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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Waste to food: returning nutrients to the food chain
Smetana, S. (Editor), Pleißner, D. (Editor) & Zuin Zeidler, V. (Editor), 15.02.2022, Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. 300 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Environmental Dimension in Chemistry Teacher Education
Zuin, V. G., 01.01.2012, Campinas: Atomo. 174 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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A Inserção da Dimensão Ambiental na Formação de Professores de Química
Zuin, V. G., 01.01.2011, Atomo. 182 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Modeling items for text comprehension assessment using confirmatory factor analysis
Tschense, M. & Wallot, S., 20.10.2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 10 p., 966347.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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“It shouldn’t look aggressive”: How conceptions about publics shape the development of mining exploration technologies
Bleicher, A., Häßler, P. & David, M., 01.11.2022, In: Public Understanding of Science. 31, 8, p. 978-992 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A mobile sense of place: exploring a novel mixed methods user-centred approach to capturing data on urban cycling infrastructure
Wesener, A., Vallance, S., Tesch, M., Edwards, S., Frater, J. & Moreham, R., 02.10.2022, In: Applied Mobilities. 7, 4, p. 327-351 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leveraging Governance Performance to Enhance Climate Resilience
Rölfer, L., Abson, D. J., Costa, M. M., Rosendo, S., Smith, T. F. & Celliers, L., 01.10.2022, In: Earth's Future. 10, 10, 15 p., e2022EF003012.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using meaningful places as an indicator for sense of place in the management of social-ecological systems
Knaps, F., Gottwald, S., Albert, C. & Herrmann, S., 01.11.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 4, 12 p., 9.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effectuation and causation in sustainable entrepreneurship: An empirical analysis
Johnson, M. & Hörisch, J., 01.08.2021, In: Academy of Management Proceedings. 2021, 1, 11346.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: Wealth, Inequality and Redistribution in Capitalist Societies
Lierse, H., Sachweh, P. & Waitkus, N., 01.12.2022, In: Social Justice Research. 35, 4, p. 367-378 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research