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.
- 2013
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
Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)
Beckmann, M. (Editor)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Business Strategy and the Environment (Journal)
Schaltegger, S. (Editor)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Diversitasc (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2013 → 2018Activity: Membership › Bodies of public institutions › Research
GREEN BRANDS Organisation GmbH (External organisation)
Schaltegger, S. (Member)
2013Activity: Membership › Academic networks or partnerships › Transfer
Identifying Conservation Priorities in the face of future development: applying development by design in the mongolian gobi
Wehrden, H. (Reviewer)
2013Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Research
Lehrveranstaltung "Verhandeln I"
Trötschel, R. (Speaker) & Höhne, B. (Speaker)
2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (Journal)
Zvezdov, D. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften (Publisher)
Holz, V. (Editor)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of series › Research
- 2012
Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society 2012
Hudewenz, A. (Coauthor)
17.12.2012 → 20.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Fachreferent/Sachverständiger "Fracking": Fachgespräch in der Arbeitsgruppe „Fracking“ der Koalitionsfraktionen von CDU/CSU und FDP im Deutschen Bundestag zum Thema „Hydraulic Fracturing“
Olsson, O. (Reviewer)
14.12.2012Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Transfer
Paper Writing Workshop 2012
Pufal, G. (Organiser)
13.12.2012 → 18.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Tagung "Fußball und Fans. Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven" 2012
Winands, M. (Speaker)
12.12.2012 → 13.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tagung "Gender trifft Nachhaltigkeit - Nachhaltigkeit braucht Gender" - NaGe 2012
Hofmeister, S. (Speaker) & Biesecker, A. (Speaker)
11.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Von Frauen und Männern, Naturschutz und -nutzung und Wegen vorsorgenden Wirtschaftens
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
11.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Tagung "Gender trifft Nachhaltigkeit - Nachhaltigkeit braucht Gender" - NaGe 2012
Heilmann, S. (Organiser), Hofmeister, S. (Organiser), Katz, C. (Organiser), Thiem, A. (Organiser) & Mölders, T. (Participant)
10.12.2012 → 11.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Wald und Gender
Katz, C. (Speaker)
10.12.2012 → 11.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Modelling the fate and export of pesticides and their transformation products at catchment scale.: Vortrag auf Einladung des Projekts "EMPOWER Tunisia"
Gaßmann, M. (Lecturer)
09.12.2012 → 14.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Sustainability Awareness and Volunteer Services in the Global South
Richter, S. (Speaker)
09.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
Impulse aus der Alltags- und Lebensstilforschung der Cultural Studies für eine Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Holz, V. (Oral presentation)
07.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Nachhaltigkeitsbewusstsein im Kontext von Freiwilligendiensten im Globalen Süden: Lernerfahrungen ehemaliger Teilnehmer(innen)
Richter, S. (Speaker)
07.12.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Studenten-Konferenz “Stop Wasting Food” 2012
Schomerus, T. (Coauthor)
07.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tagung „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – theoretische, konzeptuelle und empirische Perspektiven“ 2012
Rieckmann, M. (Organiser)
07.12.2012 → 08.12.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2. Österreichischer Tag der Politikwissenschaft 2012
Challies, E. (Coauthor)
30.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Media and Climate-friendly Behavior – Do Media have an Impact on Individual Action for Climate Protection?
Lüdecke, G. (Speaker)
30.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Media Impact on Climate Protection
Lüdecke, G. (presenter)
30.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Transfer
Räume und Orte für transdisziplinäre Forschung schaffen
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
30.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Football: Politics of the Global Game 2012
Winands, M. (presenter)
29.11.2012 → 30.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
El Cambio Climatico y el Agua: Situación, Actuación y Educación
Otte, I. (Speaker)
27.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
13. Lüneburger Umweltfilmtage 2012
Hofmeister, S. (Opponent)
26.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › trade fairs and exhibitions › Transfer
Responsible Supply Chains and Networks: Challenges for Governance and Sustainability 2012
Challies, E. (presenter)
24.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Die Multikriterielle Evaluationsstudie – Ein transdisziplinäres Instrument zur integrativen Entscheidungsfindung
Schmidt, A. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Experts Meeting “European Renewable Energy Regions from a Legal Perspective” 2012
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Networkers, Grazers, and Explorers: how sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs unfolds through a regional network setting.
Klewitz, J. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Sustainable entrepreneurship and the transformation of industries: The case of the apparel industry
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Von der interkulturellen Philosophie lernen – Inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschung als Wissenschaft in interkultureller Orientierung
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
22.11.2012 → 23.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Bildungslandschaften im Konzept von Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U. (Lecturer)
21.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand 2012
Klewitz, J. (Moderator)
21.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
3rd International Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy - 2012
Logunova, E. (presenter)
19.11.2012 → 20.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Advances in large scale production of mircoalgae and mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Pleißner, D. (Lecturer)
19.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Educación para el Desarollo Sostenible– Enfoques Teóricos y Prácticos
Richter, S. (Speaker) & Otte, I. (Speaker)
19.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Tagung „Umweltinformation – Durch transparentes Verwaltungshandeln auf dem Weg zur Bürgergesellschaft“ 2012
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
19.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung als Orientierung für Bildungspraxis und Institution
Stoltenberg, U. (Lecturer)
15.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Conception of a heat storage system for household applications
Osterland, T. (Speaker), Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker), Rönnebeck, T. (Speaker), N'Tsoukpoe, K. E. (Speaker), Fopah Lele, A. (Speaker), Weist, K. (Speaker), Rohde, C. (Speaker), Korhammer, K. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
12.11.2012 → 14.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Mixed salts in thermochemical heat storage applications
Druske, M.-M. (Speaker), Neumann, K. (Speaker), Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker), Opel, O. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
12.11.2012 → 14.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Simposio Internacional Conservacion de la Biodiversidad y Educacion Ambiental - 2012
Pufal, G. (Speaker)
12.11.2012 → 16.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Annual conference of the German Geographical Society 2012
Challies, E. (presenter)
10.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Tagung „Bei weiterem Ausbau nicht mehr kompatibel?“ 2012
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
10.11.2012 → 11.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Ländlicher Raum in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie 2012
Schrader, R. (Speaker)
09.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Jahresversammlung 2012 des Netzwerks Solidarische Landwirtschaft
Schrader, R. (Participant)
09.11.2012 → 11.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Frame Conditions for Transdisciplinary Research
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
05.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Frame Conditions for Transdisciplinary Research. Transdisciplinary and historical rural and urban spatial transformation and development (TRUST)
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
05.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Jahrestreffen des Netzwerks "Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften" 2012
Mölders, T. (Participant)
02.11.2012 → 04.11.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Nachhaltige Bildungskonzepte – Nachhaltigkeit lernen an Hochschulen
Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
02.11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Integration of a Heat Storage System into an Existing Household
Weist, K. (presenter)
11.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Tri-trophic interaction networks along a tree diversity gradient in BEF-China: How tree diversity effects higher trophic levels
Staab, M. (Speaker)
26.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
6th International Functional Food Symposium 2012
Pleißner, D. (presenter)
25.10.2012 → 26.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4. Lüneburger Salongespräch zur Nachhaltigkeit 2012
Friedrich, B. (Moderator), Mölders, T. (Moderator), Gottschlich, D. (Moderator), Mölders, T. (Organiser), Gottschlich, D. (Organiser) & Friedrich, B. (Organiser)
24.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)
Oermann, N. O. (Member)
24.10.2012 → 31.12.2019Activity: Membership › Leuphana academic councils and committees › Leuphana Academic Committees
Umweltprüfungen und Bürgerbeteiligung bei der Planung des Ausbaus des deutschen Energieversorgungsnetzes
Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)
19.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
4S/EASST Conference 2012
Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant)
17.10.2012 → 21.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
„Bei uns ist alles ganz anders…” – Möglichkeiten der Implementierung und praktische Ausrichtung von Fanprojekten im kulturellen Kontext (Podiumsdiskussion)
Winands, M. (Panel participant)
17.10.2012 → 18.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Of mice, polemics and toxins (dis)placed on stage of public consultation. Situational analysis of the GMO-discourse in Poland
Sulmowski, J. A. (Speaker)
17.10.2012 → 21.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Workshop "Naturverhältnisse und Geschlechterverhältnisse. Feministische Wiederentdeckungen" 2012
Friedrich, B. (Participant) & Gottschlich, D. (Participant)
12.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
NNA-Forum "In und von der Landschaft leben (II)" 2012
Mölders, T. (Organiser), Gottschlich, D. (Participant) & Schrader, R. (Participant)
11.10.2012 → 12.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Control transfers and remediation across the Upper Rhine. Scientific and technical conference in the framework of the Science Week Upper Rhine 2012
Gutowski, L. (presenter)
09.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
An Evidence-based Approach to the Assessment of Public Participation in Environmental Governance: A conceptual and methodological overview of the ‘EDGE’ project
Challies, E. (presenter)
05.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Education veering towards sustainability: Co-producing a set of indicators for assessing Education for Sustainable Development in German speaking countries
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
05.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Warum ist Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung im Elementarbereich wichtig?
Stoltenberg, U. (Lecturer)
05.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
74th International Atlantic Economic Conference 2012
Engler, J.-O. (Speaker)
04.10.2012 → 07.10.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Model choice and size distribution: a Bayquentist approach
Engler, J.-O. (Speaker) & Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker)
04.10.2012 → 07.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Life Cycle Assessment and Cost Accounting on Corporations for Eco-Efficient Production Systems
Möller, A. (Lecturer)
01.10.2012 → 02.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Rational Socially Responsible Investment
Peylo, B. T. (Speaker)
01.10.2012 → 03.10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bildungslandschaften aus der Perspektive von Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)
28.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
„Theorie und Praxis: Globales Lernen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Positionen, Potentiale, Perspektiven“
Rieckmann, M. (Organiser) & Richter, S. (Organiser)
27.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
„Theorie und Praxis: Globales Lernen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Positionen, Potentiale, Perspektiven“
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
27.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Combining material flow analysis and actor analysis to characterise the development of energy regions in Austria.
Hecher, M. (Speaker), Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker) & Binder, C. R. (Speaker)
26.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jahrestagung der Vernetzungsstelle Schulverpflegung Hamburg - Tag der SV 2012
Fischer, D. (Keynote speaker)
26.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
MFA ConAccount Conference 2012
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Thermodynamische und kinetische Aspekte der Dehydratation und Rehydratation anorganischer Salzhydrate
Rammelberg, H. U. (Speaker), Köllner, J. K. (Speaker), Osterland, T. (Speaker) & Ruck, W. (Speaker)
26.09.2012 → 28.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
8. Krankenhaus-Umwelttag NRW 2012
Olsson, O. (Speaker)
25.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Das neue Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Chancen für Unternehmen
Schomerus, T. (Lecturer)
25.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Tagung Recht und Finanzierung von Erneuerbaren Energien „Erfahrungen mit der Marktprämie nach dem EEG 2012“
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
25.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012
Hörisch, J. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 26.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting - EMAN 2012
Schaltegger, S. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Exploring corporate reality of sustainability accounting practices
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Herbsttagung der Forschungsgruppe Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement des Verbands für Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft - VHB NAMA 2012
Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 25.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
HOW SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING CONTRIBUTES TO IMPROVED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Zvezdov, D. (Speaker)
24.09.2012 → 26.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ökosystemleistungen: von Funktions- und Existenzwerten der Natur
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
21.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
The Implementation and Future Challenges of Education for Sustainable Development in Germany
Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
21.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Ökologische Ökonomie - 2012
Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)
20.09.2012 → 22.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
31. Deutscher Naturschutztag - DNT 2012
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
19.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Diversität und Heterogenität – eine theoretische und normative Verortung im Naturwissenschaftsunterricht
Abels, S. (Lecturer)
19.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Tagung "Essen in der Non-Stop-Gesellschaft" 2012
Hofmeister, S. (Organiser)
19.09.2012 → 20.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
European Conference on Educational Research - ECER 2013
Fischer, D. (Speaker)
18.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Leuphana Energieforum 2012
Schomerus, T. (Speaker)
18.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Look Who's Talking How - A Teaching Intervention on Gender-Sensitive Language in Higher Education
Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Weitzel, J. (Speaker)
18.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Leuphana Energieforum 2012
Fischer, L.-B. (Participant)
17.09.2012 → 18.09.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Umweltschutz – nachhaltige Entwicklung: Was ist das „Mehr“?
Adomßent, M. (Speaker)
17.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Impulsreferat „Was folgt aus den Rio+20-Ergebnissen inhaltlich und strategisch für die frauen- und genderpolitische Arbeit auf zivilgesellschaftlicher Ebene"
Gottschlich, D. (Speaker)
14.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer