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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Knowledge Decolonization à la Grounded Theory: Control Juggling in Research Situations
Eguia Huerta, M., 03.07.2020, In: Social Epistemology. 34, 4, p. 370-381 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Knowledge and social learning for sustainable development
Siebenhüner, B. & Heinrichs, H., 2010, Environmental Sociology : European perspectives and interdisciplinary challenges. Gross, M. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer, p. 185-199 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Knowledge acquisition and development in sustainability-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises: Exploring the practices, capabilities and cooperation
Johnson, M., 20.01.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 142, 4, p. 3769-3781 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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KLIMZUG NORD - Klimaanpassung in der Metropolregion Hamburg: Beispiele für inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschung in Modellgebieten
Becker, J., Keienburg, T., Kittel, A., Knieling, J., Kretschmann, N., Kruse, E., Mersch, I., Nehlsen, E., Prüter, J., Urban, B. & Zimmermann, T., 2014, Wege zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel: Regionale Netzwerke, Strategien und Maßnahmen. Biebeler, H., Bardt, H., Chrischilles, E., Mahammadzadeh, M. & Striebeck, J. (eds.). Köln: Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln Medien GmbH, p. 85-104 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Klimawandel und Moorvegetation
Urban, B., Schmidt, S., Jensen, K., Hölzer, A., Hansen, S. & Tucci, M., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: - Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 59-62 4 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Klimawandel und Gesellschaft: Perspektive Adaptionskommunikation
Heinrichs, H. & Grunenberg, H., 2009, 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 200 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Klimawandel, Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsgestaltung
Heinrichs, H., 01.01.2018, Hamburger Klimabericht: Wissen über Klima, Klimawandel und Auswirkungen in Hamburg und Norddeutschland. von Storch, H., Meinke, I. & Claußen, M. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 293-302 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Klimaschutz- und Umweltenergierecht
Schomerus, C.-T., 2018, Grundzüge des Umweltrechts. Rehbinder, E. & Schink, A. (eds.). 5., völlig neu bearbeitete und erweiterte Auflage ed. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 639 - 714 76 p. 8Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Klimaschutz und Monitoring in der strategischen Umweltprüfung: Offshore-Windenergienutzung in der ausschließlichen Wirtschaftszone
Schomerus, T. (Editor) & Runge, K. (Editor), 2008, Berlin: Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft . 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Klimaschutzrecht im Wandel: V. Bremer Umweltgespräche - Tagungsbericht
Guerra González, J., 05.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 5, p. 335-336 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer