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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Jenseits des Elfenbeinturms: Universitäre Forschung und praktische Relevanz
Halberstadt, J. (Editor), Jakob, C. (Editor) & Schuricht, M. (Editor), 2016, Lohmar: Eul Verlag. 339 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Jussi Parikka (2015) A Geology of Media, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-9552-2
Schrickel, I., 2016, In: Culture Machine. Reviews, 2016, 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Kompetenzentwicklung angehender Sachunterrichtslehrkräfte zwischen disziplinärer Verortung und interdisziplinärer Herausforderung: Einlassungen aus der Sicht der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M., 2016, In: Beiträge zur Lehrerbildung: Zeitschrift zu Theorie und Praxis der Aus- und Weiterbildung von Lehrerinnen und Lehrer. 34, 3, p. 294 - 304 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Kosten-Effektivitäts-Analyse eines Online Programmes zur Reduktion von depressiven Beschwerden bei Personen mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 und Typ 2
Nobis, S., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Baumeister, H., Snoek, F., Funk, B. & Riper, H., 2016, 15. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation: Verhaltensmedizin 2.0 - von eHealth zu mHealth, 25. bis 27. Februar 2016 Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Abstractband. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, p. 9 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Kritische Metalle in der großen Transformation
Exner, A. (Editor), Held, M. (Editor) & Kümmerer, K. (Editor), 2016, 1 ed. Springer Spektrum. 342 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Leuphana University Lüneburg and the sustainability challenge: a review and a preview
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2016, Human Ecology Studies and Higher Education for Sustainable Development: European Experiences and Examples. Franz-Balsen, A. & Kruse, L. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 57 - 86 30 p. (Edition Humanökologie; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Long-Term Strategies for Tackling Micropollutants
Kümmerer, K., DIonysiou, D. D. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 2016, In: Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 45, p. 291-299 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry
Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Muthu, S. S. & Gardetti, M. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapur: Springer Science+Business Media, Vol. 1. p. 39-58 20 p. (Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Measuring positive sustainability - A systematic literature review
Silva, S. L., Beske-Janssen, P. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, 20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting - What has been achieved?; Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN), Lüneburg, 2016. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 226-227 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Mit Schätzaufgaben zu einem adäquaten Verständnis von Messungenauigkeiten
Stinken, L., 2016, In: PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung. 2016/Hannover, 3 p., Beitrag DD 05.09.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review