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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Biofuel sustainability in Latin America & the Caribbean - A review of recent experiences
Bailis, R., Solomon, B., Moser, C. & Hildebrandt, T., 2014, RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability 2014: Proceedings of a meeting held 22-25 July 2014, Recife, Brazil. . American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), p. 277-289 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Wood-pasture management in southern Transylvania (Romania): From communal to where?
Sutcliffe, L., Öllerer, K., Roellig, M. & Hartel, T., 01.01.2014, European Wood-pastures in Transition: A Social-ecological Approach. Hartel, T. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 219-234 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Assessing Effects Through Laboratory Toxicity Testing
Frazier, J., Pflugfleder, J., Aupinel, P., Decourtye, A., Ellis, J., Scott-Dupree, C., Huang, Z., Thompson, H., Bachman, P., Dinter, A., Vaughan, M., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M. & Nocelli, R. C. F., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 75-94 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Assessing Effects Through Semi-Field and Field Toxicity Testing
Pettis, J., Tornier, I., Clook, M., Wallner, K., Vaissiere, B., Stadler, T., Hou, W., Maynard, G., Becker, R., Coulson, M., Jourdan, P., Vaughan, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Dinter, A. & Kasina, M., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Fischer, D. & Moriarty, T. (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 95-119 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Plant and vegetation diversity in European wood-pastures
Garbarino, M., Bergmeier, E., Roellig, M. & Sammul, M., 01.01.2014, European Wood-pastures in Transition: A Social-ecological Approach. Hartel, T. & Plieninger, T. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 113-131 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Solution for spillway chute aeration through bottom aerators
Fuhrhop, H., Schulz, H. E. & Wittenberg, H., 30.09.2014, In: International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements. 2, 3, p. 298-312 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wirtschaftsethik - quo vadis? «Ist» und «Soll» eines Bindestxichfachs aus protestantischer Perspektive
Oermann, N. O., 04.2014, In: Theologische Literaturzeitung. 139, 4, p. 411-426 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydrograph analysis and basef low separation
Aksoy, H., Wittenberg, H. & Eris, E., 01.01.2014, Handbook of Engineering Hydrology: Fundamentals and Applications. Eslamian, S. (ed.). CRC Press, p. 311-328 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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A Voxel-based technique to estimate the volume of trees from terrestrial laser scanner data
Bienert, A., Hess, C., Maas, H. G. & Von Oheimb, G., 05.06.2014, In: International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives. 40, 5, p. 101-106 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Overview of Non-Apis Bees
Vaughan, M., Vaissière, B., Maynard, G., Kasina, M., Nocelli, R. C. F., Scott-Dupree, C., Johansen, E., Brittain, C., Coulson, M. & Dinter, A., 14.07.2014, Pesticide Risk Assessment for Pollinators. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, p. 5-18 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review