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.
- 2019
- Published
Land-use legacy and tree age in continuous woodlands: weak effects on overall ground beetle assemblages, but strong effects on two threatened species
Huelsmann, M., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Schuldt, A. & Assmann, T., 15.06.2019, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 23, 3, p. 623-633 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Navigating cognition biases in the search of sustainability
Engler, J. O., Abson, D. J. & von Wehrden, H., 15.06.2019, In: Ambio. 48, 6, p. 605-618 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Plant density modifies root system architecture in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) through a change in nodal root number
Hecht, V. L., Temperton, V. M., Nagel, K. A., Rascher, U., Pude, R. & Postma, J. A., 15.06.2019, In: Plant and Soil. 439, 1-2, p. 179-200 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards productive functions? A systematic review of institutional failure, its causes and consequences
Derwort, P., Jager, N. & Newig, J., 15.06.2019, In: Policy Sciences. 52, 2, p. 281-298 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Take the money and run? Implementation and disclosure of environmentally-oriented crowdfunding projects
Hörisch, J., 20.06.2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 223, p. 127-135 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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„Ganzheitliches Management von Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz in Unternehmen“ (MERU): Unternehmensbezogene Rebound-Effekte Einführung und Übersicht
Wüst, S. & Schaltegger, S., 24.06.2019, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Nahtstellen nachhaltigen globalen Lernens - Philosophieren als (neue) Aufgabe von Unterricht
Kater-Wettstädt, L., 24.06.2019, Bildung und Erziehung im Kontext globaler Transformationen. Clemens, I., Hornberg, S. & Rieckmann, M. (eds.). Leverkusen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 125-140 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Monitoring environmental effects on farmland Lepidoptera: Does necessary sampling effort vary between different bio-geographic regions in Europe?
Lang, A., Kallhardt, F., Lee, M. S., Loos, J., Molander, M. A., Muntean, I., Pettersson, L. B., Rákosy, L., Stefanescu, C. & Messéan, A., 07.2019, In: Ecological Indicators. 102, p. 791-800 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Protected habitats of Natura 2000 do not coincide with important diversity hotspots of arthropods in mountain grasslands
Harry, I., Höfer, H., Schielzeth, H. & Assmann, T., 07.2019, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 12, 4, p. 329-338 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rohstoffbedarfsplanung – Konzeptionelle Eckpunkte eines Instruments zur ressourcen- und flächensparenden Rohstoffgewinnung: Instrumente zur umweltverträglichen Steuerung der Rohstoffgewinnung – INSTRO; Abschlussbericht Teil 2
Sanden, J., Schomerus, C.-T., Keimeyer, F., Gailhofer, P., Westphal, I. & Teßmer, D., 07.2019, Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, 226 p. (Texte; vol. 72)(Instrumente zur umweltverträglichen Steuerung der Rohstoffgewinnung – INSTRO; Abschlussbericht ; vol. 2).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Transfer