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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Klafki macht Sinn
Stoltenberg, U., 03.2005, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 2005, 4, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Kita und Kommune - Partner für eine nachhaltige Energiewende: oder: Was hat Bildung mit der Energiewende zu tun?
Stoltenberg, U., 04.07.2018, Kulmbach: Mediengruppe Oberfranken. 82 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
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Kita 21 - Die Zukunftsgestalter: Mit Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Gegenwart und Zukunft gestalten
Stoltenberg, U. (Editor) & Thielebein-Pohl, R. (Editor), 2011, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 160 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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King of Hearts: [ab 12 Jahren]
Eilertson, C. & Puchalla, D., 2006, Berlin: Langenscheidt ELT. 191 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation of dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and methanesulfinate (MSI-) by OH radicals in aqueous medium
Bardouki, H., Barcellos Da Rosa, M., Mihalopoulos, N., Palm, W.-U. & Zetzsch, C., 01.10.2002, In: Atmospheric Environment. 36, 29, p. 4627-4634 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kinetic and Stoichiometric Modeling-Based Analysis of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Production Potential by Crypthecodinium cohnii from Glycerol, Glucose and Ethanol
Berzins, K., Muiznieks, R., Baumanis, M. R., Strazdina, I., Shvirksts, K., Prikule, S., Galvanauskas, V., Pleissner, D., Pentjuss, A., Grube, M., Kalnenieks, U. & Stalidzans, E., 01.02.2022, In: Marine Drugs. 20, 2, 18 p., 115.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kinder leben Räume
Stoltenberg, U., 2003, In: Grundschulunterricht. Sachunterricht. 50, 4, p. 3-7 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Kinder gestalten Zukunft – Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Chancen und Möglichkeiten im Kindertagesstätten-Alltag
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Dokumentation zur Fachtagung „Hier spielt die Zukunft. Kindergärten als Bildungsorte für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Kruppa, E. (ed.). Leuchtpol, Vol. 1. p. 8-14 7 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e.V.)(Leuchtpol Bibliothek Sonderedition; no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Kinderflohmärkte: Nachdenken über eigene Flohmarkt-Erfahrungen und Alternativen zum Spielzeugverkauf
Holz, V., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 22 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Kinder als Manager
Bolscho, D., 2009, Kinder erfahren nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: eine Handreichung für die Grundschulpraxis. Hauenschild, K. & Monschaw, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 9-15 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research