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Publications

Transformational Sustainability Research (TSR) Methodology


The publications are grouped along the transformational sustainability research process, starting with overview articles on methodological frameworks for transformational sustainability research followed by articles on key methods and articles detailing the transdisciplinary research mode. The studies address sustainability of water governance, nanotechnology, urban development and the food economy.

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Solutions-oriented Sustainability Education Research


The publications focus on solutions-oriented sustainability education. They are grouped along the educational 3-steps process: defining learning objectives, creating pedagogies to teach/learn these objectives as well as suitable assessment formats to determine learning success. A final section presents studies on institutionalizing solutions-oriented sustainability education in universities.

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Transformations toward Sustainability in Disaster Contexts


The publications present how crises can be leveraged to advance sustainability transformations and how to teach sustainability in times of crises. A third set of studies investigates collaborative approaches of disaster management for sustainability of diverse hazards ranging from heat to floods and hurricanes.

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