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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Nachhaltigkeit braucht Institutionen - zur Institutionalisierung von Nachhaltigkeitsräten
Schomerus, T., 01.2011, In: Natur und Recht. 33, 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimal grazing management rules in semi-arid rangelands with uncertain rainfall
Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 27 p. (University of Lüneburg Working Papers Series in Economics; no. 193).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Interaction of Global Value Chains and Rural Livelihoods: The case of smallholder raspberry growers in Chile
Challies, E. R. T. & Murray, W. E., 01.2011, In: Journal of Agrarian Change. 11, 1, p. 29-59 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Waste water treatment plants as sources of polyfluorinated compounds, polybrominated diphenyl ethers and musk fragrances to ambient air
Weinberg, I., Dreyer, A. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 1, p. 125-132 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Abfallvermeidungsprogramme im neuen Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz – ein Beitrag zum Ressourcenschutz?
Schomerus, T., Herrmann-Reichold, L. & Stropahl, S., 2011, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 11, p. 507 - 514 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Accounting for Sustainable Aviation
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Tingey-Holyoak, J., 2011, In: Charter. 82, September, p. 22-23 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Accounting for Sustainable Organisations: Where is the Accountant and why it Matters
Zvezdov, D., 2011, Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference EnviroInfo : Youth Informatics Prize, Special Tracks and Workshops. Pillmann, W., Schade, S. & Smits, P. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 601-607 7 p. (ASIM-Mitteilungen aus den Arbeitskreisen).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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aCD133-GPVI: A bifunctional protein for imroved stent performance and endothelial regeneration
Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Schönberger, T., Ziegler, M., Filzmayer, C., Bühring, H.-J. & Gawaz, M., 2011, In: Tissue Engineering Part A. 17, 3/4, p. 554 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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Adaptation strategies for sustainable water management of lake Nasser, Egypt, to climate change
Elba, E., Urban, B. & Farghaly, D., 2011, International Conference on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers: Conference Abstract Book. Habersack, H., Schober, B. & Walling, D. (eds.). Tribun EU, p. 385 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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A grassroots initiative to disseminate solar energy technologies in Ethiopia: Implications to climate change education
Dalelo, A., 2011, Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa. Filho, W. L. (ed.). Springer, p. 265-280 16 p. (Climate Change Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review