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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Kulturelle Dimension einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2009, Nachhaltigkeit: Burnout eines revolutionären Anspruchs?. Evangelische Akademie Loccum, p. 65-81 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Kulturelle Bildung für Kulturelle Vielfalt. Bildung und Bewusstseinsbildung in der Öffentlichkeit
Stoltenberg, U., 2009, Kulturelle Vielfalt gestalten: Handlungsempfehlungen aus der Zivilgesellschaft zur Umsetzung des UNESCO-Übereinkommens zur Vielfalt kultureller Ausdrucksformen (2005) in und durch Deutschland. Lüdtke, H. (ed.). Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, p. 27-30 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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„Kultur” als Herausforderung für die Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Bericht vom 7. Workshop des Forums on Sustainable Technological Development in a Globalising World „Sustainability 2010: The Cultural Dimension”. Berlin, 9.–12. Juni 2010
Muraca, B. & Holz, V., 01.11.2010, In: Technikfolgenabschätzung. 19, 3, p. 120-124 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Kultur als Dimension eines Bildungskonzepts für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Wechselspiele: Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit. Annährungen an ein Spannungsfeld. Parodi, O., Banse, G. & Schaffer, A. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 293-312 20 p. (Global zukunftsfähige Entwicklung; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kröcher, Uwe (2007): Die Renaissance des Regionalen, zur Kritik der Regionalisierungseuphorie in Ökonomie und Gesellschaft
Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2007, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 3, p. 53-54 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Kritische Wissenschaften zwischen Krise und Vision
Gottschlich, D., 2013, Wohlstand – Wie anders? Linke Perspektiven. Brand, U., Pühl, K. & Thimmel, S. (eds.). Berlin: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, p. 32-36 5 p. (Manuskripte – der Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung; vol. 5).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kritische Technikfolgenabschätzung und Handlungsfolgenabschätzung: TA-orientierte Bewertungsverfahren zwischen stadtökologischer Forschung und kommunaler Praxis
Bergmann, M., Schramm, E. & Wehling, P., 1999, Stadtökologische Forschung : Theorien und Anwendungen. Friedrichs, J. & Hollaender, K. (eds.). Berlin: Analytica Verlagsgesellschaft, Vol. 6. p. 443-463 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kritisches Weißsein als reflexive und analytische Praxis zur Professionalisierung im Bildungsbereich
Digoh, L. & Golly, N., 2015, Wie Rassismus aus Schulbüchern spricht: Kritische Auseinandersetzung mit »Afrika«-Bildern und Schwarz-Weiß-Konstruktionen in der Schule – Ursachen, Auswirkungen und Handlungsansätze für die pädagogische Praxis. Marmer, E. & Sow, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Weinheim: Julius Beltz Verlag, p. 54-72 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kritische Metalle in der großen Transformation
Exner, A. (Editor), Held, M. (Editor) & Kümmerer, K. (Editor), 2016, 1 ed. Springer Spektrum. 342 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Kritik als unabdingbare gesellschaftlich Dienstleistung. Der Beitrag feministischer Theorie und Praxis zur Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Gottschlich, D. & Katz, C., 22.08.2016, Nachhaltigkeit . Jähnichen, T., Meireis, T., Rehm, J., Reihs, S. & Reuter, H.-R. (eds.). Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, p. 162-182 20 p. (Jahrbuch Sozialer Protestantismus; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review