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.
- 2022
- Published
Better performance of organic than conventional tomato varieties in single and mixed cropping
Ficiciyan, A. M., Loos, J. & Tscharntke, T., 21.04.2022, In: Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 46, 4, p. 491-509 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Changes in the Complexity of Limb Movements during the First Year of Life across Different Tasks
Laudanska, Z., Perez, D. L., Radkowska, A., Babis, K., Malinowska-Korczak, A., Wallot, S. & Tomalski, P., 15.04.2022, In: Entropy. 24, 4, 13 p., 552.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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When control does not pay off: The dilemma between trade-off opportunities and budget restrictions in B2B negotiations
Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Zhang, H., Hüffmeier, J. & Trötschel, R., 06.04.2022, In: Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. 15, 4, p. 240-263 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emotions and social development in childhood
Salisch, M., Voltmer, K., Miller-Slough , R., Chin, J.-C. & Denham, S. A., 05.04.2022, The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development. Smith, P. & Hart, C. (eds.). 3. ed. Cambridge: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 631-650 20 p. (The Wiley‐Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Lehre und Forschung im Projekt „Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten“ (Nawi-In)
Abels, S., Barth, M., Brauns, S., Egger, D., Richter, S. & Sellin, K., 04.04.2022, Qualifizierung für Inklusion: Sekundarstufe. Lutz, D., Becker, J., Buchhaupt, F., Katzenbach, D., Strecker, A. & Urban, M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 25-38 14 p. (Qualifizierung der pädagogischen Fachkräfte für inklusive Bildung; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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A data-driven methodological routine to identify key indicators for social-ecological system archetype mapping
Pacheco-Romero, M., Vallejos, M., Paruelo, J. M., Alcaraz-Segura, D., Torres-García, M. T., Salinas-Bonillo, M. J. & Cabello, J., 01.04.2022, In: Environmental Research Letters. 17, 4, 12 p., 045019.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An inclusive future: disabled populations in the context of climate and environmental change
Kosanic, A., Petzold, J., Martín-López, B. & Razanajatovo, M., 01.04.2022, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 55, 11 p., 101159.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Competitive interactions shape plant responses to nitrogen fertilization and drought: evidence from a microcosm experiment with Lilium bulbiferum L. and Secale cereale L.
Lütke Schwienhorst, J., Pyrlik, C., Tomberge, A., Fichtner, A., Walmsley, D., von Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 01.04.2022, In: Plant Ecology. 223, 4, p. 437-451 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Contextualising coastal management and adaptation: Examining situated practices and path dependencies in Ireland and Germany
Tubridy, F., Walsh, C., Lennon, M. & Scott, M., 01.04.2022, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 220, 11 p., 106095.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Demarcating transdisciplinary research in sustainability science—Five clusters of research modes based on evidence from 59 research projects
Jahn, S., Newig, J., Lang, D. J., Kahle, J. & Bergmann, M., 01.04.2022, In: Sustainable Development. 30, 2, p. 343-357 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review