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 Real Chance for the Transatlantic Partnership on Climate Policy
Kemfert, C., 01.01.2021, In: Intereconomics. 56, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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archiDART v3.0: A new data analysis pipeline allowing the topological analysis of plant root systems
Delory, B., Li, M., Topp, C. & Lobet, G., 08.01.2018, In: Faculty of 1000 Research. 7, 22, 14 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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archiDART: a R package allowing root system architecture analysis using Data Analysis of Root Tracings (DART) output files
Delory, B., Baudson, C., Brostaux, Y., Pagès, L., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 07.02.2014, Book of short abstracts, poster presentations: 19th National Symposium on Applied Biological Sciences. Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, p. 14 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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archiDART: an R package for the automated computation of plant root architectural traits
Delory, B. M., Baudson, C., Brostaux, Y., Lobet, G., du Jardin, P., Pagès, L. & Delaplace, P., 01.2016, In: Plant and Soil. 398, 1-2, p. 351-365 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and goethite promote carbon sequestration via hyphal-aggregate mineral interactions
Jeewani, P. H., Luo, Y., Yu, G., Fu, Y., He, X., Van Zwieten, L., Liang, C., Kumar, A., He, Y., Kuzyakov, Y., Qin, H., Guggenberger, G. & Xu, J., 01.11.2021, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 162, 11 p., 108417.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Arbitrating the Oceans: The Future of Inter-State Arbitration in the International Law of the Sea
Schatz, V. J., 2019, A Brand New World: The Evolution and Future of Arbitration . Planterose , R. & Tackaberry, J. (eds.). London, p. 269-278Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Arbeit und Leben: Das Themenfeld Arbeit und Leben für die Klassenstufen 3-6
Offen, S. & Löw Beer, D., 2018, Hamburg: Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung Hamburg. 73 p. (Globales Lernen)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer
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Arbeitsräume hacken: Persönlichen Transformationen gemeinsam Raum geben
Konrad, T. & Möller, S., 01.02.2024, Organisationen hacken: Einfallstore in eine nachhaltige Arbeitswelt. Hochmann, L. & Möller, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 145-163 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Arable vegetation of calcareous soils (Caucalidion) Plant community of the year 2022: Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2022
Bergmeier, E., Meyer, S., Pape, F., Dierschke, H., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hoelzel, N., Remy, D., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S. & Schneider, S., 2021, In: Tuexenia. 41, p. 299-350 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Aquatic photochemistry, abiotic and aerobic biodegradability of thalidomide: Identification of stable transformation products by LC-UV-MS(n.)
Mahmoud, W. M. M., Trautwein, C., Leder, C. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2013, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 463-464, p. 140-150 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review