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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Sustainability assessments designed for multiple functions: five cases about water resources, nanotechnologies and communities
Wiek, A., Kuzdas, C., Foley, R., Withycombe Keeler, L., Forrest, N. & Kay, B., 12.08.2016, Sustainability Assessment: Applications and Opportunities. Gibson, R. B. (ed.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 127-145 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Kritik als unabdingbare gesellschaftlich Dienstleistung. Der Beitrag feministischer Theorie und Praxis zur Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Gottschlich, D. & Katz, C., 22.08.2016, Nachhaltigkeit . Jähnichen, T., Meireis, T., Rehm, J., Reihs, S. & Reuter, H.-R. (eds.). Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, p. 162-182 20 p. (Jahrbuch Sozialer Protestantismus; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Exploring the potential role of priority effects for ecological restoration
Temperton, V. M., Nelson, C. & Weidlich, E. W. A., 25.08.2016, 10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER Europe): The 10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, abstract volume. Kollmann, J. & Hermann, J.-M. (eds.). Technische Universität München, p. 108 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Priority effects influence plant traits and biomass in a grassland field experiment
Weidlich, E. W. A. & Temperton, V. M., 25.08.2016, Best practice in restoration: The 10th European Conference on Ecological Restoration Abstract Volume, August 22–26, 2016, Freising, Germany. Technische Universität München, p. 259 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Reliability and Validity of Assessing User Satisfaction With Web-Based Health Interventions
Boss, L., Lehr, D., Reis, D., Vis, C., Riper, H., Berking, M. & Ebert, D. D., 31.08.2016, In: Journal of Medical Internet Research. 18, 8, 13 p., e234.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Internet- and mobile-based stress management for employees with adherence-focused guidance: Efficacy and mechanism of change
Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Heber, E., Riper, H., Cuijpers, P. & Berking, M., 09.2016, In: Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. 42, 5, p. 382-394 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A comparison of feasible methods for microalgal biomass determinations during tertiary wastewater treatment
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 01.09.2016, In: Ecological Engineering. 94, p. 532-536 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An applied methodology for stakeholder identification in transdisciplinary research
Leventon, J., Fleskens, L., Claringbould, H., Schwilch, G. & Hessel, R., 01.09.2016, In: Sustainability Science. 11, 5, p. 763-775 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Business Models for Sustainability: A Co-Evolutionary Analysis of Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Transformation
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Hansen, E. G., 01.09.2016, In: Organization & Environment. 29, 3, p. 264-289 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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., 01.09.2016, In: Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey. 71, 9, p. 526-527 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review