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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The Upcycle: Beyond sustainability Designing for abundance
Braungart, M. & McDonough, W., 13.04.2013, New York : North Point Press. 227 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Cradle to Cradle®. From recycling building components to up-cycllng buildings. Adapting to accelerated building cycles
Mulhall, D. & Braungart, M., 30.01.2014, A New Dynamic: Effective Business in a Circular Economy . Webster, K., Bleriot, J., Johnson, C. & Foundation, E. M. (eds.). London: Ellen McArthur Foundation Publishing, p. 75-86 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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An "intelligent product system" to replace "waste management"
Braungart, M. & Engelfried, J., 1992, In: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 1, p. 613-619 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biomas Nutrient Recycling: An affordable closed-cycle process with added benefits
Braungart, M., Hansen, K. & Mulhall, D., 08.1997, In: Water Environment & Technology. 9, 8, p. 41-45 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die nächste industrielle Revolution: Die Cradle to Cradle Community
Braungart, M. & McDonough, W., 01.10.1999, In: Politische Ökologie. 62, 5, p. 18-22 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design for the triple topline: New tools for Sustainable Commerce
McDonough, W. & Braungart, M., 01.08.2002, In: Corporate Environmental Strategy. 9, 3, p. 251-258 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying the principles of green engineering to cradle-to-cradle design
McDonough, W., Anastas, P. T., Zimmerman, J. B. & Braungart, M., 01.12.2003, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 37, 23, p. 434A-441A 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Life Cycle analysis
Braungart, M., Mulhall, D. & Hansen, K., 2013, Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices. Rowe, D. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Materials Banking and Resource Repletion, Role of Buildings, and Materials Passports
Braungart, M., Mulhall, D. & Hansen, K., 2012, The Springer Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Meyers, R. A. (ed.). New York: SpringerResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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The Role of Linked Social-Ecological Systems in a Mobile Agent-Based Ecosystem Service from Giant Honey Bees (Apis dorsata) in an Indigenous Community Forest in Palawan, Philippines
Matias, D. M. S., Borgemeister, C., Sémah, A. M. & von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2019, In: Human Ecology. 47, 6, p. 905-915 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review