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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Welches Spielzeug besitzen Kinder hier und in anderen Ländern? Ein transkultureller Vergleich als Grundlage, um über das eigene Konsumverhalten nachzudenken
Stoltenberg, U., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 11-14 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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The effects of windthrow on plant species richness in a Central European beech forest
von Oheimb, G., Friedel, A., Bertsch, A. & Haerdtle, W., 01.07.2007, In: Plant Ecology. 191, 1, p. 47-65 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ökologisierungsprozesse in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung: eine grundsätzliche Nutzen-Kosten-Betrachtung
Schaltegger, S. & Frey, R. L., 2001, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 24, 3, p. 341-362 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impact of prescribed burning on the nutrient balance of heathlands with particular reference to nitrogen and phosphorus
Niemeyer, T., Niemeyer, M., Mohamed, A., Fottner, S. & Härdtle, W., 11.2005, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 8, 2, p. 183-192 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The influence of habitat quality on populations: A plea for an amended approach in the conservation of Agonum ericeti
Drees, C., Vermeulen, R., Aßmann, T. & Matern, A., 2007, In: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 7, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Environmental Performance and the Quality of Corporate Environmental Reports: The Role of Environmental Management Accounting
Wagner, M., 2005, Implementing environmental management accounting: Status and Challenges . Rikhardsson, P. M., Bennett, M., Bouma, J. J. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 105-122 18 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Emotionale Kompetenz entwickeln: Hintergründe, Vergleich verschiedener Modelle und Bedeutung für Entwicklung und Erziehung
Salisch, M., 2002, Emotionale Kompetenz entwickeln: Grundlagen in Kindheit und Jugend. Salisch, M. (ed.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, p. 31-50 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Jugend und Nachhaltigkeit: eine Beziehung mit Zukunft?
Godemann, J., 2006, In: Unesco heute. 53, 1, p. 66-69 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Wenn wir wüssten, was wir alles wissen! kollaboratives Wissensmanagement mit einem Wiki
Barth, M. & Burandt, S., 2008, In: Praxis Geographie. 38, 6, p. 22-26 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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CSR zwischen unternehmerischer Vergangenheitsbewältigung und Zukunftsgestaltung
Schaltegger, S. & Müller, M., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 17-35 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research