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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Human–nature connection: a multidisciplinary review
Ives, C. D., Giusti, M., Fischer, J., Abson, D. J., Klaniecki, K., Dorninger, C., Laudan, J., Barthel, S., Abernethy, P., Martín-López, B., Raymond, C. M., Kendal, D. & von Wehrden, H., 06.2017, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 26–27, June 2017, p. 106-113 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Clean energy storage technology in the making: An innovation systems perspective on flywheel energy storage
Wicki, S. & Hansen, E., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 1118-1134 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Wirken von Nachhaltigkeitsräten in Politik und Gesellschaft
Sieveking, A., 12.06.2017, In: GAIA. 26, 2, p. 158-160 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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The German Version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): Evaluation of Dimensionality, Validity, and Measurement Invariance With Exploratory and Confirmatory Bifactor Modeling
Reis, D., Lehr, D., Heber, E. & Ebert, D. D., 01.10.2019, In: Assessment (ASM). 26, 7, p. 1246-1259 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Off-stage ecosystem service burdens: A blind spot for global sustainability
Pascual, U., Palomo, I., Adams, W. M., Chan, K. M. A., Daw, T. M., Garmendia, E., Gómez-Baggethun, E., de Groot, R., Mace, G. M., Martín-López, B. & Phelp, J., 07.2017, In: Environmental Research Letters. 12, 7, 10 p., 075001.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Servicios Ecosistémicos en Latinoamérica: De la investigación a la acción
Laterra, P., Martín-López, B., Mastrángelo, M. & Garibaldi, L. A., 01.04.2017, In: Ecología Austral. 27, 1, p. 94-98 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - (k)ein Thema für den Sachunterricht?
Barth, M., 2017, Nachhaltig Handeln lernen im Sachunterricht: Beitragsdokumentation zur Tagung am 5. Oktober 2016 an der Universität Siegen. Gröger, M., Janssen, M. & Wiesemann, J. (eds.). Siegen: Universitätsverlag Siegen, p. 41-57 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Participation and Effective Environmental Governance: Causal mechanisms and beyond
Kochskämper, E., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Challies, E., 2018, Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation. Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 149-159 11 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Impact of participation on sustainable water management planning: Comparative analysis of eight cases
Kochskämper, E., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Challies, E., 2018, Participation for Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from European Water Framework Directive Implementation. Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 117-148 32 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Stakeholder engagement in Water Framework Directive planning in the United Kingdom: Two case studies from Northern Ireland and Scotland
Challies, E., 2018, Participation and Effective Environmental Governance: Evidence from Implementing the European Water Framework Directive. Kochskämper, E., Challies, E., Jager, N. W. & Newig, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 90-113 24 p. (Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research