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.
- 2017
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Der „reflective practicioner“: Leitfigur oder Kategorienfehler einer reflexiven Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung?
Leonhard, T. & Abels, S. J., 2017, Reflexive Lehrerbildung revisited : Traditionen - Zugänge - Perspektiven. Berndt, C., Häcker, T. & Leonhard, T. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 46-55 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Development and evaluation of a smartphone-based positivity training: Study concept
Kunzler, A., Chmitorz, A., Helmreich, I., Lehr, D., Lieb, K. & Wessa, M., 2017, Digital Health in Ambulatory Assessment: 5th Biennal Conference (SAA) Abstract Book. Vögele, C. (ed.). University of Luxembourg, p. 77 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Die Rolle des fachlichen Lernens beim Forschenden Lernen in inklusiven Schulklassen
Irndorfer, M. & Abels, S., 2017, Embracing the other.: How the Inclusive Classroom Brings Fresh Ideos to Science and Education . Schulze-Heuling, L. (ed.). Flensburg: Flensburg University Press, p. 85-96 12 p. (Flensburger studies on inclusion and diversity in science and technology education ; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Systematik der Umwelt: Leben, Reiz und Reaktion bei Uexküll und Plessner
Schmieg, G., 2017, Das Leben im Menschen oder der Mensch im Leben?: Deutsch-Französische Genealogien zwischen Anthropologie und Anti-Humanismus. Ebke, T. & Zanfi, C. (eds.). Potsdam: Universitätsverlag Potsdam, p. 355-368 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Do Online Training offer an effective Option for the Prevention and Health Promotion of Professionals? A systematic Overview and Meta-analysis
Lehr, D., 2017, In: Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 63, 1, p. 80-81 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Editorial: Challenges and Opportunities for Multinational Corporations in Sustainable Development: Editorial to the Special Issue
Blazejewski, S. & Hörisch, J., 2017, In: International Journal of Business Environment. 9, 3, p. 201-209 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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E-Mental-Health – am Beispiel von internetbasierten Gesundheitsinterventionen
Nobis, S., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 2017, E-Health-Ökonomie. Müller-Mielitz, S. & Lux, T. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 723-737 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Energizing marginal soils: A perennial cropping system for Sida hermaphrodita
Nabel, M., Poorter, H., Temperton, V. M., Schrey, S., Koller, R., Schurr, U. & Jablonowski, N., 2017, Geophysical Research Abstracts. European Geosciences Union (EGU), Vol. 19. 1 p. (Geophysical research abstracts; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Engaging Teacher Educators with the Sustainability Agenda: A Case Study of a Pilot Professional Development Program from Ethiopia
Amado, A., Dalelo, A., Adomßent, M. & Fischer, D., 2017, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 18, 5, p. 715-737 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erneuerbare Energien und Elektromobilität in KMU: Eine Business Case-Analyse im mobilen Pflegebetrieb
Hansen, E. G. & Revellio, F., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 58 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer