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.
- Published
Web-based occupational stress prevention in German micro- and small-sized enterprises – process evaluation results of an implementation study
Engels, M., Scheepers, L., Engels, J., Boß, L., Kuhlmann, R., Kuske, J., Lesener, L., Pavlista, V., Schmidt-Stiedenroth, K., Diebig, M., Ruhle, S. A., Zapkau, F. B., Angerer, P., Hoewner, J., Lehr, D., Schwens, C., Süß, S., Wulf, I. C. & Dragano, N., 12.2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 22 p., 1618.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Web-Based Stress Management Program for University Students in Indonesia: Systematic Cultural Adaptation and Protocol for a Feasibility Study.
Juniar, D., van Ballegooijen, W., Karyotaki, E., van Schaik, A., Passchier, J., Heber, E., Lehr, D., Supardi Sadarjoen, S. & Riper, H., 25.01.2019, In: JMIR Research Protocols. 8, 1, 11 p., e11493.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Web Tool for the Identification of Industrial Symbioses in Industrial Parks
Lütje, A., Leber, S., Scholten, J. & Wohlgemuth, V., 18.12.2021, Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics. Kamilaris, A., Wohlgemuth, V., Karatzas, K. & Athanasiadis, I. N. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 19-34 16 p. (Progress in IS).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- Published
“We cannot escape this”: discussing leverage points for sustainability across scales with the example of Ouvéa, Kanaky New Caledonia
Riechers, M., Baumann, L., Braun, M., Ganachaud, A., Heeg, P. & Sabinot, C., 12.2024, In: Regional Environmental Change. 24, 4, 15 p., 146.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
“We cannot let this happen again”: reversing UK flood policy in response to the Somerset Levels floods, 2014
Smith, A., Porter, J. J. & Upham, P., 01.02.2017, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 60, 2, p. 351-369 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Wechselwirkungen zwischen Grundwasserleitern und Oberflächengewässern: Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2002, 20. bis 22. März 2002 in Suderburg, Lüneburger Heide
Wittenberg, H. (Editor) & Schöniger, M. (Editor), 2002, Hennef: GFA - Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Abwassertechnik. 204 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
- Published
Wege der baukulturellen Bildung: Experimente, Erfahrungen, Expertise
Edelhoff, S. H. & Million, A., 2014, Kinder_Sichten: Städtebau und Architektur für und mit Kindern und Jugendlichen. Reicher, C. (ed.). 2. ed. Oberhausen: Asso Verlag, p. 70-81 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
- Published
Wege zum Campus: Verkehrsmittelwahl der Lüneburger Studierenden im Sommersemester 2003
Mnich, P., Tschochohei, H. & Zöckler, J., 05.2004, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 292 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 310).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: vom Experiment zur Praxis ; Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung an der Universität Lüneburg vom 23. - 26. September 2003
Finck, P. (Editor), Härdtle, W. (Editor) & Redecker, B. (Editor), 2004, Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz. 539 p. (Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
- Published
"Weißt du,...". Integration und Bedeutsamkeit von Umweltwissen für Kinder durch lokale Partizipation
Stoltenberg, U., 2000, Sachunterricht – zwischen Fachbezug und Integration. Löffler, G., Möhle, V., Reeken, D. V. & Schwier, V. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn/Obb.: Klinkhardt, p. 201-217 17 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research