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.

  1. Published

    Reintegration strategies in a gender perspective

    Plewig, H.-J., 2007, For a gender perspective within the juvenile justice system. Ciuffo, E., Colla, E., Mastropasqua, I. & Roselletti, B. (eds.). Roma: Carocci, p. 239-242 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  2. Published

    Partnerships for Sustainable Business Development: Capacity Buildung in South-East Asia

    Viere, T., Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Leung, R., 2006, Partnerships for Sustainable Development. Welford, R., Hills, P. R. & Young, W. (eds.). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, p. 4-15 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Integration of material flow management tools in workplace environments

    Hedemann, J., Möller, A., Müller-Beilschmidt, P., Rohdemann, D., Schmidt, M. & Schmitt, B., 01.01.2005, Information systems for sustainable development. Hilty, L. M., Seifert, E. K. & Treibert, R. (eds.). Hershey, Pa. [u.a.]: Idea Group Publishing, p. 47-61 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Ressourcen und Gender: thematische Ausarbeitung basierend auf Sekundäranalyse, Interviews und Bewertung aus Genderperspektive

    Fischer, K., 2005, Berlin: Genanet - Leitstelle Geschlechtergerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit, 28 p. (GenaStudien; vol. 4).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  5. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting and the Opportunity Cost of Neglecting Environmental Protection

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2002, Environmental Management Accounting: Informational and Institutional Developments. Bennett, M. & Bouma, J. J. (eds.). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, p. 265-277 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Bauwerksuntersuchungen an zwei Sturmflutsperrwerken: Ergebnisse und Folgerungen für die Praxis

    Quitmann, H.-D. & Hallauer, O., 2002, Hüttensandhaltiger Zement: Verkehrsbau - Wasserbau - Kanalisation. Rendchen, K. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Verlag Bau + Technik, p. 128-133 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Von der Nische zum Erfolgsmodell: der Studiengang Wirtschaftsrecht als Modell für eine neue Juristenausbildung?

    Schomerus, T., 2007, Reform als Chance: Das Staatsexamen im Umbruch . Zervakis, P. A. & Neuhaus, P. A. (eds.). 1. ed. Bonn: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz , p. 36 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Wenn Kinder sich ärgern: Emotionsregulierung in der Entwicklung

    Salisch, M., 2000, Göttingen: Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 323 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  9. Published

    Liste der Waldgefäßpflanzen Deutschlands

    Schmidt, M., Ewald, J., Fischer, A., Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W.-U., Ellenberg, H. & Schmidt, W., 2003, Hamburg: Verlag Max Wiedebusch. 34 p. (Mitteilungen der Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst- und Holzwirtschaft Hamburg; vol. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  10. Published

    Towards a Comprehensive Framework for Environmental Management Accounting: Links Between Business Actors and Environmental Management Accounting Tools

    Burritt, R., Hahn, T. & Schaltegger, S., 2003, Articles of Merit 2003 Competition. New York, NY: International Federation of Accountants, p. 93-109 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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Publications

  1. Comparison of Supervised versus Self-Administered Stretching on Bench Press Maximal Strength and Force Development
  2. Rechtliche und ökonomische Aspekte der öffentlich-privaten Kooperation im Rahmen eines privaten Brachflächenfonds
  3. Planungs- und Genehmigungsfragen bei der Finanzierung von Anlagen zur Erzeugung von Strom aus Erneuerbaren Energien
  4. Die philosophische Verflüchtigung des Glaubensbegriffs. Kierkegaards Auseinandersetzung mit Immanuel Hermann Fichte
  5. Privacy-Preserving Localization and Social Distance Monitoring with Low-Resolution Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning
  6. Environmental fate and effect assessment of thioridazine and its transformation products formed by photodegradation
  7. Creating uncertainty in the governance of arrival and return: target-group constructions in Bavarian AnkER facilities
  8. An empirically tested overlap between indigenous and scientific knowledge of a changing climate in Bolivian Amazonia
  9. Evaluation of the OECD P OV and LRTP screening tool for estimating the long-range transport of organophosphate esters
  10. Investigation On The Influence Of Remanufacturing On Production Planning And Control – A Systematic Literature Review
  11. Kulturelle Diversität und Gruppenkohäsion in interkulturellen Projektteams einer Organisation der Vereinten Nationen
  12. Vom Studiengang zur Wissenschaftsinitiative - einige Beobachtungen zur Entwicklung der Lüneburger Kulturwissenschaften
  13. Perspective taking does not moderate the price precision effect, but indirectly affects counteroffers to asking prices
  14. Investigation and modeling of the material behavior due to evolving dislocation microstructures in fcc and bcc metals
  15. Grassland management intensification weakens the associations among the diversities of multiple plant and animal taxa
  16. Fortschreibung der Kosteneigenschaften als Grundlage für den einheitlichen Nachweis der Anspruchshöhe bei Nachträgen