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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Für eine neue Ganzheitlichkeit: Nachhaltige Chemie
Kümmerer, K. & Große Ophoff, M., 28.12.2022, In: Politische Ökologie. 40, 171, p. 90 - 96 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Identification of environmentally biodegradable scaffolds for the benign design of quinolones and related substances
Suk, M., Lorenz, S. & Kümmerer, K., 01.04.2023, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 31, 100947.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Meat substitutes: Resource demands and environmental footprints
Smetana, S., Ristic, D., Pleissner, D., Tuomisto, H. L., Parniakov, O. & Heinz, V., 01.03.2023, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 190, 12 p., 106831.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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What is the ‘problem’ of gender inequality represented to be in the Swedish forest sector?
Ville, A., Wong, G., Aceituno, A. J., Downing, A., Karambiri, M. & Brockhaus, M., 01.02.2023, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 140, p. 46-55 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Methoden zur Anwendbarkeit des Benign by Design Konzepts für die biologische Abbaubarkeit in der Umwelt am Beispiel der ionischen Flüssigkeiten
Amsel, A.-K., 17.12.2024Research output: other publications › Other › Research
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Gemeinsam für das Klima: Sachinformationen, Praxisbeispiele und didaktische Anregungen
Kater-Wettstädt, L., Bürgener, L., Brandt, J.-O., Weigel, S., Power, M., Roncevic, K. & Rudek, J., 08.2024, Hamburg. 116 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer
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Terror Management Theory and the Existential Psychological Function of Heroes
Schindler, S., 01.10.2024, Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies. Allison, S. T., Beggan, J. K. & Goethals, G. R. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 2050-2055 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Niemand hat die Absicht die Seenotrettung zu kriminalisieren… Einige Überlegungen zum „Rückführungsverbesserungsgesetz“ und seinen Folgen
Epik, A. & Schatz, V. J., 2024, In: Neue Kriminalpolitik. 36, 1, p. 83-103 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kollateralschäden nicht ausgeschlossen – Das „Rückführungsverbesserungsgesetz“, der „Schleusertatbestand“ und die zivile Seenotrettung
Epik, A. & Schatz, V. J., 2024, In: Kriminalpolitische Zeitschrift (KriPoZ). 9, 1, p. 44-50 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Art. 9 VO (EU) 2020/852
Schatz, V. J. & Köster, M., 2024, Frank Fellenberg & Martin Kment (Hrsg.), Taxonomie-VO: Kommentar. 1 ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 165-174 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research