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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BaWü-labs on their way: Progress of real-world laboratories in Baden-Württemberg
Wagner, F., Schäpke, N., Bergmann, M., Lang, D. J. & Stelzer, F., 01.01.2016, In: GAIA. 25, 3, p. 220-221 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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BBS futur 2.0: Zukunft gemeinsam gestalten
Schwinge, C. & Freund, E. K., 2014, In: Die berufsbildende Schule. 66, 9, p. 286-288 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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BBS futur 2.0
Schwinge, C. & Freund, E. K., 2015, In: Wirtschaft & Erziehung . 67, 1, p. 24-26 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Becoming a competent teacher in education for sustainable development: Learning outcomes and processes in teacher education
Brandt, J. O., Bürgener, L., Barth, M. & Redman, A., 19.07.2019, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 20, 4, p. 630-653 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Be(coming) an Ambassador of Transformative Change from the Inside Out
Konrad, T., 11.03.2023, Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future. Filho, W. L., Salvia, A. L., Pallant, E., Choate, B. & Pearce, K. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 75-93 19 p. (World Sustainability Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Bedeutsam oder irrelevant? Einschätzungen deutscher agrarpolitischer Akteure zur Gender-Dimension von GAP-Reform und ELER-VO
Mölders, T., 2006, Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, Forschungsgruppe Technologiefolgenabschätzung zur Modernen Biotechnologie in der Pflanzenzüchtung und der Landwirtschaft, 23 p. (BIOGUM-Forschungsbericht; no. 16).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Transfer
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Bedeutung des Grünlandes für das Klima: Hohe Albedo, Resilienz und Langzeitkohlenstoffspeicherung
Temperton, V., 15.04.2023, Warnsignal Klima: Hilft Technik gegen die Erderwärmung? Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Lozán, J. L., Graßl, H., Breckle, S.-W., Kasang, D. & Quante, M. (eds.). Hamburg: Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen Verlag, p. 155-161 7 p. (Warnsignal Klima).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen aus feministischer Perspektive – Chance oder Stolperstein ?
Gottschlich, D., 2008, Dokumentation 33. Kongress Frauen in Naturwissenschaft und Technik 17. bis 20. Mai 2007 in Lüneburg: Nachhaltig vorsorgen. T. N. U. M. N. I. F. E. V. (ed.). Technik, Naturwissenschaft und Mathematik nachhaltig in Frauenhand (TechNaM), p. 46-50 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Bedrohte Vielfalt: Biodiversität
Busch, A. & Kuhn, K., 26.08.2008, 1. ed. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 72 p. (Themenblätter im Unterricht; no. 75)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Beech forests and climate change
Manthey, M., Leuschner, C. & Härdtle, W., 2008, Beech Forests - a German contribution to the global forest biodiversity. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 47-52 6 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 233).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research