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.
- 2018
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Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop IV - Wertschöpfungsarchitekturen und Geschäftsmodelle für den 'Service Point of the Future'
Hansen, E., Revellio, F., Schaltegger, S., Zufall, J. & Norris, S., 2018, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Intrinsic Motivation in Bilingual Courses on Bionics and Molecular Biology in an Out-of-School Lab
Rodenhauser, A. & Preisfeld, A., 2018, Challenges in Biology Education Research. Gericke, N. & Grace, M. (eds.). Karlstad: European Researchers in Didactics of Biology, p. 120-134 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Introspektion und Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum: Ein Lehr-Lern-Format zur systematischen Selbsterforschung in der Auseinandersetzung mit Argumenten zum Konsum tierischer Produkte (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg)
Frank, P. & Fischer, D., 2018, Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre: eine Herausforderung für Hochschulen. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). Berlin: Springer, p. 469-486 18 p. (Theorie und Praxis der Nachhaltigkeit).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kampf der Megatrends
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2018, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 1, p. 22-24 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Klimaschutz- und Umweltenergierecht
Schomerus, C.-T., 2018, Grundzüge des Umweltrechts. Rehbinder, E. & Schink, A. (eds.). 5., völlig neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 639 - 714 76 p. 8Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Kollaborative Kurzfilmproduktion als innovativer Ansatz in der Hochschulbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Altekruse, J., Fischer, D. & Ruckelshauß, T., 2018, Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre: Eine Herausforderung für Hochschulen. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 369-385 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Kollegiales Miteinander - Engagement in der Nachwuchsförderung
Abels, S., 2018, Bildung gewinnt! Annelie Wellensiek zum Gedenken. Hohenester-Pongratz, B. & Kollmann, F. (eds.). Heidelberg: Mattes Verlag, p. 166-172 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Kupfer - früher Einstieg und starke Zukunftsaussichten
Weiser, A., 2018, Metalle auf der Bühne der Menschheit: Von Ötzis Kupferbeil zum Smartphone im All Metals Age. Held, M., Jenny, R. D. & Hempel, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 9 1 p. (DBU-Umweltkommunikation; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Landbesitz, Raumaneignung und (Re)Produktivität im Ökotourismus
Dannenberg, J., 2018, Zum Selbstverständnis der Gender-Studies II: Technik - Raum - Bildung. Onnen, C. & Rode-Breymann, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin: Verlag Babara Budrich, Vol. 2. p. 119-134 16 p. (L'AGENda; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lerngelegenheiten gestalten, die der Diversität der Lernenden Rechnung tragen
Lembens, A. & Abels, S., 2018, Wirksamer Chemieunterricht. Reinhardt, V., Rehm, M. & Wilhelm, M. (eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, Vol. 02. p. 65-77 13 p. (Unterrichtsqualität : Perspektiven von Expertinnen und Experten ; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review