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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Interview mit Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas Schomerus
Schomerus, T., 15.11.2022, In: Fachzeitschrift für Energierecht. 2022, 6, p. 246-247 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Auswirkungen illegaler Altfahrzeugverwertung: Ermittlung der ökologischen, volkswirtschaftlichen und betriebswirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der nicht anerkannten Demontage von Altfahrzeugen und der illegalen Altfahrzeugverbringung sowie Ableitung von Maßnahmen zur Adressierung möglicher Auswirkungen; Abschlussbericht
Zimmermann, T., Sander, K., Memelink, R., Knode, M., Freier, M., Porsch, L., Schomerus, T., Wilkes, S. & Flormann, P., 11.2022, Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, 303 p. (Texte/Umweltbundesamt; vol. 129).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Reduction of the Microbial Load of Digestate by the Cultivation of Galdieria sulphuraria Under Acidic Conditions
Pleissner, D. & Händel, N., 08.2023, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 14, 8, p. 2621-2627 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Räumliche Mixturen. (Stadt-)Räumliche Einschreibungen sozial-ökologischer Trennungs- und Vermittlungsverhältnisse in Zeiten der Corona-Pandemie
Mölders, T. & Hofmeister, S., 01.2024, Urbane Mixturen : Städtebau und Stadtplanung als relationales Handlungsfeld. Peer, C. & Psenner, A. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 216-241 26 p. (Urban studies ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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(Re)Produktivität
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 07.11.2022, Handbuch Politische Ökologie: Theorien, Konflikte, Begriffe, Methoden. Daniela, G., Hackfort, S., Schmitt, T. & von Winterfeld, U. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 433-440 8 p. (Edition Politik; vol. 110).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Are Si-C bonds cleaved by microorganisms? A critical review on biodegradation of methylsiloxanes
Rücker, C., Grabitz, E. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Chemosphere. 321, 137858.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate Change Law in Germany - Legislation, Iurisdiction, and Governmental Ambitions
Schomerus, T., 09.2022, In: Public law. 2, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Individual change agents for corporate sustainability transformation: a systematic literature review
Buhr, M., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2023, In: Benchmarking: An International Journal. 30, 10, p. 4221–4247 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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The role of institutions in food system transformations: lessons learned from transdisciplinary engagements in Ethiopia, the Philippines, and Indonesia
Manlosa, A. O., Partelow, S., Jiren, T. S., Riechers, M. & Paramita, A. O., 01.01.2023, In: Ecosystems and People. 19, 1, 15 p., 2146753.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability impact assessment of new ventures: An emerging field of research
Fichter, K., Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S. & Schillebeeckx, S. J. D., 15.01.2023, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 384, 12 p., 135452.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review