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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Konzeption und Praxis des Nachhaltigkeitscontrollings: Ansatzpunkte in großen deutschen Unternehmen
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 08.2011, In: Controlling. 23, 8/9, p. 430-435 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Konzept zur Kommunikation von Lebenszykluskosten im Handel
Rüdenauer, I., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 113 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Konzept zur Neuabgrenzung und Ausweitung des Naturparks Lüneburger Heide: ein Beitrag zu einem konsistenten Schutzgebietssystems und einer nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung
Burandt, S., Finger, K., Frenz, K., Heck, A., Maly, L.-H. & Prenger-Berninghoff, K., 2004, In: Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851. 43, p. 105-119 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Konzept zur Qualifizierung für Bildungsarbeit im Kontext von Zivilcourage und Gewaltprävention
Offen, S., Schmidt, J. & Hildebrandt, D., 2012, Zivilcourage und Gewaltprävention im Fokus politischer Bildung: Qualifizierungskonzept. Jansen, L. (ed.). Bundesarbeitskreis Arbeit und Leben, p. 35-69 34 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Kooperation und Konkurrenz unter gleichrangigen Partnern
Salisch, M., 2000, Sozialisation zur Mitbürgerlichkeit. Kuhn, H.-P. & Uhlendorff, H. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Leske + Budrich, p. 59-76 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Kooperative Bearbeitung von Wertkonflikten im Küstenschutz
Striegnitz, M., 2010, Umwelt- und Technikkonflikte. Feindt, P. H. & Saretzki, T. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 297-316 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kooperatives Umweltmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Koordiniertes Ökobilanzieren im KOPÖ
Schaltegger, S., 01.07.1994, In: GAIA. 3, 4, p. 187 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
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Koproduktives Stadtmachen als Motor der Quartiersentwicklung? Eine längsschnittliche Konstellationsanalyse in Wuppertal-Mirke
Wanner, M., 01.02.2024, In: Berichte Geographie und Landeskunde. 97, 1-2, p. 103-129 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Korngrößenabhängigkeit der Verteilung ausgesuchter schwerflüchtiger organischer Substanzen in Flusssedimenten und Schlussfolgerungen für die Sedimentanalytik
Opel, O., 2004, 1. ed., Hildeshelm: Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Ökologie , 61 p. (Oberirdische Gewässer; vol. 22).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research