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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Product-service systems as enabler for sustainability-oriented innovation: The case of osram's off-grid lighting
Grosse-Dunker, F. & Hansen, E. G., 31.12.2013, Sustainable Practices: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. IGI Global Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 1106-1120 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Product-Service Systems as Enabler for Sustainability-Oriented Innovation: The Case of Osram’s Off-Grid Lighting
Große-Dunker, F. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, Technological, Managerial and Organizational Core Competencies : Dynamic Innovation and Sustainable Development. Nobre, F. S., Walker, D. S. & Harris, R. J. (eds.). Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference, p. 40-54 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Produktbezogene Carbon Footprints in ERP-Systemen
Funk, B., Möller, A. & Niemeyer, P., 2008, Konzepte, Anwendungen, Realisierungen und Entwicklungstendenzen betrieblicher Umweltinformationssysteme (BUIS). Wohlgemuth, V. (ed.). Aachen: Shaker Verlag, p. 67-76 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Produktive Funktionen von Kollaps und Zerstörung für gesellschaftliche Transformationsprozesse in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit
Newig, J. & Balsam, R., 29.04.2013, Soziale Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit: Perspektiven sozialen Wandels. Rückert-John, J. (ed.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 133-149 17 p. (Innovation und Gesellschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Produktverantwortung von Drittlandherstellern im Onlinehandel
Schomerus, T. & Hermann, A., 09.10.2020, In: Müll und Abfall - Fachzeitschrift für Abfall- und Ressourcenwirtschaft. 10/2020, 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Professionalisierung der Mitarbeiter in der außerschulischen Umweltbildung
Stoltenberg, U., 2002, Außerschulische Umweltbildung - Lage, Trends, Perspektiven - : Dokumentation einer Tagung der DBU. de Haan, G. & Giesel, K. (eds.). Berlin: Forschungsgruppe Umweltbildung, p. 131-141 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Professionalisierung von Lehramtsstudierenden für inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Egger, D., Brauns, S., Sellin, K., Barth, M. & Abels, S., 01.05.2020, In: Journal für Psychologie. 27, 2, p. 50-70 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Professionalisierung von Sachunterrichtsstudierenden durch transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit im Kontext von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Bürgener, L., 22.05.2023, In: HLZ Herausforderung Lehrer_innenbildung - Zeitschrift zur Konzeption, Gestaltung und Diskussion. 6, 1, p. 74-95 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Professionspfade in der Gesundheitsförderung. Analysen zur gesundheitsfördernden Arbeit in Arbeitsmarkt, Ausbildung und Beruf
Walther, K., 2002, Osnabrück: Der Andere Verlag. 335 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Programa de Maestría Internacional ‘Sustainable Development and Management’: Volumen 1: Manual para el Programa de Maestría
Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2008, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 312 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research