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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Phosphorus uptake from struvite is modulated by the nitrogen form applied
Robles-Aguilar, A. A., Schrey, S. D., Postma, J. A., Temperton, V. M. & Jablonowski, N. D., 01.02.2020, In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 183, 1, p. 80-90 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes
Jager, N. W., Newig, J., Challies, E. & Kochskämper, E., 23.06.2020, In: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 30, 3, p. 383-399 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A mobile application for panic disorder and agoraphobia: Insights from a multi-methods feasibility study
Ebenfeld, L., Kleine Stegemann, S., Lehr, D., Ebert, D. D., Funk, B., Riper, H. & Berking, M., 01.03.2020, In: Internet Interventions. 19, 10 p., 100296 .Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Es geht auch anders! Nachhaltigkeitspioniere krempeln die Smartphone-Branche um
Revellio, F. & Norris, S., 01.12.2019, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 4, p. 102-104 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Review and Multilevel Causal Mechanism Framework
Johnson, M. P. & Schaltegger, S., 01.11.2020, In: Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. 44, 6, p. 1141-1173 33 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten (Nawi-In): Ein Vergleich der Primar- und Sekundarstufe I
Brauns, S., Egger, D., Abels, S. & Barth, M., 2019, Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung als Grundlage für berufliche und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung in Kiel 2018. Maurer, C. (ed.). Regensburg: Universität Regensburg, p. 675-678 4 p. (Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; vol. 39).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Überzeugungen von angehenden Lehrkräften zum Philosophieren mit Kindern im inklusiven Sachunterricht: Potentiale und Herausforderungen für die Professionalisierung
Sellin, K. & Michalik, K., 2019, Inklusion im Sachunterricht: Perspektiven der Forschung. Pech, D., Schomaker, C. & Simon, T. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, Vol. 10. p. 236-248 13 p. (Forschungen zur Didaktik des Sachunterrichts; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Namibia, Christianity in
Oermann, N. O., 17.02.2022, The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Church: K-Z. Louth, A. (ed.). 4. ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Vol. 2. (Oxford Dictionary of Christian Churches).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Food policy councils as loci for practising food democracy? Insights from the case of Oldenburg, Germany
Sieveking, A., 28.10.2019, In: Politics and Governance. 7, 4, p. 48-58 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Livestock grazing and rainfall manipulation alter the patterning of CO2 fluxes and biomass development of the herbaceous community in a humid savanna
Okach, D. O., Ondier, J. O., Kumar, A., Rambold, G., Tenhunen, J., Huwe, B. & Otieno, D., 01.11.2019, In: Plant Ecology. 220, 11, p. 1085-1100 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review