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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Wissen Kompakt: Kunststoffe und ihre Entstehung
Bolek, R., 10.2012, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 56, p. 4-5 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Wissen Kompakt: Zur Funktion didaktischer Erklärungsmodelle
Bolek, R. & Landwehr, B., 10.2012, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 56, p. 6-7 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Wissenschaft hacken: Von der akademischen Selbstverwaltung zur Selbstgestaltung
Hochmann, L. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 385-402 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Wissensintegration in der inter- und transdisziplinären Forschung
Godemann, J., 2008, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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Wissenskommunikation als Möglichkeitsraum umweltpolitischer Verständigung – ein Blick auf die individuelle Handlungsebene
Adomßent, M., 2011, In: Umweltpsychologie. 15, 2, p. 13-36 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wissensproduktion im Spannungsfeld von Care, Gender und Green Economy – Wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen als Impulsgeberinnen für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften?
Segebart, D., Hackfort, S., König, C., Gottschlich, D., Roth, S. & Röhr, U., 2014, Berlin: LIFE e.V., 26 p. (CaGE Texte; no. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Wissenstransfer für unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit: Chancen für Forschung & Praxis
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 19 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 9)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Transfer
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Wissen und Macht im Biodiversitätsdiskurs - Genderperspektiven: Fachgespräch der AG-Frauen zum Thema Biodiversität am 19. März in Berlin
Katz, C. & Mölders, T., 2010, In: Rundbrief Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. 2, p. 31 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Within-individual leaf trait variation increases with phenotypic integration in a subtropical tree diversity experiment
Castro Sánchez-Bermejo, P., Davrinche, A., Matesanz, S., Harpole, W. S. & Haider, S., 01.11.2023, In: New Phytologist. 240, 4, p. 1390-1404 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen: Nachhaltigkeitsorientierte Waldwirtschaft und"kulturelle Weiblichkeit"
Katz, C., 2013, In: Politische Ökologie. 132, p. 50-57 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review