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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A novel telecoupling framework to assess social relations across spatial scales for ecosystem services research
Martín-López, B., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Bennett, E. M., Norström, A., Peterson, G., Plieninger, T., Hicks, C. C., Turkelboom, F., García-Llorente, M., Jacobs, S., Lavorel, S. & Locatelli, B., 01.07.2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 241, p. 251-263 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A novel bioenergy feedstock in Latin America? Cultivation potential of Acrocomia aculeata under current and future climate conditions
Plath, M., Moser, C., Bailis, R., Brandt, P., Hirsch, H., Klein, A. M., Walmsley, D. & von Wehrden, H., 01.08.2016, In: Biomass and Bioenergy. 91, p. 186-195 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An Outcome-Oriented, Social-Ecological Framework for Assessing Protected Area Effectiveness
Ghoddousi, A., Loos, J. & Kümmerle, T., 01.02.2022, In: BioScience / American Institute of Biological Sciences. 72, 2, p. 201-212 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An Optimization of Salt Hydrates for Thermochemical Heat Storage
Rammelberg, H., Myrau, M., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 04.09.2013, Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems 2013: Innovative Materials for Processes in Energy Systems. Shobo, T. (ed.). p. 550-555 6 p. (Chemical Science & Engineering Series; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Annäherungen an ein sozial-ökologisches Raumkonzept
Hofmeister, S. & Scurrell, B., 01.12.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 4, p. 275-284 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anmerkung zum Urteil des EuGH v. 9. September 1999 zur Richtlinienkonformität des Umweltinformationsgesetzes
Schomerus, T., 2000, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 11, 4, p. 219 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Notes on court decisions › Research
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Anmerkung zum Beschluss des OVG Münster v. 15.8.2003
Schomerus, T., 2004, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 15, 1, p. 29 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Notes on court decisions › Research
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Anknüpfungspunkte für Gesundheit auf dem Campus einer Universität
Stoltenberg, U., 2002, Agenda 21 und Universität – auch eine Frage der Gesundheit?. Paulus, P. & Stoltenberg, U. (eds.). Frankfurt/Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 50-52 3 p. (Innovationen in den Hochschulen – Nachhaltige Entwicklung; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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An Introduction to Corporate Environmental Management: Striving for Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., Burritt, R. & Petersen, H., 2003, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing. 384 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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An "intelligent product system" to replace "waste management"
Braungart, M. & Engelfried, J., 1992, In: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 1, p. 613-619 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review