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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§ 13 Umweltschutz im Planungsrecht
Sanden, J., 2010, Umweltrecht. Koch, H.-J. (ed.). 3 ed. Neuwied: Verlag Franz Vahlen, p. 675-719 45 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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§ 8 Bodenschutz und Altlastenrecht
Sanden, J., 2010, Umweltrecht. Koch, H.-J. (ed.). 3 ed. München: Verlag Franz Vahlen, p. 418-459 42 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Application of Software and Web-Based Tools for Sustainability Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Johnson, M., Viere, T., Schaltegger, S. & Halberstadt, J., 2014, EnviroInfo 2014 - ICT for Energy Efficiency : 28th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings. Marx Gómez, J., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 413-420 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability Management for Start-ups and Micro-Enterprises: Development of a Sustainability Quick-Check and Reporting Scheme
Halberstadt, J. & Johnson, M., 2014, Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Environmental Informatics: Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management. Gómez, J. M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 17-24 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Metabolites and Transformation Products of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment as Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Michael, I., Vasquez Hadjilyra, M. I., Hapeshi, E., Haddad, T., Baginska, E., Kümmerer, K. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 01.01.2014, Transformation Products of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks. Lambropoulou, D. A. & Nollet, L. M. (eds.). Chichester: Wiley-VCH Verlag, p. 413-458 46 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Die rechtssichere Gestaltung von verbindlichen Sanierungszielen in der Altlastensanierung
Sanden, J., 2013, In: W+B - Zeitschrift für Deutsches und Europäisches Wasser-, Abwasser- und Bodenschutzrecht. 1, p. 5-16 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Eco Threats as Security Threats and the protection of the Environment during Hostilities
Bachmann, S. D. & Sanden, J., 2013, In: Amicus Curiae. 2013, 95, p. 10-13 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Flächenrecycling und Naturschutzrecht
Sanden, J., 2014, In: Bodenschutz. 3, p. 96-104 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Ecotoxicological evaluation of selected anticancer drugs
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S72 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of the effects of four cytotoxic compounds against plant seedlings
Lutterbeck, C., Kern, D. I., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 10.09.2014, In: Toxicology Letters. 229, Supplement, p. S71-S71 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review