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.
- 2021
- Published
Phasing out and in: System transition through disassociation in the German energy transition – The case of light and coal
David, M. & Schulte-Römer, N., 01.10.2021, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 80, 6 p., 102204.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CO2-Bepreisung und soziale Ungleichheit in Deutschland
Gründinger, W., Bendling, L., Creutzig, F., Hagedorn, G., Kemfert, C., Neumärker, B., Praetorius, B. & Tvrtković, M., 05.10.2021, In: Momentum Quarterly - Zeitschrift für sozialen Fortschritt. 10, 3, p. 176-187 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Investigating the Persuasive Effects of Testimonials on the Acceptance of Digital Stress Management Trainings Among University Students and Underlying Mechanisms: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Apolinário-Hagen, J., Fritsche, L., Wopperer, J., Wals, F., Harrer, M., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D. & Salewski, C., 13.10.2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 11 p., 738950.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating indigenous and local knowledge in management and research on coastal ecosystems in the Global South: A literature review
Loch, T. K. & Riechers, M., 15.10.2021, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 212, 19 p., 105821.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Naturschutz in Zeiten sozial-ökologischer Transformationen: Triebkraft oder Getriebener?
Leibenath, M., Eser, U., Katz, C., Kurth, M., Ober, S., Poblocki, A. & Wessel, M. J. K., 22.10.2021, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 30, 3, p. 144-149 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Acidification effects on in situ ammonia emissions and cereal yields depending on slurry type and application method
Wagner, K. C., Nyord, T., Vestergaard, A. V., Hafner, S. D. & Pacholski, A. S., 27.10.2021, In: Agriculture (Switzerland). 11, 11, 20 p., 1053.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Six modes of co-production for sustainability
Chambers, J. M., Wyborn, C., Ryan, M. E., Reid, R. S., Riechers, M., Serban, A., Bennett, N. J., Cvitanovic, C., Fernández-Giménez, M. E., Galvin, K. A., Goldstein, B. E., Klenk, N. L., Tengö, M., Brennan, R., Cockburn, J. J., Hill, R., Munera, C., Nel, J. L., Österblom, H., Bednarek, A. T., Bennett, E. M., Brandeis, A., Charli-Joseph, L., Chatterton, P., Curran, K., Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Durán, A. P., Fada, S. J., Gerber, J. D., Green, J. M. H., Guerrero, A. M., Haller, T., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Leimona, B., Montana, J., Rondeau, R., Spierenburg, M., Steyaert, P., Zaehringer, J. G., Gruby, R., Hutton, J. & Pickering, T., 11.2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, 11, p. 983-996 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The potential of crowdfunding for sustainable development: a comparison of sustainable and conventional crowdfunding projects
Tenner, I., 11.2021, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 13, 5, p. 508-527 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and goethite promote carbon sequestration via hyphal-aggregate mineral interactions
Jeewani, P. H., Luo, Y., Yu, G., Fu, Y., He, X., Van Zwieten, L., Liang, C., Kumar, A., He, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Qin, H., Guggenberger, G. & Xu, J., 01.11.2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 162, 11 p., 108417.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Artificial intelligence, systemic risks, and sustainability
Galaz, V., Centeno, M. A., Callahan, P. W., Causevic, A., Patterson, T., Brass, I., Baum, S., Farber, D., Fischer, J., Garcia, D., McPhearson, T., Jimenez, D., King, B., Larcey, P. & Levy, K., 01.11.2021, In: Technology in Society. 67, 10 p., 101741.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review