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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Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop II "Vom Gerät zur Lösung: Produkt-Service Systeme als Basis nachhaltiger Nutzungssysteme"
Hansen, E. G., Weber, U., Schaltegger, S. & Zufall, J., 2017, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 34 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop I - "Nachhaltige Produktdesigns und Lieferkette"
Hansen, E. G., Weber, U. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit in der Lebensmittelindustrie
Bertele, M. & Silva, S. L., 2017, Case Study Training: 40 Fallstudien zur Vorbereitung auf das Bewerbungsgespräch im Consulting. Treml, L. & Hies, M. (eds.). München: e-fellows.net GmbH & Co. KG, p. 118-123 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Vielperspektivität auch in der Forschung? Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der Sachunterrichtsforschung im Rahmen eines "Systematic Reviews"
Barth, M., Bruhn, K., Bürgener, L., Edelhoff, S. H., Richter, S. & Freund, E. K., 2017, Vielperspektivität im Sachunterricht. Giest, H., Hartinger, A. & Tänzer, S. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, Vol. 27. p. 40 - 48 9 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Inside honeybee hives: Impact of natural propolis on the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and viruses
Drescher, N., Klein, A. M., Neumann, P., Yañez, O. & Leonhardt, S. D., 01.03.2017, In: Insects. 8, 1, 18 p., 15.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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From deforestation to blossom: Large-scale restoration of montane heathland vegetation
Borchard, F., Härdtle, W., Streitberger, M., Stuhldreher, G., Thiele, J. & Fartmann, T., 01.04.2017, In: Ecological Engineering. 101, p. 211-219 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Erfassung von Belastungs- und Burnout-Erleben parallel zu einem Screening psychischer Störungen im Internet: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, am Beispiel des „Stress-Monitors"
Hillert, A., Bäcker, K., Weiß, S. & Lehr, D., 14.06.2017, In: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR PSYCHOSOMATISCHE MEDIZIN UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE. 63, 1, p. 65-66 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Two new Lebistina Motschulsky, 1864 species from Kenya and Tanzania (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)
Assmann, T., Boutaud, E., Drees, C., Marcus, T., Nolte, D., Starke, W., Terlutter, H., Völler, E. & Zumstein, P., 21.02.2017, In: African Invertebrates. 58, 1, p. 9-21 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sources of nitrogen heterocyclic PAHs (N-HETs) along a riverine course
Siemers, A.-K., Palm, W.-U., Faubel, C., Mänz, J. S., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 15.07.2017, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 590-591, p. 69-79 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Innovating Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Sustainability: Attributes and Challenges
Schaltegger, S., Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. & Ortas, E., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review