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.
- 2010
- Published
Corporate Sustainability Barometer 2010: Wie nachhaltig agieren Unternehmen in Deutschland?
Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E. & Harms, D., 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 84 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
- Published
Das internationale Seminar "Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung und Biodiversität" in Ecuador - ein Ort Globalen Lernens?
Rieckmann, M., Adomßent, M. & Aguirre, P., 2010, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. 33, 2, p. 21-26 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Das Studienprogramm Nachhaltigkeit als Beispiel interdisziplinärer Lehre: Herausforderung, Chancen und Erfahrungen
Barth, M. & Godemann, J., 2010, Innovative Lehre - Grundsätze, Konzepte, Beispiele der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg. Cremer-Renz, C. & Jansen-Schulz, B. (eds.). Bielefeld: UniversitätsVerlagWebler, p. 171-184 14 p. (Motivierendes Lehren und Lernen in Hochschulen; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Den Klimawandel verstehen. Eine Didaktische Rekonstruktion der globalen Erwärmung: Understanding climate change. An educational reconstruction of global warming
Niebert, K., 2010, Oldenburg: Didaktisches Zentrum Universität Oldenburg. 199 p. (Beiträge zur didaktischen Rekonstruktion; vol. 31)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Der Fußballplatz als ethnische Kampfarena
Zick, A., Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Der Ball ist bunt: Fußball, Migration und die Vielfalt der Identitäten in Deutschland. Becking, D., Dembowski, G. & Zwanziger, T. (eds.). Frankfurt/M.: Brandes & Apsel Verlag, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der Gold Standard als Garant für die Nachhaltigkeit von CDM-Projekten in Entwicklungsländern?
Guerra González, J. & Schomerus, T., 2010, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Wirtschaft & Recht; no. 5).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Der MBA "Sustainament": Das Rüstzeug für den Business Case des Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements
Schaltegger, S., Petersen, H. & Kalisch, C., 2010, Berufsbild CSR-Manager. Lenzen, E. (ed.). vollst. überarb. u. erw. Neuaufl. ed. Münster: Mediengruppe macondo, p. 186-190 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der Zoo in einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Umweltbildung – Tierisch gut. Ein Praxisleitfaden für Schule, Zoo & Co. Simon, L. & Pyhel, T. (eds.). Müchen: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 20-23 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Deskriptive Statistik in der qualitativen Sozialforschung
Grunenberg, H. & Kuckartz, U., 2010, Handbuch qualitative Forschungsmethoden in der Erziehungswissenschaft. Friebertshäuser, B., Langer, A., Prengel, A., Boller, H. & Richter, S. (eds.). 3 ed. Weinheim/München: Juventa Verlag, p. 487-500 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Determinants of Credit Allocation for Photovoltaic Projects: Research Outline and Preliminary Findings from Conjoint Experiments with German Financing Experts
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Loock, M., 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 29 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers