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. 2009
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    Pathways to energy sustainability: new instruments for promoting energy efficiency

    Schomerus, T., 2009, The Paradigm Shift towards Energy Sustainability: Climate Change, Innovation and the Optimal Instrument Mix. Rodi, M. (ed.). Berlin: Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft , p. 39-50 12 p.

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

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    Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management

    Müller, B., Quaas, M., Frank, K. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 149).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Potentiale und Risiken der Nutzung von Methan aus Methanhydraten als Energieträger

    Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working Papers Series in Economics; no. 147).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    REACH and the Role of Stakeholders in its Socio-Economic Analysis

    Ingerowski, J. B., Kölsch, D. & Tschochohei, H., 2009, In: Journal of Business Chemistry. 6, 2, p. 69-87 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Rechtliche Instrumente zur Verbesserung der Energienutzung

    Schomerus, T., 2009, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 28, 7, p. 418-423 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    "Recht und billig": abschließende Bemerkungen zur ökonomischen Grundbildung mit Kindern

    Bolscho, D., 2009, Kinder erfahren nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: eine Handreichung für die Grundschulpraxis . Hauenschild, K. & Monschaw, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 123-126 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    Reformbedarf für die Regelungen zur Pflichtenübertragung nach den §§ 16-18 KrW-/AbfG?

    Claus, O., Schomerus, T. & Versteyl, L.-A., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 6, p. 290-297 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Remote sensing of bush encroachment on commercial cattle farms in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia

    Schröter, M., Jakoby, O., Olbrich, R., Eichhorn, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 131).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Renaturierung und Management von Heiden

    Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., van Diggelen, R. & Oheimb, G., 2009, Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Zerbe, S., Wiegleb, G. & Fronczek, R. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 317-347 31 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  12. Published

    Saproxylic beetles: Their role and diversity in European woodland ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles

    Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Sofia/Moscow: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 236 p. (Pensoft Series Faunistica; vol. 89)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Saproxylic beetles in the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of invertebrate diversity in north-western Germany

    Buse, J., Gürlich, S. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Saproxylic Beetles : Their role and diversity in European woodland and tree habitats; Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles. Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 77-103 27 p.

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

  14. Published

    Scandinavia, Blacks in

    Golly, N., 2009, Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. Martone, E. (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, Vol. 2.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  15. Published

    Science, policy and implementation gaps: An exploration of groundwater management in Hungary

    Leventon, J., 2009, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73, 13, Supplement, p. A747

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Seeing red: behavioral evidence of trichromatic color vision in strepsirrhine primates

    Leonhardt, S., Tung, J., Camden, J. B., Leal, M. & Drea, C. M., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Smart Metering und die Liberalisierung des Messwesens: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zur Schaffung von Wettbewerb auf dem deutschen Energiemarkt

    Wulf, S., 2009, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 125 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; no. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Socio-technical instruments in the field of Integrated Water Resources Management

    Evers, M., 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection: Concepts, Methods and Tools : EnviroInfo 2009 ; 23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection ; proceedings of the 23rd International Conference Environmental Informatics - Informatics for environmental protection, sustainable development and risk management, September 09 - 11, 2009, HTW Berlin, University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Wohlgemuth, V., Page, B. & Voigt, K. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. Sessions. p. 299-304 8 p.

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

  20. Published

    Spiele(n) mit geringsten Mitteln: Kinder erfinden aus Alltagsmaterialien eigenes Spielzeug und eigene Spiele

    Asmussen, S., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 24-26 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  21. Published

    Starke Nachhaltigkeit fordert eine Ökonomie der (Re)Produktivität: der Beitrag des Schlüsselbegriffs Naturproduktivität zur Fundierung einer Theorie der Nachhaltigkeit

    Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2009, Die Greifswalder Theorie starker Nachhaltigkeit: Ausbau, Anwendung, Kritik. Egan-Krieger, T., Schultz, J., Thapa, P. P. & Voget, L. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 169-192 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  22. Published

    Strategic Early Options under an Emerging Emissions Trading Scheme: Implications for US Nitric Acid Companies

    Debor, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 99 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  23. Published

    Strategies for developing and running e-courses for the VCSE

    Barth, M., Burandt, S., Pizzera, J. & Görsdorf, E., 2009, Virtual Campus for a Sustainable Europe: VCSE Best Practice Guidebook. Sartzetakis, E. (ed.). University of Macedonia, p. 35-44 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to scientific reportsTransfer

  24. Published

    Sustainable and Social Entrepreneurship

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 16 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2009)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  25. Published

    Sustainable Energy: Risks and Opportunities of Biomass for Biofuel: The Case of Jatropha Cultivation in India

    Latschan, J., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 182 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  26. Published

    Sustainable use of ecosystem services under multiple risks: a survey of commercial cattle farmers in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia

    Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 52 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 137).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  27. Published

    Synästhetische Ansätze in der Kunstvermittlung

    Hallmann, K., 2009, Die Landung: Projekte der Kunstvermittlung. Maset, P. (ed.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 47-56 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  28. Published

    The case survey method and applications in political science

    Newig, J. & Fritsch, O., 2009, Washington: ASPA - American Political Science Association, 15 p. (APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper.).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    The economic insurance value of ecosystem resilience

    Baumgärtner, S. & Strunz, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 132).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  30. Published

    The German perspective of education for sustainable development

    Adomßent, M., 2009, The Role of Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Report of DAAD/UNU-ViE joint workshops on the occasion of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development. DAAD & UNU-ViE (eds.). p. 16 1 p.

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

  31. Published

    The impact of climate change on the external cost of pesticide applications in US agriculture

    Koleva, N. G. & Schneider, U. A., 2009, In: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. 7, 3, p. 203-216 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  32. Published

    The 'Lüneburg Sustainable University' Research and Development Project

    Adomßent, M., Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M., 2009, World in Transition: Sustainability Perspectives for Higher Education. Adomßent, M., Beringer, A. & Barth, M. (eds.). Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 222-227 6 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  33. Published

    The relationship between intra- and intergenerational ecological justice: determinants of goal conflicts and synergies in sustainability policy

    Glotzbach, S. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 141).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  34. Published

    The relationship between resilience and sustainable development of ecological-economic systems

    Derissen, S., Quaas, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 14 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 146).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  35. Published

    Umwälzung der Erde: Konflikte um Ressourcen

    Altner, G. (Editor), Leitschuh, H. (Editor), Michelsen, G. (Editor), Simonis, U. E. (Editor) & Weizsäcker, E. U. V. (Editor), 2009, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag. 248 p. (Jahrbuch Ökologie ...)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  36. Published

    Umweltethik und Nachhaltigkeit als integrale Bestandteile eines Hochschulstudiums

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, Greening the University – Perspektiven für eine nachhaltige Hochschule. S. G. T. U. E. V. (ed.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 78-101 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  37. Published

    Umweltmanagementsysteme in europäischen Häfen: Diskussion der Einführung eines Umweltmanagementsystems am Beispiel der Hamburg Port Authority

    Staritz, E., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 132 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Unternehmensrisiko Klimawandel: Risiken managen und Chancen strategisch nutzen

    Hasenmüller, P., 2009, 1. Aufl. ed. Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag. 208 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  39. Published

    Untersuchungen zur Bewertung des Adsorptionsverhaltens heterocyclischer PAK auf Aktivkohle in teeölbelasteten Grundwässern

    Mänz, J. S., Naumann, E., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W., 2009, Wasser 2009: Tagungsband der Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft 2009. Wasserchemische Gesellschaft (ed.). GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 271-274 4 p.

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

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    Von der Herausforderung das Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit zu kommunizieren

    Michelsen, G., 2009, Brot und Fisch: Leben für die Ostsee. Heling, A. (ed.). Hamburg-Schenefeld: EB-Verlag, p. 172-183 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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  45. Published

    Warum werden so wenige Waldpflanzenarten vom Schalenwild ausgebreitet?

    Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W. U., Schmidt, M., Heinken, T. & Ellenberg, H., 2009, In: Forstarchiv. 80, 5, p. 215-221 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  46. Published

    Was macht zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften aus? die Neuerfindung des Ökonomischen

    Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2009, Gemeinwesen gestalten - Lernen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Europäischen Masterstudiengang „Gemeinwesensentwicklung, Quartiermanagement und Lokale Ökonomie“ an der Hochschule München" (ed.). Neu-Ulm: Verein zur Förderung der sozialpolitischen Arbeit, p. 77-104 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  47. Published

    Weitere Vereinfachung des Abfallrechts

    Schomerus, T. & Versteyl, L.-A., 2009, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 453 p. (UBA-FB; vol. 01,322).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    What is sustainability economics?

    Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 138).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Wie Nachhaltigkeit den Unternehmenserfolg steigert

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2009, In: IO new management. 78, 9, p. 12-15 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch