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.
- 2011
Growth and competition of tree saplings of subtropical China
von Wehrden, H. (Speaker)
09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The growing importance of sustainability in European markets and the role of universities in sustainability-oriented management education
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
31.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
Workshop Innovationsverbund Nachhaltiger Mittelstand - 2011
Klewitz, J. (Moderator)
31.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
3rd EU-China River Basin Governance Research Network Workshop - RiBaGo 2011
Newig, J. (Speaker)
30.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
Konstellationsanalyse - Ein interdisziplinäres Brückenkonzept 2011
Burandt, S. (Participant)
29.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
1. Summer School Wissenschaft kommunizieren im Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig - 2011
Schmidt, A. (Participant)
24.08.2011 → 26.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Multifunctionality in EU´s Common Agricultural Policy between Competitiveness and Sustainability
Szumelda, A. U. (Speaker), Burandt, A. (Speaker) & Mölders, T. (Speaker)
23.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Working in regional agro-food networks – strengthening local food systems through cooperation
Burandt, A. (Speaker)
23.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Rural Gender Relations and Sustainable Development – Theoretical Remarks and Empirical Findings on Feminization Trends
Mölders, T. (Speaker)
22.08.2011 → 25.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The debate on the future of small individual farms in Poland
Szumelda, A. U. (Speaker), Lang, F. J. (Speaker) & Thiem, A. (Speaker)
22.08.2011 → 25.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
XXIV Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology - 2011
Mölders, T. (Participant), Szumelda, A. U. (Participant) & Burandt, A. (Participant)
22.08.2011 → 25.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
6th International Conference of Critical Geography - ICCG 2011
Friedrich, B. (Participant) & Gottschlich, D. (Participant)
16.08.2011 → 20.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Green vs. Jobs: Goal Conflict Inherence in the Solar Policies of California, China and Germany
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)
15.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
14th Symposium of Insect Plant Interactions - SIP 2011
Leonhardt, S. (Opponent)
13.08.2011 → 18.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
71st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2011
Beckmann, M. (Organiser) & Zeyen, A. (Organiser)
13.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Annual Meeting of the Society for Business Ethics - 2011
Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
12.08.2011 → 14.08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Commitment Strategies for Sustainability: How Corporations Can Create Value through New Governance
Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
12.08.2011 → 16.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Mission Accmplished? How Social Entrepreneurs Define Success
Zeyen, A. (Speaker) & Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
12.08.2011 → 16.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Technology Push vs. Demand Pull: The Evolution of Solar Policy in the US, Germany and China
Hansen, E. G. (Speaker), Lüdeke-Freund, F. (Speaker), West, J. (Speaker) & Quan, X. (Speaker)
12.08.2011 → 16.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of Osram’s off-grid lightin
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
10.08.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
First Annual Convention of the Black German Cultural Society - BGCS 2011
Golly, N. (Speaker)
08.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Food & Chemical Toxicology (Journal)
Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)
08.2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Förderprogramm „Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung im Mittelstand“
Hansen, E. G. (Reviewer)
08.2011Activity: Other expert activities › Peer review of project proposals › Research
Insectes Sociaux (Journal)
Leonhardt, S. (Reviewer)
08.2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Metodologias de ensino para a formação de administradores sustentáveis” (“Teaching methods for educating sustainability managers”)
Hansen, E. G. (Lecturer)
27.07.2011 → 29.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Forest pedagogics in a global context – implemented locally
Stoltenberg, U. (Speaker)
25.07.2011 → 26.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Informal Competence Development of Volunteers of Sustainability Groups in Ecuador and Germany
Rieckmann, M. (presenter)
21.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Key Competencies for Sustainable Development: What Competencies Should Be Developed in Education For Sustainable Development?
Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
21.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
6th World Environmental Education Congress - 2011
Burandt, S. (presenter)
20.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Broaden the scope of HE for sustainability – the innovative potential of e-learning
Burandt, S. (presenter)
20.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
University Teachers as Agents of Change – the Outcome of a 1-Year Teacher-Training for Higher Education for Sustainable Development
Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
20.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Colombian coffee production: a local culture in a global market dynamic
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Speaker)
19.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Colombian rural development and land tenure conflicts 2011
Ortiz-Przychodzka, S. (Organiser)
19.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
16th General Meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology - EAESP 2011
Trötschel, R. (Speaker)
12.07.2011 → 16.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Life Cycle Assessment and Material Flow Analysis
Möller, A. (Lecturer)
11.07.2011 → 22.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
27th EGOS Colloquium - EGOS 2011
Zeyen, A. (presenter) & Beckmann, M. (presenter)
08.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Small Groups, Big Groups and Social Franchising - A Hayekian Perspective on Scaling Social Entrepreneurship
Beckmann, M. (Speaker) & Zeyen, A. (Speaker)
06.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Seeking Legitimacy for Vvalu Ccreation: a Leadership Perspective on Social Eentrepreneurship and Ccorporate social Responsibility
Zeyen, A. (Speaker) & Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
05.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung – anspruchsvoll und auch den Wandel fördernd? Eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme
Rieckmann, M. (Speaker)
04.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie 2011
Mahmoud, W. M. M. (Speaker)
04.07.2011 → 09.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
15th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment - ISTA 2011
Kümmerer, K. (Speaker)
03.07.2011 → 08.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2011
Höhne, B. (Speaker)
03.07.2011 → 06.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
24th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management - IACM 2011
Trötschel, R. (Speaker)
03.07.2011 → 06.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Interdisziplinäre Konferenz Kompetenzen in der Kompetenzerfassung - 2011
Thiem, A. (Participant)
01.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Oral Presentation Skills in English, ALMA – Programm zur Förderung der Forschungkultur - 2011
Burandt, S. (Participant)
01.07.2011 → 02.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Sozialunternehmer als Katalysatoren sozialer Innovation: "Erfahrungssache – Engagement 55+ wirkt!“
Beckmann, M. (Speaker)
01.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Research Synthesis 2018
Schuster, C. (Speaker), Pinkowski, L. (Coauthor) & Fischer, D. (Coauthor)
30.06.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
18th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists - EAERE 2011
Engler, J.-O. (Participant)
29.06.2011 → 02.07.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3. Lüneburger Salongespräch zur Nachhaltigkeit - 2011
Gottschlich, D. (Moderator), Mölders, T. (Moderator), Friedrich, B. (Moderator), Burandt, A. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant) & Szumelda, A. U. (Participant)
29.06.2011Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: Rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management
Baumgärtner, S. (Speaker)
29.06.2011 → 02.07.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research