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.
- 2012
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Einspeisung von Biogas in das Erdgasnetz: Rechts-, Finanzierungs- und Versicherungsfragen
Degenhart, H. (Editor), Hohlbein, B. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2012, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 165 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; no. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Transfer
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Energiewende umsetzen - Kommunen in der Pflicht
Manns, M., 2012, In: NordÖR. 12, p. 531-533 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Enhanced Calculation Procedures for Material and Energy Flow Oriented EMIS
Möller, A., 2012, EnviroInfo 2012 ; Man - Environment - Bauhaus : light up the ideas of environmental informatics ; 26th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Informatics - Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management, August 29 - 31, 2012, Umweltbundesamt Dessau, Germany: Part 2: Open Data and Industrial Ecological Management. Arndt, H.-K., Knetsch, G. & Pillmann, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Shaker Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 489-499 11 p. (Berichte aus der Umweltinformatik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Ethical and Regulatory Issues for Clinical Trials in Xenotransplantation
Guerra González, J., 2012, Xenotransplantation: methods and protocols. Costa , C. & Máñez , R. (eds.). Humana Press, Vol. 885. p. 281-305 25 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 885).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring the Corporate Reality of Sustainability Accounting Practice
Bennett, M., Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2012, Sustainable Economy: Abstracts: 15th EMAN Conference on Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting in collaboration with the CSEAR International Congress on Social and Environmental Accounting Research : Environmental Management Accounting for a Sustainable Economy, Helsinki, 24-26 September 2012. Helsinki: Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences , 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Fazit und Empfehlungen zur Weiterentwicklung des Ökosystemdienstleistungsansatzes für Wälder
Bürger-Arndt, R., Ohse, B. & Meyer, K., 2012, Ökosystemdienstleistungen von Wäldern : Workshopbericht. Bürger-Arndt, R., Ohse, B., Meyer, K. & Höltermann, A. (eds.). Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 126-138 13 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 320).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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From Basic Ecology to the Challenges of Modern Society: Book of Abstracts
Drees, C. (Editor) & Oheimb, G. (Editor), 2012, Berlin: Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 331 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; vol. 42)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Führt Bürgerbeteiligung in umweltpolitischen Entscheidungsprozessen zu mehr Effektivität und Legitimität?
Newig, J., Jager, N. W. & Challies, E., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 22, 4, p. 527-564 38 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Functional Involvement in Corporate Sustainability Management: Contribution of Corporate Functions to the Sustainable Development of Companies
Schaltegger, S., Harms, D., Windolph, S. E. & Hörisch, J., 2012, Strategies for Sustainability: Institutional and Organisational Challenges: Proceedings of the 3rd International Sustainability Conference. Daub, C.-H., Burger, P., Scherrer, Y. M. & Frecè, J. T. (eds.). 1 ed. Basel: edition gesowip, p. 59 - 62 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Fürsorgerationalität statt Wachstumslogik: Das Konzept der Green Economy aus feministischer Care-Perspektive
Gottschlich, D., 2012, In: Forum Wissenschaft. 29, 2, p. 17-20 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research