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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Diversity and spatio-temporal dynamics of dead wood in a temperate near-natural beech forest (Fagus sylvatica)
von Oheimb, G., Westphal, C. & Haerdtle, W., 01.07.2007, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 126, 3, p. 359-370 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leitbildimplementierung in Organisationen: Chancen und Möglichkeiten einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Kindergärten
Godemann, J., 2002, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 178 p. (Bildung und Organisation; vol. 10)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Urban versus remote air concentrations of fluorotelomer alcohols and other polyfluorinated alkyl substances in Germany
Jahnke, A., Ahrens, L., Ebinghaus, R. & Temme, C., 01.02.2007, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 41, 3, p. 745-752 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Natural vs. financial insurance in the management of public-good ecosystems
Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.04.2008, In: Ecological Economics. 65, 2, p. 397-406 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die kulturelle Dimension nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Kulturkonzepte im Spiegel moderner Entwicklungsparadigmen ; Modernisierung, Dependenz, Weltsystem, Nachhaltigkeit
Kuhn, K., 2008, Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. 146 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Lückmann, J. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2006, In: Journal of Natural History. 39, 48, p. 4101-4125 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Berufseinstieg von Diplom-Wirtschaftsjuristen (FH)
Schomerus, T., 2001, In: Juristische Schulung. 41, 12, p. 1244 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Integrativ forschen: methodisches Design der transformativen Fallstudie "Universität Lüneburg"
Albrecht, P., Barth, M. & Burandt, S., 2008, "Sustainable University". Michelsen, G., Adomßent, M. & Godemann, J. (eds.). [Frankfurt/Main]: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 53-78 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The Lüneburg Sustainable University Project in international comparison: an assessment against North American peers
Beringer, A., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 446-461 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Reformbedarf für die Regelungen zur Pflichtenübertragung nach den §§ 16-18 KrW-/AbfG?
Claus, O., Schomerus, T. & Versteyl, L.-A., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 6, p. 290-297 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research