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

    Assessing Knowledge Cumulation in Earth System Governance Research: Codebook and Aggregation Rules

    Newig, J. & Rose, M., 2024, SSRN Social Science Research Network, 14 p. (SSRN Electronic Journal).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  2. Published

    How to identify published articles originating from paper presentations at academic conferences of the Earth System Governance Research Community: Screening and matching guideline

    Newig, J., Rose, M. & Melchior, I. C., 01.01.2024, SSRN Social Science Research Network, 8 p. (SSRN).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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  4. Published

    Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2025: Flechten-Kiefernwald (Cladino-Pinetum sylvestris)

    Horn, K., von Bracke, W., Ewald, J., Heinken, T., Becker, T., Bergmeier, E., Boch, S., Härdtle, W., Hölzel, N., Lütt, S., Remy, D., Schneider, S., Tischew, S. & Fischer, P., 2024, In: Tuexenia. 44, p. 177-213 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Food poverty as a barrier for a healthy and climate-friendly nutrition in Austria

    Lampl, C., Schmidt, A. & Aigner, E., 28.10.2024, In: European Journal of Public Health. 34, SP_3, p. 317-317 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Failed mobility transition in an ideal setting and implications for building a green city

    Andert, M. & Nagel, M., 02.12.2024, In: Npj Climate Action. 3, 1, 15 p., 114.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    What explains the performance of participatory governance?

    Jager, N. W. & Newig, J., 09.08.2024, Pathways to Positive Public Administration: An International Perspective. Lucas, P., Nabatchi, T., O'Flynn, J. & Hart, P. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 165-186 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Von Freihandelsabkommen zu Nachhaltigkeitsabkommen

    Bäumler, J., 2024, In: Neue Juristische Wochenschrift. 77, 42, p. 3037-3041 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  9. Published

    Ein Recht auf Zeit: Zeit als Ressource

    Bertram, A., 01.09.2024, In: Juridikum : Zeitschrift für Kritik - Recht - Gesellschaft. 2024, 3, p. 364 373 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Zeit als Ressource im Recht

    Bertram, A., 20.08.2024, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 362 p. (Fundamenta Juridica)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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