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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Palynological record of the Quaternary deposits of Garding-2 research drill core, North-west Germany.
Proborukmi, M. S. & Urban, B., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and Pan-European Quaternary records. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 120-122 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Schöningen Middle Pleistocene sequence: a broader perspective.
van Kolfschoten, T., Kuijjer, K., Turner, C. & Urban, B., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and PAN-European Quaternary records: International conference INQUA-SEQS 2014. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 59-61 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Schöningen Middle Pleistocene sequence: Palaeoenvironment and dating
Turner, C., Urban, B. & van Kolfschoten, T., 2014, The Quaternary of the Urals: global trends and PAN-European Quaternary records.: International conference INQUA-SEQS 2014. Borodin, A. V., Markova, E. A. & Strukova, T. V. (eds.). Ural Federal University, p. 172-174 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Kompetenzen impliziter Nachhaltigkeitsmanager stärken
Schaltegger, S., 2015, Corporate Responsibility 2015: Jubiläumsausgabe - Bestandsaufnahme und Zukunftsperspektiven für Corporate Responsibility. Praum, K. & Wohnhas, N. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: ACC Verlag & Services , p. 20-23 4 p. (Corporate Responsibility; vol. 2015, no. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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Middle Pleistocene lake shore environments and archaeological sites of Schöningen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Urban, B., van Kolfschoten, T. & Serangeli, J., 2014, Abstracts: 2014 Burgos 1-7- Sept. UISPP, Union Internationale des Sciences Préhistoriques et Protohistoriques; XVII World UISPP Congress. Universidad de Burgos, Vol. 17. p. 861-862 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Elution of monomers from provisional composite materials
Schulz, S. D., Laquai, T., Kümmerer, K., Bolek, R., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Polydorou, O., 01.01.2015, In: International Journal of Polymer Science. 2015, 7 p., 617407.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management Roles and Sustainability Information: Exploring corporate practice
Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R., Zvezdov, D., Hörisch, J. & Tingey-Holyoak, J., 01.12.2015, In: Australian Accounting Review. 25, 4, p. 328-345 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gamma GAMM applied on tree growth data
Zuur, A. F., Fichtner, A., Ieno, E. N. & Saveliev, A. A., 2014, A beginner's guide to generalized additive mixed models with R. Zuur, A. F., Saveliev, A. A. & Ieno, E. N. (eds.). 1 ed. Newburgh: Highland Statistics Ltd., p. 217-239 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Baseflow recession analysis for flood-prone black sea watersheds in Turkey
Aksoy, H. & Wittenberg, H., 01.06.2015, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 43, 6, p. 857-866 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Promoting landscape heterogeneity to improve the biodiversity benefits of certified palm oil production: Evidence from Peninsular Malaysia
Azhar, B., Saadun, N., Puan, C. L., Kamarudin, N., Aziz, N., Nurhidayu, S. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2015, In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 3, p. 553-561 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review