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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Kompetenzen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Michelsen, G., 2008, Naturschutz und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Fokus: Lebenslanges Lernen: Ergebnisse des F+E-Vorhabens "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) - Positionierung des Naturschutzes" . Lucker, T. & Kölsch, O. (eds.). Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 45-57 13 p. (Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt; vol. 50).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Finanzmarktstabilisierung contra Informationsfreiheit? - Keine Einschränkung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2009, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 28, 9, p. 568-571 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Informationsversorgung einer erweiterten Umweltcontrollings
Möller, A. & Rolf, A., 2003, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 11, 2, p. 17-21 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Gender in die Bildung ! Für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Mayer, M. & Katz, C., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für Nachhaltigkeit. 6, p. 73-98 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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"Versuch macht klug", Teil 3: erzählende Zugänge zu den Naturwissenschaften
Asmussen, S., 2008, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen. 16, 12, p. 250-252 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Hochschulen und das Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit: Herausforderungen und Stand der Umsetzung in Deutschland
Adomßent, M., Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G., 2005, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. p. 20-26 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Wert des Waldbesuches
Kleiber, O., 2003, Freizeitaktivitäten im Baselbieter Wald: Ökologische Auswirkungen und ökonomische Folgen. Baur, B. (ed.). Liestal: Verlag des Kantons Basel-Landschaft, p. 113-119 7 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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Governance und Marktdesign: auf der Suche nach den besten "Spielregeln" ; Perspektiven aus Wissenschaft, Praxis und Politik
Tschochohei, H. (Editor) & Zimmermann, S. (Editor), 2009, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 454 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Umweltszene auf einem Auge blind? Workshop fördert Wahrnehmung von feministischer Forschung
Katz, C., 2002, In: Rundbrief Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. 1, p. 26 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Hochwasser- und Naturschutz in der nachhaltigen Regionalentwicklung: eine sozial-ökologische Perspektive auf die gesellschaftlichen Naturverhältnisse in der Region
Mölders, T. & Kruse, S., 2005, In: Umweltpsychologie. 9, 2, p. 30-49 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review