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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Über Effizienz und Suffizienz hinaus: Zur methodischen Weiterentwicklung des Stoffstrommanagements mit Blick auf Nachhaltigkeit
Hofmeister, S., 1999, In: Politische Ökologie. 62, p. 34-38 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Überzeugungen von angehenden Lehrkräften zum Philosophieren mit Kindern im inklusiven Sachunterricht: Potentiale und Herausforderungen für die Professionalisierung
Sellin, K. & Michalik, K., 2019, Inklusion im Sachunterricht: Perspektiven der Forschung. Pech, D., Schomaker, C. & Simon, T. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, Vol. 10. p. 236-248 13 p. (Forschungen zur Didaktik des Sachunterrichts; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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UE4SD: Professionelle Unterstützung in Vorbereitung: Ein europaweites Projekt zur Bestandsaufnahme und Weiterentwicklung der Kompetenzbildung für Nachhaltigkeit unter Hochschullehrenden
Mader, C., Mader, M., Michelsen, G. & Burandt, S., 2014, Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung Jahrbuch 2014: Krisen- und Transformationsszenarios. Frühkindpädagogik, Resilienz & Weltklimaprogramm. Sorgo, W. (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, Vol. 2. p. 182-184 3 p. (Jahrbuch Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; vol. 2014).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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UE4SD - University Educators for Sustainable Development
Michelsen, G., Mader, M., Mader, C. & Burandt, S., 2014, Hochschulen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Netzwerke fördern, Bewusstsein verbreiten. Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e.V. (ed.). Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, p. 45 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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UK public perceptions of shale gas hydraulic fracturing: The role of audience, message and contextual factors on risk perceptions and policy support
Whitmarsh, L., Nash, N., Upham, P., Lloyd, A., Verdon, J. P. & Kendall, J. M., 15.12.2015, In: Applied Energy. 160, p. 419-430 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Umgang mit Pestiziden und deren Transformationsprodukten bei der Regenwasserbewirtschaftung
Olsson, O., Hensen, B., Kümmerer, K., Lange, J. & Jackisch, N., 20.03.2019, Gewässerschutz Wasser Abwasser: 52. Essener Tagung für Wasserwirtschaft. Pinnekamp, J. (ed.). Aachen: Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der RWTH Aachen e.V., Vol. 250. p. 24/1 - 24/8 8 p. (Gewässerschutz, Wasser, Abwasser ; vol. 250).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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UmRahmen & AufBrechen
Hofmeister, S. & Böhme, D., 2008, Rolf Curt. Grafik Malerei. Curt, R. & Curt, R. (eds.). München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, p. 19-20 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Umsatzsteigerung durch Nachhaltigkeit: Potenziale und Hürden für Hersteller von Nahrungsmitteln
Steinbach, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 112 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Umwälzung der Erde: Konflikte um Ressourcen
Altner, G. (Editor), Leitschuh, H. (Editor), Michelsen, G. (Editor), Simonis, U. E. (Editor) & Weizsäcker, E. U. V. (Editor), 2009, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag. 248 p. (Jahrbuch Ökologie ...)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Umwelt-Balanced Scorecard und Öko-Controlling
Schaltegger, S., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education