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.

  1. Published

    Wildlife habitat association over a twelve-year period (2008-2020) in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, western Tanzania

    Thomsen, S., Loos, J., Stewart, F. A. & Piel, A. K., 01.10.2023, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 75, 126464.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Wilde Natur - gezähmte Wirtschaft: Biosphärenreservate: Modelle für eine nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung?

    Hofmeister, S. & Mölders, T., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 18, 2, p. 191-206 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Wie wirkt die FDS-Intervention auf die Entwicklung des Emotionswissens der Kinder?

    Salisch, M. & Voltmer, K., 01.03.2021, Fühlen Denken Sprechen: Alltagsintegrierte Sprachbildung in Kindertageseinrichtungen. von Salisch, M., Hormann, O., Cloos, P., Koch, K. & Mähler, C. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 159-170 12 p. (Sprachliche Bildung; vol. 7).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Wie werden Nachhaltigkeitsinformationen gemanagt? Eine Exploration in führenden deutschen und britischen Unternehmen

    Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2012, Nachhaltigkeit: Unternehmerisches Handeln in globaler Verantwortung. Corsten, H. & Roth, S. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 275-285 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Wie viel Kritik darf‘s denn sein? Die Kategorie Geschlecht in der Nachhaltigkeitsforschung

    Gottschlich, D. & Katz, C., 2013, In: Politische Ökologie. 135, p. 136-139 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  6. Published

    Wie treffen Gruppen gute Entscheidungen? "Holzbein Kiel" - eine Übung zur Entscheidungsfindung in Gruppen

    Mann, M., Warsitzka, M., Trötschel, R. & Hüffmeier, J., 2024, Planspiele – interdisziplinär vernetzt: Rückblick auf das 34. Europäische Planspielforum und den Deutschen Planspielpreis 2023. Alf, T., Hahn, S., Fischer, I., Zürn, B. & Trautwein, F. (eds.). Stuttgart: ZMS – Zentrum für Managementsimulation, DHBW Stuttgart, p. 8-19 12 p. (ZMS-Schriftenreihe; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsTransfer

  7. Published

    Wie teuer wird die Medizin im Wasser?

    Kümmerer, K., 01.2018, In: Zweitausend50. 1, p. 70-73 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Wie teuer ist (uns) die Umwelt? Zur umweltökonomischen Gesamtrechnung in Deutschland

    Bartelmus, P., Albert, J. & Tschochohei, H., 2003, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 26, 3, p. 333-370 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Wie sich Verantwortung auszahlt

    Schaltegger, S., 2010, In: Vis-à-vis. 3, p. 9-14 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  10. Published

    Wie partizipativ sind Bottom-up-Transformationen?

    David, M., Schönborn, S. & Bleicher, A., 2020, Dezentral, partizipativ und kommunikativ: Zukunft der Energiewende. Kamlage, J.-H. & Engler, S. (eds.). 1 ed. Nordhausen: Verlag Traugott Bautz GmbH, p. 177-203 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review