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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Perspektiven auf Zeit im Recht: Das bisherige Verständnis von Zeit im Recht und die Notwendigkeit der Betrachtung von Zeit als Ressource
Bertram, A., 2023, Zeitliche Dimensionen und Kritische Theorie(n) des Rechts: Tagung des Jungen Forums Rechtsphilosophie (JFR) in der internationalen Vereinigung für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie (IVR) im September 2020 und im Mai 2021 in Braunschweig und Hamburg. Stuttgart, p. 47-59Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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“Nationals” at Forty: From an Undefined UNCLOS Term to Due Diligence Obligations on the State of Nationality to Combat IUU Fishing
Honniball, A. N. & Schatz, V. J., 2023, In: International Law Studies. 100, p. 229-265Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Settlement of EEZ Fisheries Access Disputes under UNCLOS: Limitations to Jurisdiction and Compulsory Conciliation
Schatz, V. J., 2023, In: Goettingen Journal of International Law. 13, 1, p. 82-118 37 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CHANGING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR REDUCING INSOMNIA SEVERITY? RESULTS FROM A SERIAL MEDIATION ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF RECREATIONAL BEHAVIOR AS A MECHANISM OF CHANGE IN DIGITAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INSOMNIA
Brückner, H. A., Behrendt, D. & Lehr, D., 01.10.2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30, 1 Supplement, p. 549-549 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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SMARTPHONE APPS FOR TINNITUS: A REVIEW ON INTERVENTION COMPONENTS AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE TECHNIQUES USED IN TINNITUS APPS
Rinn, A., Goetsch, S., Hannibal, S., Lehr, D. & Weise, C., 01.10.2023, In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30, 1 Supplement, p. 548-548 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Klaus Dierßen (1948-2022) Obituary
Härdtle, W. & Schrautzer, J., 2023, In: Tuexenia. 43, p. 357-373 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rent Control, Market Segmentation, and Misallocation: Causal Evidence from a Large-Scale Policy Intervention
Mense, A., Michelsen, C. & Kholodilin, K. A., 03.2023, In: Journal of Urban Economics. 134, 22 p., 103513.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einfluss der Erstsprache von Lernenden auf ihre Vorstellungen im Fach Biologie
Sowinski, R. & Abels, S., 04.2023, Lernen, Lehren und Forschen in einer digital geprägten Welt: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik. Jahrestagung in Aachen 2022. van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 973-976 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik (GDCP); vol. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Plant Community of the Year 2024: Vegetation of wet meadows (Calthion palustris)
Schneider, S., Bergmeier, E., Boch, S., Ewald, J., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hölzel, N., Horn, K., Lütt, S., Remy, D., Ruthsatz, B., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S., Becker, T. & Dierschke, H., 2023, In: Tuexenia. 43, p. 277-334 58 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeitsprüfungen in Kommunen
Redenius, P., Heinrichs, H. & Gromball, L. E., 01.06.2023, Institut für Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung (INSUGO), p. 1-15, 15 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 4).Research output: Working paper › Expert opinions