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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Programa de Maestría Internacional ‘Sustainable Development and Management’: Volumen 2: Introducción al Desarrollo Sustentable
Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2008, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 122 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Projektband zum Forschenden Lernen im inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht
Abels, S., 28.06.2022, Studentische Forschung im Praxissemester: Fallbeispiel aus der Lehrkräftebildung. Beckmann, T., Ehmke, T. & Besser, M. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 73-77 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Projekt "Gender Greenstreaming": Geschlechtergerechtigkeit im Natur- und Umweltschutz
Fischer, K. & Thiem, A., 2008, Dokumentation - 33. Kongress Frauen in Naturwissenschaft und Technik, 17. bis 20. Mai 2007 in Lüneburg.: Nachhaltig versorgen. Neuper, G. & Strasser, A. (eds.). Lüneburg: Verein TechNaM, p. 130-133 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Projekt RESI senkt die Rückfallquote nach dem Jugendstrafvollzug auf 13 Prozent
Plewig, H.-J. & Kohlschmidt, A., 2012, In: Forum Strafvollzug – Zeitschrift für Strafvollzug und Straffälligenhilfe. 61, 6, p. 348-349 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development
Abad, C. R., Bieri, S., Eschen, R., Fuerst, S., Jacobi, J., Jiménez, E., Zonta, A. L., Naughton, M., Schaffner, U., Winkler, M. S. & Flury, M., 20.05.2023, In: GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 32, 1, p. 115-124 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Promoting and prolonging the beneficial effects of a vacation with the help of a smartphone-based intervention
Virtanen, A., de Bloom, J., Reins, J. A., Syrek, C., Lehr, D. & Kinnunen, U., 12.11.2019, In: Gedrag en Organisatie. 32, 4, p. 250-278 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Promoting landscape heterogeneity to improve the biodiversity benefits of certified palm oil production: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia
Azhar, B., Saadun, N., Puan, C. L., Kamarudin, N., Aziz, N., Nurhidayu, S. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2015, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 3, p. 553-561 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Promoting neighbourhood sharing: infrastructures of convenience and community
Huber, A., Heinrichs, H. & Jäger-Erben, M., 22.08.2024, In: Buildings and Cities. 5, 1, p. 349-367 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Promoting pro-environmental behavior through citizen science? A case study with Chilean schoolchildren on marine plastic pollution.
Wichmann , C. S., Fischer, D., Geiger, S. M., Honorato-Zimmer , D., Kruse, K., Knickmeier, K., Sundermann, A. & Thiel , M., 01.07.2022, In: Marine Policy. 141, 105035.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Promoting recovery in daily life: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Reis, D., Hart, A., Lehr, D. & Friese, M., 02.06.2021, In: BMC psychology. 9, 1, 15 p., 91.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review