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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Gesellschaftliche Natur- und Geschlechterverhältnisse: Die Ansätze von Adelheid Biesecker/Sabine Hofmeister und Frigga Haug
Friedrich, B., 2011, In: Das Argument. 53, 3, p. 413-420 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Impactos do engajamento das empresas com seus stakeholders
Spitzeck, H., Hansen, E. G. & Alt, E., 2011, In: DOM a revista da Fundação Dom Cabral. 5, 15, p. 28-33 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Commitment Strategies for Sustainability: How Corporations Can Create Value through New Governance
Beckmann, M., Pies, I. & Hielscher, S., 2011, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Best Paper Proceedings. Academy of Management (Briarcliff Manor, NY) , Vol. 2011. 6 p. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings; vol. 2011).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Das Lüneburger Modell : der Studiengang Wirtschaftsrecht nach fünf Jahren
Schomerus, T. (Editor), Stix, C. (Editor) & Zenz, E. (Editor), 1999, Lüneburg: Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen. 199 p. (Schriftenreihe des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftsrecht ; vol. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Der Diplom Studiengang Wirtschaftsrecht, Stand und Perspektiven
Schomerus, T. (Editor), Degenhart, H. (Editor) & Preißer, M. (Editor), 1998, Lüneburg: Fachhochschule Nordostniedersachsen. 125 p. (Schriftenreihe des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Legal Aspects of Electricity Tariff Fixation in Germany
Schomerus, T., 2004, In: Mountbatten Journal of Legal Studies. 8, 2, p. 20-35 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Stand und Perspektiven des Wirtschaftsrechtsstudiums an Fachhochschulen
Schomerus, T., 1999, In: Juristische Schulung. 39, 9, p. 930-931 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Nahverkehrsabgaben-Modelle
Schomerus, T., 1996, Umweltverkehr : Bausteine für eine zukunftsfähige Verkehrswelt. Smeddinck, U. (ed.). Taunusstein : Eberhard Blottner Verlag, p. 127-144 18 p. (UmweltWissenschaften; vol. 8).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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§ 25 Klärgas
Schomerus, T., 04.2011, Erneuerbare- Energien-Gesetz : Kommentar. Frenz, W. & Müggenborg, H.-J. (eds.). 2. ed. Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 561-566 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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Life Cycle and Supply Chain Information in Environmental Management Accounting: A Coffee Case Study
Viere, T., von Enden, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 23-40 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review