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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Hochschule im Feldversuch
Altner, G. & Michelsen, G., 2005, Baustelle Hochschule: Nachhaltigkeit als neues Fundament für Lehre und Forschung . Altner, G. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 9-12 4 p. (Politische Ökologie; vol. 93, no. 02-2005).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften in Zeiten: zur Bedeutung der Zeitvielfalt für eine Ökonomie der Vorsorge
Hofmeister, S. & Adam, B., 2000, Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften: auf dem Weg zu einer Ökonomie des guten Lebens ; eine Publikation aus dem Netzwerk Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften. Biesecker, A., Mathes, M., Schön, S. & Scurrell, B. (eds.). Bielefeld: Kleine Verlag, p. 238-248 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Waldflächenentwicklung im östlichen Schleswig-Holstein in den letzten 250 Jahren und ihre Bedeutung für seltene Gefäßpflanzen
Oheimb, G., Schmidt, M. & Kriebitzsch, W.-U., 2007, In: Tuexenia. 27, p. 363-380 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Politik, Theorie, Praxis
Michelsen, G., 2005, Nachhaltige Entwicklung: von der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zur politischen Umsetzung. Banse, G. & Kiepas, A. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 137-152 16 p. (Global zukunftsfähige Entwicklung - Nachhaltigkeitsforschung in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft ; vol. 10, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Dalby Söderskog revisited: long-term vegetation changes in a south Swedish deciduous forest
von Oheimb, G. & Brunet, J., 01.03.2007, In: Acta Oecologica. 31, 2, p. 229-242 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Methoden inter- und transdisziplinären Arbeitens
Godemann, J., 2008, Internationaler Masterstudiengang 'Sustainable Development and Management': Band 1: Handbuch für den Masterstudiengang. Michelsen, G., Barkin, D. & Rieckmann, M. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 263-286 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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From theory to experience: integrated forms of instruction within the framework of university training for biology teachers
Buck-Dobrick, T., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Erlebnispädagogik. 28, 4/5Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Chemikalien-Governance: Regulierung von KMU in der chemischen Industrie
Tschochohei, H., 2007, Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Unternehmensnachfolge und Innovationspotenzial: Forschungsbeiträge. Schöning, S., Richter, J., Wetzel, H. & Nissen, D. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 241-262 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Material flow analysis between dynamic modelling and life cycle assessment
Möller, A. & Viere, T., 2005, ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings: Second International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering. Filho, W. L., Gómez, J. M. & Rautenstrauch, C. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, p. 552-567 16 p. (ITEE 2005 - 2nd International ICSC Symposium on Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering, Proceedings).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit ist machbar
Stoltenberg, U., 2005, Nachhaltigkeit ist machbar: das "Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" als innovatives Projekt zur Kommunikation und Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeit . Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 8-10 3 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research