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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GREENER Pharmaceuticals for More Sustainable Healthcare
Moermond, C. T. A., Puhlmann, N., Brown, A. R., Owen, S. F., Ryan, J., Snape, J., Venhuis, B. J. & Kümmerer, K., 13.09.2022, In: Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 9, 9, p. 699-705 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Foliar application of lambda-cyhalothrin modulates root exudate profile and the rhizosphere bacteria community of dioecious Populus cathayana
He, Y., Zhu, Z., Zhou, Z., Lu, T., Kumar, A. & Xia, Z., 15.11.2022, In: Environmental Pollution. 313, 120123.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial
Bäumler, J., Binder, C., Bungenberg, M., Krajewski, M., Rühl, G., Tams, C. J., Terhechte, J. & Ziegler, A. R., 2022, European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2021 . Bäumler, J., Bungenberg, M., Rühl, G., Binder, C., Krajewski, M., Tams, C. J., Terhechte, J. P. & Ziegler, A. R. (eds.). Springer, p. v-ix 4 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EUROYEAR); vol. 12).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Das NinU-Raster zur Planung und Reflexion inklusiven naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts für Lehramtsstudierende
Fühner, L., González, L. F., Weck, H., Pusch, A. & Abels, S., 01.09.2022, Inklusion in der Lehramtsausbildung – Lerngegenstände, Interaktionen und Prozesse . Schröter, A., Kortmann, M., Schulze, S., Kempfer, K., Anderson, S., Sevdiren, G., Bartz, J. & Kreutchen, C. (eds.). 1. ed. Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 63-78 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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How context affects transdisciplinary research: insights from Asia, Africa and Latin America
Schneider, F., Llanque-Zonta, A., Andriamihaja, O. R., Andriatsitohaina, R. N. N., Tun, A. M., Boniface, K., Jacobi, J., Celio, E., Diebold, C. L., Patrick, L., Latthachack, P., Llopis, J. C., Lundsgaard-Hansen, L., Messerli, P., Mukhovi, S., Tun, N., Rabemananjara, Z. H., Ramamonjisoa, B. S., Thongmanivong, S., Vongvisouk, T., Thongphanh, D., Myint, W. & Zaehringer, J. G., 01.11.2022, In: Sustainability Science. 17, 6, p. 2331-2345 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Web-Based Stress Management Intervention for University Students in Indonesia (Rileks): Feasibility Study Using a Pretest-Posttest Design
Juniar, D., Van Ballegooijen, W., Schulte, M., Van Schaik, A., Passchier, J., Heber, E., Lehr, D., Sadarjoen, S. S. & Riper, H., 19.07.2022, In: JMIR Formative Research. 6, 7, 15 p., e37278.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mythen der Circular Economy
Böckel, A. (Editor), Quaing, J. (Editor), Weissbrod, I. (Editor) & Böhm, J. (Editor), 01.07.2022, Dresden: TU Dresden. 125 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Collective intentionality in entrepreneurship-as-practice
Farny, S. & Kibler, E., 01.01.2022, Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship as Practice. Thompson, N. A., Byrne, O., Jenkins, A. & Teague, B. T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 127-140 14 p. (Handbooks of Business and Management Research as Practice).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Mythos: Unternehmen sind angesichts der steigenden Anforderungen aus Gesellschaft und Politik überfordert und müssen sich entscheiden: Circular Economy oder menschenrechtliche Sorgfaltspflichten?
Moser, C. & Buhr, M., 12.07.2022, Mythen der Circular Economy. Böckel, A., Quaing, J., Weissbrod, I. & Böhm, J. (eds.). Dresden: TU Dresden, p. 109 - 114 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Curriculum Hannover – webbasierte vs. analoge Durchführung der psychosomatischen Nachsorge und vs. Care as usual
Dahmen, A., Gao, L., Keller, F. M., Lehr, D., Becker, P. & Lippke, S., 22.08.2022, In: Die Rehabilitation. 61, 4, p. 287-296 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review