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

    Die Kombination von Wärmespeicherung und Altlastensanierung

    Ruck, W., Koch, M. & Adinolfi, M., 1994, Saisonale Wärmespeicherung im Aquifer: Chancen und Risiken für die Umwelt. DIV Deutscher Industrieverlag GmbH, p. 117-126 10 p. (Stuttgarter Berichte zur Siedlungswasserwirtschaft; vol. 124).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Traffic pollution: preliminary elemental characterisation of roadside dust in Lagos, Nigeria

    Ogunsola, O. J., Oluwole, A. F., Asubiojo, O. I., Olaniyi, H. B., Akeredolu, F. A., Akanle, O. A., Spyrou, N. M., Ward, N. I. & Ruck, W., 23.05.1994, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 146-147, C, p. 175-184 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Systems Engineering in Public Administration: Proceedings of the IFIP Tc8/wg8.5 Working Conference on Systems Engineering in Public Administration, Lüneburg, Germany, 3–5 March, 1993

    Bonin, H. E. G. (Editor), 1993, Amsterdam: North-Holland Publ Co. 170 p. (IFIP TRANSACTIONS A-COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; vol. 1)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  4. Published

    Injection of CO2 for the inhibition of scaling in ATES systems

    Koch, M. & Ruck, W., 03.08.1992, In: SAE Technical Papers. 929154.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearch

  5. Published

    Flachendeckende Landschaftspflege am Beispiel der Bodenteicher Seewiesen, Niedersachsen

    Schwerdtfeger, G. & Urban, B., 1992, In: Telma. 22, p. 267-276 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Microbiological and environmental effects of aquifer thermal energy storage

    Adinolfi, M. & Ruck, W., 1992, Proceedings of the 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Vol. 4. p. 95-100 6 p. (Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Chemical and environmental aspects of thermal energy storage in aquifers and development of water treatment methods

    Wagner, R., Bardtke, D., Adinolfi, M., Ruck, W., Stein, M. & Weber, W., 1989, Thermische Energiespeicherung: Statusbericht 1989. Stuttgart: Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), p. 121-140 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Lokalisierung von Schadstoffeinleitern vom Kanalnetz aus.

    Flemming, H. C. & Ruck, W., 1989, In: Wasserkalender. 1990, p. 115-133 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Massnahmen bei mangelhafter Betondeckung

    Quitmann, H. D. & Solacolu, C., 11.1988, In: Beton Dusseldorf. 38, 11, p. 444-448 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Nachträgliche Verstärkung von Spannbetonbrücken im Koppelfugenbereich mit bewehrten Betonlaschen.

    Koenig, G., Quitmann, H. D., Stuelb, J. & Weigler, H., 10.1980, In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 75, 10, p. 229-235 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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