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. ComCoast: Combined Functions in Coastal Defence Zones

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

    01.01.0614.05.09

    Project: Research

  2. MIREN: Mountain Invasion Research Network

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic), Seipel, T. (Partner), Alexander, J. M. (Partner), Arévalo, J. R. (Partner), Küffer, C. (Partner), Lembrechts, J. J. (Partner), McDougall, K. (Partner), Pauchard, A. (Partner) & Rew, L. J. (Partner)

    01.01.06 → …

    Project: Research

  3. Altitudinal distribution of non-native plants: the effects of climate, habitat and introduction history

    Haider, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.0631.12.10

    Project: Dissertation project

  4. Der Beitrag des privaten Umweltrechts zu den Umweltschutzzielen

    Wogersien, J. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    21.03.0612.06.06

    Project: Dissertation project

  5. Die Entwicklung der energierechtlichen Pflichten der Übertragungsnetzbetreiber

    Hobbeling, F. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    17.06.0626.08.10

    Project: Dissertation project

  6. 04OE045: BioRegal

    Burandt, A. (Project staff)

    01.07.0631.07.07

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  7. Die Konkretisierung der abfallrechtlichenProduktverantwortung für Reifen in Deutschland

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

    26.07.0613.08.08

    Project: Dissertation project

  8. KUNTIKUM: Climate trends and sustainable development of tourism in coastal and low mountain range regions

    Kreilkamp, E. (Project manager, academic), Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Heinrichs, H. (Partner), Burandt, S. (Project staff) & Schulz, D. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.10.0631.12.09

    Project: Research

  9. SAFECOAST : SAFECOAST: "The informed society". Analysis and strategy development for risk communication and coastal protection

    Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic), Grunenberg, H. (Project staff), Knolle, M. (Project staff) & Lüdecke, G. (Project staff)

    01.10.0631.03.08

    Project: Research

  10. Vereinfachung des Abfallrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Versteyl, L.-A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0608.09.09

    Project: Other

  11. Zertifizierung von Umweltbildungseinrichtungen

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.12.0619.07.10

    Project: Other

  12. Gewinnung und Nutzung von Lebenszyklusdaten im betrieblichen Kontext

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0730.06.07

    Project: Research

  13. Wildnis und nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.07 → …

    Project: Research

  14. Nachhaltige Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit. Ökologisch-ökonomische Modellierung und Evaluierung volkswirtschaftlicher Politikoptionen

    Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Quaas, M. F. (Project manager, academic), Olbrich, R. (Project staff), Derissen, S. (Project staff), Jakoby, O. (Project staff) & Groth, M. (Project staff)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.02.0731.07.10

    Project: Research

  15. VCSE: Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe

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

    01.02.0730.04.10

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  16. Das Recht auf Zugang zu Informationen im Rahmen der europäischen REACH-Verordnung

    Schulze-Rickmann, S. (Project manager, academic) & Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    17.03.0725.08.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  17. Die Nutzung ökologischer Potenziale von Buchenwäldern für eine multifunktionale Bewirtschaftung

    Fichtner, A. (Project staff), Dolnik, C. (Project staff), Ellenberg, H. (Project staff), Fähser, L. (Project staff), Hampicke, U. (Project staff), Heeschen, G. (Project staff), Irmler, U. (Project staff), Lüderitz, M. (Project staff), Lütt, S. (Project staff), Rasran, L. (Project staff), Schäfer, A. (Project staff), Schrautzer, J. (Project staff), Sturm, K. (Project staff), Vahder, S. (Project manager, academic), Vogt, K. (Project staff) & Wagner, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0731.12.08

    Project: Research

  18. ELAN-III: „Einführung in die Nachhaltigkeit“

    Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0731.12.08

    Project: Research

  19. Zukunftscamp - Future Now

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Bartsch, A. (Project staff) & Wüllner, C. (Project staff)

    01.04.0730.03.09

    Project: Practical Project

  20. ELAN: Projekt Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (ELAN III)

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    04.04.0730.04.10

    Project: Transfer (professional training)

  21. Alumninetzwerk Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften in Lateinamerika

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Klinke, T. (Project staff)

    18.04.0710.08.07

    Project: Other

  22. Konflikttreiber Klimawandel? –Eine Analyse zukünftiger Konfliktpotenziale infolge des Klimawandels in Tourismusdestinationen

    Bartels, C. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0731.10.09

    Project: Dissertation project

  23. Rechtliche Konzepte für eine effizientere Energienutzung

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Sanden, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.06.0731.01.08

    Project: Research

  24. MaRess: Material Efficiency and Resource Conservation

    Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Zvezdov, D. (Project staff) & Viere, T. (Project staff)

    25.07.0711.03.11

    Project: Research

  25. BNE Mobilität: Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung - am Bespiel des Themenfelds Mobilität

    Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Gottmann, T. (Project staff), Rieckmann, M. (Project staff) & Schröter, U. (Project staff)

    30.08.0716.06.09

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  26. CRL Fault Dynamics

    Urban, B. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0730.09.11

    Project: Research

  27. Vereinfachung und Verschlankung des Naturschutzrechts

    Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0730.04.08

    Project: Research

  28. EUROPATHS

    Plewig, H.-J. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    31.12.0730.06.17

    Project: Research

  29. Biomass - A renewable energy source? Sustainable biomass (re)production through Landscape Quality Management

    Brüll, A. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.0810.06.15

    Project: Dissertation project

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