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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International Corporate Sustainability Barometer: Purpose and Approach
Hörisch, J., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 13-19 7 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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International Conference (2019): “25 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea”
Wissmann, S., Schatz, V. J. & Steenkamp, R., 2019, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht. 17, 4, p. 565-572 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
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International Academic Partnership "Teaching and Learning Sustainability": Implementing Higher Education for Sustainable Development at the Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ecuador)
Barth, M., Rieckmann, M. & Aguirre, P., 10.2010, Knowledge Collaboration & Learning for Sustainable Innovation: ERSCP-EMSU Conference. Quist, J., Tukker, A., Woudstra, J., Wever, R., Boons, F. & Beute, N. (eds.). Delft: Technische Universiteit Delft, 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Intermediate `time-spaces' - The rediscovery of transition in spatial planning and environmental planning
Hofmeister, S., 01.03.2002, In: Time & Society. 11, 1, p. 105-130 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intermediaries Driving Eco-Innovation in SMEs: A Qualitative Investigation
Klewitz, J., Zeyen, A. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, In: European Journal of Innovation Management. 15, 4, p. 442-467 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inter-individual nectar chemistry changes of field scabious, Knautia arvensis
Venjakob, C., Leonhardt, S. & Klein, A. M., 02.2020, In: Insects. 11, 2, 15 p., 75.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interfacing medicinal chemistry with structural bioinformatics: implications for T box riboswitch RNA drug discovery
Jentzsch, F. & Hines, J. V., 13.03.2012, In: BMC Bioinformatics. 13 Suppl 2, Suppl 2, p. 1-5 5 p., S5.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interessenpolitisch orientiertes Umweltmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2000, Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Berlin: Springer, p. 197-223 27 p. (Studium der Umweltwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Interessenpolitisches Umweltmanagement
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education
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Interdisciplinary Review of Medium-deep Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage in North Germany
Holstenkamp, L., Meisel, M., Neidig, P., Opel, O., Steffahn, J., Strodel, N., Lauer, J. J., Vogel, M., Degenhart, H., Michalzik, D., Schomerus, C.-T., Schönebeck, J. & Növig, T., 01.10.2017, In: Energy Procedia. 135, p. 327-336 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review