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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Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Verständnis, Entwicklung, Perspektiven
Michelsen, G., 2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 1 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 25-41 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Wildnis in der Stadt: subversiv - inszeniert - geplant?
Hofmeister, S. & Meyer, C., 2002, Wildnis vor der Haustür: Ergebnisse des Workshops 4. - 6. Oktober 2001 in Zwieselerwaldhaus ; gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing und des Nationalparks Bayerischer Wald. Tutzing: Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, p. 81-94 14 p. (Schriftenreihe der Bayerischen Staatsforstverwaltung Tagungsbericht; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Den Wandel begreifen: Szenarien für eine nachhaltige Hochschulentwicklung
Albrecht, P., Barth, M., Burandt, S. & Rieckmann, M., 2008, "Sustainable University": nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung. Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). [Frankfurt/Main]: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 130-149 20 p. (Innovation in den Hochschulen: nachhaltige Entwicklung; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit umsetzen: Beitrag einer Sustainability Balanced Scorecard
Hahn, T., Wagner, M., Gminder, C. U. & Bieker, T., 01.10.2001, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 16, 5, p. 28-30 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Leben in Dörfern: Die Bedeutungen öffentlicher Räume für Frauen im ländlichen Raum
Thiem, A., 2009, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 252 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Erbguth/Schlacke: Umweltrecht
Schomerus, T., 09.2008, In: Natur und Recht. 30, 9, p. 626-626 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Psychological, sociodemographic, and infrastructural factors as determinants of ecological impact caused by mobility behavior
Hunecke, M., Haustein, S., Grischkat, S. & Boehler, S., 01.12.2007, In: Journal of Environmental Psychology. 27, 4, p. 277-292 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Welche Gefäßpflanzen können als typische Waldarten gelten? Zielsetzung und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten einer für Norddeutschland erarbeiteten Liste
Schmidt, M., Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W.-U. & Ellenberg, H., 2003, In: Tuexenia. 23, p. 57-70 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Kompetenzen & Hochschulbildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M. & Busch, A., 2008, Internationaler Masterstudiengang 'Sustainable Development and Management': Band1: Handbuch für den Masterstudiengang. Michelsen, G., Barkin, D. & Rieckmann, M. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 245-262 18 p. (Innovationen in den Hochschulen - Nachhaltige Entwicklung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Determination of pesticide fluxes in beech forests
Bernhardt, A., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W., 2002, Slowly degradable organics in the atmospheric environment and air-sea exchange: Proceedings of the international Workshop 26 September 2001. Lammel, G. (ed.). Hamburg: Max-Planck Institut für Meteorologie, p. 29-32 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research