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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Sustainable Reporting? The Link of Environmental Reports and Environmental Performance
Wagner, M., 2004, In: Corporate Environmental Strategy. 11, 10, p. 21-28 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ökonomische Chancen durch nachhaltige Unternehmensführung: ein Beitrag des Centrum für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement, Universität Lüneburg
Schaltegger, S., 2002, B.A.U.M. Jahrbuch 2003. B.A.U.M. e.V. (ed.). Henkel Kommunikation, Vol. 2003. p. 44-46 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Offshore-Windenergie in Deutschland: Potenziale, Anforderungen und Hürden der Projektfinanzierung von Offshore-Windparks in der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee
Richter, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 97 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Sustainable Energy: Risks and Opportunities of Biomass for Biofuel: The Case of Jatropha Cultivation in India
Latschan, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 182 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Umweltmanagementsysteme in europäischen Häfen: Diskussion der Einführung eines Umweltmanagementsystems am Beispiel der Hamburg Port Authority
Staritz, E., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 132 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Entwicklung der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: ein Beitrag vom Centrum für Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement (CNM) e.V.
Figge, F., 2001, B.A.U.M. Jahrbuch 2001/2002. Hamburg: Henkel Kommunikation, p. 48-54 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Umsatzsteigerung durch Nachhaltigkeit: Potenziale und Hürden für Hersteller von Nahrungsmitteln
Steinbach, A., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 112 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Using sequential injection analysis for fast determination of phosphate in coastal waters
Frank, C., Schroeder, F., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 15.10.2006, In: Talanta. 70, 3, p. 513-517 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Faktor Fünf: Rezension zu Weizsäcker/Hargroves/Smith: Faktor Fünf - Die Formel für nachhaltiges Wachstum
Schomerus, T., 08.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 8, p. 556-557 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Reducing Energy by a Factor of 10: Promoting Energy Efficient Sustainable Housing in the Western World.
Steinmüller, B., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 162 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers