@article{DemeleNoeltingCrewettetal.2021, author = {Demele, Uwe and N{\"o}lting, Benjamin and Crewett, Wibke and Georgiev, Georgi}, title = {Sustainability Transfer as a Concept for Universities in Regional Transformation—A Case Study}, series = {Sustainabilty}, volume = {13}, journal = {Sustainabilty}, number = {9}, publisher = {MDPI}, issn = {2071-1050}, doi = {10.3390/su13094956}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-2456}, pages = {25}, year = {2021}, abstract = {The research object of this study is the in-depth discourse on the sustainability transfer activities of higher education institutions (HEIs) and their contribution to a regional sustainable transformation. For this purpose, a heuristically-derived concept of sustainability transfer is empirically tested with a mixed-methods approach based on the example of Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (HNEE). The empirical findings demonstrate that the realization of sustainability transfer depends mainly on the personal initiative of teachers and researchers. Major barriers are a lack of time and financial resources. The observed concept of sustainability transfer is applicable to all study and research areas of HNEE. Involvement in sustainability transfer can include the whole of society, from politics, enterprises, and civil society to education and research institutions. Overall, the empirical testing of the concept offered by this study illustrates its practical suitability to capturing specifically those sustainability transfer activities that are not tapped by third mission approaches. This opens up a novel dimension for transfer potential at universities and their role in regional sustainability transformation. It also highlights that the interdependencies between HEIs and practitioners need to be more contextualized with quality criteria such as the value of the transfer performance or level of ambition.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{PilarskaSchafellnerGeorgievetal.2020, author = {Pilarska, Daniela and Schafellner, Christa and Georgiev, Georgi and Georgieva, Margarita and Mirchev, Plamen and Zelinka, Peter and Grollnigg, Katrin and Goertz, D{\"o}rte and Linde, Andreas and Hoch, Gernot}, title = {Entomophaga maimaiga, an introduced pathogen of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, in Europe: A joint study in Bulgaria and Austria}, series = {Mitteilungen der DGaaE}, volume = {22}, booktitle = {Mitteilungen der DGaaE}, issn = {0344-9084}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:eb1-opus-4963}, pages = {285 -- 288}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Der aus Ostasien stammende entomopathogene Pilz Entomophaga maimaiga (Entomophthoromycota: Entomophthorales) hat in Nordamerika sein Potential als wirksamer Antagonist des Schwammspinners Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) gezeigt. In den Jahren 1999 und 2000 wurde der Pilz als Maßnahme der biologischen Bek{\"a}mpfung von L. dispar in Bulgarien freigesetzt. Seither hat sich E. maimaiga rasch auf der Balkanhalbinsel und in S{\"u}dosteuropa ausgebreitet. Untersuchungen an zahlreichen blattfressenden Insekten best{\"a}tigten die hohe Wirtsspezifit{\"a}t. In einem Kooperationsprojekt wurde der Status von E. maimaiga in Bulgarien und {\"O}sterreich untersucht. Achtzehn Jahre nach der Einb{\"u}rgerung ist der Pilz in Bulgarien etabliert, und hohe Mortalit{\"a}ten bei L. dispar werden seither regelm{\"a}ßig dokumentiert. In {\"O}sterreich wurde E. maimaiga in Screenings in den Jahren 2014 und 2018 in insgesamt 15 Eichenw{\"a}ldern mit bekannten L. dispar-Vorkommen nicht nachgewiesen. Im Sommer 2019 wurden in zwei Eichenw{\"a}ldern in Nieder{\"o}sterreich tote L. dispar Larven gefunden, die mit E. maimaiga infiziert waren.}, language = {en} }