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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The footprint of pesticide stress in communities-Species traits reveal community effects of toxicants
Liess, M., Schäfer, R. B. & Schriever, C. A., 01.12.2008, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 406, 3, p. 484-490 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Saproxylic beetle assemblages of three managed oak woodlands in the Eastern Mediterranean
Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2008, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 45, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Diversity of environmental justice: Towards a European Approach
Elvers, H.-D., Heinrichs, H. & Groß, M., 01.12.2008, In: European Societies. 10, 5, p. 835-856 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Peer group influences on fifth graders' reading motivation
von Salisch, M., Philipp, M. & Gölitz, D., 01.06.2008, In: International Journal of Psychology. 43, 3-4, p. 214 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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ZooKeys, unlocking Earth's incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From "print-based" to "web-based" taxonomy, systematics, and natural history ZooKeys Editorial Opening Paper
Penev, L. D., Erwin, T. L., Thompson, F. C., Sues, H.-D., Engel, M. S., Agosti, D., Pyle, R., Ivie, M., Henry, T., Miller, J., Ananjeva, N. B., Casale, A., Lourenco, W., Golovatch, S., Fagerholm, H.-P., Taiti, S., Alonso-Zarazaga, M., van Nieukerken, E. & Aßmann, T., 04.07.2008, In: ZooKeys. 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Die Operationalisierung nachhaltiger Strategiepfade für die deutsche Energieversorgung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der erneuerbaren Energien
Unger, G., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 136 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Ökonomische Bildung mit Kindern und Jugendlichen
Bolscho, D. (Editor) & Hauenschild, K. (Editor), 2008, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 241 p. (Umweltbildung und Zukunftsfähigkeit)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Interactive Sustainability Reporting: Developing Clear Target Group Tailoring and Stimulating Stakeholder Dialogue
Isenmann, R. & Kim, K., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 533-555 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Social Responsibility: ein Ansatz auch für KMU?
Schaltegger, S. & Dubielzig, F., 2006, Corporate Social Responsibility: Erfolgsfaktor für den Mittelstand. München, p. 172-177 6 p. (Münchener Beiträge zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainabiltiy Leadership. Eine Annäherung aus wissenschaftlicher Perspektive: ein Beitrag des Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Universität Lüneburg
Schaltegger, S., 2005, BAUM Jahrbuch. B.A.U.M. (ed.). Hamburg: Henkel Kommunikation, p. 60-63 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research