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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Auswirkungen des kontrollierten Brennens auf die pflanzenverfügbaren Nährstoffe in Podsol-Böden (NSG "Lüneburger Heide")
Falk, K., Härdtle, W. & Mohamed, A., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 108-111 4 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Auswirkungen des Einspeisemanagements auf den Betrieb von WEA und sich daraus ergebende Potentiale für den Einsatz von Energiespeichern
Dietmannsberger, M., Grumm, F., Plenz, M., Storjohann, J., Meister, M., Schulz, D. & Schomerus, T., 2014, Nachhaltige Energieversorgung und Integration von Speichern : Konferenzband; NEIS 2014 Konferenz, Hamburg, 18.-19. September 2014. Schulz, D. (ed.). Hamburg: Helmut-Schmidt-Universität, p. 168-175 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Aus-, Um-, Auf-Brüche: Forschungs- und Qualifizierungserfahrungen im Themenfeld "Gender und Nachhaltigkeit"
Katz, C., Mölders, T. & Kägi, S., 01.05.2003, In: Feministische Studien. 21, 1, p. 137-147 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Australia’s Stock Route Network: 1. A review of its values, and implications for future management
Lentini, P. E., Fischer, J., Gibbons, P., Lindenmayer, D. & Martin, T., 08.2011, In: Ecological Management & Restoration. 12, 2, p. 119-127 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Australia’s Stock Route Network: 2. Representation of fertile landscapes
Lentini, P. E., Fischer, J., Gibbons, P., Lindenmayer, D. & Martin, T., 08.2011, In: Ecological Management & Restoration. 12, 2, p. 148-151 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ausstellungskatalog: Homestory Deutschland: Schwarze Biografien in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Golly, N., Bergh, S. & Lauré-al Samarai, N., 2012, Münster, Westf: edition assemblage. 160 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Exhibition catalogues › Education
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Außerschulisches Lernen und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2008, Schule außerhalb der Schule: Lehren und Lernen an außerschulischen Orten. Burk, K., Rauterberg, M. & Schönknecht, G. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Arbeitskreis Grundschule des Grundschulverbands e.V., p. 73-84 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Außerschulische Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Methoden, Praxis, Perspektiven; eine Bestandsaufnahme am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts
Michelsen, G., Rode, H., Wendler, M. & Bittner, A., 2013, München: Oekom Verlag. 216 p. (DBU-Umweltkommunikation; vol. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Außer der Reihe: Warum der Point of Sale Bedeutung hat
Weber, U., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 64 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Transfer
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Aus(nahme)fälle in der Nachwuchsförderung: Qualifizierungen im Themenfeld "Gender und Nachhaltigkeit"
Katz, C. & Mölders, T., 2004, Geschlechterverhältnisse: Analysen aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis. Hertzfeldt, H., Schäfgen, K. & Veth, S. (eds.). Dietz Verlag, p. 254-262 10 p. (Texte/Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research