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
- Published
Herausforderungen des kulturellen Wandels in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit
Heinrichs, H., 05.2016, Umweltpolitik für die Transformation fit machen: Neue Grundkonfigurationen für eine angewandte Umweltpolitik. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, p. 7-9 3 p. (Für Mensch & Umwelt).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- Published
Root-emitted volatile organic compounds: can they mediate belowground plant-plant interactions?
Delory, B. M., Delaplace, P., Fauconnier, M. L. & du Jardin, P., 05.2016, In: Plant and Soil. 402, 1-2, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Published
Efficacy of an internet-based self-help intervention to reduce co-occurring alcohol misuse and depression symptoms in adults: Study protocol of a three-arm randomised controlled trial
Schaub, M. P., Blankers, M., Lehr, D., Boss, L., Riper, H., Dekker, J., Goudriaan, A. E., Maier, L. J., Haug, S., Amann, M., Dey, M., Wenger, A. & Ebert, D. D., 01.05.2016, In: BMJ Open. 6, 5, 13 p., e011457.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Habitat management on multiple spatial scales can enhance bee pollination and crop yield in tropical homegardens
Motzke, I., Klein, A. M., Saleh, S., Tscharntke, T. & Wanger, T. C., 01.05.2016, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 223, p. 144-151 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Social factors mediating human–carnivore coexistence: Understanding thematic strands influencing coexistence in Central Romania
Dorresteijn, I., Milcu, A. I., Leventon, J., Hanspach, J. & Fischer, J., 01.05.2016, In: Ambio. 45, 4, p. 490-500 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Soil and tree species traits both shape soil microbial communities during early growth of Chinese subtropical forests
Pei, Z., Eichenberg, D., Bruelheide, H., Kröber, W., Kühn, P., Li, Y., von Oheimb, G., Purschke, O., Scholten, T., Buscot, F. & Gutknecht, J. L. M., 01.05.2016, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 96, p. 180-190 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
The relevance of cultural aspects in cross cultural management in multinational companies
Ferraris, A., Longo, M. & Warsitzka, M., 01.05.2016, Managing Globalization: New Business Models, Strategies and Innovation. Vrontis, D., Bresciani, S. & Rossi, M. (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 50-76 27 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Effect of a Web-Based Guided Self-help Intervention for Prevention of Major Depression in Adults With Subthreshold Depression A Randomized Clinical Trial
Buntrock, C., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Riper, H., Berking, M. & Cuijpers, P., 03.05.2016, In: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association. 315, 17, p. 1854-1863 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Are the Rural Electrification Efforts in the Ecuadorian Amazon Sustainable?
Feron, S., Heinrichs, H. & Cordero, R., 05.05.2016, In: Sustainability. 8, 5, p. 1-22 22 p., 443.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Self-guided internet-based and mobile-based stress management for employees: results of a randomised controlled trial
Ebert, D. D., Heber, E., Berking, M., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P., Funk, B. & Lehr, D., 05.05.2016, In: Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73, 5, p. 315-323 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review