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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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement im Spannungsfeld von inner- und außerbetrieblicher Interessenpolitik
Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2003, Handbuch nachhaltige Entwicklung. Linne, G. & Schwarz, M. (eds.). Opladen: Verlag Leske + Budrich, p. 147-158 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sostenibilità e processi di sviluppo regionali: chance per la relazione tra universitä e territorio
Michelsen, G., 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. 204-210 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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PISAs Folgen: nachhaltige Bildung beginnt im Kindergarten
Godemann, J., 2002, Kassensturz: Strukturwandel durch ökologische Finanzreform. Jacob, R. (ed.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 111-112 2 p. (politische ökologie; vol. 77/79, no. 03).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Selbstgestaltete Rituale in der Gruppenarbeit mit Kindern
Kerll, J. & Wagner, B., 13.10.2009, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 13, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Mehr Gender in den Greenstream?! Geschlechtergerechtigkeit im Natur- und Umweltschutz
Katz, C., 2004, In: Rundbrief Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. 3, p. 8-10 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Licinini
Aßmann, T., 2004, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas: Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Müller-Motzfeld, G. (ed.). 2 ed. München: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 428-435 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Population ecology of the rare carabid beetle Carabus variolosus (Coleoptera : Carabidae) in North-west Germany
Matern, A., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 01.12.2008, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 12, 6, p. 591-601 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Fluctuations of carabid populations inhabiting an ancient woodland (Coleoptera, Carabidae)
Gunther, J. & Assmann, T., 01.03.2004, In: Pedobiologia. 48, 2, p. 159-164 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transferability of approaches to sustainable development at universities as a challenge
Adomßent, M., Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 385-402 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Achieving Environmental-Economic Sustainability Through Corporate Environmental Strategies: Empirical Evidence on Environmental Shareholder Value
Wagner, M., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 183-206 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review