School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
Beratung von Bürgerinitiativen zum Thema Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking): Vortrag zur Einführung ins Thema unkonventionelle Lagerstätten und hydraulic fracturing
Olsson, O. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Berichte aus der Forschung. Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung – Landesarbeitsgruppe Nord
Evers, M. (Speaker)
05.11.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: “Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change”
Newig, J. (Speaker)
23.02.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Berliner Abfallrechtstage 2009
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
19.11.2009 → 20.11.2009Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Berliner Energietage - 2011
Opel, O. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
18.05.2011 → 20.05.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Berufliche Anforderungen im inklusiven Chemieunterricht
Abels, S. (Speaker), Plotz, T. (Speaker), Koliander, B. (Speaker) & Heidinger, C. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Berufliche Anforderungen im inklusiven Chemieunterricht., mit Christine Heidinger, Brigitte Koliander und Thomas Plotz
Abels, S. (Speaker)
18.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Berufliche Anforderungen im inklusiven Chemieunterricht, mit Christine Heidinger, Universität Wien und Brigitte Koliander, Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich
Abels, S. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Berufsstart und Karriereweg
Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)
25.01.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Berufung in den Beirat der Studie zur Entwicklung der Ganztagsschule (StEG)
Salisch, M. (Reviewer)
2014 → 2019Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research