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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Der gestaltende Staat im Kontext gesellschaftlichen Wandels: Herausforderungen und Gestaltungsansätze für Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien und -politiken
Heinrichs, H., 11.2017, Dessau: Umweltbundesamt, 58 p. (Texte; no. 107/2017)(Für Mensch & Umwelt).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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„Der ganze Landkreis komplett in Aufruhr“: Konflikte um Agro-Gentechnik 2005 bis 2009: Theoretische Perspektiven und empirische Ergebnisse
Friedrich, B., 2017, In: Zeitschrift für Agrargeschichte und Agrarsoziologie (ZAA). 65, 1, p. 75-89 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Fußballplatz als ethnische Kampfarena
Zick, A., Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Der Ball ist bunt: Fußball, Migration und die Vielfalt der Identitäten in Deutschland. Becking, D., Dembowski, G. & Zwanziger, T. (eds.). Frankfurt/M.: Brandes & Apsel Verlag, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Der Fischotter (Lutra Lutra) in Schleswig-Holstein - Signatur einer rückwandernden, bedrohten Wirbeltierart und Konsequenzen für den Naturschutz
Grünwald-Schwark, V., Zachos, F. E., Honnen, A.-C., Borkenhagen, P., Krüger, F., Wagner, J., Drews, A., Krekemeyer, A., Schmüser, H., Fichtner, A., Behl, S., Schmölcke, U., Kirschnick-Schmidt, H. & Sommer, R. S., 05.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 5, p. 201-207 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der europäische Weg
Cieslewicz, K., Lang, D. & Barth, M., 28.02.2022, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 37, 1, p. 8–9 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Der Einfluss von Zwischenhölzern auf das Biegedrillknickverhalten zweiteiliger Brettschichtholzträger
Eilering, S., 01.03.2008, In: Bautechnik. 85, 3, p. 175-182 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Einfluss von Umweltmanagementsystemen auf Umweltinnovationsaktivitäten in Unternehmen: empirische Evidenz und Schlussfolgerungen für Managementinstrumente
Wagner, M., 2006, Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Pfriem, R., Antes, R., Fichter, K., Müller, M., Paech, N., Seuring, S. & Siebenhüner, B. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 433-450 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Der Einfluss der MINIPHÄNOMENTA auf die methodisch-formalen Fähigkeiten von Schülerinnen und Schülern der Primarstufe: Skizze einer Interventionsstudie im Kontext eines naturwissenschaftlichen Bildungsprojekts
Asmussen, S., 2009, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 13, 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Der Diplom Studiengang Wirtschaftsrecht, Stand und Perspektiven
Schomerus, T. (Editor), Degenhart, H. (Editor) & Preißer, M. (Editor), 1998, Lüneburg: Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen. 125 p. (Schriftenreihe des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Der "blinde Fleck" im Diskurs zu Nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Sozial-ökologische (Re)Produktivität
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2006, Die Scheuklappen der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Postautistische Ökonomik für eine pluralistische Wirtschaftslehre. Dürmeier , T., Egan-Krieger, T. & Peukert, H. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 121-130 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research