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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Scandinavia, Blacks in
Golly, N., 2009, Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. Martone, E. (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, Vol. 2.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Scarification in sub-Saharan Africa: Social skin, remedy and medical import
Garve, R., Garve, M., Türp, J. C., Fobil, J. N. & Meyer, C. G., 06.2017, In: Tropical Medicine and International Health. 22, 6, p. 708-715 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scenario modeling of ammonia emissions from surface applied urea under temperate conditions: application effects and model comparison
Pacholski, A., Doehler, J., Schmidhalter, U. & Kreuter, T., 01.01.2018, In: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems. 110, 1, p. 177-193 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scenarios for the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation at National Level and their Consequences for Emissions from Municipal Waste Incineration
Saner, D., Blumer, Y. B., Lang, D. & Koehler, A., 12.2011, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 57, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schadstoffregime in Auenböden der Elbe
Krüger, F. & Urban, B., 2014, Klimafolgenanpassung im Biosphärenreservat Niedersächsische Elbtalaue: Modellregion für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Prüter, J., Keienburg, T. & Schreck, C. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 63-70 8 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Schalenwild breitet Gefäßpflanzen in der mitteleuropäischen Kulturlandschaft aus: ein erster Überblick
Heinken, T., Oheimb, G., Schmidt, M., Kriebitzsch, W.-U. & Ellenberg, H., 2005, In: Natur und Landschaft. 80, 4, p. 141-147 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Schätzen – Aber wie?
Stinken-Rösner, L., 26.02.2019, Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung als Grundlage für berufliche und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe: GDCP Jahrestagung in Kiel. Maurer, C. (ed.). Regensburg: Universität Regensburg, p. 93-96 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Schätzen - Die Kunst des Messens ohne Messgerät
Stinken-Rösner, L., 2017, In: Praxis der Naturwissenschaften - Physik in der Schule. 66, 2, p. 12-15 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Schätzkompetenz von Schülerinnen und Schülern in der Sekundarstufe I
Stinken, L., 2015, In: PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung. 2015/Wuppertal, 6 p., Beitrag DD 06.02.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Schindler, Jörg; Held, Martin (unter Mitarbeit von Gerd Würdemann) (2009): Postfossile Mobilität. Wegweiser für die Zeit nach dem Peak Oil: Schindler, Jörg; Held, Martin (unter Mitarbeit von Gerd Würdemann)
Hofmeister, S., 31.12.2010, In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung. 68, 6, p. 515-517 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research