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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Agenda 21 und Universität - auch eine Frage der Gesundheit?
Paulus, P. (Editor) & Stoltenberg, U. (Editor), 2002, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 174 p. (Innovationen in den Hochschulen – Nachhaltige Entwicklung; vol. 7)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Palaeoecological analysis of a Late Quaternary sediment profile in northern Oman
Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 01.03.2009, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 73, 3, p. 296-305 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Inland sand ecosystems: dynamics and restitution as a consequence of the use of different grazing systems
Schwabe, A., Remy, D., Aßmann, T., Kratochwil, A., Mährlein, A., Nobis, M., Storm, C., Zehm, A., Schlemmer, H., Seuss, R., Bergmann, S., Eichberg, C., Menzel, U., Persigehl, M., Zimmermann, K. & Weinert, M., 01.01.2002, Pasture landscapes and nature conservation. Redecker, B., Härdtle, W., Finck, P., Riecken, U. & Schröder, E. (eds.). Springer, p. 239-252 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Waldlaufkäfer im Naturschutzgebiet Lüneburger Heide: von der Verbreitung zur populationsbiologischen Analyse (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Aßmann, T., Bresemann, J., Kopp, A., Persigehl, M., Rosenkranz, B. & Günther, J., 2001, Wald und Naturschutz: Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Niedersächsischen Forstamt Sellhorn. Wübbenhorst, J. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 119-126 8 p. (NNA Berichte; vol. 14, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zwischenzeiten - Zwischenräume: Übergänge: Fokus von Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien
Hofmeister, S., 2001, Kompetenz und Kreativität: eine Universität in Entwicklung ; Hartwig Donner zum 60. Geburtstag. Heilmann, J. (ed.). Lüneburg: UNIBUCH Verlag, p. 349-367 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Grundlagen der Umweltchemie
Ruck, W., 01.01.2002, Naturwissenschaften. Härdtle, W. (ed.). Berlin [u.a.]: Springer, p. 79-111 33 p. (Studium der Umweltwissenschaften).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Environmental Shareholder Value: Economic Success with Corporate Environmental Management
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 01.03.2000, In: Eco-Management and Auditing. 7, 1, p. 29-42 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"Versuch macht klug", Teil 5: Philosophieren mit Kindern ; konzeptionell-methodische Beiträge für die naturwissenschaftliche Grundbildung
Asmussen, S., 2009, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen. 17, 2, p. 40-43 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Conservation biology
Aßmann, T., 2003, The genus carabus in europe: A Synthesis. Turin, H., Penev, L. & Casale, A. (eds.). Sofia [u.a.]: Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 427-438 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bestimmung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln im Stammablaufwasser von Buchen (Fagus Sylvatica L.)
Bernhardt, A., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W., 2002, In: Vom Wasser. 98, p. 29-36 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research