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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‚Natur’ im Konzept Vorsorgenden Wirtschaftens: Feministisch ökologische Perspektiven auf gesellschaftliche Natur- und Geschlechterverhältnisse
Hofmeister, S., Kanning, H. & Mölders, T., 18.09.2019, Ökonomie des Versorgens: Feministisch-kritische Wirtschaftstheorien im deutschsprachigen Raum. Knobloch, U. (ed.). 1 ed. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 222-249 28 p. (Arbeitsgesellschaft im Wandel).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Natur in den Sozialwissenschaften – Eine Einleitung
Baerlocher, B. & Kruse, S., 2011, Natur und Gesellschaft: Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Regulation und Gestaltung einer Wechselbeziehung. Kruse, S. & Baerlocher, B. (eds.). Basel: edition gesowip, p. 7-17 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Natur ist, was man daraus macht ! Naturvorstellungen von forstlichen Akteuren in der waldbezogenen Umweltbildung
Katz, C., 2010, Abschied vom grünen Rock: Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel. Katz, C., Hehn, M., Westermayer, T. & Mayer, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 61-85 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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NaturKulturRäume - Beziehungen zwischen materiell-physischen und soziokulturellen Räumen: Eine dialogische Annäherung aus umwelt- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive
Mölders, T. & Thiem, A., 2005, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Werkstattberichte Umweltstrategien; no. 1).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Naturräumliche Gliederung der lauenburgischen Libellenfauna (Schleswig-Holstein)
Adomßent, M., 1995, In: Libellula. 14, 3/4, p. 125-156 32 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Naturschutzbiologie
Aßmann, T. & Härdtle, W., 2002, Naturwissenschaften. Härdtle, W. (ed.). Berlin [u.a.]: Springer, p. 113-213 101 p. ( Studium der Umweltwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Natur schützen – Natur nutzen: Sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf Biosphärenreservate
Mölders, T., 06.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 6, p. 266-270 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Naturschutzerziehung und -bildung in Deutschland
Schreiner, J., 2003, Handbuch Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege: Teil: Ergänzungslieferung. 1. Konold, W., Böcker, R. & Hampicke, U. (eds.). Landsberg am Lech: Wiley-VCH VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Naturschutzfachliche und naturschutzrechtliche Anforderungen im Gefolge der Ausdehnung des Raumordnungsregimes auf die deutsche ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone
Herberg, A., Köppel, J., Nebelsiek, R., Runge, K., Wende, W. & Wolf, R., 2007, Berlin: Förderverein des Fachgebiets Landschaftsplanung, Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Naturschutz in der Kulturlandschaft 2050 - Interaktion von Natur, Klima und Mensch
Schoenberg, W., Fiencke, C., Jensen, K., Ludewig, K., Schmidt, S., Vanselow-Algan, M., Härdtle, W., Krüger, F., Meyer-Grünefeld, M., Rottgardt, E. M., Runge, K., Urban, B., Keienburg, T., Prüter, J., Schreck, C. & Reusch, H., 2014, Kursbuch Klimaanpassung: Handlungsoptionen für die Metropolregion Hamburg. K.-N. V. (ed.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 70-73 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research