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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Education and Communication as Prerequisites for and Components of Sustainable Development. Reflections for Policies, Conceptual Work, and Theory, Based on Previous Practises
Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V., 2011, Sustainable Development – Relationships to Culture, Knowledge and Ethics. Parodi, O., Ayestaran, I. & Banse, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 187-200 13 p. (Karlsruher Studien Technik und Kultur; no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Integrating Art and Education for Sustainable Development. A Transdisciplinary Working Process in the Context of Culture and Sustainability
Holz, V., 2011, Sustainable Development – The Cultural Perspective. Concepts – Aspects – Examples. Banse, G., Nelson, G. L. & Parodi, O. (eds.). 1 ed. Berlin: edition sigma, p. 239-250 12 p. (Gesellschaft – Technik – Umwelt; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Anforderungen eines sozial-ökologischen Stoffstrommanagments an technische Ver- und Entsorgungssysteme
Hofmeister, S., 2011, Zukunftsfähige Infrastruktur und Raumentwicklung: Handlungserfordernisse für Ver- und Entsorgungssysteme. Tietz, H.-P. & Hühner, T. (eds.). Hannover: Verlag der ARL , p. 176-190 14 p. (Forschungs- und Sitzungsberichte der ARL; no. 235).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Ökonomie und Naturnutzung: Erneuerbare Energien - Produktivität und Reproduktivität von Natur und Ökonomie
Biesecker, A., Hofmeister, S. & Seidl, I., 2011, Institutionen ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Held, M., Kubon-Gilke, G. & Sturn, R. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 201-226 26 p. (Jahrbuch normative und institutionelle Grundfragen der Ökonomik; no. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Vielfalt des Lebens gestalten. Nachruf auf die Ökonomin Christiane Busch-Lüty
Hofmeister, S., von Winterfeld , U. & Biesecker, A., 2011, In: Politische Ökologie. 124, Post-Oil City, p. 142-143 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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PUMA's Environmental Profit and Loss Statement
Viere, T., 2011, In: News Journal of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. 17, 4, p. 221-223Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Vom integrierten Umwelt- zum heutigen Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: Eine Fallstudie aus der Telekommunikationsbranche im Lichte des Winter-Modells
Schaltegger, S. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, Georg Winter - Pionier der umweltbewussten Unternehmensführung: Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag. Seidel, E. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 255-276 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung für nachhaltigen Konsum: Konzeptioneller Ansatz und praktische Beispiele aus dem Projekt BINK
Fischer, D. & Nemnich, C., 2012, In: Haushalt in Bildung & Forschung . 1, 1, p. 44-55 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Transdisciplinary Research for Environmental Literacy: A Review of "Environmental Literacy in Science and Society. From Knowledge to Decisions" , Roland W. Scholz, Cambridge University Press
Schaltegger, S., 02.2012, In: Ecological Economics. 74, p. 177-178 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Future-oriented higher education: Which key competencies should be fostered through university teaching and learning?
Rieckmann, M., 03.2012, In: Futures. 44, 2, p. 127–135 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review