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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Fußball, Menschenfeindlichkeit und Diskriminierung
Zick, A. & Winands, M., 2013, Polizei und Fußball: Analysen zum rituellen Charakter von Bundesligaspielen. Feltes, T. (ed.). Frankfurt, p. 143-152 10 p. (Schriftenreihe Polizieren: Polizei, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Biotic and abiotic degradation of S-metolachlor and its commercial product Mercantor Gold® in aqueous media
Gutowski, L., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 2013, Abstract Book: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North America 34 th Annual Meeting, Harmonizing Science Across Disciplines Nashville, Tennessee 17–21 November 2013. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, p. 167 1 p. (SETAC annual meeting; no. 34).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The Second Half of the UN Decade Education for Sustainable Development in Germany: Topics, Trends and Gaps
Holz, V., 2012, Education for Sustainable Development - European Approaches . Holz, V. & Stoltenberg, U. (eds.). 1 ed. Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, Vol. 7. p. 145-182 37 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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Education for a sustainable development – European Approaches
Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V., 2012, Education for Sustainable Development - European Approaches . Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V. (eds.). 1 ed. Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, Vol. 7. p. 7-13 7 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 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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Higher Education for sustainable development within a whole-system approach. The case oft the Leuphana University Lüneburg
Stoltenberg, U., 2012, Education for Sustainable Development - European Approaches. Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V. (eds.). Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 122-144 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Welchen Journalismus braucht die Nachhaltigkeit? Bestandsaufnahme und Bedarfsanalyse in Wissenschaft und Praxis – Ergebnisse eines iterativen Delphis
Humburg, A., Fischer, D., Marwege, R. & Michelsen, G., 10.10.2013, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 39 p. (INFU-Diskussionspapiere; no. 38/2013).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Development of a Mobile Application for People with Panic Disorder as augmentation for an Internet-based Intervention
Kleine Stegemann, S., Ebenfeld, L., Lehr, D., Berking, M. & Funk, B., 2013, 2013 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS 2013: Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne, p. 1331-1337 7 p. 6644187. (2013 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, FedCSIS 2013).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Die kooperative Begrenzung globaler Umweltrisiken am Beispiel der Diskontierung in der neoklassischen und ökologischen Ökonomie: Eine nachhaltigkeitsökonomische Analyse
Wagner, M., 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 17 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: German Utilities and Renewable Energy
Richter, M., 11.2013, In: Energy Policy. 62, November, p. 1226-1237 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review