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Sustainability Education Research Group

Visit to Cugir/Romania, a UNESCO Learning City

Visit to Cugir/Romania, a UNESCO Learning City

A recent visit to Cugir, Romania, by Prof. Dr. Daniel Fischer, Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in "Higher Education for Sustainable Development" at Leuphana University Lüneburg, highlighted the city’s remarkable journey from industrial heritage to a vibrant, community-centered Learning City. Located in the heart of Transylvania,

Student-led rubric co-design: students set the criteria they are graded by

Student-led rubric co-design: students set the criteria they are graded by

In groups of three to four, students design the rubric by which their own coursework will be graded - developed at Arizona State University and piloted at other universities.

Teaching and Learning Sustainable Consumption

Teaching and Learning Sustainable Consumption

How can you effectively teach a tricky topic like sustainable consumption in your classroom? This volume explores this question in two steps: part 1 offers introductory chapters, part 2 practical examples from classrooms from across the globe. Book Abstract: This book is a comprehensive guide on how to teach sustainable

New Book: Narrating Sustainability through Storytelling

New Book: Narrating Sustainability through Storytelling

In December 2022, the edited volume Narrating Sustainability through Storytelling was published by Routledge. The volume summarizes research findings and practical experience with the use of storytelling in sustainability communication. It was edited by the team of SusTelling project (Daniel Fischer, Sonja Fücker, Hanna Selm, and Anna Sundermann) and synthesizes

When is green nudging ethically permissible?

When is green nudging ethically permissible?

Nudging has been widely acclaimed as an effective strategy to alter unsustainable consumer behaviors. But it also raises ethical questions about who may intervene in people’s consumption behavior and with what justification. This new paper in Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability addresses these questions and proposes a model to

The Food Waste Lab

The Food Waste Lab

Household food waste is a relevant area to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. What role can educational interventions with secondary school students play in efforts to reduce food waste? This paper presents findings of the evaluation study on the Food Lab Home educational intervention. Paper Abstract: Research

The elephant in the room is really a cow

The elephant in the room is really a cow

Current consumption levels of animal-based products and meat are considered to be unsustainable. But how could “sustainable” meat consumption be defined and achieved? This paper in Sustainability Science uses the concept of “Consumption Corridors” to address these questions and propose a pathway for policy-making in the context of