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.
Topics
Im Bereich der Forschung liegt der Schwerpunkt von Dissertationen und Drittmittelprojekten im Bereich der Wirtschaftsethik im Zeichen der Globalisierung, in der Staatsphilosophie sowie in aktuellen Fragen der Medizinethik.
Auch hier ist der transdisziplinär verstandene Nachhaltigkeitsbegriff das Band, welches den Umgang mit ethischen Dilemmata in verschiedenen Wissenschafts- und Lebensbereichen miteinander verbindet.
Besonderes Gewicht wird problemorientierten Lernprozessen mit intensivem, wechselseitigem Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren beigemessen. Ethik wird in diesem Kontext als eine Begleitwissenschaft verstanden, der eine Schlüsselrolle in inter- und transdisziplinärer Forschung zu Themen der nachhaltigen Entwicklung zukommt.
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Devianz
Plewig, H-J., 2007, Fachlexikon der sozialen Arbeit. Mulot, R. (ed.). 6 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Developing key competencies in sustainability through project-based learning in graduate sustainability programs
Birdman, J., Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 10.05.2022, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 23, 5, p. 1139-1157 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design principles for advancing higher education sustainability learning through transformative research
Bernert, P., Wanner, M., Fischer, N. & Barth, M., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Fußballplatz als ethnische Kampfarena
Zick, A., Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Der Ball ist bunt: Fußball, Migration und die Vielfalt der Identitäten in Deutschland. Becking, D., Dembowski, G. & Zwanziger, T. (eds.). Frankfurt/M.: Brandes & Apsel Verlag, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der europäische Weg
Cieslewicz, K., Lang, D. & Barth, M., 28.02.2022, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 37, 1, p. 8–9 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Den Metallen auf die Spur kommen - das Konzept der Stoffgeschichten
Weiser, A., 2018, Metalle auf der Bühne der Menschheit: Von Ötzis Kupferbeil zum Smartphone im All Metals Age. Held, M., Jenny, R. D. & Hempel, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 98 1 p. (DBU-Umweltkommunikation; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects
Jahn, S., Newig, J., Lang, D. J., Kahle, J. & Bergmann, M., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Development. 30, 2, p. 343-357 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Delineating boundaries of social-ecological systems for landscape planning: A comprehensive spatial approach
Martín-López, B., Palomo, I., García-Llorente, M., Iniesta-Arandia, I., Castro, A. J., García Del Amo, D., Gómez-Baggethun, E. & Montes, C., 01.07.2017, In: Land Use Policy. 66, p. 90-104 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Deconstructing a 2-year long transdisciplinary sustainability project in Northern universities: is rhetorical nobility obscuring procedural and political discords?
Ghosh, A., 01.07.2020, In: Sustainability Science. 15, 4, p. 1111-1127 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Decision-making for nature’s contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge
Topp, E., Loos, J. & Martín-López, B., 05.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 3, p. 739-760 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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
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Das Bild der Anderen erforschen: Fotografisch-visuelle Methoden zum partizipativen Erforschen von Lebenswelten
Vilsmaier, U. & Brandner, V., 2014, Qualitative Methoden in der Entwicklungsforschung. Dannecker, P. & Englert, B. (eds.). Wien: Mandelbaum Verlag, p. 197-214 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Cross-case knowledge transfer in transformative research: enabling learning in and across sustainability-oriented labs through case reporting
Bernert, P., Wahl, D., von Wehrden, H. & Lang, D. J., 30.09.2023, In: Urban Transformations. 5, 1, 19 p., 12.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Creating Space for Change: Real-world Laboratories for Sustainability Transformations: The Case of Baden-Württemberg
Schäpke, N., Singer-Brodowski, M., Stelzer, F., Bergmann, M. & Lang, D. J., 2015, In: GAIA. 24, 4, p. 281-283 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Correction to: Leverage points for sustainability transformations: nine guiding questions for sustainability science and practice (Sustainability Science, (2021), 16, 3, (721-726), 10.1007/s11625-021-00961-8)
Leventon, J., Abson, D. J. & Lang, D. J., 01.09.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 5, p. 1769-1769 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Correction to: A review of fire effects across South American ecosystems: the role of climate and time since fire (Fire Ecology, (2021), 17, 1, (11), 10.1186/s42408-021-00100-9)
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., 01.12.2021, In: Fire Ecology. 17, 1, 1 p., 21.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Cooperating With “Open Cards”—The Role of Small Intermediary Businesses in Realizing Sustainable International Coffee Supply
Weber, H. & Wiek, A., 15.07.2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 14 p., 663716.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contrasting changes in the abundance and diversity of North American bird assemblages from 1971 to 2010
Schipper, A. M., Belmaker, J., de Miranda, M. D., Navarro, L. M., Böhning-Gaese, K., Costello, M. J., Dornelas, M., Foppen, R., Hortal, J., Huijbregts, M. A. J., Martín-López, B., Pettorelli, N., Queiroz, C., Rossberg, A. G., Santini, L., Schiffers, K., Steinmann, Z. J. N., Visconti, P., Rondinini, C. & Pereira, H. M., 01.12.2016, In: Global Change Biology. 22, 12, p. 3948-3959 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Connecting curricula and competence through student learning journeys
Birdman, J., Barth, M. & Lang, D. J., 09.12.2022, In: Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy. 18, 1, p. 560-575 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Connecting consumers to producers to foster sustainable consumption in international coffee supply – a marketing intervention study
Weber, H., Loschelder, D. D., Lang, D. J. & Wiek, A., 24.07.2021, In: Journal of Marketing Management. 37, 11-12, p. 1148-1168 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparative analysis of public environmental decision-making processes: A variable-based analytical scheme
Newig, J., Adzersen, A., Challies, E., Fritsch, O. & Jager, N. W., 20.02.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 65 p. (INFU Discussion Paper; no. 37).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Community resilience for a 1.5 degrees C world
Fazey, I., Carmen, E., Chapin III, F. S., Ross, H., Rao-Williams, J., Lyon, C., Connon, I., Searle, B. & Knox, K., 04.2018, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 31, p. 30-40 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Community awareness and engagement for arsenic management
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., 07.2017, Best Practice Guide on the Control of Arsenic in Drinking Water. Bhattacharya, P., Polya, D. A. & Jovanovic, D. (eds.). IWA Publishing, p. 117-124 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative design prototyping in transdisciplinary research: An approach to heterogeneity and unknowns
Peukert, D. & Vilsmaier, U., 01.09.2021, In: Futures. 132, 10 p., 102808.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Collaboration or fragmentation? Biodiversity management through the common agricultural policy
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Schaal, T., Velten, S., Dänhardt, J., Fischer, J., Abson, D. & Newig, J., 01.05.2017, In: Land Use Policy. 64, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Collaboration between the natural, social and human sciences in Global Change Research
Holm, P., Goodsite, M. E., Cloetingh, S. A. P. L., Agnoletti, M., Moldan, B., Lang, D. J., Leemans, R., Moeller, J. O., Buendía, M. P., Pohl, W., Scholz, R. W., Sors, A., Vanheusden, B., Yusoff, K. & Zondervan, R., 04.2013, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 28, Special Issue, p. 25-35 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate-neutral and sustainable campus Leuphana University of Lueneburg
Opel, O., Strodel, N., Werner, K. F., Geffken, J., Tribel, A. & Ruck, W., 15.12.2017, In: Energy. 141, p. 2628-2639 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate change: An amplifier of existing health risks in developing countries
Huynen, M. M. T. E., Martens, P. & Akin, S-M., 2013, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 15, 6, p. 1425-1442 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Classifying railway stations for strategic transport and land use planning: Context matters!
Zemp, S., Stauffacher, M., Lang, D. & Scholz, R. W., 07.2011, In: Journal of Transport Geography. 19, 4, p. 670-679 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CITY:mobil : A Model for Integration in Sustainability Research
Bergmann, M. & Jahn, T., 2008, Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research. Hadorn, G. H., Hoffmann-Riem, H., Biber-Klemm, S., Großenbacher-Mansuy, W., Joye, D., Pohl, C., Wiesmann, U. & Zemp, E. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 89-102 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Choreographen der Gewalt
Heitmeyer, W., Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Inter-cool 3.0: Jugend. Bild. Medien. Ein Kompendium zur aktuellen Jugendkulturforschung. Richard, B. & Krüger, H-H. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 159-162 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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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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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Case Study: the social context of arsenic regulation and exposure in South East Hungary
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., 07.2017, Best Practice Guide on the control of Arsenic in Drinking Water. Bhattacharya, P., Polya, D. A. & Jovanovic, D. (eds.). IWA Publishing, p. 239-246 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Case-based Mutual Learning Sessions: knowledge integration and transfer in transdisciplinary processes
Vilsmaier, U., Engbers, M., Luthardt, P., Maas-Deipenbrock, R. M., Wunderlich, S. & Scholz, R. W., 01.10.2015, In: Sustainability Science. 10, 4, p. 563-580 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Capacity building for transformational leadership and transdisciplinarity
Barth, M., Bruhn, A., Lam, D., Bergmann, M. & Lang, D. J., 15.10.2020, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Societa. 29, 3, p. 195-197 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Building Assistance Systems using Distributed Knowledge Representations
Bollow, E., Faasch, H., Möller, A. & Welge, R., 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection: Concepts, Methods and Tools: 23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Wohlgemuth, V., Page, B. & Voigt, K. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. 1, Sessions. p. 120-135Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Building actor-centric transformative capacity through city-university partnerships
Keeler, L. W., Beaudoin, F., Wiek, A., John, B., Lerner, A. M., Beecroft, R., Tamm, K., Seebacher, A., Lang, D. J., Kay, B. & Forrest, N., 15.05.2019, In: Ambio. 48, 5, p. 529-538 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bridging divides in sustainability science
Lang, D. J., Wiek, A. & von Wehrden, H., 01.11.2017, In: Sustainability Science. 12, 6, p. 875 - 879 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Biosphere reserves' management effectiveness-A systematic literature review and a research agenda
Ferreira, A. F., Zimmermann, H., Santos, R. & von Wehrden, H., 01.07.2020, In: Sustainability. 12, 12, 31 p., 5497.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Begleitforschung des Projekts „Resozialisierung und Soziale Integration“ (RESI) in Köln
Kohlschmidt, A. & Plewig, H-J., 2011, In: Forum Strafvollzug – Zeitschrift für Strafvollzug und Straffälligenhilfe. 60, 1, p. 45-46 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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BaWü-labs on their way: Progress of real-world laboratories in Baden-Württemberg
Wagner, F., Schäpke, N., Bergmann, M., Lang, D. J. & Stelzer, F., 01.01.2016, In: GAIA. 25, 3, p. 220-221 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ausgewählte Suchtpräventionsprojekte für Kinder und Jugendliche in Deutschland seit 1985: Dokumentation und qualitative Bewertung
Kohlschmidt, A. & Lazardzig, T., 2000, Lüneburg: Zentrum für Angewandte Gesundheitswissenschaften Lüneburg, 69 p. (Bearbeiten ZAG-Forschungs- und Arbeitsberichte).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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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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Auf der Suche nach Räumen generativer Bildung
Brandner, V., Winter, P. & Vilsmaier, U., 28.05.2015, Bildung und ungleiche Entwicklung : Globale Konvergenzen & Divergenzen in der Bildungswelt. Faschingeder, G. & Kolland, F. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: New Academic Press, p. 74 - 92 19 p. (Historische Sozialkunde / Internationale Entwicklung; vol. 34)(Journal für Entwicklungspolitik / Ergänzungsband; vol. 26).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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A transdisciplinary framework for university-industry collaboration in establishing a social business model
Cheah, J. S. S., Amran, A., Kirubakaran, M., Lang, D. J., Su, P. F. & Chu, J. W., 20.06.2023, In: Social Enterprise Journal. 19, 4, p. 390-403 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of guiding principles for sustainable urban neighborhood development
Lüderitz, C., Lang, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 10.2013, In: Landscape and Urban Planning. 118, October, p. 40-52 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit in der ambulanten Versorgung von Menschen mit Demenz
Baumgardt, J., Radisch, J., Touil, E., Moock, J., Plewig, H-J., Kawohl, W. & Rössler, W., 11.2014, In: Psychiatrische Praxis. 41, 8, p. 424- 431 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Social–Ecological Systems Framework as a Tool for Understanding the Effectiveness of Biosphere Reserve Management
Ferreira, A. F., Zimmermann, H., Santos, R. & Wehrden, H., 10.10.2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 10, 26 p., 3608.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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A review of urban ecosystem services: six key challenges for future research
Lüderitz, C., Brink, E., Gralla, F., Hermelingmeier, V., Rau, A-L., Abson, D., Lang, D. J., von Wehrden, H., Wamsler, C., Sasaki, R., Partelow, S., Meyer, M., Lisa, N. & Panzer, L., 01.08.2015, In: Ecosystem Services. 14, p. 98-112 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research