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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Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)
Pufal, G., Ryan, K. G. & Garnock-Jones, P., 01.09.2010, In: American Journal of Botany. 97, 9, p. 1413-1423 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hygienerecht in Landschlachtereien: Anforderungen an kleine handwerklich strukturierte Betriebe
Schäffler, A. & Petersen, H., 2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 28 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Transfer
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Hygieneanforderungen für handwerklich strukturierte Schlachtbetriebe
Schäffler, A. & Schomerus, C.-T., 2015, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 110 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 29)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Hydrolyzed organic residues as sources of secondary raw materials
Pleißner, D. & Peinemann, J. C., 29.08.2018, In: Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 90, 9, p. 1161-1161 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Hydrology and flood probability of the monsoon-dominated Chindwin River in northern Myanmar
Latt, Z. Z. & Wittenberg, H., 2015, In: Journal of Water and Climate Change. 6, 1, p. 144-160 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Hydrologische Auswirkungen des Klimawandels: Fallbeispiel Wasserbauliche Maßnahmen zur Sicherung des ökologisch notwendigen Mindestabflusses kleiner Fließgewässer.
Reusch, H., Heuer-Jungemann, H. & Urban, B., 2015, Klimaanpassung in der Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung: Ansätze, Instrumente, Maßnahmen und Beispiele. Knieling, J. & Müller, B. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, Vol. 7. p. 355-376 22 p. (Klimawandel in Regionen zukunftsfähig gestalten; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Hydrological tracers for assessing transport and dissipation processes of pesticides in a model constructed wetland system
Fernández-Pascual, E., Bork, M., Hensen, B. & Lange, J., 08.01.2020, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 24, 1, p. 41-60 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydrological determination of groundwater drainage by Leaky Sewer Systems
Wittenberg, H. & Brombach, H., 2002, ICWRER 2002. Proceedings of Third International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research, Dresden, Germany, 22nd - 25th of July 2002 at Dresden University of Technology: Volume 2: Matter and particle transport in surface and subsurface flow, ecosystem research. Schmitz, G. H. (ed.). Dresden: Forum für Abfallwirtschaft und Altlasten, p. 138-143 6 p. ( Schriftenreihe des Institutes für Abfallwirtschaft und Altlasten Technische Universität Dresden; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Hydrograph analysis and basef low separation
Aksoy, H., Wittenberg, H. & Eris, E., 01.01.2014, Handbook of Engineering Hydrology: Fundamentals and Applications. Eslamian, S. (ed.). CRC Press, p. 311-328 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Hydrogeochemical and isotopic characterization of groundwater salinization in the Bangkok aquifer system, Thailand
Babel, M. S., Gupta, A. D., Rivas, A. A., Evers, M., Kazama, F., Nakamura, T. & Stoecker, F., 02.2013, In: Environmental Earth Sciences . 68, 3, p. 749-763 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review