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.
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Concentration measurements of biodiesel in engine oil and in diesel fuel
Mäder, A., Eskiner, M., Burger, C., Ruck, W., Rossner, M. & Krahl, J., 28.05.2012, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 364, 1, 7 p., 012018.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Concentrations and sources of methylxanthines in a Northern German river system
Löher, F., Palm, W. U., Schaffer, M. & Olsson, O., 25.06.2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 775, 145898.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Concentrations in ambient air and emissions of cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes in Zurich, Switzerland
Buser, A. M., Kierkegaard, A., Bogdal, C., MacLeod, M., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 02.07.2013, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 47, 13, p. 7045-7051 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Concepts: How participation leads to effective environmental governance
Newig, J., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Kochskämper, E., 2018, Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation. Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 11-27 17 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Concepts and Instruments for Facing the Challenges of Corporate Sustainability Management
Herzig, C., Kleiber, O., Müller, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, In: Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. 12, 1, p. 9-12Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Conceptualising the Assessment of Eco-Innovation Performance: A Theory Based Framework for Deriving Eco-Innovation Key Performance Indicators and Drivers (EI-KPIs).
Esders, M., 2008, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Conceptualizing community in energy systems: A systematic review of 183 definitions
Bauwens, T., Schraven, D., Drewing, E., Radtke, J., Holstenkamp, L., Gotchev, B. & Yildiz, Ö., 01.03.2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 156, 16 p., 111999.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conceptualizing sustainable consumption: Toward an integrative framework
Di Giulio, A., Fischer, D., Schäfer, M. & Blättel-Mink, B., 01.04.2014, In: Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy. 10, 1, p. 45-61 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conference Session: International Volunteering and Development – Learning to be a Global Citizen?
Skinner, A., Brown, E., Griffiths, M., Kontzi, K. & Koleth, M., 2014, In: Voluntaris. 2, 2, p. 117-125 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Confidence levels and likelihood terms in IPCC reports: a survey of experts from different scientific disciplines
Kause, A., Bruine de Bruin, W., Persson, J., Thorén, H., Olsson, L., Wallin, A., Dessai, S. & Vareman, N., 01.07.2022, In: Climatic Change. 173, 1-2, 18 p., 2.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review