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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Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2005, The International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2005/2006: A Survey of Current Issues. Folmer, H. & Tietenberg, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 185-222 38 p. (New Horizons in Environmental Economics ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Der Beitrag von Studierenden zum Umweltmanagement an der Universität Lüneburg
Bastenhorst, K.-O. & Viere, T., 2001, Umweltmanagement an Hochschulen. K.-O. B., Müller, J. & Gilch, H. (eds.). VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 80-91 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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How Do Sustainability Intrapreneurs Overcome Innovation Conflicts?
Gerlach, A., 2004, Conference proceedings. ERP Environment, p. 132-141 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Entscheidungsdefekte als Barrieren für Nachhaltigkeitsinnovationen: Ansätze zur Identifikation, Erklärung und Überwindung
Gerlach, A., 2008, 1. ed. Mering: Hampp Verlag. 282 p. (Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Schwarz, N. (2008): Umweltinnovationen und Lebensstile.Eine raumbezogene empirisch fundierte Mulit-Agenten-Simulation.
Gerlach, A., 2008, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 22, 4, p. 53 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Entscheidungsdefekte als Barrieren bei der Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitsinnovationen
Gerlach, A., 2006, Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Pfriem, R., Antes, R., Fichter, K., Müller, M., Paech, N., Seuring, S. & Siebenhüner, B. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 201-214 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability Entrepreneurship in the Context of Emissions Trading
Gerlach, A., 2006, Emissions Trading and Business. Antes, R. & Hansjürgens, B. (eds.). Heidelberg [u.a.]: Physica-Verlag, p. 73-87 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Ökologisierung von Finanzmärkten: neue Steuerungssignale für Unternehmen?
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 01.01.2000, Umweltschutz im globalen Wettbewerb: Neue Spielregeln für das grenzenlose Unternehmen. Fichter, K. & Schneidewind, U. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 103-110 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Klimaneutrale Universität: studentischer Ergebnisbericht des Projektseminars "Klimaneutrale Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Planung (KLIMA 2)" im Wintersemester 2007/2008
Beyer, M., Freund, E. K., Grün, N., Langer, V., Kilburg, M., Kirchgeorg, T., Reuter, R., Schmitt, D., Wiese, A., Winterstein, M. & Wüstenberg, L., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 85 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Sustainable university: eine Bestandsaufnahme
Adomßent, M., Albrecht, P., Barth, M., Burandt, S., Franz-Balsen, A., Godemann, J. & Rieckmann, M., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge; no. 34/07).Research output: Working paper › Working papers