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.
- 2016
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Gender Studies – Was ist typisch, was nicht?
Halberstadt, J., Hilmers, L., Kubes, T. & Weingraber, S., 2016, (Un)typisch Gender Studies – neue interdisziplinäre Forschungsfragen. Halberstadt, J., Hilmers, L., Kubes, T. A. & Weingraber, S. (eds.). Opladen: Budrich UniPress , p. 7-15 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Geschlecht der Inklusion
Budde, J. (Editor), Offen, S. (Editor) & Tervooren, A. (Editor), 2016, Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich. 181 p. (Jahrbuch Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung in der Erziehungswissenschaft; vol. 12/2016)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Governance approaches to address scale issues in biodiversity management – current situation and ways forward
Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Newig, J., Schaal, T. & Velten, S., 2016, Lund: Lund University, 4 p. (MULTAGRI Policy Brief; no. 3/2016).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Kümmerer, K. & Clark, J., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 43-59 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Grünland spielt eine wichtige Rolle für die Vielfalt und für das Klima
Temperton, V. M., 2016, Warnsignal Klima: Die Biodiversität unter Berücksichtigung von Habitatveränderungen, Umweltverschmutzung und Globalisierung. Lozan, J. L., Müller, R., Brekle, S.-W. & Rachor, E. (eds.). Hamburg: Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen Verlag, p. 170-176 7 p. 3.12. (GEO ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Halboffene Verbundkorridore: Ökologische Funktion, Leitbilder und Praxis-Leitfaden
Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Matthies, D., Nolte, D. I. I., von Oheimb, G., Riecken, U., Travers, E. & Ullrich, K., 2016, Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag. 296 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 154)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Hochschuldidaktische Weiterbildung als Katalysator von Organisationsentwicklung - Einsichten aus einem Weiterbildungsprogramm Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung an der Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ecuador)
Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M., 2016, Professionalisierung der Hochschuldidaktik . Merkt, M., Wetzel, C. & Schaper, N. (eds.). Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 302-311 9 p. ( Blickpunkt Hochschuldidaktik; vol. 127).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Inklusiver Sachunterricht intersektionell verstanden: Konzeptionelle Herausforderungen und Forschungsperspektiven
Offen, S., 2016, Sachunterricht : zwischen Kompetenzorientierung, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Lebenswelt und Fachbezug. Giest, H., Goll, T. & Hartinger, A. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 192-201 10 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 26).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop I - "Nachhaltige Produktdesigns und Lieferkette"
Hansen, E. G., Weber, U. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Internet- and mobile-based treatment of comorbid depression in chronic back pain patients on sick leave
Schlicker, S., Baumeister, H., Paganini, S., Lin, J., Sander, L., Berking, M., Titzler, I., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 2016, European Health Psychology Society & BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2016: Behaviour Change: Making an Impact on Health and Health Services; Conference Abstracts. University of Aberdeen, p. 309 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review