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.

  1. Energieeinsparung in Schulen durch Änderung des Nutzerverhaltens

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Ebert, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9531.12.97

    Project: Research

  2. Umweltbildung als Innovation - Evaluation von BLK-Modellversuchen zur Umweltbildung

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9531.12.96

    Project: Research

  3. Umweltbildung: ein Problem der Lehrerbildung

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Fischer, H. (Project manager, academic) & Schulte, M. (Project staff)

    01.01.9531.12.97

    Project: Research

  4. Umweltbildung unter globalen Perspektiven

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9531.12.96

    Project: Research

  5. Umweltbildung in anderen Ländern und Kontinenten

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.9531.03.96

    Project: Scientific event

  6. Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluierung eines Fernstudienganges Kommunaler Umweltschutz

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9631.08.99

    Project: Research

  7. Zukünftige Energiepolitik

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9630.03.98

    Project: Research

  8. Sukzessions- und Regenerationsmodelle, vegetationskundliche Referenzsysteme

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic) & Redecker, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.9731.03.01

    Project: Research

  9. Tagung "Methoden in der Umweltbildungsforschung" (Jagdschloß Göhrde, 2.-5.12.1997)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.9730.11.98

    Project: Scientific event

  10. Zukunftsfähige Umweltbildung in der Lehrerbildung: Forschungsstand, Defizite und Notwendigkeiten

    Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic), Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9831.12.03

    Project: Research

  11. Die Bedeutung unterschiedlicher Kontexte von Umweltbildung für Nachhaltigkeitsbewußtsein

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Degenhardt, L. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Molitor, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.9831.08.01

    Project: Research

  12. Betriebliche Umweltkommunikation: Umweltkennzahlen in Umweltberichten

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project manager, academic), Hoppe, J. (Project manager, academic) & Hoppe, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.00

    Project: Research

  13. Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluierung von Pilotmodulen für einen praxisorientierten Fernstudiengang zur Weiterbildung kommunaler Angestellter in Lettland.

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.00

    Project: Research

  14. KUKA: Evaluation der Kronsberg-Umwelt-Kommunikations-Agentur

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Danner, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.9931.12.01

    Project: Research

  15. Evaluation des Greenteam-Konzepts in Deutschland

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Degenhardt, L. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Molitor, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.9931.08.00

    Project: Research

  16. Ökonomische Folgen des Freizeitverhaltens im Wald: Grundlagen zur Umsetzung des neuen Waldgesetzes im Kanton Basel-Land

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Kleiber, O. (Project staff) & Jenni, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0031.12.02

    Project: Research

  17. Sozial-ökologische Forschungsperspektiven für eine "Nachhaltige Informationsgesellschaft"

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0030.09.01

    Project: Research

  18. Halboffene Weidelandschaft Höltigbaum

    Härdtle, W. (Project manager, academic)

    10.03.0026.03.09

    Project: Research

  19. INFERNUM: M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences - Infernum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wüst, S. (Project staff) & Sachs, B. (Project staff)

    27.03.00 → …

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  20. "Agenda 21 - Universität Lüneburg"

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Diekmann, S. (Project manager, academic), Schwiersch, A. (Project manager, academic) & Simonowsky, P. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0031.07.01

    Project: Research

  21. EMA Links - Environmental Management Accounting and the Links between Different Levels of Decision-Making

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Hahn, T. (Project staff) & Burritt, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0031.03.02

    Project: Research

  22. BSC: Sustainability Balanced Scorecard

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wagner, M. (Project staff), Hahn, T. (Project staff) & Figge, F. (Project staff)

    01.10.0031.12.02

    Project: Research

  23. Web-Plattformen für eine„Nachhaltige Informationsgesellschaft“Grundlagen und Erfolgsfaktoren

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0030.09.01

    Project: Research

  24. Bericht zur Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung für die Bundesregierung (Entwurf)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Braun, M.-L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.0030.11.01

    Project: Research

  25. BIOTA Maroc: Long term vegetation monitoring in Southern Morocco

    Jürgens, N. (Project manager, academic), Finckh, M. (Project manager, academic), Oldeland, J. (Partner) & Grabener, S. (Partner)

    01.01.01 → …

    Project: Research

  26. AGF: Comparing Environmental Management and Strategies in the UK and Germany

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wehrmeyer, W. (Project manager, academic) & Wagner, M. (Project staff)

    01.03.0101.12.01

    Project: Research

  27. Machbarkeitsstudie für das Projekt Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle und Wissensnetzwerke - Entwicklung des Wissensnetzwerks Sustainability durch Informationstechnik auf der Grundlage softwaregestützter nachhaltiger Geschäftsmodelle

    Rolf, A. (Project manager, academic), Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Fritzsche, A. (Project manager, academic) & Mandel, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0131.05.02

    Project: Research

  28. EBEB: European Business Environmental Barometer

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Wagner, M. (Project staff), Dyllick, T. (Partner) & Ytterhus, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0128.02.02

    Project: Research

  29. EPS: Distance Education for Environmental Protection and Sustainable Regional Development in Latvia

    Lütkemöller, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.0131.08.04

    Project: Research

  30. Umweltbewusstsein in Deutschland 2002. Eine repräsentative Bevölkerungsumfrage.

    Kuckartz, U. (Project manager, academic) & Grunenberg, H. (Project staff)

    01.10.0128.02.03

    Project: Research

  31. INM: Instruments of Sustainability Management (ISM)

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Kleiber, O. (Project staff) & Müller, J. (Project staff)

    01.11.0131.05.02

    Project: Research

  32. Sustainability Communications (Machbarkeitsstudie)

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Franz-Balsen, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0231.12.03

    Project: Research

  33. Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Muraca, B. (Project staff)

    01.02.0201.10.03

    Project: Research

  34. Der anthropogene Klimawandel und seine Resonanz in der Bevölkerung - Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung des Klimabewusstseins in Deutschland

    Weber-Moritz, M. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0230.04.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  35. "Portal Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" (Machbarkeitsstudie)

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0228.02.03

    Project: Research

  36. DB: Wertorientierte Ausrichtung des Umweltmanagements. Fallstudie Deutsche Bahn AG

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Jänicke, N. T. (Project staff) & Hellmann, K. (Project staff)

    01.08.0230.04.03

    Project: Practical Project

  37. Machbarkeitsstudie zur Entwicklung eines FKU-Masterprogramms

    Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0331.12.03

    Project: Research

  38. EMA-SEA: Environmental Management Accounting for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in South-East Asia

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Viere, T. (Project staff) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.11.0331.10.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  39. „Beratung bei der Planung, Realisation und Evaluation von kleineren Umweltausstellungsvorhaben in Niedersachsen“

    Siekierski, E. (Project manager, academic) & Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0430.11.04

    Project: Research

  40. FLOWS: Flood Plain Land Use Optimising Workable Sustainability

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0409.11.09

    Project: Research

  41. Die Wassergesetzgebung im Herzogtum Braunschweig nach Bauernbefreiung und industrieller Revolution

    Behrens, C. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    10.03.0429.01.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  42. Ökologische Ökonomik Modellierung und konzeptionelle Fundierung am Beispiel von Beweidung in semi-ariden Gebieten

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic) & Frank, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0430.09.07

    Project: Research

  43. Monitoring gentechnisch veränderter Organismen. Supranationale und deutsche Rechtsfragen des Monitorings transgener Pflanzen zur Erforschung hypothetischer Risiken

    Regenbrecht, G. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.04.0417.01.05

    Project: Dissertation project

  44. Internetgestützte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung der DAX 30-Unternehmen in Kooperation mit dem Centre for Sustainability Management, CSM

    Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project manager, academic) & Blanke, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.0401.12.04

    Project: Research

  45. BMU-Fachdialog: Fachdialog "Nachhaltigkeit in der Unternehmensberichterstattung"

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Herzig, C. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Research

  46. FRA.ME: Wissenschaftlerinnen Mentoring an der Universität Lüneburg

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Thiem, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.0418.06.07

    Project: Research

  47. Lebenswelt Hochschule (als Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Gesamtprojekts „Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Kontext universitärer Aufgabenstellungen“)

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.06.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  48. Heupelletierung: Machbarkeitsstudie zur Pelletierung von Biomasse

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Müller, J. (Project staff)

    01.07.0430.11.04

    Project: Practical Project

  49. Strategische Umweltprüfung und strategisches Umweltmonitoring für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Nehls, G. (Partner) & Runge, K. (Partner)

    01.07.0431.08.05

    Project: Research

  50. AutoUni: Sustainability Management in the M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Mobility" of the Volkswagen AutoUni

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Hasenmüller, P. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.04

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  51. Sustainable University: Sustainable University

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Coordination), Godemann, J. (Coordination), Burandt, S. (Project staff), Barth, M. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.07.0431.12.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  52. Bericht zur Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung 2005

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Nemnich, C. (Project staff) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)

    01.09.0431.12.05

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  53. ABG_CSCT

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.10.0419.05.10

    Project: Other

  54. SLF: Sustainability Leadership Forum

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Petersen, H. (Project staff), Klewitz, J. (Project staff) & Rudolph, N. S. (Project staff)

    10.11.0430.04.19

    Project: Other

  55. International evaluation off interpretation training options at all levels in the BSR.

    Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0530.12.05

    Project: Research

  56. LehrerInnenbildung im Kontext von Regionalentwicklung als Projekt nachhaltiger Entwicklung in Polen

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic) & Nemnich, C. (Project staff)

    01.01.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  57. Mediation im Rahmen von "Good Governance" für Integriertes Küstengebietsmanagement

    Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

  58. Die Haftung des Grundstückeigentümers für die Sanierung von Altlasten

    Andres, B. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    25.01.0518.12.07

    Project: Dissertation project

  59. INNIG: Risk Culture: Communication and Representation of Risks Considering as Example Extreme Floods

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Grunenberg, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.0531.12.06

    Project: Research

  60. VCC: Virtual Copernicus Campus

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    01.03.0531.12.07

    Project: Other

  61. Virtual Copernicus Campus - eLearning for Sustainability in the European Higher Education Area

    Barth, M. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.0528.02.06

    Project: Research

  62. Social Marketing and Education for sustainable forestry - Project: Mensch & Wald

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), González, A. (Project manager, academic) & Krebs, O. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0501.03.08

    Project: Research

  63. Mensch & Wald: Social Marketing und Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Waldwirtschaft

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Kleinhückelkotten, S. (Partner) & Wippermann, C. (Coordination)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.04.0531.07.08

    Project: Research

  64. Media, Expertise and Political Decision

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic) & Petersen, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0501.01.07

    Project: Research

  65. Mit dem Bus zur Schule

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Berthold, A. (Project staff), Baum, R. (Project staff) & Röpke, S. (Project staff)

    01.07.0531.12.05

    Project: Other

  66. ALFA: Project “International Master Program Sustainable Development and Management"

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Coordination), Barkin, D. (Partner), Berglund, S. (Partner), Böhmer, K. (Partner), Gonzalez, M. (Partner), Filippini, M. F. (Partner), Medellín Milán, P. (Partner), van Dam-Mieras, R. (Partner) & Vásquez Ríos, A. A. (Partner)

    15.08.0515.08.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  67. EXIST-SEED: Management - Outsourcing - Energiecontrollingsoftware

    Langerfeldt, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0530.09.06

    Project: Research

  68. Biodiversity in Israel

    Aßmann, T. (Project manager, academic) & Drees, C. (Project staff)

    German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development

    01.11.0509.11.11

    Project: Research

  69. ILT MBA: International Leadership Training Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Grimm, J. (Project staff), Klinke, T. (Project staff) & Prox, M. (Project staff)

    01.11.0529.12.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

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