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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“It’s not what you say, but how you say it”: How the provision of qualitative, quantitative and monetary environmental information influences companies’ internal decision making
Hummel, P. & Hörisch, J., 20.09.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 268, 122247.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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‘It's the Psychology, Stupid!’: Understanding Human Cognition Biases to Inform Sustainable Behavior
Engler, J.-O., Abson, D. & Wehrden, H., 14.12.2017, Rochester: SSRN Social Science Research Network, 23 p. (SSRN; no. 3086532).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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IT Support for Sustainable Development in Organizations
Möller, A. & Rolf, A., 2010, What Kind of Information Society?: Governance, Virtuality, Surveillance, Sustainability, Resilience. Hilty, L. M., Berleur, J. & Hercheui, M. D. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 328. p. 281-291 11 p. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; vol. 328).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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IUCN and perspectives on biodiversity conservation in a changing world
Beumer, C. & Martens, P., 12.2013, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 22, 13-14, p. 3105-3120 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ivano Alogna, Christine Bakker, Jean-Pierre Gauci (eds). Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff, 2021. Pp. 543. ISBN: 9789004447608.
Bäumler, J., 04.09.2024, In: European Journal of International Law. 35, 3, p. 763-771 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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IWRM through WFD implementation? Drivers for integration in polycentric water governance systems
Schröder, N., 22.05.2019, In: Water (Switzerland). 11, 5, 27 p., 1063.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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α- and β-diversity in moth communities in salt marshes is driven by grazing management
Rickert, C., Fichtner, A., van Klink, R. & Bakker, J. P., 02.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 146, 1, p. 24-31 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jahreszeitliche Veränderungen der Trockenwetterganglinie - Fallstudie für einen Fluss im europäischen Teil der Türkei
Wittenberg, H. & Aksoy, H., 2001, In: Wasserwirtschaft. 91, 90, p. 38-41 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Jane Essex, Inclusive and Accessibe Secondary Science: How to Teach Science Effectively to Students with Additional or Special Needs (Book Review)
Hofer, E., 29.03.2024, In: Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal. 14, 1, p. 247-251 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Jayhun - Grenzüberschreitendes Wasserressourcenmanagement des Amu Darya für eine nachhaltige Zukunft im Aralseebecken
Olsson, O., 08.2009, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 53, 4, p. 271-272 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research