Professorship for Sustainability and Politics
Organisational unit: Professoship
Organisation profile
How can society and the economy be shaped with foresight and at the same time stabilise the natural foundations of life? The co-optimisation of economic, social and ecological developments is the core issue of sustainable policy. At the Chair of Sustainability and Politics, this question is addressed in research, teaching and practice.
Main research areas
The four subject areas of sustainable state, sustainable community, climate crisis and transformation as well as cultural innovation and communication take centre stage.
- 2025
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Sustainability Strategies: What's in a Name? A Conceptual Restatement of Fundamental Mechanisms Toward Sustainability
Hartmann, E., 2025, In: Sustainable Development. sd.3443.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2024
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Kommunales Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer Niedersachsen 2024: Eine Erhebung zum Stand von Nachhaltigkeit in niedersächsischen Landkreisen, Städten und Gemeinden
Redenius, P. & Heinrichs, H., 17.12.2024, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 36 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 8).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Sufficiency as relations of enoughness
Hartmann, E., 06.12.2024, In: Sustainable Development. 32, 6, p. 7201-7214 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Orte zum Wohlfühlen: Ein Reiseführer zur kreativen Gestaltung zukunftsfähiger Städte und Gemeinden
Heinrichs, H., Redenius, P. & Hoernemann, D., 05.12.2024, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 94 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Collaborative governance and personal relationships for sustainability transformation in the textile sector
Beyers, F., 12.2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 10 p., 13347.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Betriebliches Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer Niedersachsen 2024: Einblicke in Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz in der niedersächsischen Wirtschaft
Hartmann, E., Wilkens, M. & Heinrichs, H., 20.11.2024, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 42 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 7).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Promoting neighbourhood sharing: infrastructures of convenience and community
Huber, A., Heinrichs, H. & Jäger-Erben, M., 22.08.2024, In: Buildings and Cities. 5, 1, p. 349-367 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Correction to: Processes of sustainability transformation across systems scales: leveraging systemic change in the textile sector (Sustainability Science, (2024), 19, 2, (469-488), 10.1007/s11625-023-01436-8)
Leventon, J., Buhr, M., Keβler, L., Rodriguez Aboytes, J. G. & Beyers, F., 05.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 3, p. 1111 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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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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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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Sensorische Umweltsoziologie
Heinrichs, H., 13.01.2024, Handbuch Umweltsoziologie. Sonnberger, M., Bleicher, A. & Groß, M. (eds.). 2 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 687-698 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Kommunen als Adressat und Träger der Nachhaltigkeit
Redenius, P. & Heinrichs, H., 2024, Kommunales Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement : Ein integrativer Ansatz mit Fokus Wirtschaft am Beispiel der Stadt Hannover. Butzer-Strothmann, K. & Ahlers, F. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer Gabler, p. 41-62 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zum transformativen Potenzial solidarischer Landwirtschaft
Hartmann, E., 2024, Transformationsprozesse in Stadt und Land: Erkenntnisse, Strategien und Zukunftsperspektiven. Finger, A., Badelt, O., Dahmen, K., Heilen, L., Mai, N., Seegers, R., Seewald, E., Śnieg, F. & Wiemer, L. (eds.). Hannover: ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, p. 248-262 14 p. (Forschungsberichte der ARL; no. 23).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2023
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Nachhaltigkeitsprüfungen in Kommunen
Redenius, P., Heinrichs, H. & Gromball, L. E., 01.06.2023, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), p. 1-15, 15 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 4).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Sustainable development through aesthetic expertise? Results and reflection of an experimental case study on arts-science policy intervention.
Heinrichs, H. & Hoernemann, D., 06.03.2023, In: Visions for Sustainability. 19, p. 125-151 27 p., 7311.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Transformation gezielt kommunizieren: Kurzgutachten
Hartmann, E., Heinrichs, H. & Herzhoff, G., 03.2023, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), 11 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 3).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Collaborative governance or state regulation? Endless efforts but little capacity for sustainability transformation of the German textile sector
Beyers, F., Leventon, J. & Heinrichs, H., 02.2023, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 33, 1, p. 56-77 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeit und Weltbeziehung: eine resonanztheoretische Untersuchung
Gehlen, Y., 01.01.2023, Deutschland: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 274 p. (Umweltsoziologie; vol. 12)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
- 2022
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The influence of sustainability knowledge and attitude on sustainable intention and behaviour of Malaysian and Indonesian undergraduate students
Saleh, M. S. M., Mehellou, A., Huang, M. & Briandana, R., 12.2022, In: Research in Comparative and International Education. 17, 4, p. 677-693 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Indikatoren für kleine und mittlere Kommunen
Redenius, P. & Heinrichs, H., 24.10.2022, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), p. 1-8, 8 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft.; no. 2).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Does Sharing with Neighbours Work? Accounts of Success and Failure from Two German Housing Experimentations
Huber, A., 20.10.2022, In: Housing, Theory and Society. 39, 5, p. 524-554 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformationsnarrative: Kurzgutachten
Hartmann, E. & Heinrichs, H., 28.09.2022, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), 10 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions
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Sustainable Statehood: Reflections on Critical (Pre-)Conditions, Requirements and Design Options
Heinrichs, H., 02.08.2022, In: Sustainability. 14, 15, 14 p., 9461.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2021
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Teaching Sustainable Development in a Sensory and Artful Way — Concepts, Methods, and Examples
Heinrichs, H., 01.12.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 24, 15 p., 13619.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning spaces in multi-stakeholder initiatives: The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles as a platform for dialogue and learning?
Beyers, F. & Leventon, J., 01.09.2021, In: Earth System Governance. 9, 13 p., 100113.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Public Administration, Special Issue in Sustainability
Heinrichs, H. (Editor) & Laws, N. (Editor), 04.06.2021, Basel: MDPI AG. (Sustainability; vol. 13, no. 11)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Editorial: Sustainable public administration
Heinrichs, H. & Laws, N., 01.06.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 11, 3 p., 6382.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Aesthetic Expertise for Sustainable Development: Envisioning Artful Scientific Policy Advice
Heinrichs, H., 10.02.2021, In: World. 2, 1, p. 92-104 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Role of images in constructing public opinion about environmental matters in Malaysia
Saleh, M. S. M., Heinrichs, H. & Hasan, N. N. N., 01.01.2021, In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development. 12, 1, p. 115-130 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2020
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Media representation of environmental issues in Malaysia: Newspapers and environment non-government organisation newsletters
Saleh, M. S. M. & Heinrichs, H., 30.11.2020, In: Pacific Journalism Review. 26, 2, p. 118-131 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Global partnerships for a textile transformation? A systematic literature review on inter- and transnational collaborative governance of the textile and clothing industry
Beyers, F. & Heinrichs, H., 10.07.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 261, 15 p., 121131.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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“A Future to Believe in”: Introducing Varieties of Advocacy Journalism. The Examples Sustainability and the Sanders Campaign
Laws, N. & Chojnicka, J., 03.07.2020, In: Journalism Studies. 21, 9, p. 1261-1283 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Artful sustainability governance—Foundational considerations on sensory-informed policymaking for sustainable development
Heinrichs, H., 01.07.2020, In: Sustainable Development. 28, 4, p. 791-799 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2019
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The framing of power in climate change adaptation research
Woroniecki, S., Krüger, R., Rau, A. L., Preuss, M. S., Baumgartner, N., Raggers, S., Niessen, L., Holländer, L., Beyers, F., Rathgens, J., Wagner, K. C., Habigt, L., Krause, T., Wamsler, C., von Wehrden, H. & Abson, D., 01.11.2019, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. 10, 6, 21 p., e617.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Artful and sensory sustainability science: Exploring novel methodological perspectives
Heinrichs, H. & Kagan, S., 30.09.2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability. 8, 3, p. 431-442 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strengthening Sensory Sustainability Science - Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Heinrichs, H., 01.02.2019, In: Sustainability. 11, 3, 16 p., 769.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Building a Coalition with Depoliticized Sustainability Discourse: The Case of a Transdisciplinary Transition Management Arena in Peru
Noboa, E., Upham, P. J. & Heinrichs, H., 31.01.2019, In: Journal of Sustainable Development. 12, 1, p. 84-107 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltige Verwaltung
Heinrichs, H. & Schuster, F., 11.01.2019, Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform. Veit, S., Reichard, C. & Wewer, G. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer, p. 1-11 11 p. (Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften)(Springer Reference Live).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative governance towards cities sustainability transition
Conti, D. D. M., de Hoyos Guevara, A. J., Heinrichs, H., da Silva, L. F., Quaresma, C. C. & Bete, T. D. S., 01.01.2019, In: URBE - Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana. 11, 19 p., e20190046.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kommunalspezifische Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung: Erfahrungen und Empfehlungen
Kirst, E., Lang, D. J., Heinrichs, H. & Plawitzki, J., 01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 2, p. 151-159 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Exposing the Collaboration between Malaysian Media and Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (ENGOs) in Environmental Communication
Mohamad Saleh, M. S. & Heinrichs, H., 2019, In: Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal. 11, 2, p. 317-330 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2018
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Energy policy and transdisciplinary transition management arenas in illiberal democracies: A conceptual framework
Noboa, E. & Upham, P., 01.12.2018, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 46, p. 114-124 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sustainable development indicators: Conceptual frameworks of comparative indicators sets for local administrations in Japan
Hatakeyama, T., 01.11.2018, In: Sustainable Development. 26, 6, p. 683-690 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Collaborative energy visioning under conditions of illiberal democracy: Results and recommendations from Ecuador
Noboa, E., Upham, P. J. & Heinrichs, H., 08.10.2018, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 8, 1, 17 p., 31.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Dimensions, dialectic, discourse: Three political perspectives on the sustainability of the German healthcare system
Fischer, M. & Heinrichs, H., 19.07.2018, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15, 7, 22 p., 1526.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Is Peru prepared for large-scale sustainable rural electrification?
Feron, S. & Cordero, R. R., 22.05.2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 5, 20 p., 1683.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovative Wärmenetze, nachhaltige Wasserinfrastruktur und gemeinschaftliche Wohnprojekte: Politikempfehlungen
Laws, N. & Heinrichs, H., 01.04.2018, Karlsruhe: Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI, 54 p. (TransNIK Werkstattbericht; no. 8).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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The struggles of Malaysian media and environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) in communicating the environment within semi-democratic nation
Mohamad Saleh, M. S., Heinrichs, H. & Nik Hasan, N. N., 02.01.2018, In: Journal of International Communication. 24, 1, p. 55-75 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsgestaltung
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, Hamburger Klimabericht: Wissen über Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen in Hamburg und Norddeutschland. von Storch, H., Meinke, I. & Claußen, M. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research