School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
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Impact and importance of heterocyclic PAH in remediation: Adsorption of activated carbon
Mänz, J. S., Naumann, E., Palm, W-U., Ruck, W. & Birke, V., 2009, CLEANUP 3rd International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference: Program and Proceedings. CRC CARE , p. 15-16 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Impact and Importance of Heterocyclics in Remediation: adsorption on activated carbon
Mänz, J. S., Naumann, E., Palm, W-U. & Ruck, W., 2008, Gasworks Europe: Forum fuer Abfallwirtschaft und Altlasten e.V.. Werner, P., Bilitewski, B. & Hüsers, N. (eds.). GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, Vol. 56. p. 276 1 p. (Beiträge zur Abfallwirtschaft, Altlasten; vol. 56).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Implementing Sustainable and Responsible Business: Sustainability Management Tools and their Dissemination in German Companies
Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E. & Herzig, C., 2012, BAM 2012 Proceedings: Management Research Revisited: Prospects for Theory and Practice. British Academy of Management, 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering
Viere, T., Prox, M., Möller, A. & Schmidt, M., 2011, Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. Hesselbach, J. & Herrmann, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer, p. 652-656 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Income distribution and willingness to pay for ecosystem services
Baumgärtner, S., Drupp, M., Munz, J., Meya, J. & Quaas, M. F., 2011, 13th Annual BIOECON Conference “Resource Economics, Biodiversity Conservation and Development: 11-13 September 2011, programme and papers. Bioecon, 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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In Control of Sustainability Information: Untangling the Role of Accountants
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2013, Proceedings of the EMAN Global 2013 Conference. Lee, K-H. & Sands, J. (eds.). Griffith Business School, p. 112-119 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Increasing Entrepreneurial Intentions through Innovations in Pedagogy: European Approaches, Programmes, and Tools
Tegtmeier, S., Asplund, C-J., Bengtsson, L., Klapper, R., Kurczewska, A., Kyrö, P., Leger-Jarniou, C., Pruvli, E., Tzeremes, N. G. & Vliamos, S., 2009, Proceedings of the 54th ICSB World Conference. International Council for Small Business, 38 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Influence of clouds on the photochemical degradation in aqueous phase - I: Suitability of metamitron as actinometer
Palm, W-U., Meyer-Grünefeld, M. & Ruck, W., 2008, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, FG in der GDCh: Tagungsband der Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft Trier. GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 190-194 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Influence of clouds on the photochemical degradation in aqueous phase - II: Field measurements in Brazil and Germany
Palm, W-U., Meyer-Grünefeld, M., da Rosa, M. B. & Ruck, W., 2008, Wasser 2008 - Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft: 28. - 30. April 2008, Trier ; Kurzreferate. Berlin: GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 195-199 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Innovative Business Models for Offshore Wind Energy: The Case of German Municipal Utilities
Richter, M., 2011, Sustainability in Innovation. Innovation Management Challenges: XXII ISPIM International Society for Professional Innovation Management ; Conference 2011 ; Hamburg, Germany (12 - 15 June 2011). Huizingh, E., Torkkeli, M., Conn, S. & Bitran, I. (eds.). Hamburg: International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review