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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Sugars and amino acid composition in nectar of two plant species along a plant diversity gradient
Venjakob, C., Leonhardt, D. S., Scherber, D. C. & Klein, P.A.-M., 10.09.2012, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. 42, p. 54 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Welche Milch für unsere Küche? Kriterien für Konsumentscheidungen in der Kita
Offen, S., 07.2012, In: Theorie und Praxis der Sozialpädagogik. 7, p. 37-39 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften/Umweltwissenschaften
Hofmeister, S. & Thiem, A., 2012, Geschlechtergerechte Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung - eine Handreichung: Analysen, Handlungsempfehlungen und Gender Curricula. Meike, H., Kortendiek, B. & Knauf, A. (eds.). 3 ed. Essen: Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW, Vol. 14. p. 210-215 6 p. (Studien; no. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Predator assemblage structure and temporal variability of species richness and abundance in forests of high tree diversity
Schuldt, A., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 11.2012, In: Biotropica. 44, 6, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Teilhabe durch Fachlichkeit: Erste Grundzüge einer Konzeption ökonomischer Bildung im Sachunterricht
Löw Beer, D. & Asmussen, S., 10.2012, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 18, 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltiger Konsum: (k)ein Thema für die Berufsbildende Schule?
Fischer, D. & Raschpichler, N., 2012, In: Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik online. 8, p. 15-24 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education
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Basin efficiency approach and its effect on streamflow quality, Zerafshan River Uzbekistan
Olsson, O., Gassmann, M., Manig, N., Ikramova, M. & Wegerich, K., 07.01.2013, In: Journal of Hydrology. 476, 7, p. 128–135 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fate of Pesticides and Their Transformation Products: First Flush Effects in a Semi-Arid Catchment
Olsson, O., Khodorkovsky, M., Gassmann, M., Friedler, E., Schneider, M. & Dubowski, Y., 02.2013, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 41, 2, p. 134-142 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Comparative Perspectives in Sustainable and Responsible Business: Insights from the U.K., the U.S., Australia and Germany
Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2012, Transitional Identity: Some Lessons for Communication in an International Context : BAM 2012 Conference Proceedings. Cardiff: British Academy of Management, 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Change from Below: Student Initiatives for Universities in Sustainable Development
Drupp, M., Esguerra, A., Keul, L., Löw Beer, D., Meisch, S. & Roosen-Runge, F., 2012, Sustainable Development at Universities: New Horizons. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). 1. ed. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 733-742 10 p. 61. (Umweltbildung, Umweltkommunikation und Nachhaltigkeit / Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability; vol. 34).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research