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.
Intensivworkshop: Methoden zur Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien
Mader, C. (Project manager, academic), Leitenberger, A.-T. (Project manager, academic) & Timm, J.-M. (Project manager, academic)
08.11.13 → 18.01.14
Project: Teaching
Intercultural CityLandscapes - Analysis and Design of Spatial Social-Ecological Transformations for Sustainable Regional Development
Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic) & Katz, C. (Project staff)
18.02.09 → 18.08.10
Project: Research
Interdependenzen zwischen kulturellem Wandel und nachhaltiger Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U. (Partner) & Holz, V. (Project staff)
01.07.09 → 01.12.11
Project: Research
Interdisziplinäre Methoden und Kompetenzen
von Wehrden, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.24 → 31.03.26
Project: Research
Interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit zur Vorhersage und Verhinderung von Naturkatastrophen
Evers, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.10 → 31.08.15
Project: Research
Intergenerationelle Gerechtigkeit und ökonomische Effizienz in der Nutzung von Ökosystemdienstleistungen unter Unsicherheit
Baumgärtner, S. (Project manager, academic), Glotzbach, S. (Project staff), Hoberg, N. (Project staff), Fünfgelt, J. (Project staff) & Stumpf, K. H. (Project staff)
22.07.09 → 31.03.11
Project: Research
IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Martín-López, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.15 → 31.12.18
Project: Research
International DAAD-Alumni Seminar „Education for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity“
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic), Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic), Rieckmann, M. (Coordination) & Aguirre, P. (Coordination)
15.06.09 → 14.10.11
Project: Transfer (professional training)
International DAAD Summer School “Sustainable Development as Strategy and Aim of Higher Education”
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Adomßent, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.09 → 12.03.10
Project: Other
Internationales Kooperationszentrum Nachhaltige Chemie ISC3
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.17 → 30.11.20
Project: Other
ISC3: Internationales Kooperationszentrum Nachhaltige Chemie ISC3 Phase II
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.21 → 31.12.24
Project: Other
International evaluation off interpretation training options at all levels in the BSR.
Wohlers, L. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.05 → 30.12.05
Project: Research
Internationale wissenschaftliche Veranstaltung "On the Generalization of Newtons Experimentum Crucis", Berlin, 19.-22.09.2010
Grebe-Ellis, J. (Project manager, academic)
17.06.10 → 27.01.11
Project: Scientific event
Internationale wissenschaftliche Veranstaltung: „Zwölfte internationale Konferenz über das Monitoring und das Management von Besuchern in Erholungs- und Schutzgebieten“
Fischer, J. (Project manager, academic)
21.06.24 → 31.01.25
Project: Scientific event
FSM ILT: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability Management: Management - Trainingsmodule
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Görtz, K. (Project staff)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
17.11.10 → 19.12.12
Project: Transfer (professional training)
FSM ILT II: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability Management: Management - Trainingsmodule II
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Görtz, K. (Project staff) & Ross, S. (Project staff)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
22.09.11 → 30.09.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)
FSM I: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainability Management - Onlinephase Jahrgang I
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Dubielzig, F. (Project staff), Seidl, N. (Project staff) & Grimm, J. (Project staff)
01.02.09 → 11.03.10
Project: Transfer (professional training)
FSM III: International Leadership Training (ILT) Sustainibility Management - Onlinephase Jahrgang III
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic) & Grimm, J. (Project staff)
01.03.11 → 04.04.12
Project: Transfer (professional training)
ILT MBA: International Leadership Training Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Grimm, J. (Project staff), Klinke, T. (Project staff) & Prox, M. (Project staff)
01.11.05 → 29.12.10
Project: Transfer (professional training)
IP TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 02 - FeQuan: Internes Projektbudget TM 1.3 C FuE-Projekt 02 - FeQuan
Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic), Opel, O. (Project staff) & Japsen, A. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
19.08.09 → 31.12.15
Project: Other
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)
01.06.04 → 01.12.04
Project: Research
Vigoni: Internet-Supported Sustainability Reporting in the Banking Sector
Schaltegger, S. (Project manager, academic), Herzig, C. (Project staff) & Giese, N. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.08 → 31.05.11
Project: Research
Internet supported sustainability reporting of German and Italian companies. Development of criteria to assess and compare the quality of internet-based sustainability reporting in Germany and Italy (DAAD VIGONI Programme)
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.08 → 30.09.09
Project: Research
"Invasive" Arten im Prozessschutz
Kapitza, K. (Project manager, academic) & Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.17 → 30.04.20
Project: Dissertation project
Inventarisierung funktionallisierter Molekülle in hydrolysierten organischen Reststoffen
Pleißner, D. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.17 → 30.06.18
Project: Research
iSleep: Investigating non-inferiority and additional benefits of internet-delivered versus face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I): a randomised controlled trial
Lehr, D. (Project manager, academic), Grolig, L. (Project manager, academic) & Hannibal, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.22 → 31.01.26
Project: Research
IP KT8 Thermische Batterie II
Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic), Opel, O. (Project staff), Osterland, T. (Project manager, academic), Weist, K. (Project staff), Fopah Lele, A. (Project staff), N'Tsoukpoe, K. E. (Project staff), Korhammer, K. (Project staff), Rammelberg, H. U. (Project staff) & Watts, B. A. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.10.11 → 31.07.15
Project: Other
ISPoS – Interdisciplinary Study Program on Sustainability: ISPoS - Interdisciplinary Study Program on Sustainability
Michelsen, G. (Project manager, academic) & Burandt, S. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
20.10.09 → 31.12.13
Project: Teaching
KF-ZIM FQ-Monitor
Ruck, W. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.15 → 30.09.18
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
KIEN: Kindertagesstätten und Energiewende - Entwicklung modellhafter Bildungspraxis, Mitarbeiterqualifizierung und kommunale Einbindung
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Preisigke, J. (Project staff), Falk, O. (Partner), Menrad, K. (Partner), Botzler, F. (Project staff), Kühnast, B. (Project staff) & Schmid, C. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.11.14 → 28.02.18
Project: Research
Kleinforschungsprojekt: Transformationsfeld Energiewende im Raum - Impulse aus der Genderforschung
Hofmeister, S. (Project manager, academic), Henkel, A. (Project staff) & Stumpe, F. (Project staff)
16.02.15 → 30.09.15
Project: Research
Klimaanpassungsmaßnahmen und die Eingriffsregelung, Prognose und Bewertung der Anforderungen an die Eingriffsregelung nach dem BNatSchG in der Bauleitplanung (BauGB) durch langfristig zu erwartende Klimaanpassungsmaßnahmen
Rottgardt, E. M. (Project manager, academic) & Runge, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.10 → 17.09.15
Project: Dissertation project
Klimafolgenanpassung: Klimafolgenanpassung - Analyse der Entwicklung einer Klimaanpassungsstrategie für Niedersachsen
Striegnitz, M. (Project manager, academic), Saretzki, T. (Project manager, academic) & Ebermann, V. (Project staff)
Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Klimaschutz
01.04.11 → 30.06.18
Project: Research
Klimaschutz und Verwirklichung eines globalen Nachhaltigkeitsideals
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic) & Guerra González, J. (Project staff)
11.03.09 → 30.08.11
Project: Research
KRIM: Klimawandel und Öffentlichkeit: Interpretationen des globalen Klimawandels durch die Öffentlichkeit - Konsequenzen für die Risikowahrnehmung und die Implementierung eines vorbeugenden Küstenschutzes
Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.01 → 31.05.04
Project: Research
Klimawandel und seine Folgen: Ein Netzwerk von Kooperationen zwischen Schulen und Forschungseinrichtungen
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.05 → 14.07.09
Project: Practical Project
Kolleg Didaktik: Digital
Abels, S. (Project manager, academic) & Stinken-Rösner, L. (Project staff)
01.01.20 → 30.09.22
Project: Teaching
Kollektiv-privater Landbesitz und die Krise des (Re)Produktiven
Dannenberg, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.13 → …
Project: Dissertation project
RESI: Kölner Netzwerk „Resozialisierung und Soziale Integration
Plewig, H.-J. (Project manager, academic) & Kohlschmidt, A. (Partner)
01.04.09 → 01.09.12
Project: Research
KOMSA: Kombination von Optimierungsmethoden und Stoffstromanalyse zur Verbesserung des betrieblichen Materialeinsatzes. Teilprojekt 4: Konzeption der Optimalplanung im betrieblichen Stoffstrommanagement
Möller, A. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, M. (Coordination)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.12.06 → 31.03.09
Project: Research
Kommunikation für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Soziale Milieus im Lokalen Agenda 21 - Prozess
Godemann, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.01 → 31.12.02
Project: Research
Konflikttreiber Klimawandel? –Eine Analyse zukünftiger Konfliktpotenziale infolge des Klimawandels in Tourismusdestinationen
Bartels, C. (Project manager, academic) & Heinrichs, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.07 → 31.10.09
Project: Dissertation project
Konkurrenz und Ressourcennutzung der Europäischen Honigbiene und Wildbienen in Bezug zur Lüneburger Heide
Hudewenz, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.11 → 30.11.13
Project: Dissertation project
Kontroverse Praktiken – Praktiken einer Kontroverse. Schließung von Aushandlungsräumen in der öffentlichen Debatte zur Agro-Gentechnik in Polen
Sulmowski, J. A. (Project manager, academic)
01.12.09 → 22.06.16
Project: Dissertation project
Konzentrationen, Quellen und Senken ausgewählter Mikroverunreinigungen im Oberflächengewässer der Wietze
Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic), Palm, W.-U. (Project staff) & Schaffer, M. (Partner)
Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal Defence and Nature Conservation Agency
01.07.17 → 31.01.19
Project: Other
Konzept für die Fortentwicklung des deutschen Klimaschutzrechts
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic), Ekardt, F. (Partner) & Klinski, S. (Partner)
01.04.12 → 31.03.14
Project: Research
Konzeption eines produktbezogenen TOP-Runner Modells auf EU-Ebene
Schomerus, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.09 → 20.05.11
Project: Research
KEMOV: Konzeption und Evaluierung eines Mindset-orientierten Verhandlungstrainings
Trötschel, R. (Project manager, academic), Warsitzka, M. (Project manager, academic) & Mann, M. (Project staff)
01.08.20 → 15.10.23
Project: Research
KLÖN: Kooperative Lösungsansätze zur nachhaltigen Verminderung der Belastung von Oberflächengewässern mit Veterinärarzneimitteln im Einzugsgebiet der Talsperre Haltern
Olsson, O. (Project manager, academic) & Kümmerer, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.14 → 31.01.18
Project: Transfer (R&D project)