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.

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Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. Published

    Gesellschaftliche Naturverhältnisse zwischen Krise und Vision: eine Fallstudie im Biosphärenreservat Mittelelbe

    Mölders, T., 2010, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 315 p. (Hochschulschriften zur Nachhaltigkeit; vol. 49)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Developing key competencies for sustainable development in higher education

    Barth, M., Godemann, J., Rieckmann, M. & Stoltenberg, U., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 416-430 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Modified dynamic programming approach for offline segmentation of long hydrometeorological time series

    Gedikli, A., Aksoy, H., Unal, N. E. & Kehagias, A., 07.2010, In: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 24, 5, p. 547-557 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Strong genetic cohesiveness between Italy and North Africa in four butterfly species

    Habel, J. C., Rödder, D., Stefano, S., Meyer, M. & Schmitt, T., 04.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99, 4, p. 818-830 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Is globalization healthy: A statistical indicator analysis of the impacts of globalization on health

    Martens, P., Akin, S. M., Maud, H. & Mohsin, R., 17.09.2010, In: Globalization and Health. 6, 14 p., 16.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Sustainability, science, and higher education: The need for new paradigms

    Martens, P., Roorda, N. & Cörvers, R., 11.10.2010, In: Sustainability. 3, 5, p. 294-303 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change

    Martens, P., Aerts, J. C. J. H., Amelung, B., Bouwer, L. M., Chang, C. T., Huynen, M., van Ierland, E. C., van Koppen, CSA. S. A. K., McEvoy, D., Mol, A. P. J. & van Tatenhove, J., 12.2010, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 2, 5-6, p. 347-355 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Noah's ark or world wild web? Cultural perspectives in global scenario studies and their function for biodiversity conservation in a changing world

    Beumer, C. & Martens, P., 14.10.2010, In: Sustainability. 2, 10, p. 3211-3238 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Polyfluorinated compounds in residential and nonresidential indoor air

    Langer, V., Dreyer, A. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.11.2010, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 44, 21, p. 8075-8081 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review