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.
- 2007
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Unternehmerisches Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: wie "Unternehmensbürger" mit CSR zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen können
Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 2, p. 19-23 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Unter Trickstern und Kojoten: was "Geschlecht" in Umweltforschung und -planung leistet
Hofmeister, S., 2007, In: Forum Wissenschaft. 24, 4, p. 19-22 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Veränderung von Staatlichkeit und öffentliche Güter – Voraussetzungen für Nachhaltigkeit, Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und Sicherung der Lebensgrundlagen (livelihood): Dokumentation der AG Frauen des Forums Umwelt & Entwicklung
Gottschlich, D. (Editor), Grüning, J. (Editor), Mölders, T. (Editor) & Vinz, D. (Editor), 2007, Bonn, Berlin ua. : Forum Umwelt & Entwicklung. 49 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Vergessene Landwirtschaft: Agrarstrukturen zwischen Tradition und Multifunktionalität
Mölders, T. & Müller, F., 2007, In: Politische Ökologie. 106-107, Klimawandel, p. 100-101 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verständigung als Basis inter- und transdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit
Godemann, J., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 2. ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 86-96 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile ; neu: zusätzliche Übungsaufgaben zu jedem Kapitel]
Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2007, 2. ed. Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 148 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Von der Nische zum Erfolgsmodell: der Studiengang Wirtschaftsrecht als Modell für eine neue Juristenausbildung?
Schomerus, T., 2007, Reform als Chance: Das Staatsexamen im Umbruch . Zervakis, P. A. & Neuhaus, P. A. (eds.). 1. ed. Bonn: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz , p. 36 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Von Lebensträumen und prekären Verhältnissen... Politische Jugendbildung für junge Männer zu Berufsorientierung und Lebensplanung
Offen, S. & Schmidt, J., 2007, In: Praxis politische Bildung. 11, 4, p. 262-268 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Waldflächenentwicklung im östlichen Schleswig-Holstein in den letzten 250 Jahren und ihre Bedeutung für seltene Gefäßpflanzen
Oheimb, G., Schmidt, M. & Kriebitzsch, W.-U., 2007, In: Tuexenia. 27, p. 363-380 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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"Was tun?": Zur Bedeutung Ästhetischer Bildung für die Auseinandersetzung mit gesellschaftlichen Fragestellungen im Sachunterricht, diskutiert am Beispiel der documenta 12
Hallmann, K., 2007, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 9Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review