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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A college of the Atlantic for Europe
Serbser, W. F. H. & Mrzljak, J., 01.12.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 4, p. 307-309 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Analysis of estrogenic activity in coastal surface waters of the Baltic Sea using the yeast estrogen screen
Beck, I. C., Bruhn, R. & Gandrass, J., 01.06.2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 11, p. 1870-1878 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biologische kampfstoffe: Nachweis und bekämpfung: Strategien gegen milzbrand, pocken and Co
Richardt, A. & Russman, H., 01.10.2006, In: Biologie in Unserer Zeit. 36, 5, p. 322-329 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Jungholozäne Umweltentwicklung und Landnutzungsgeschichte im Hardautal, Ldkr. Uelzen (südliche Lüneberg Heide)
Becker, K. & Urban, B., 11.2006, In: Telma. 36, p. 11-38 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity
Lozano Mendoza, J., Moleón, M. & Virgós, E., 01.06.2006, In: Journal of Biogeography. 33, 6, p. 1076-1085 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecological risks associated with the destruction of chemical weapons: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Ecological Risks Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons, Lüneburg, Germany, from 22-26 October 2003
Kolodkin, V. M. (Editor) & Ruck, W. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer. 338 p. (NATO security through science series)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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Treatment of a Trifluraline Effluent by Means of Oxidation-Coagulation with Fe(VI) and Combined Fenton Processes
Martins, A. F., Frank, C. D. S. & Wilde, M. L., 08.02.2007, In: Clean - Soil, Air, Water. 35, 1, p. 88-99 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Field trips in environmental education
Storksdieck, M., 2006, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 194 p. (Umweltkommunikation; vol. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Factors affecting fruit set in Aizoaceae species of the Succulent Karoo
Pufal, G., Mayer, C., Porembski, S. & Juergens, N., 01.07.2008, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 9, 4, p. 401-409 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conflicts over coastal protection in a National Park: Mediation and negotiated law making
Striegnitz, M., 01.01.2006, In: Land Use Policy. 23, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review