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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Klimabedingte Änderungen in terrestrischen und semi-terrestrischen Ökosystemen
Jensen, K., Härdtle, W., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Pfeiffer, E.-M., Reisdorff, C., Schmidt, K., Schmidt, S., Schrautzer, J. & Oheimb, G., 2011, Klimabericht für die Metropolregion Hamburg. von Storch, H. & Claussen, M. (eds.). Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 143-176 34 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Seed Supply Chain Management: A case study on Syngenta´s Indian hybrid vegetable seed supply chain
Stiller, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 117 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Organisational Involvement of Corporate Functions in Sustainability Management: An Empirical Analysis of Large German Companies
Schaltegger, S., Harms, D., Windolph, S. E. & Hörisch, J., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 20 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Barth, M. (Editor), Rieckmann, M. (Editor) & Sanusi, Z. A. (Editor), 2011, Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 180 p. (Higher Education for Sustainability; vol. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainability Balanced Scorecard: Concept and the Case of Hamburg Airport
Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 33 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: German Utilities and Renewable Energy
Richter, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 29 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Einspeisung von Biogas in das Erdgasnetz: Rechts-, Finanzierungs- und Versicherungsfragen
Degenhart, H. (Editor), Hohlbein, B. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2012, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 165 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; no. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Transfer
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Anstand als Maß wirtschaftlichen Handelns?
Oermann, N. O., 2011, Anstand. Metelmann, J. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Essen: Berlin University Press, p. 121-146 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Internet und Ethik
Oermann, N. O., 2010, 2020 - Gedanken zur Zukunft des Internets. Burda, H., Döpfner, M., Hombach, B. & Rüttgers, J. (eds.). Essen: Klartext Verlag, p. 247-252 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Globalisierung und die Verantwortung des Einzelnen: Protestantische Perspektiven
Oermann, N. O., 2010, Damit Ihr Hoffnung habt: Das Buch zum Ökumenischen Kirchentag 2010. Catenhusen , W.-M., Großmann , T., Lechner, S. & Sattler, D. (eds.). Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, p. 165-169 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research