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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Material flow analysis between dynamic modelling and life cycle assessment
Möller, A. & Viere, T., 2005, ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings: Second International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Filho, W. L., Gómez, J. M. & Rautenstrauch, C. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, p. 552-567 16 p. (ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Material circularity and the role of the chemical sciences as a key enabler of a sustainable post-trash age
Matlin, S. A., Mehta, G., Hopf, H., Krief, A., Keßler, L. & Kümmerer, K., 01.09.2020, In: Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 17, 11 p., 100312.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Material and Energy Flow-Based Cost Accounting
Möller, A., 01.04.2010, In: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 33, 4, p. 567-572 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mastering the Energy Transition: A Review on Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energies
Richter, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Maßnahmenvorschläge zur Ressourcenpolitik im Bereich unternehmsnaher Instrumente: Meilensteinpapier zu Abschnitt 4.2
Liedtke, C., Kristof, K., Bienge, K., von Geibler, J., Lemken, T., Meinel, U., Onischka, M., Schmidt, M., Görlach, S., Zvezdov, D. & Knappe, F., 2010, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 49 p. (Materialeffizienz & Ressourcenschonung; no. 4.6).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Maßnahmen der Umweltkommunikation zur Förderung eines agrarischen Biodiversitätsbewusstseins
Adomßent, M., 2002, Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt II : aktuelle Forschung im Rahmen des Übereinkommens über die biologische Vielfalt vorgestellt auf einer wissenschaftlichen Expertentagung an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie Insel Vilm vom 23. bis 27. Juli 2001. Korn, H. & Feit , U. (eds.). Bonn/ Bad Godesberg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 229-235 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Massnahmen bei mangelhafter Betondeckung
Quitmann, H. D. & Solacolu, C., 11.1988, In: Beton Dusseldorf. 38, 11, p. 444-448 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mass-Mediated Expertise as Informal Policy Advice
Petersen, I., Heinrichs, H. & Peters, H. P., 01.11.2010, In: Science, Technology and Human Values. 35, 6, p. 865-887 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Maschinelles Lernen als bildungspolitischer Kontrollverlust: Eine spekulative Kontrollgeschichte der Bildungsplanung
Herberg, J. A., 31.08.2018, Machine Learning : Medien, Infrastrukturen und Technologien der Künstlichen Intelligenz. Engemann, C. & Sudmann, A. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 143-166 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Martin Hack, Energie-Contracting - Energiedienstleistungen und dezentrale Energieversorgung
Schomerus, C.-T., 04.2016, In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Recht der Energiewirtschaft EnWZ. 4/2016, p. Aktuell 10-11 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer