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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Radverkehrsförderung 3.0: Radverkehr, Verkehrsmittelwahl, Stadtverkehr, Verkehrsplanung; Barrierefrei, netztransparent, digital - konzeptionelle Folgerungen aus 30 Jahren Beobachtungen und Forschung (nicht nur) in der Region Lüneburg - Teil 1
Pez, P. & Seidel, A., 2020, In: Internationales Verkehrswesen. 72, 3, p. 20-23 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Management von Innovationsprozessen für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Schäfer, M., König, B., Kuntosch, A., Richter, B. & Schaal, T., 27.08.2020, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 33, 3, p. 40-46 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applying the pathways to nature connectedness at a societal scale: a leverage points perspective
Richardson, M., Dobson, J., Abson, D. J., Lumber, R., Hunt, A., Young, R. & Moorhouse, B., 01.12.2020, In: Ecosystems and People. 16, 1, p. 387-401 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Woody plant species diversity and composition in and around Debre Libanos church forests of North Shoa Zone of Oromiya, Ethiopia
Koricho, H. H., Shumi, G., Gebreyesus, T., Song, S. & Fufa, F., 10.2021, In: Journal of Forestry Research. 32, 5, p. 1929-1939 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Media representation of environmental issues in Malaysia: Newspapers and environment non-government organisation newsletters
Saleh, M. S. M. & Heinrichs, H., 30.11.2020, In: Pacific Journalism Review. 26, 2, p. 118-131 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Governing global telecoupling toward environmental sustainability
Newig, J., Challies, E., Cotta, B., Lenschow, A. & Schilling-Vacaflor, A., 12.2020, In: Ecology and Society. 25, 4, p. 1-17 17 p., 21.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contextualizing certification and auditing: Soy certification and access of local communities to land and water in Brazil
Schilling-Vacaflor, A., Lenschow, A., Challies, E., Cotta, B. & Newig, J., 01.04.2021, In: World Development. 140, 12 p., 105281.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integration von Nachhaltigkeit in das Controlling: Praxisleitfaden für Unternehmen 2020
Nuzum, A.-K., Petersen, H., Lühn, M., Wenzig, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2020, 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Circular value creation architectures: Make, ally, buy, or laissez-faire
Hansen, E. G. & Revellio, F., 12.2020, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24, 6, p. 1250-1273 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability learnings from the COVID-19 crisis: Opportunities for resilient industry and business development
Schaltegger, S., 26.08.2021, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 12, 5, p. 889-897 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review