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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Conservation of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) in mediterranean environments: A reassessment of current threats
Lozano Mendoza, J. & Malo, A. F., 08.2012, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Dynamics, Management and Conservation. Williams, G. S. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 1-31 31 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Effects of phosphorous, nitrogen, and carbon limitation on biomass composition in batch and continuous flow cultures of the heterotrophic dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium cohnii
Pleissner, D. & Eriksen, N. T., 08.2012, In: Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 109, 8, p. 2005-2016 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bioremediation of Chlorinated Pesticides in Field-Contaminated Soils and Suitability of Tenax Solid-Phase Extraction as a Predictor of Its Effectiveness
Baczynski, T. P., Pleissner, D. & Krylow, M., 08.2012, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 40, 8, p. 864-869 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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INSA – Indicator System Sustainable Agriculture
Lutzenberger, A., Horn, A., Kahmann, B., Kilburg, M., Lichter, F., Mechsner, C., Priessner, C., Reinert, F., Röllig, M., Ruck, W., Stropahl, S. & Wilkens, V., 2012, Proceedings of the 20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition. Milan: ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, p. 600-603 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-main concerns and regulatory developments in Europe from an environmental point of view
Vierke, L., Staude, C., Biegel-Engler, A., Drost, W. & Schulte, C., 07.05.2012, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 24, 5, 11 p., 16.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification
Tscharntke, T., Clough, Y., Wanger, T. C., Jackson, L., Motzke, I., Perfecto, I., Vandermeer, J. & Whitbread, A., 07.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 151, 1, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Large, particular bovids may require localised conservation effort to prevent extinction
Traill, L. W., Wanger, T. C. & Kidd, D., 2012, In: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 25, p. 111-116 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Coupled nutrient removal and biomass production with mixed algal culture: Impact of biotic and abiotic factors
Su, Y., Mennerich, A. & Urban, B., 08.2012, In: Bioresource Technology. 118, p. 469-476 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hydraulic conductivity of compacted kaolin-sand specimens under high hydraulic gradients
Steiakakis, E., Gamvroudis, C., Komodromos, A. & Repouskou, E., 2012, In: Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. 17 , F, p. 783-799 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating regional perceptions into climate change adaptation: a transdisciplinary case study from Germany's North Sea Coast
Schmidt, A., Striegnitz, M. & Kuhn, K., 12.2014, In: Regional Environmental Change. 14, 6, p. 2105-2114 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review