Prof. Dr. Harald Heinrichs

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.226
Fon +49.4131.677-2931, harald.heinrichs@leuphana.de
Professor*in, Professorship of Sustainability and Politics

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Vita

  • Professor of Sustainability and Politics at the Institute of Sustainability Governance at the Leuphana University Lüneburg (since October 2009)
  • Dean of Studies, Vice Dean, Dean (2010-2016; 2023-2026)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Manager at the accounting and consulting firm KPMG (07.2008 – 09.2009)
  • Associate Professor for Participation and Sustainable Development at the Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication (10.2004 – 06.2008)
  • Post-doctoral researcher at the Jülich Research Centre, Research Group: People, Environment, Technology (06.2001 – 09.2004)
  • Adjunct faculty member for Sociology of Technology and Environment at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2002 – 2004)
  • Doctoral degree awarded in Sociology by the University of Stuttgart in cooperation with the Jülich Research Centre (06.1998 – 04.2002)
  • Undergraduate and graduate studies in Sociology, Political Science and Economic Policy at the University of Münster

Projects

  1. Nachhaltige Entwicklung nach der Zeitenwende
    Harald Heinrichs (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  2. Water reuse for green hydrogen production (WtR4GH2)
    Thomas Adisorn (Project manager, academic) , Harald Heinrichs (Project staff)

    Project: Dissertation project

  3. The Sufficiency Perspective on Climate Change Mitigation - Policy Measures towards Transformation in Germany
    Eric Jan Richard Hartmann (Project manager, academic) , Harald Heinrichs (Project staff)

    Project: Dissertation project

  4. Sensorische Ethnographie und künstlerische Intervention
    Harald Heinrichs (Project manager, academic) , Pia Redenius (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  5. Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie Niedersachsen
    Harald Heinrichs (Project manager, academic) , Eric Jan Richard Hartmann (Project staff) , Pia Redenius (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Orte zum Wohlfühlen: Ein Reiseführer zur kreativen Gestaltung zukunftsfähiger Städte und Gemeinden
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Pia Redenius (Author) , Daniel Hoernemann (Author) , 2024 München , 94 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Book › Research

  2. Sustainable Public Administration, Special Issue in Sustainability
    Harald Heinrichs (Editor) , Norman Laws (Editor) , 2021 Basel

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer

  3. Gutes Leben vor Ort
    Harald Heinrichs (Editor) , Ev Kirst (Editor) , Jule Plawitzki (Editor) , 2017 Berlin , 253 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

  4. Sustainability Science: An Introduction
    Harald Heinrichs (Editor) , Willem Jozef Meine Martens (Editor) , Gerd Michelsen (Editor) , Arnim Wiek (Editor) , 2016 Dordrecht , 367 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Education

  5. Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
    Harald Heinrichs (Editor) , Gerd Michelsen (Editor) , 2014 Berlin, Heidelberg , 608 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Education

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Journal contributions

  1. Promoting neighbourhood sharing: infrastructures of convenience and community
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Andreas Huber (Author) , Melanie Jäger-Erben (Author) , 22.08.2024 , in: Buildings and Cities, 5, 1 , p. 349-367 , 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review

  2. Sustainable development through aesthetic expertise?: Results and reflection of an experimental case study on arts-science policy intervention.
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Daniel Hoernemann (Author) , 06.03.2023 , in: Visions for Sustainability, 19 , p. 125-151 , 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review

  3. Collaborative governance or state regulation?: Endless efforts but little capacity for sustainability transformation of the German textile sector
    Felix Beyers (Author) , Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Julia Leventon (Author) , 01.02.2023 , in: Environmental Policy and Governance, 33, 1 , p. 56-77 , 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Sustainable Statehood: Reflections on Critical (Pre-)Conditions, Requirements and Design Options
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , 02.08.2022 , in: Sustainability, 14, 15 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review

  5. Teaching Sustainable Development in a Sensory and Artful Way — Concepts, Methods, and Examples
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , 01.12.2021 , in: Sustainability, 13, 24 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Nachhaltigkeit in Kommunen – von einer reinen Managementaufgabe zum ganzheitlichen Ansatz
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Marc Groß (Author) , Oliver Haubner (Author) , Hendrik Riedel (Author) , Nadia Rinawi-Molnar (Author) , Henrik Scheller (Author) , 29.07.2025 1 ed. Heidelberg , p. 93-132 , 139 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer

  2. Sensorische Umweltsoziologie
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , 13.01.2024 2 ed. Wiesbaden , p. 687-698 , 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  3. Kommunen als Adressat und Träger der Nachhaltigkeit
    Pia Redenius (Author) , Harald Heinrichs (Author) , 01.01.2024 1 ed. , p. 41-62 , 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  4. Nachhaltige Verwaltung
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , Ferdinand Schuster (Author) , 11.01.2019 Wiesbaden , p. 1-11 , 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  5. Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsgestaltung
    Harald Heinrichs (Author) , 01.01.2018 Berlin, Heidelberg , p. 293-302 , 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research

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Teaching