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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Naturschutz in Deutschland: Ziele, Herausforderungen, Lösungen
Schreiner, J., 2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 1 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 385-394 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kein Vertrauensschutz für Betreiber großer Biogasanlagen? zur Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Anlagensplitting
Schomerus, T., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht. 7, 5, p. 246-248 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Higher education for sustainability: new challenges from a global perspective
Adomßent, M. (Editor), Godemann, J. (Editor), Leicht, A. (Editor) & Busch, A. (Editor), 2006, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 271 p. (Higher education for sustainability; vol. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Was kostet die Erholung den Waldeigentümer?
Kleiber, O. & Bilecen, E., 2003, Freizeitaktivitäten im Baselbieter Wald: Ökologische Auswirkungen und ökonomische Folgen. Baur, B. (ed.). Liestal: Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, p. 120-128 9 p. (Quellen und Forschungen zur Geschichte und Landeskunde des Kantons Basel-Landschaft; vol. 84).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Long-term effects of historical heathland farming on soil properties of forest ecosystems
von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Naumann, P. S., Westphal, C., Meyer, H. & Aßmann, T., 05.04.2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 255, 5-6, p. 1984-1993 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Einfluss von Umweltmanagementsystemen auf Umweltinnovationsaktivitäten in Unternehmen: empirische Evidenz und Schlussfolgerungen für Managementinstrumente
Wagner, M., 2006, Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Pfriem, R., Antes, R., Fichter, K., Müller, M., Paech, N., Seuring, S. & Siebenhüner, B. (eds.). Gabler Verlag, p. 433-450 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Einsatz von diskreten und kontinuierlichen Simulationsansätzen in Stoffstromanalysen
Möller, A. & Wohlgemuth, V., 2004, Simulation in Umwelt- und Geowissenschaften: Workshop Müncheberg 2004. Wittmann, J. & Wieland, R. (eds.). Hamburg: Shaker Verlag, p. 124-139 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Waldwirtschaft: Genderaspekte eines kulturell männlichen Gestaltungsfeldes
Katz, C., 2005, Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz, Frauenpolitik und Gender Mainstreaming für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Werkstattgespräch am 30. November 2005 im Rathaus Duisburg. Freer, D. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Frauenbüros, Gleichstellungsstellen NRW, p. 16 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Contra a política de globalização neoliberal e a hierarquia nas relações de gênero: a contribuição das concepções feministas para uma economia sustentável
Gottschlich, D., 2009, In: Revista Contexto & Educação. 81, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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La vetrina per uno sviluppo sostenibile – uno strumento innoativo di communicazione ambientale
Stoltenberg, U., 2005, La sostenibilità si può fare: la "vetrina per uno sviluppo sostenibile": un progetto innovativo per la comunicazione e lo sviluppo della sostenibilità. Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 105-119 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research