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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Einleitung: Recht und Finanzierung von Bürgerbeteiligungen
Kahla, F. & Maly, C., 2014, Recht und Finanzierung von Erneuerbaren Energien: Bürgerbeteiligungsmodelle. Degenhart, H. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 9-16 8 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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UE4SD: Professionelle Unterstützung in Vorbereitung: Ein europaweites Projekt zur Bestandsaufnahme und Weiterentwicklung der Kompetenzbildung für Nachhaltigkeit unter Hochschullehrenden
Mader, C., Mader, M., Michelsen, G. & Burandt, S., 2014, Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung Jahrbuch 2014: Krisen- und Transformationsszenarios. Frühkindpädagogik, Resilienz & Weltklimaprogramm. Sorgo, W. (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, Vol. 2. p. 182-184 3 p. (Jahrbuch Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; vol. 2014).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Interdependencies between Biotic and Abiotic Ferrous Iron Oxidation and Influence of pH, Oxygen and Ferric Iron Deposits
Eggerichs, T., Opel, O., Otte, T. & Ruck, W., 07.2014, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 31, 6, p. 461-472 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Viitorul oamenilor şi al naturii în sudul Transilvaniei - Az emberek és a természet jövője Dél-Erdélyben
Fischer, J., Milcu, A. I., Hartel, T., Hanspach, J. & Mikulcak, F., 2014, Sofia: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., 62 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Transfer
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Challenges for postdocs in Germany and beyond: a personal perspective
Fischer, J., 2014, Postdoctoral Career Paths 2.0: The Golden Triangle of Competitive Junior Investigators, Adequate Academic Systems, and Successful Careers. A.-V.-H.-S. (ed.). Verlag Dr. Josef Raabe, p. 25-26 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review
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Extreme Climate Events as Opportunities for Radical Open Citizenship
John, B. & Kagan, S., 2014, In: Open Citizenship. 5, 1, p. 60-75 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Improving Flood Forecasting in a Developing Country: A Comparative Study of Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression and Artificial Neural Network
Latt, Z. Z. & Wittenberg, H., 06.2014, In: Water Resources Management. 28, 8, p. 2109-2128 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Realigning the land-sharing/land-sparing debate to match conservation needs: considering diversity scales and land-use history
von Wehrden, H., Abson, D. J., Beckmann, M., Cord, A. F., Klotz, S. & Seppelt, R., 07.2014, In: Landscape Ecology. 29, 6, p. 941-948 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Tree diversity promotes predator but not omnivore ants in a subtropical Chinese forest
Staab, M., Schuldt, A., Aßmann, T. & Klein, A.-M., 10.2014, In: Ecological Entomology. 39, 5, p. 637-647 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Monitoring of microbially mediated corrosion and scaling processes using redox potential measurements
Opel, O., Eggerichs, T., Otte, T. & Ruck, W., 06.2014, In: Bioelectrochemistry. 97, Special Issue, p. 137-144 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review