Arnim Wiek
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ISTB7 777 E. University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85281
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Arnim Wiek is a Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. He also holds Guest Professorships at the University of Freiburg and Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.
Over the past 15 years, Prof. Wiek has worked on a transdisciplinary methodology for transformational solution-oriented sustainability research; a theoretical foundation of sustainability education; and empirical insights into sustainable governance of food systems/economies, water, cities, and nanotechnology.
Prof. Wiek directs the Sustainable Food Economy Lab since 2017. It is an international research group that conducts research on sustainable solutions for the food economy. The group identifies, studies, and provides evidence on existing solutions as well as co-creates, evaluates, and produces actionable knowledge on new solutions to pressing sustainability problems in the food economy. This covers a range of topics, including adoption of sustainable business practices, conversion to sustainable business models, as well as sustainable transformations of food supply chains, entrepreneurial ecosystems, food economy sectors, and entire regional food economies.
Research is conducted in a solution-oriented, multi-level, case-based, and transdisciplinary manner, in collaboration with businesses, policy makers, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and the public. This transformational sustainability research framework has been outlined in Nature Sustainability.
The main recent project is the international partnership grant TRANSFORM - in collaboration with scholars from Canada, USA, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Australia - with a focus on the roles of food SMEs and support organizations in advancing sustainable food system/economy transformations.
Prof. Wiek also conducts research on theory and practice of sustainability science, and advises universities and colleges on how to develop sustainability research and education programs.
He teaches courses on sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability problem solving. He also leads solution-oriented, project-based learning studios in collaboration with practitioners. He has published articles on key competencies, curriculum design, and project-based learning in sustainability.
He had research and teaching appointments at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, the University of Tokyo, Japan, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany, and Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
He is member of the editorial boards of Sustainability Science (Springer), Sustainable Development (Wiley), and the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (Emerald).
- Ph.D. Environmental Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- M.Sc. Environmental Sciences, University of Jena, Germany
- M.A. Philosophy, Free University Berlin, Germany
- Transformational Sustainability Research
- Sustainability Solutions and Experiments
- Sustainability Education
- Sustainable Food Economy
- Adoption of sustainable business practices and conversion to sustainable business models
- Sustainable transformations of food supply chains, entrepreneurial ecosystems, food economy sectors, and entire regional food economies
Prof. Wiek directs the Sustainable Food Economy Lab since 2017. It is an international research group that conducts research on sustainable solutions for the food economy. The group identifies, studies, and provides evidence on existing solutions as well as co-creates, evaluates, and produces actionable knowledge on new solutions to pressing sustainability problems in the food economy. This covers a range of topics, including adoption of sustainable business practices, conversion to sustainable business models, as well as sustainable transformations of food supply chains, entrepreneurial ecosystems, food economy sectors, and entire regional food economies.
1. Theory of Sustainability Science
Theory of Sustainable Decisions/Actions/Transitions
John, B., Lang, D.J., von Wehrden, H., John, R., & Wiek, A. (2020). Advancing decision-visualization environments – Empirically-informed design guidelines. Futures, vol. 123, article 102614.
Lam, D.P.M., Martín-López, B., Wiek, A., Bennett, E.M., Frantzeskaki, N., Horcea-Milcu, A.I., & Lang, D.J. (2020). Scaling the impact of sustainability initiatives – a typology of amplification processes. Urban Transformations, vol. 2, Article 3.
Luederitz, C., Schäpke, N., Wiek, A., Lang, D.J., Bergmann, M., Bos, J.J., Burch, S., Davies, A., Evans, J., König, A., Farrelly, M.A., Forrest, N., Frantzeskaki, N., Gibson, R.B., Kay, B., Loorbach, D., McCormick, K., Parodi, O., Rauschmayer, F., Schneidewind, U., Stauffacher, M., Stelzer, F., Trencher, G., Venjakob, J., Vergragt, P.J., von Wehrden, H., & Westley, F.R. (2017). Joint learning through evaluation – A tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 169, pp. 61-76.
Research Methodology
Lang, D.J., & Wiek, A. (2022). Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability. Ambio, vol. 51, No. 1, 31–35.
Fazey, I., Schäpke, N., Caniglia, G., Patterson, J., Hultman, J., van Mierlo, B., Säwe, F., Wiek, A., et al. (2018). Ten essentials for action-oriented and second-order energy transitions, transformations and climate change research. Energy Research and Social Science, vol. 40, pp. 54-70.
Caniglia, G., Schäpke, N., Lang, D.J., Abson, D.J., Luederitz, C., Wiek, A., Laubichler, M., Gralla, F., & von Wehrden, H. (2017). Experiments and evidence in sustainability science – A typology. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 169, pp. 39-47.
Lang, D.J., Wiek, A., & von Wehrden, H. (2017). Bridging divides in sustainability science. Sustainability Science, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 875-879.
Wiek, A., Kuzdas, C., Foley, R., Withycombe Keeler, L., Forrest, N., & Kay, B. (2017). Sustainability assessments designed for multiple functions – five case studies about water resources, nanotechnologies and communities. In: Gibson, R. (Ed.) (2017). Sustainability Assessment – Applications and Opportunities. Earthscan, London. pp. 127-145.
Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G., & Wiek, A. (Eds.) (2016). Sustainability Science – An Introduction. Berlin, New York: Springer.
Wiek, A., & Lang, D.J. (2016). Transformational sustainability research methodology. In: Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G., & Wiek, A. (Eds.) (2016). Sustainability Science – An Introduction. Berlin, New York: Springer. pp. 31-41.
Wiek, A., Harlow, J., Melnick, R., van der Leeuw, S., Fukushi, K., Takeuchi, K., Farioli, F., Yamba, F., Blake, A., Geiger, C., & Kutter, R. (2015). Sustainability science in action – a review of the state of the field through case studies on disaster recovery, bioenergy, and precautionary purchasing. Sustainability Science, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 17-31.
Iwaniec, D., Childers, D., VanLehn, K., & Wiek, A. (2014). Studying, teaching, and applying sustainability visions using systems modeling. Sustainability, vol. 6, no. 7, pp. 4452-4469.
Wiek, A., & Iwaniec, D. (2014). Quality criteria for visions and visioning in sustainability science. Sustainability Science, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 497-512.
Wiek, A., Talwar, S., O’Shea, M., & Robinson, J. (2014). Towards a methodological scheme for capturing societal effects of participatory sustainability research. Research Evaluation, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 117-132.
Miller, T.R., Wiek, A., Sarewitz, D., Robinson, J., Olsson, L., Kriebel, D., & Loorbach, D. (2014). The future of sustainability science – a solutions-oriented research agenda. Sustainability Science, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 239–246.
Wiek, A., Withycombe Keeler, L., Schweizer, V., & Lang, D.J. (2013). Plausibility indications in future scenarios. International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, vol. 9, no. 2/3/4, pp. 133-147.
Lang, D.J., Wiek, A., Bergmann, M., Stauffacher, M., Martens, P., Moll, P., Swilling, M., & Thomas, C. (2012). Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science – practice, principles and challenges. Sustainability Science, vol. 7 (Supplement 1), pp. 25–43.
Seager, T., Selinger, E., & Wiek, A. (2012). Sustainable engineering science for resolving wicked problems. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 467–484.
Thompson, J.R., Wiek, A., Swanson, F.J., Carpenter, S.R., Fresco, N., Hollingsworth, T., Spies, T.A., & Foster, D.R. (2012). Scenario studies as a synthetic and integrative research activity for long-term ecological research. Bioscience, vol. 62, no. 4, pp. 367-376.
Wiek, A., Ness, B., Brand, F.S., Schweizer-Ries, P., & Farioli, F. (2012). From complex systems analysis to transformational change – a comparative appraisal of sustainability science projects. Sustainability Science, vol. 7 (Supplement 1), pp. 5-24.
Wiek, A., & Lang, D.J. (2012). Transdisciplinary research. In: Fogel, D., Fredericks, S., Harrington, L., & Spellerberg, I. (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 6 “Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability”. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing. pp. 355-358.
Institutionalization
Withycombe Keeler, L., Wiek, A., Lang, D.J., Yokohari, M., van Breda, J., Olsson, L., Ness, B., Morato, J., Segalàs Coral, J., Martens, P., Bojórquez-Tapia, L.A., & Evans, J. (2016). Utilizing international networks for accelerating research and learning in transformational sustainability science. Sustainability Science, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 749-762.
Brundiers, K., Wiek, A., Kay, K. (2013). The role of transacademic interface managers in transformational sustainability research and education. Sustainability, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 4614-4636.
Lang, D.J., & Wiek, A. (2013). The role of universities in fostering urban and regional sustainability. In: Mieg, H.A., & Töpfer, K. (Eds.) (2012). Institutional and Social Innovation for Sustainable Urban Development. Earthscan: London, pp. 393-411.
2. Theory of Sustainability Education
Key Competencies in Sustainability
Birdman, J., Wiek, A., & Lang, D.J. (2022). Developing key competencies in sustainability through project-based learning in graduate sustainability programs. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1139-1157
Wiek, A., & Redman, A. (2022). What do key competencies in sustainability offer and how to use them. In: Vare, P., Lausselet, N., & Rieckmann, M. (2022). Competences in Education for Sustainable Development – Critical Perspectives. New York, Berlin: Springer. pp. 27-34.
Redman, A., & Wiek, A. (2021). Competencies for advancing transformations towards sustainability. Frontiers in Education, vol. 6, 785163.
Foucrier, T., & Wiek, A. (2019). A process-oriented framework of competencies for sustainability entrepreneurship. Sustainability, vol. 11, no. 24, 7250.
Brundiers, K., & Wiek, A. (2017). Beyond interpersonal competence – teaching and learning professional skills in sustainability. Education Sciences, vol. 7, no. 1, Art. 39.
Wiek, A., Bernstein, M., Foley, R., Cohen, M., Forrest, N., Kuzdas, C., Kay, B., & Withycombe Keeler, L. (2016). Operationalising competencies in higher education for sustainable development. In: Barth, M., Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M., Thomas, I. (Eds.) (2016). Handbook of Higher Education for Sustainable Development. Routledge, London. pp. 241-260.
[Wiek, A., Withycombe, L., & Redman, C.L. (2011). Key competencies in sustainability – a reference framework for academic program development. Sustainability Science, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 203-218.]
Sustainability Pedagogy
Konrad, T., & Wiek, A., & Barth, M. (2021). Learning to collaborate from diverse interactions in project-based sustainability courses. Sustainability, vol. 13, No. 9884.
Konrad, T., Wiek, A., & Barth, M. (2021). Learning processes for interpersonal competence development in project-based sustainability courses – insights from a comparative international study. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 535-560
Redman, A., Wiek, A., & Barth, M. (2021). Current practice of assessing students’ sustainability competencies – a review of tools. Sustainability Science, vol. 16, pp. 117-135.
Konrad, T., Wiek, A., & Barth, M. (2020). Embracing conflicts for interpersonal competence development in project-based sustainability courses. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 76-96.
Caniglia, G., John, B., Kohler, M., Bellina, L., Rojas, C., Laubichler, M.D., Lang, D.J, & Wiek, A. (2016). An experience-based learning framework – activities for the initial development of sustainability competencies. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 827-852.
Cörvers, R., Wiek, A., de Kraker, J., Lang, D.J., & Martens, P. (2016). Problem-based and project-based learning for sustainable development. In: Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G., & Wiek, A. (Eds.) (2016). Sustainability Science – An Introduction. Berlin, New York: Springer. pp. 349-358.
Wiek, A., & Kay, B. (2015). Learning while transforming – solution-oriented learning for urban sustainability in Phoenix, Arizona. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, vol. 16, pp. 29-36.
Brundiers, K., & Wiek, A. (2013). Do we teach what we preach? An international comparison of problem- and project-based learning courses in sustainability. Sustainability, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 1725-1746.
Institutionalization and Internationalization
Weiss, M., Barth, M., Wiek, A., & von Wehrden, H. (2021). Drivers and barriers of implementing sustainability curricula in higher education – assumptions and evidence. Higher Education Studies, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 42-64.
Caniglia, G., John, B., Bellina, L., Lang, D.J., Wiek, A., Cohmer, S., & Laubichler, M. (2018). The Glocal Curriculum – a model for transnational collaboration in higher education for sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 171, pp. 368-376.
Redman, E., Wiek, A., & Redman, A. (2018) Continuing professional development in sustainability education for K-12 teachers – principles, program, applications, outlook. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 1–22.
Caniglia, G., Luederitz, C., Groß, M., Muhr, M., von Wehrden, H., Laubichler, M.D., Wiek, A., John, B., Withycombe Keeler, L., & Lang, D.J. (2017). Transnational collaboration for sustainability in higher education – lessons from a systematic review. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 168, pp. 764-779.
Cohen, M.C., Schugurensky, D., & Wiek, A. (2015). Citizenship education through participatory budgeting – the case of Bioscience High School in Phoenix, AZ. Curriculum and Teaching, vol. 30, no. 2, 5-26.
Wiek, A., Xiong, A., Brundiers, K., & van der Leeuw, S. (2014). Integrating problem- and project-based learning into sustainability programs – a case study on the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 431-449.
Brundiers, K., Savage, E., Mannell, S., Lang, D.J., & Wiek, A. (2014). Educating sustainability change agents by design – appraisals of the transformative role of higher education. In: Fadeeva, Z., Galkute, L., Mader, C., Scott, G. (Eds.) (2014). Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education – Transformation of Learning and Society. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke, pp. 196-229.
Wiek, A., Bernstein, M., Laubichler, M., Caniglia, G., Minteer, B., & Lang, D.J. (2013). A global classroom for international sustainability education. Creative Education, vol. 4, no. 4A, pp. 19-28.
Redman, C.L., & Wiek, A. (2012). Sustainability as a transformation in education. In: Johnston, L.F. (Ed.). Higher Education for Sustainability – Cases, Challenges, and Opportunities from Across the Curriculum. Routledge: New York, pp. 214-222.
3. Empirical Studies on Sustainable Governance
3.1. Sustainable Food System/Economy Governance
Schröder, S., Wiek, A., Farny, S., & Luthardt, P. (2023). Toward holistic corporate sustainability—Developing employees' action competence for sustainability in small and medium-sized enterprises through training. Business Strategy and the Environment, vol. 32, pp. 1650–1669.
Carvalho, B., Wiek, A., Ness, B. (2022). Can B Corp certification anchor sustainability in SMEs? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 293-304.
Forrest, N., Wiek, A., & Withycombe Keeler, L. (2022). Accelerating the transformation to a sustainable food economy by strengthening the sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 6, 970265.
McGreevy, S.R., Rupprecht, C., Niles, D., Wiek, A., Chabay, I., et al. (2022). Sustainable agrifood systems for a post-growth world. Nature Sustainability, vol. 5, pp. 1011-1017.
Michel, S., Wiek, A., Bloemertz, L., Granchamp, L., Villet, C., et al. (2022). Opportunities and challenges of food policy councils in pursuit of food system sustainability and food democracy – a comparative case study from the Upper-Rhine Region. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 6, 916178.
Wiek, A., & Albrecht, S. (2022). “Almost there” – on the importance of a comprehensive entrepreneurial ecosystem for developing sustainable urban food forest enterprises. Urban Agriculture & Regional Food Systems, vol. 7, e220025.
Albrecht, S., & Wiek, A. (2021a). Food forests – their services and sustainability. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 91-105.
Albrecht, S., & Wiek, A. (2021b). Implementing sustainable food forests – extracting success factors through a cross-case comparison. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 183-200.
Forrest, N., & Wiek, A. (2021). Growing a sustainable local grain economy in Arizona – a multi-dimensional analytical case study of an alternative food network. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 507–528.
Weber, H., & Wiek, A. (2021). Cooperating with ‘open cards’ – the role of small intermediary businesses in realizing sustainable international coffee supply. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, vol. 5, 663716.
Weber, H., Loschelder, D., Lang, D.J., & Wiek, A. (2021). Connecting consumers to producers to foster sustainable consumption in international coffee supply – a marketing intervention study. Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 37, no. 11-12, pp. 1148-1168.
Weber, H., Pöggel, K., Eakin, H., Fischer, D., Lang, D.J., von Wehrden, H., Wiek, A. (2020). What are the ingredients for food systems change towards sustainability? Insights from the literature. Environmental Research Reviews, vol. 15, no. 11, article 113001.
Weber, H., Wiek, A., & Lang, D.J. (2020). Sustainability entrepreneurship to address large distances in international food supply. Business Strategy and Development, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 318-331.
Wiek, A., & Weber, O. (2014). Sustainability challenges and the ambivalent impacts of the financial sector. Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 9-20.
3.2. Sustainable Water Governance
Forrest, N., Stein, Z., & Wiek, A. (2020). Transferability and scalability of sustainable urban water solutions – a case study from the Colorado River Basin. Resources, Conservation, and Recycling, vol. 157, article 104790.
Forrest, N., Stein, Z., & Wiek, A. (2019). Water-independent residential properties as a transformational solution to achieve water sustainability in desert cities? Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 214, pp. 1038-1049.
Kuzdas, C., Warner, B., Wiek, A., Yglesias, M., & Ramírez Cover, A. (2016). Identifying the potential of governance regimes to aggravate or mitigate water conflicts in regions threatened by climate change. Local Environment, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 1387-1408.
Kuzdas, C., Warner, B., Wiek, A., Vignola, R., Yglesias, M., & Childers, D.L. (2016). Sustainability assessment of water governance alternatives – the case of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Sustainability Science, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 231–247
Kuzdas, C., Wiek, A., Warner, B., Vignola, R., & Morataya, R. (2015). Integrated and participatory analysis of water governance regimes – the case of the Costa Rican dry tropics. World Development, vol. 66, pp. 254-268.
White, D.D., Withycombe Keeler, L., Wiek, A., & Larson, K.L. (2015). Envisioning the future of water governance – a survey of Central Arizona water decision makers. Environmental Practice, vol. 17, pp. 25–35.
Withycombe Keeler, L., Wiek, A., White, D.D., & Samson, D.A. (2015). Linking stakeholder survey, scenario analysis, and simulation modeling to explore the long-term impacts of regional water governance regimes. Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 48, pp. 237-249.
Kuzdas, C., & Wiek, A. (2014). Governance scenarios for addressing water conflicts and climate change impacts. Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 42, pp. 181-196.
Kuzdas, C., Wiek, A., Warner, B., Vignola, R., & Morataya, R. (2014). Sustainability appraisal of water governance regimes – the case of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Environmental Management, vol. 54, pp. 205–222.
Larson, K.L., Wiek, A., & Withycombe Keeler, L. (2013). A comprehensive sustainability appraisal of water governance in Phoenix, AZ. Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 116, pp. 58-71.
Wiek, A., & Larson, K.L. (2012). Water, people, and sustainability – a systems framework for analyzing and assessing water governance regimes. Water Resources Management, vol. 26, no. 11, pp. 3153-3171.
3.3. Sustainable Urban Governance
Withycombe Keeler, L., Beaudoin, F., Wiek, A., Tamm, K., Seebacher, A., Lerner, A.M., Lang, D.J., Forrest, N., John, B., & Kay, B. (2019). Building transformative capacity for implementing sustainability solutions through city-university partnerships. Ambio, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 529-538.
Withycombe Keeler, L. Beaudoin, F., Lerner, A., John, B., Beecroft, R., Tamm, K., Griffith, C., Wiek, A., & Lang, D.J. (2018). Transferring sustainability solutions across contexts through city-university partnerships. Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 9, 2966.
Cohen, M.C., & Wiek, A. (2017). Avoiding misalignments between public participation process and local context in urban development. Challenges in Sustainability, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 1-12.
Foley, R.W., Wiek, A., Kay, B., & Rushforth, R. (2017). Ideal and reality of multi-stakeholder collaboration on sustainability problems – a case study on a large-scale industrial contamination in Phoenix, Arizona. Sustainability Science, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 123-136.
Withycombe Keeler, L., Gabriele, A., Kay, B.R., & Wiek, A. (2017). Future shocks and city resilience – building organizational capacity for resilience and sustainability through game play and ways of thinking. Sustainability: The Journal of Record, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 282-292.
Wiek, A., Kay, B., & Forrest, N. (2017). Worth the trouble?! An evaluative scheme for urban sustainability transition labs (USTL) and an application to the USTL in Phoenix, Arizona. In: Frantzeskaki, N., Coenen, L., Broto, C., & Loorbach, D. (2017). Urban Sustainability Transitions. Routledge Series on Sustainability Transitions. Routledge: London. pp. 227-256.
Bernstein, M.J., Wiek, A., Brundiers, K., Pearson, K., Minowitz, A., Kay, B., & Golub, B. (2016). Mitigating urban sprawl effects – a collaborative tree and shade intervention in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Local Environment, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 414-431.
Culotta, D., Wiek, A., & Forrest, N. (2016). Selecting and coordinating local and regional climate change interventions. Environment and Planning C, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 1241-1266.
Cohen, M.C., Wiek, A., Kay, B., & Harlow, J. (2015). Aligning public participation to stakeholders’ sustainability literacy – a case study on sustainable urban development in Phoenix, Arizona. Sustainability, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 8709-8728.
John, B., Withycombe Keeler, L., Lang, D.J., & Wiek, A. (2015). How much sustainability substance is in urban visions? An analysis of visioning projects in urban planning. Cities, vol. 48, pp. 86-98.
Forrest, N., & Wiek, A. (2015). Success factors and strategies for sustainability transitions of small-scale communities – evidence from a cross-case analysis. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol. 17, pp. 22-40.
Forrest, N., & Wiek, A. (2014). Learning from success – towards evidence-informed sustainability transitions in communities. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, vol. 12, pp. 66–88.
Iwaniec, D., & Wiek, A. (2014). Advancing sustainability visioning practice in planning – the General Plan update in Phoenix, Arizona. Planning Practice and Research, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 543-568.
Machler, L., Golub, A., & Wiek, A. (2012). Using a “Sustainable Solution Space” approach to develop a vision of sustainable accessibility in a low-income community in Phoenix, Arizona. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 298-319. Corrigendum: International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, vol. 7, no. 2, p. 166.
Smith, R., & Wiek, A. (2012). Achievements and opportunities in initiating governance for urban sustainability. Environment and Planning C, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 429 – 447.
3.4. Sustainable Nanotechnology Governance / Responsible Innovation
Foley, R.W., & Wiek, A. (2017). Bridgework Ahead! Innovation ecosystems vis-à-vis responsible innovation. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 19, no. 2, Art. 83.
Foley, R.W., Wiek, A., & Kay, B. (2017). Nanotechnology development as if people and places matter. NanoEthics, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 243-257.
Foley, R.W., Bernstein, M., & Wiek, A. (2016). Towards an alignment of activities, aspirations and stakeholders for responsible innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 209-232.
Wiek, A., Foley, R.W., Guston, D.H., & Bernstein, M. (2016). Broken promises and breaking ground for responsible innovation – intervention research to transform business-as-usual in nanotechnology innovation. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 639-650.
Arora, S.K., Foley, R.W., Youtie, J., Shapira, P., & Wiek, A. (2014). Drivers of technology adoption – the case of nanomaterials in building construction. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 87, pp. 232-244.
Foley, R.W., & Wiek, A. (2014). Scenarios of nanotechnology innovation vis-à-vis sustainability challenges. Futures, vol. 64, pp. 1-14.
Foley, R.W., & Wiek, A. (2013). Patterns of nanotechnology innovation and governance within a metropolitan area. Technology in Society, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 233-247.
Wender, B.A., Foley, R.W., Guston, D.H., Seager, T.P., & Wiek, A. (2013). Anticipatory governance and anticipatory life cycle assessment of single wall carbon nanotube anode lithium ion batteries. Journal of Nanotechnology Law and Business, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 201-216.
Wiek, A., Guston, D.H., van der Leeuw, S., Selin, C., & Shapira, P. (2013). Nanotechnology in the city – sustainability challenges and anticipatory governance. Journal of Urban Technology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 45-62.
Wiek, A., Foley, R.W., & Guston, D.H. (2012). Nanotechnology for sustainability – what does nanotechnology offer to address complex sustainability problems? Journal of Nanoparticle Research, vol. 14, no. 9, Art. 1093.
Wiek, A., Guston, D.H., Frow, E., & Calvert, J. (2012). Sustainability and anticipatory governance in synthetic biology. International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 25-38.
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, Partnership Grant Program: TRANSFORM: Accelerating Sustainability Entrepreneurship Experiments at the Local Scale. Role: Co-PI. PI: Sarah Burch, University of Waterloo, Canada. Co-PIs: Niki Frantzeskaki, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Daniel Lang, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany; Stefan Schaltegger, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany; Barry Ness, Lund University, Sweden; Kes McCormick, Lund University, Sweden. $1,974,000. 06/01/2018 – 12/31/2026.
Robert Bosch Foundation, Program “Research for Sustainability”: Processes of Sustainability Transformation. Role: Co-PI. PI: Matthias Barth. Co-PIs: Daniel Fischer, Harald Heinrichs, Klaus Kümmerer, Daniel Lang, Jens Newig, Stefan Schaltegger, Jantje Halberstadt, Ulli Vilsmaier, Henrik von Wehrden. $1,613,186. 10/01/2017 – 09/30/2020.
Belmont Forum & the Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe, Program “Sustainable Urbanisation Global Initiative – Food-Water-Energy Nexus (SUGI-FWE Nexus)”: Globally and Locally-Sustainable Food-Water-Energy Innovation in Urban Living Labs (GLOCULL). Role: Co-PI. PI: Ron Cörvers. Co-PIs: Joop de Kraker, Rene Kemp, Lauren Withycombe Keeler, Andreas Muhar, Barry Ness, Daniel Lang, Henrik von Wehrden, John van Breda, Mark Swilling, Thomas Schauppenlehner, et al. $2,294,247. 04/01/2018 – 03/31/2021.
Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University, Program “Interdisciplinary Food Systems Research Projects”: Enabling Small Food Businesses to Adopt Food System Sustainability Practices. Role: PI. Co-PIs: Rick Hall, Natalie Morris, Ji Mi Choi. $10,000. 08/01/2019 – 07/31/2020.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture & Volkswagen Foundation, Program “Science for Sustainable Development”: Educating Future Change Agents – Higher Education as a Motor of the Sustainability Transformation. Role: Lead Co-PI. PI: Matthias Barth, Co-PIs: Daniel Lang, Jantje Halberstadt. $1,400,000. 01/01/2016 – 04/30/2020.
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes: Transferring and Scaling Sustainable Local Food Economy Solutions. Role: PI. Co-PIs: Yuk Wah Chan, Megan Horst, Stefan Schaltegger. $70,000. 07/01/2018 – 06/30/2019.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture & Volkswagen Foundation, Program “Top-level Research in Lower Saxony – Program to Support Applications for the New Excellence Initiative Launched by the Federal Government”: Bridging the Great Divide in Sustainability Science: Linking High-Performance Modeling and Transition Experiments to Foster Transformational Change Towards Sustainability. Role: Co-PI. PI: Daniel Lang, Co-PIs: Henrik von Wehrden, Manfred Laubichler, Klaus Kümmerer. $1,113,000. 06/01/2016 – 04/01/2019.
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes: CapaCities: Building Sustainability Implementation Capacity in City Staff and Leadership. Role: Co-PI. Co-PIs: Fletcher Beaudoin, Lauren Withycombe Keeler. $125,000. 03/15/2017 – 03/14/2018.
Global Consortium for Sustainability Outcomes: Sustainability Education: Continuing Professional Development for School Teachers and Faculty. Role: Co-PI. PI: Matthias Barth. $125,000. 03/15/2017 – 03/14/2018.
NSF DMUU: Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) III – Transformational Solutions for Urban Water Sustainability Transitions. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Co-Leader (together with Dave White) – Evidence-Supported Transition Strategies. PI: Dave White. Co-PI’s: Kelli L. Larson, Michael Hanemann, Enrique Vivoni, Amber Wutich. $4,500,000. 09/01/2015 – 08/30/2019.
NSF National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), University of Maryland: The Development of Co-Creative Capacity for Addressing Socio-Environmental Problems and Beyond. Role: Collaborator. PI: Allison Metz. 09/01/2015 – 08/30/2017.
NSF NSEC: Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) II. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Co-Leader (together with Sander van der Leeuw) – Nanotechnology in Urban Design, Materials, and Built Infrastructure. PI: Dave Guston. $9,082,819. 10/01/2010 – 09/30/2015.
NSF DMUU: Decision Center for a Desert City (DCDC) II – Urban Climate Adaptation. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Co-Leader (together with Dave White) – Boundary Studies. PI: Patricia Gober. Co-PI’s: Charles Redman, Margaret Nelson, Craig Kirkwood, Dave White. $7,499,996. 09/15/2010 – 08/30/2015.
Mercator Foundation: Global Classroom – International Liberal Arts and Sustainability Education for the 21st Century. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Co-Leader (together with Daniel Lang) – International Sustainability Education. PI: Manfred Laubichler. Co-PI: Daniel Lang. $862,532 [€685,400]. 01/01/2013 – 09/30/2015.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Reinvent Phoenix – Cultivating Equity, Engagement, Economic Development and Design Excellence with Transit-Oriented Development. Role: PI. Co-PI: Aaron Golub. $587,077 (ASU subcontract; overall volume secured in collaboration with the City of Phoenix: $2,935,634). 05/01/2012 – 12/31/2014.
European Regional Development Fund / Leuphana Innovation Incubator: “One Lüneburg – Transdisciplinary Research in Support of Developing a Sustainable Neighborhood in Lüneburg.” Role: Co-PI. PI: Daniel Lang (Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany). $234,888 [€186,544]. 11/01/2012 – 10/30/2014.
ASU-GIOS Seed Grant: Comparative and Quasi-Experimental Research on Public Participation within a Transformative Sustainability Science Paradigm. Role: Co-PI. PI: Aaron Golub. Other Co-PI’s: Steven Hooker, Daniel Schugurensky. $21,924. 07/01/2012 – 06/30/2014.
NSF DRMS: Doctoral Dissertation Research in DRMS: From Analyzing to Anticipating Water Conflicts in High-Risk Dry Tropical Water Systems. Role: PI. Co-PI: Christopher Kuzdas. $6,429. 08/01/2012 – 07/31/2013.
NSF LTER: Central Arizona Phoenix (CAP) – Long-term Ecological Research III. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Leader – Synthesis and Future Scenarios. PI: Nancy Grimm. Co-PI’s: Christopher Boone, Dan Childers, Sharon Harlan, Charles Redman, Billie Turner. $5,640,000. 12/01/2010 – 06/30/2013.
NSF OISE: Catalyzing New International Collaborations – Interdisciplinary Workgroup on Water Sustainability in the Tempisque Basin, Costa Rica. Role: Senior Personnel and Team Leader – Institutions and Governance. PI: Rafael Munoz-Carpena. Co-PI’s: Peter Waylen, Wendy Graham, Gregory Kiker, Ray Huffaker. $30,246. 10/01/2011 – 08/31/2012.
Mountain Park Health Center (MPHC), Phoenix: Participatory Research for Innovative Public Health Provision. Role: PI. $23,641. 04/15/2012 – 07/15/2012.
USAID / Higher Education for Development: Managing Biodiversity under Climate Change – Enhancing Capacities in Mexico for Conservation Planning, Decision-Making and Sustainability Assessment. Role: Co-PI. PI: Charles Redman. Other Co-PI’s: Hallie Eakin, Luis Bojorquez-Tapia. $325,789. 01/25/2010 – 06/30/2012.
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Measuring the Societal Effects of Participatory Sustainability Research. Role: Co-PI. PI: John Robinson. Other Co-PI: Sonia Talwar. $25,000. 2008-2009.
Swiss NSF International Fellowship for Advanced Researchers: The Co-Production of Knowledge in Transdisciplinary Collaborations Between Science and Society as a Contribution to Sustainability Science (University of British Columbia, Canada). Role: PI. $133,400. 2007-2009.
*Competence Center Environment and Sustainability (Switzerland): Sustainable Land-Use Practices in Mountain Regions: Integrative Analysis of Ecosystem Dynamics under Global Change, Socio-Economic Impacts and Policy Implications (MOUNTLAND). *Role: Co-PI in the application [did not participate in the research because of concurrent grant at the University of British Columbia, Canada; see grant above]. PI: Andreas Rigling. Other Co-PI’s: Stefanie Engel, Harald Bugmann, Heike Lischke, François Gillet, Matthias Dobbertin, Thomas Koellner, Peter Bebi, Alexandre Buttler. $1,800,000. 2008-2011.
Swiss Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI): Sustainable Development of Municipalities – Integrating Sustainable Governance and New Public Management. Role: Co-PI. PI: Markus Kunz. Other Co-PI’s: Jonas Fricker, George Dumont. $876,000. 2006-2009.
Swiss Nuclear and ETH Zurich: Societal Decision-Making on Controversial Technologies – Repository Site Selection for Radioactive Waste Disposal in Switzerland. Role: Co-PI. PI: Roland Scholz. Other Co-PI’s: Michael Stauffacher, Pius Kruetli. $308,000. 2006-2007.
German Technical Cooperation (GTZ): Community-Based Integrated Planning for Sustainable Post-Tsunami Reconstruction and Recovery in Sri Lanka. Role: PI. Co-PI: Robert Ries (University of Pittsburgh). $30,600. 2005-2006.
ETH Zurich: Nanotechnology – Opportunities and Risks. Role: Co-PI. PI: Michael Siegrist. $263,200. 2005-2006.
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 548 | Transformational Sust Entrepre |
| SOS 548 | Transformational Sust Entrepre |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOS 548 | Transformational Sust Entrepre |
| SOS 548 | Transformational Sust Entrepre |
| SOS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| SOS 594 | Conference and Workshop |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOS 792 | Research |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 511 | Adv Sustainability Prob Solvng |
| SOS 558 | GSS Sust Research Project |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 548 | Transformational Sust Entrepre |
| SOS 594 | Conference and Workshop |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 493 | Honors Thesis |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOS 594 | Conference and Workshop |
| SOS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOS 592 | Research |
| SOS 599 | Thesis |
| SOS 511 | Adv Sustainability Prob Solvng |
| SOS 598 | Special Topics |
| SOS 799 | Dissertation |
| SOS 596 | Capstone: Scientific Paper |
| SOS 592 | Research |
2017 Sustainability Research Award, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
2014 Outstanding Paper, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
2012 Best Paper, Sustainability Science
2011 Arizona State University, President’s Award for Sustainability
Sustainability Science
Sustainable Development
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education