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.
- 2014
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Geschäftsmodelle für unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 23 p. (CSM-Impulse; vol. 02/2014)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Globale und nationale First-Mover-Vorteile internetbasierter Geschäftsmodelle
Halberstadt, J., 2014, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. 326 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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“Great Men’s” work or just an inevitable consequence? An international case study analysis on the origin of Internet start-ups
Halberstadt, J., Burger, C. & Hölzner, H., 2014, 8th International Business Conference 2014: Proceedings . Bisschoff, C. (ed.). North-West University , p. 697-707 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Grundsätzliches, Konträres und Verspieltes - Gedanken zur Netzwerkarbeit von BBS futur 2.0
Fischer, A., Freund, E. K. & Schwinge, C., 2014, In: www.bwp-schriften.de. 11, p. 37-52 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Guest Editorial: Measuring and Managing Sustainability Performance of Supply Chains
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2014, In: Supply Chain Management. 19, 3, p. 229-231 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Günter Altner - großer Kopf und freier Geist
Michelsen, G., 2014, Vordenker und Vorreiter der Ökobewegung: 40 ausgewählte Porträts. Simonis, U. E. (ed.). 1. ed. Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag, p. 84-87 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Heidelandschaften: Anpassungsstrategien des Naturschutzes und des Managements
Meyer-Grünefeldt, M. & Härdtle, W., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, Vol. 6. p. 57-59 3 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Heterogenität, Inklusion und Sachunterricht: Beiträge der Hochschulbildung?
Offen, S., 2014, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 20, 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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(Higher) Education for Sustainable Development
Michelsen, G., 2014, Environmental Policy and Landscape Architecture. Fischer, H., Ozacky-Lazar, S. & Wolschke-Bulmahn, J. (eds.). 1. ed. München: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft , p. 43-50 8 p. (CGL-Studies; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Hochschulbildung auf der Höhe des 21. Jahrhunderts
Otte, I., Prien-Ribcke, S. & Michelsen, G., 2014, Managementperspektiven für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts: Management als Liberal Art. von Müller, C. & Zinth, C.-P. (eds.). 1. ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 183-203 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review