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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Cross-National Complementarity of Technology Push, Demand Pull, and Manufacturing Push Policies: The Case of Photovoltaics
Hansen, E. G., Ludeke-Freund, F., Quan, X. I. & West, J., 08.2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 66, 3, p. 381-397 17 p., 8424882.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Socio-cultural differences in understanding and development of corporate social responsibility in Germany and Croatia
Bögel, P. M., Brstilo Lovric, I., Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Sippel , C. S., 2018, The critical state of corporate social responsibility in Europe. Tench, R., Jones, B. & W. S. (eds.). Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited, p. 161-178 18 p. (Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainability; vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Entry of biocides and their transformation products into groundwater via urban stormwater infiltration systems
Hensen, B., Lange, J., Jackisch, N., Zieger, F., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2018, In: Water Research. 144, p. 413-423 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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More than Yield: Ecosystem Services of Traditional versus Modern Crop Varieties Revisited
Ficiciyan, A., Loos, J., Sievers-Glotzbach, S. & Tscharntke, T., 09.08.2018, In: Sustainability. 10, 8, 15 p., 2834.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Is seashell powder suitable for phosphate recovery from fermentation broth?
Peinemann, J. C., Krenz, L. & Pleißner, D., 25.03.2019, In: New Biotechnology. 49, p. 43-47 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests
Schuldt, A., Assmann, T., Brezzi, M., Buscot, F., Eichenberg, D., Gutknecht, J., Härdtle, W., He, J.-S., Klein, A.-M., Kühn, P., Liu, X., Ma, K., Niklaus, P. A., Pietsch, K. A., Purahong, W., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Schmid, B., Scholten, T., Staab, M., Tang, Z., Trogisch, S., von Oheimb, G., Wirth, C., Wubet, T., Zhu, C.-D. & Bruelheide, H., 01.12.2018, In: Nature Communications. 9, 1, 10 p., 2989 .Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coming late for dinner: Localized digestate depot fertilization for extensive cultivation of marginal soil with Sida hermaphrodita
Nabel, M., Schrey, S., Poorter, H., Koller, R., Nagel, K. A., Temperton, V. M., Dietrich, C. C., Briese, C. & Jablonowski, N. D., 30.07.2018, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 9, 14 p., 1095.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How business actors can contribute to sustainability transitions: A case study on the ongoing animal welfare transition in the German egg industry
Hörisch, J., 10.11.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 201, p. 1155-1165 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fazit und Empfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung des Ökosystemdienstleistungsansatzes für Wälder
Bürger-Arndt, R., Ohse, B. & Meyer, K., 2012, Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Wäldern : Workshopbericht. Bürger-Arndt, R., Ohse, B., Meyer, K. & Höltermann, A. (eds.). Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 126-138 13 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 320).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Langfristige Strategien zur Entfrachtung des aquatischen Kreislaufs von Mikroverunreinigungen
Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 08.2018, In: KA - Korrespondenz Abwasser, Abfall. 65, 8, p. 686-693 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review