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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Versuch macht klug – Vorschulische Begegnungen mit Naturwissenschaft und Technik: Eine Bildungsinitiative im Elementarbereich
Asmussen, S., 2011, Johannes Herrmann Verlag. 144 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Vertical emission profiles for Europe based on plume rise calculations
Bieser, J., Aulinger, A., Matthias, V., Quante, M. & Denier Van Der Gon, H. A. C., 10.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 10, p. 2935-2946 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vertrieb nachhaltiger Produkte
Schmitt-Sattelberg, A. & Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 179-196 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile ; neu: zusätzliche Übungsaufgaben zu jedem Kapitel]
Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2007, 2. ed. Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 148 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile]
Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2005, Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 142 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Verwendung von Kompost zur Erhöhung der Wasserhaltefähigkeit von Böden in Nordost-Niedersachsen
Urban, B., Grocholl, J. & Shaban, M., 2008, No regret - genug Wasser für die Landwirtschaft?!. Streun, M. (ed.). Uelzen: Landwirtschaftskammer Niedersachsen, Bezirksstelle Uelzen, Fachgruppe 2, p. 200-213 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Verwertung von Reststoffen aus der Kaffeeproduktion als Kohlenstoffquellen in der fermentativen Milchsäureproduktion
Pleißner, D., Neu, A.-K. & Venus, J., 2016, Pflanzen für die Bioökonomie – Welche Herausforderungen ergeben sich für die Qualität nachwachsender Rohstoffe?: 50. Vortragstagung 14.-15. März 2016 Julius Kühn-Institut Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen in Berlin-Dahlem : Abstracts. Julius Kühn-Institut, p. 35 1 p. (Berichte aus dem Julius Kühn-Institut; vol. 183).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Verwildernde Naturverhältnisse: Versuch über drei Formen der Wildnis
Hofmeister, S., 2008, In: Das Argument. 50, 279, p. 813-826 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verzeichnis der Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands mit Synonymen und Formationseinteilung
Härdtle, W., 2000, Verzeichnis und Rote Liste der Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands: mit Datenservice auf CD-ROM ; Referate und Ergebnisse des gleichnamigen Fachsymposiums in Bonn vom 30.06. - 02.07.2000 . Münster: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 121-391 271 p. (Schriftenreihe für Vegetationskunde; vol. 35).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Verzweigungslasten von seitlich am Obergurt gestützten Pult- und Satteldachträgern aus Brettschichtholz
Eilering, S. & Halbensleben, P., 01.06.2007, In: Bautechnik. 84, 6, p. 397-402 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review