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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Distanzen von Lehrkräften und Studierenden des Sachunterrichts zur Physik: Eine qualitativ-empirische Studie zu den Ursachen
Landwehr, B., 2002, Berlin: Logos Verlag. 354 p. (Studien zum Physiklernen; vol. 23)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Professionspfade in der Gesundheitsförderung. Analysen zur gesundheitsfördernden Arbeit in Arbeitsmarkt, Ausbildung und Beruf
Walther, K., 2002, Osnabrück: Der Andere Verlag. 335 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Intermediate `time-spaces' - The rediscovery of transition in spatial planning and environmental planning
Hofmeister, S., 01.03.2002, In: Time & Society. 11, 1, p. 105-130 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Link Between 'Green' and Economic Success: Environmental Management as the Crucial Trigger Between Environmental and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Synnestvedt, T., 01.08.2002, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 65, 4, p. 339-346 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Uneven distribution of phytodiversity in NE German dry grassland communities
Dengler, J., 01.01.2001, In: Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft fur Okologie. 31, p. 28 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Measurements of atmospheric mercury with high time resolution: Recent applications in environmental research and monitoring
Ebinghaus, R., Kock, H. H. & Schmolke, S. R., 11.2001, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 371, 6, p. 806-815 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shock as a black box 2. Effects of adiabatic deceleration and convection included
Kallenrode, M.-B., 01.11.2001, In: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS. 106, A11, p. 24989-25003 15 p., 2001JA900083.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Herleitung von Gesetzgebungskompetenzen im Umweltschutz
Fischer, C., 2001, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 299 p. (Schriftenreihe Recht, Ökonomie und Umwelt; vol. 11)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Eigentumsschutz für Gewerbebetriebe als Begrenzung umweltrechtlicher Standardverschärfungen? Ein grundrechtsdogmatisches Postulat auf dem Prüfstand der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zu Art. 14 GG
Schmidt, R., 2001, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 233 p. (Umweltrecht und Umweltpolitik; vol. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Schutzwürdigkeit und Schutzperspektive der Stromtal-Wiesen an der unteren Mittelelbe: Ein vegetationskundlicher Beitrag zur Leitbildentwicklung
Redecker, B., 2001, Nümbrecht-Elsenroth: Galunder verlag. 164 p. (Archiv naturwissenschaftlicher Dissertationen; vol. 13)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research