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