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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Environmental risk assessment of anti-cancer drugs and their transformation products: a focus on their genotoxicity characterization-state of knowledge and short comings
Toolaram, A. P., Kümmerer, K. & Schneider, M., 01.04.2014, In: Mutation Research. 760, p. 18-35 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Öffentliche Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung: Das Leitbild Nachhaltigkeit – Anforderungen an die Raum- und Umweltplanung
Hofmeister, S., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Spektrum, p. 304-316 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Reconstructing the “biopiracy” debate from a justice perspective
Stumpf, K. H., 2014, Concepts and Values in Biodiversity. Lanzerath, D. & Friele, M. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 225-242 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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From Planning to Implementation: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches for Collaborative Watershed Management
Koontz, T. M. & Newig, J., 08.2014, In: Policy Studies Journal. 42, 3, p. 416-442 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Property rights in biodiversity for sustainability
Stumpf, K. H., 2012, Biodiversität und Gesellschaft - Gesellschaftliche Dimensionen von Schutz und Nutzung biologischer Vielfalt: Book of Abstracts. Friedrich, J., Halsband, A. & Minkmar, L. (eds.). Göttingen: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, p. 31 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The relation of flow-experience and physiological arousal under stress - can u shape it?
Peifer, C., Schulz, A., Schächinger, H., Baumann, N. & Antoni, C. H., 07.2014, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 53, p. 62-69 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ökologische Bedeutung von Wildnisgebieten - das Beispiel Buchenwald-Ökosysteme
Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 2013, Natura 2000 im Wald - Lebensraumtypen, Erhaltungszustand, Management. Stefan, L., Ellwanger, G., Buschmann, A., Frederking, W., Schröder, E., Ssymank, A. & Pausch, C. (eds.). Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 51-64 14 p. (Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt; no. 131).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Economic Analysis of Recycling Solutions to Exploit Plastic Pollution in Oceans
Weber, M., 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 135 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Fachliche Begleitung im Naturschutzgebiet: Forschung
Härdtle, W., Keienburg, T. & Oheimb, G., 2013, Das Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide : Natur- und Kulturerbe von europäischem Rang: Teil 1. Kaiser, T. (ed.). Bispingen: Verein Naturschutzpark e.V., p. 405-412 8 p. (VNP-Schriften; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Atmogene Stickstoffeinträge als Ursache für Artenwandel und Artenschwund: Mechanismen und Interaktionen mit Klimawandel am Beispiel von Heideökosystemen.
Härdtle, W., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M. & Oheimb, G., 2013, Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft. Pott, R. (ed.). Neustadt: Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft e. V. , Vol. 25. p. 37-48 12 p. (Berichte der Reinhold-Tüxen-Gesellschaft; no. 25).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to research communication reports