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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Literature Review zu konzeptionellem Lernen in Open Inquiry Settings
Hofer, E. & Abels, S., 2022, Unsicherheit als Element von naturwissenschaftsbezogenen Bildungsprozessen : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Virtuelle Jahrestagung 2021. Habig, S. & van Vorst, H. (eds.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 76-79 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; vol. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Lehre und Forschung im Projekt „Naturwissenschaftlichen Unterricht inklusiv gestalten“ (Nawi-In)
Abels, S., Barth, M., Brauns, S., Egger, D., Richter, S. & Sellin, K., 04.04.2022, Qualifizierung für Inklusion: Sekundarstufe. Lutz, D., Becker, J., Buchhaupt, F., Katzenbach, D., Strecker, A. & Urban, M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, p. 25-38 14 p. (Qualifizierung der pädagogischen Fachkräfte für inklusive Bildung; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Reduction of Atmospheric Transboundary Fluxes of Heavy Metals in Europe: Scientific Support for European Environmental Protection Conventions
Petersen, G., 01.03.2002, Lüneburg. 90 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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Plural valuation in space: mapping values of grasslands and their ecosystem services
Schmitt, T. M., Riebl, R., Martín-López, B., Hänsel, M. & Koellner, T., 12.05.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 258-274 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of plant biodiversity in modifying the structure and functioning of higher tropic Levels in species-rich forests
Schuldt, A., 10.09.2015, Lüneburg. 269 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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Developing ESD-specific professional action competence for teachers: knowledge, skills, and attitudes in implementing ESD at the school level
Brandt, J.-O., Barth, M., Hale, A. & Merritt, E., 11.10.2022, In: Environmental Education Research. 28, 12, p. 1691-1729 39 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Remotely sensed effectiveness assessments of protected areas lack a common framework: A review
Gohr, C., von Wehrden, H., May, F. & Ibisch, P. L., 01.04.2022, In: Ecosphere. 13, 4, 14 p., e4053.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Inklusion als Phänomen in Chemie- und Physikdidaktik – Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede
Abels, S. & Stinken-Rösner, L., 2021, Schulische Inklusion als Phänomen – Phänomene schulischer Inklusion: Fachdidaktische Spezifika und Eigenlogiken schulischer Inklusion. Braksiek, M., Golus, K., Gröben, B., Heinrich, M., Schildhauer, P. & Streblow, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 273-292 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Forschendes Lernen mit digitalen Medien – Ein Beitrag zur „Diklusion“
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Abels, S., 2022, Unsicherheit als Element von naturwissenschaftsbezogenen Bildungsprozessen : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Virtuelle Jahrestagung 2021. Habig, S. & Vorst, H. V. (eds.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 72-75 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; vol. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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REACH und QSAR: ein Leitfaden für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen
Rücker, C., Mahmoud, W. M. M., Kümmerer, K. & Zipperer, U. (Editor), 06.2015, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 29 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research