13 Prozent
Plewig, H-J. & Kohlschmidt, A., 2012, In: Forum Strafvollzug – Zeitschrift für Strafvollzug und Straffälligenhilfe. 61, 6, p. 348-349 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Prospective Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Nanosilver T-shirts
Walser, T., Demou, E., Lang, D. & Hellweg, S., 15.05.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 10, p. 4570-4578 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pushing the Boundaries: Experience-Based Learning in Early Phases of Graduate Sustainability Curricula
Birdman, J. M., Redman, A. & Lang, D. J., 22.01.2021, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22, 2, p. 237-253 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Putting sustainable chemistry and resource use into context: The role of temporal diversity
Weiser, A., Lang, D. J. & Kümmerer, K., 01.06.2017, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 5, p. 105-114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Reallabore als Lernräume: Nachhaltige Stadt- und Kommunalentwicklung
Bürgener, L., Drautz, S. & Lang, D. J., 15.10.2022, In: Politische Ökologie. 40, 170, p. 72-77 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Reallabore im Kontext Transformativer Forschung: Ansatzpunkte zur Konzeption und Einbettung in den internationalen Forschungsstand
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M., Singer-Brodowski, M., Wanner, M., Caniglia, G. & Lang, D. J., 25.02.2017, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 62 p. (IETSR Discussion papers in Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research ; no. 1/2017).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Real-world Laboratories and Transformation Research: Call for Papers: GAIA Open Access Special Issue
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M., Lang, D. J., Wagner, F. & Miller, E., 15.01.2017, In: GAIA. 26, 1, p. 55-57 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Reintegration strategies in a gender perspective
Plewig, H-J., 2007, For a gender perspective within the juvenile justice system. Ciuffo, E., Colla, E., Mastropasqua, I. & Roselletti, B. (eds.). Roma: Carocci, p. 239-242 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Researching collaborative interdisciplinary teams: practices and principles for navigating researcher positionality
Freeth, R. C. & Vilsmaier, U., 15.09.2020, In: Science & Technology Studies. 33, 3, p. 57-72 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Research on the social perception of invasive species: a systematic literature review
Kapitza, K., Zimmermann, H., Martín-López, B. & Wehrden, H. V., 14.03.2019, In: NeoBiota. 43, p. 47-68 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Research pathways to foster transformation: linking sustainability science and social-ecological systems research
Horcea-Milcu, A-I., Martín-López, B., Lam, D. & Lang, D. J., 03.2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 1, 29 p., 13.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Resilienz und Reallabore als Schlüsselkonzepte urbaner Transitionsforschung: Zwölf Thesen
De Flander, K., Hahne, U., Kegler, H., Lang, D. J., Lucas, R., Schneidewind, U., Simon, K-H., Singer-Brodowski, M., Wanner, M. & Wiek, A., 10.10.2014, In: GAIA. 23, 3, p. 284-286 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Rethinking biodiversity governance in European agricultural landscapes: Acceptability of alternative governance scenarios
Velten, S., Schaal, T., Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Hanspach, J., Fischer, J. & Newig, J., 09.2018, In: Land Use Policy. 77, p. 84-93 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scaling the impact of sustainability initiatives: a typology of amplification processes
Lam, D. P. M., Martín-López, B., Wiek, A., Bennett, E. M., Frantzeskaki, N., Horcea-Milcu, A. I. & Lang, D. J., 14.05.2020, In: Urban Transformations. 2, 1, 24 p., 3.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scenarios for the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation at National Level and their Consequences for Emissions from Municipal Waste Incineration
Saner, D., Blumer, Y. B., Lang, D. & Koehler, A., 12.2011, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 57, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scoping Review of Existing Evaluations of Smokeless Tobacco Control Policies: What Is Known About Countries Covered, Level of Jurisdictions, Target Groups Studied, and Instruments Evaluated?
Forberger, S., Khan, Z., Ahmad, F., Frense, J., Kampfmann, T., Ahmad, F., Ullah, S., Dogar, O., Siddiqi, K. & Zeeb, H., 01.09.2022, In: Nicotine and Tobacco Research. 24, 9, p. 1344-1354 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Second comment on 'The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions'
Pedersen, R. L. & Lam, D. P. M., 13.06.2018, In: Environmental Research Letters. 13, 6, 5 p., 068001.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Servicios Ecosistémicos en Latinoamérica: De la investigación a la acción
Laterra, P., Martín-López, B., Mastrángelo, M. & Garibaldi, L. A., 01.04.2017, In: Ecología Austral. 27, 1, p. 94-98 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability
Díaz, S., Zafra-Calvo, N., Purvis, A., Verburg, P. H., Obura, D., Leadley, P., Chaplin-Kramer, R., De Meester, L., Dulloo, E., Martín-López, B., Shaw, M. R., Visconti, P., Broadgate, W., Bruford, M. W., Burgess, N. D., Cavender-Bares, J., DeClerck, F., Fernández-Palacios, J. M., Garibaldi, L. A., Hill, S. L. L., Isbell, F., Khoury, C. K., Krug, C. B., Liu, J., Maron, M., McGowan, P. J. K., Pereira, H. M., Reyes-García, V., Rocha, J., Rondinini, C., Shannon, L., Shin, Y-J., Snelgrove, P. V. R., Spehn, E. M., Strassburg, B., Subramanian, S. M., Tewksbury, J. J., Watson, J. E. M. & Zanne, A. E., 23.10.2020, In: Science. 370, 6515, p. 411-413 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Social dynamics of community resilience building in the face of climate change: the case of three Scottish communities
Fazey, I., Carmen, E., Ross, H., Rao-Williams, J., Hodgson, A., Searle, B. A., AlWaer, H., Kenter, J. O., Knox, K., Butler, J. R. A., Murray, K. A., Smith, F. M., Stringer, L. C. & Thankappan, S., 01.09.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 5, p. 1731-1747 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-cultural valuation approaches
Santos-Martín, F., Kelemen, E., García-Llorente, M., Jacobs, S., Oteros-Rozas, E., Barton, D. N., Palomo, I., Hevia, V. & Martín-López, B., 30.03.2017, Mapping ecosystem services. Burkhard, B. & Maes, J. (eds.). Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 102-112 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Socio-technical change linking expectations and representations: Innovating thermal treatment of municipal solid waste
Levidow, L. & Upham, P., 01.04.2017, In: Science and Public Policy. 44, 2, p. 211-224 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sommer, Sonne - Ozonalarm? Perspektiven für eine umweltgerechte Mobilität in der Stadt
Bergmann, M. & Loose, W., 1996, Freiburg: Öko-Institut. 235 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Spatial patterns of cultural ecosystem services provision in Southern Patagonia
Martínez Pastur, G., Peri, P. L., Lencinas, M. V., García-Llorente, M. & Martín-López, B., 01.02.2016, In: Landscape Ecology. 31, 2, p. 383-399 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategic networking for sustainability: Lessons learned from two case studies in higher education
Kahle, J., Risch, K., Wanke, A. & Lang, D. J., 06.12.2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 12, 24 p., 4646.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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Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability: This article belongs to Ambio’s 50th Anniversary Collection. Theme: Solutions-oriented research
Lang, D. J. & Wiek, A., 01.01.2022, In: Ambio. 51, 1, p. 31-35 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Supporting sustainability transitions by enhancing the human dimension via empowerment, social learning and social capital
Schäpke, N., Omann, I., Mock, M., Wittmayer, J. M. & von Raggamby, A., 2013, Pathways, Transitions and Backcasting for Low-Carbon and Sustainable Lifestyles : SCORAI Europe Workshop Proceedings, SCORAI Europe & InContext Workshop, 7-8 October 2013, Rotterdam, The Netherlands . Quist, J., Wittmayer, J., Umpfenbach, K. & Bauler, T. (eds.). Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative Europe, p. 277-293 17 p. (Sustainable Consumption Transitions Series; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability assessments designed for multiple functions: five cases about water resources, nanotechnologies and communities
Wiek, A., Kuzdas, C., Foley, R., Withycombe Keeler, L., Forrest, N. & Kay, B., 12.08.2016, Sustainability Assessment: Applications and Opportunities. Gibson, R. B. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 127-145 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Sustainability conflicts in Coastal India: Hazards, changing climate and development discourse in Indian Sundarbans
Ghosh, A., 12.2017, 1 ed. Germany: Springer. 245 p. (Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Sustainability entrepreneurship to address large distances in international food supply
Weber, H., Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 01.09.2020, In: Business Strategy and Development. 3, 3, p. 318-331 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Ethics
Oermann, N. O. & Weinert, A., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 175-192 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability, science, and higher education: The need for new paradigms
Martens, P., Roorda, N. & Cörvers, R., 11.10.2010, In: Sustainability. 3, 5, p. 294-303 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Development and Material Flows
John, B., Möller, A. & Weiser, A., 01.2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 219-230 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable digitalization – fostering the twin transformation in a transdisciplinary way
Barth, M., Gossen, M., Lang, D. J. & Santarius, T., 13.03.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, Sp1, p. 6-9 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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SusTimeAbility: An educational approach to promoting time shaping competence
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2021, Hamar, Norway: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 34 p. (Images and Objects - Active Methodology Tookit #12; vol. 12)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Systematic student-driven literature reviews in sustainability science: An effective way to merge research and teaching
Abson, D. J., Gralla, F., Lang, D. J., Rau, A. L., von Wehrden, H., Lüderitz, C. & Meyer, M., 15.04.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 119, p. 229-235 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Taking stock–Three years of addressing societal challenges on community level through action research: Pilot specific synthesis report
Wittmayer, J. M., Mock, M., van Steenbergen, F., Baasch, S., Omann, I. & Schäpke, N., 2013, Berlin, 51 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Temporal patterns in ecosystem services research: A review and three recommendations
Rau, A-L., Burkhardt, V., Dorninger, C., Hjort, C., Ibe, K., Keßler, L., Kristensen, J. A., McRobert, A., Sidemo-Holm, W., Zimmermann, H., Abson, D., Wehrden, H. & Ekroos, J., 01.08.2020, In: Ambio. 49, 8, p. 1377-1393 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Ten essentials for action-oriented and second order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research
Fazey, I., Schäpke, N., Caniglia, G., Patterson, J., Hultman, J., van Mierlo, B., Säwe, F., Wiek, A., Wittmayer, J., Aldunce, P., Al Waer, H., Battacharya, N., Bradbury, H., Carmen, E., Colvin, J., Cvitanovic, C., D'Souza, M., Gopel, M., Goldstein, B., Hämäläinen, T., Harper, G., Henfry, T., Hodgson, A., Howden, M. S., Kerr, A., Klaes, M., Lyon, C., Midgley, G., Moser, S., Mukherjee, N., Müller, K., O'Brien, K., O'Connell, D. A., Olsson, P., Page, G., Reed, M. S., Searle, B., Silvestri, G., Spaiser, V., Strasser, T., Tschakert, P., Uribe-Calvo, N., Waddell, S., Rao-Williams, J., Wise, R., Wolstenholme, R., Woods, M. & Wyborn, C., 01.06.2018, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 40, June 2018, p. 54-70 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Tentative Theses on Transformative Research in Real-World Laboratories: First Insights from the Accompanying Research ForReal
Schäpke, N., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M. & Lang, D. J., 01.11.2016, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 25, 3, p. 45-51 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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TERIM – Transition Dynamics in Energy Regions: An Integrated Model for Sustainable Policies
Binder, C. R., Absenger-Helmli, I., Bedenik, K., Chappin, E., Dijkema, G., Goetz, A., Hecher, M., Knoeri, C. & Vilsmaier, U., 2014, Tagungsband 15. Klimatag: 2.–4. April 2014. Innsbruch: Universität Innsbruck , p. 78-79 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review