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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Umweltbewusstsein und Medien: Können Filme unser Alltagshandeln verändern?
Lüdecke, G., 07.12.2012, Hier spielt die Zukunft. : Mit Kindern Nachhaltigkeit entdecken, verstehen – und gemeinsam handeln. 1 ed. Leuchtpol, Vol. 1. p. 35-36 2 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e. V.; vol. 26)(Leuchtpol Bibliothek; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Umweltbewusstsein unter dem Leitbild nachhaltige Entwicklung: Ergebnisse empirischer Untersuchungen und pädagogische Konsequenzen
Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Bolscho, D. (Editor), 01.01.2002, Leverkusen: Verlag Leske + Budrich. 334 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Umweltbilanzierung von individuellem Mobilitätsverhalten: methodische und gestaltungsrelevante Ansätze ; mit 50 Tabellen
Grischkat, S., 2008, Mannheim: Verlag MetaGIS Infosysteme. 277 p. (Studien zur Mobilitäts- und Verkehrsforschung)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Umwelt bildet, warum wir anders lernen müssen, Richard Häusler; Christina Fischer (Hrsg.): Umwelt bildet /
Barth, M., 2006, In: Germanistik. 29, 3, p. 85 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Umweltbildung als Innovation: Bilanzierungen und Empfehlungen zu Modellversuchen und Forschungsvorhaben
Haan, G. D., Jungk, D., Kutt, K., Michelsen, G., Nitschke, C., Schnurpel, U. & Seybold, H., 1997, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 232 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Umweltbildung - den Möglichkeitssinn wecken: Beiträge aus der Ringvorlesung an der Universität Lüneburg
Stoltenberg, U. (Editor) & Strohschneider, R. (Editor), 1999, Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz. 58 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 12, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Umweltbildung: ein Problem der Lehrerbildung
Fischer, H. & Michelsen, G., 1997, Frankfurt, Berlin ua.: Peter Lang Verlag. 174 p. (Umweltbildung und Zukunftsfähigkeit; vol. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Umweltchemie 2007: Trendbericht
Lammel, G., Feichter, J., Kurtenbach, R., Wiesen, P., Kreuzig, R., Mueller, S., Zachmann, D. W., Knocker, T., Lamshöft, M., Schaeffer, A., Endres, F., Goss, K.-U., Palm, W.-U. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2008, In: Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 56, 3, p. 346-352 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Umweltchemikalien 50 Jahre nach Silent Spring: ein ungelöstes Problem
Scheringer, M., 10.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 3, p. 210-216 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Umweltengagement von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der außerschulischen Umweltbildung: Ergebnisse - Bedingungen - Perspektiven: bundesweite Evaluation des Greenteamkonzepts der Umweltorganisation Greenpeace
Michelsen, G., Degenhardt, L., Godemann, J. & Molitor, H., 2001, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 208 p. (Umweltbildung und Zukunftsfähigkeit; vol. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research