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.

  1. Published

    Probabilistic approach to modelling of recession curves

    Aksoy, H., Bayazit, M. & Wittenberg, H., 01.04.2001, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 46, 2, p. 269-285 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  3. Published

    Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht

    Oberrath, J.-D., Schmidt, A. & Schomerus, T., 2002, Stuttgart: Boorberg-Verlag. 144 p. (Arbeitsbücher Wirtschaftsrecht)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  4. Published

    A Framework and Typology of Ecopreneurship: Leading Bioneers and Environmental Managers to Ecopreneurship

    Schaltegger, S., 28.09.2005, Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship (Corporate Social Responsibility). Schaper, M. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 43-60 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    8. Uranium-series dating of peat from central and Northern Europe

    Frechen, M., Sierralta, M., Oezen, D. & Urban, B., 2007, The climate of past interglacials. Sirocko, F., Claussen, M., Litt, T. & Sanchez-Goni, M. F. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier Scientific Publishing, p. 93-117 25 p. (Developments in Quaternary Science; vol. 7).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    European Union law by Alina Kaczorowska

    Schomerus, T., 05.2009, In: The Modern Law Review. 72, 3, p. 517-518 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  7. Published

    Vom Integrated Coastal Zone Management zum Coastal Energy Management

    Runge, K., 2002, Coastal Energy Management: Integration Erneuerbarer Energieerzeugung an der Küste . Runge, K. (ed.). Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, p. 11-20 10 p. (Energierecht und Energiewirtschaft; vol. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  8. Published

    Quartäre Vegetations- und Klimaentwicklung im Tagebau Schöningen

    Urban, B., 2007, Die Schöninger Speere: Mensch und Jagd vor 400000 Jahren . Thieme, H. (ed.). Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag, p. 66-75 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    "Sustainable University": nachhaltige Entwicklung als Strategie und Ziel von Hochschulentwicklung

    Michelsen, G. (Editor), Adomßent, M. (Editor) & Godemann, J. (Editor), 2008, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 186 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    28. Interglacial pollen records from schöningen, North Germany

    Urban, B., 2007, The Climate of Past Interglacials. Sirocko, F., Claussen, M., Goñi, M. F. S. & Litt, T. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier Scientific Publishing, p. 417-444 28 p. (Developments in Quaternary Sciences; vol. 7).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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