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.
- 2009
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Wirkungen des EU-Emissionshandels als ökonomisches Instrument der Umweltpolitik auf das betriebliche Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement
Hesselbarth, C., 2009, Aachen: Shaker Verlag. 547 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Wirkung verschiedener Managementverfahren auf den N- und P-Haushalt von Heideökosystemen und die Ernährungssituation von Calluna vulgaris
Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Fottner, S., Niemeyer, M. & Niemeyer, T., 2009, Offenlandmanagement außerhalb landwirtschaftlicher Nutzflächen: Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie Insel Vilm vom 23. bis 26. Juni 2008 . Fink, P. (ed.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 223-228 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Wo kommt unser Spielzeug her? Herstellungsbedingungen von Spielzeug als Bildungsanlass im Sachunterricht
Gottmann, T. & Wagner, B., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 30-35 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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World in Transition: Sustainability Perspectives for Higher Education
Adomßent, M. (Editor), Beringer, A. (Editor) & Barth, M. (Editor), 2009, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 245 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Zukünftiges Engagement der Studierendeninitiative Greening the University - wie es weiter geht
Löw Beer, D. & Keul, L., 2009, Greening the University - Perspektiven für eine nachhaltige Hochschule. S. G. T. U. E. V. (ed.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 144-147 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zur Notwendigkeit einer Novellierung der Regelungen zur Transport und Vermittlergenehmigung nach §§ 49-51 KrW-/AbfG
Schomerus, T., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 3, p. 98-105 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zur Notwendigkeit einer Novellierung der Regelung über die Entsorgungsfachbetriebe in § 52 KrW-/AbfG
Schomerus, T., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 4, p. 174-182 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zur Novellierung des Hamburgischen Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2009, In: NordÖR. 12, 7/8, p. 285-291 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zusammenhänge und Kinetik biotischer und abiotischer Eisenoxidation bei der Brunnenverockerung und Ansätze zur Modellierung
Opel, O., Eggerichs, T., Eler, N. & Ruck, W., 2009, Wasser 2009: Tagungsband der Jahrestagung der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft 2009, 18-20 Mai 2009 in Stralsund. Wasserchemische Gesellschaft (ed.). Mühlheim an der Ruhr: GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 325-329 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
- 2008
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Knowledge integration: A key challenge for transdisciplinary cooperation
Godemann, J., 01.12.2008, In: Environmental Education Research. 14, 6, p. 625-641 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Occurrence and distribution of triclosan in the German Bight (North Sea)
Xie, Z., Ebinghaus, R., Floeser, G., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 01.12.2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 156, 3, p. 1190-1195 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Population ecology of the rare carabid beetle Carabus variolosus (Coleoptera : Carabidae) in North-west Germany
Matern, A., Drees, C., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 01.12.2008, In: Journal of Insect Conservation. 12, 6, p. 591-601 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable university research and development: inspecting sustainability in higher education research
Beringer, A. & Adomssent, M., 01.12.2008, In: Environmental Education Research. 14, 6, p. 607-623 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The footprint of pesticide stress in communities-Species traits reveal community effects of toxicants
Liess, M., Schäfer, R. B. & Schriever, C. A., 01.12.2008, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 406, 3, p. 484-490 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Role of Formalisation, Participation and Context in the Success of Public Involvement Mechanisms in Resource Management
Newig, J., Gaube, V., Berkhoff, K., Kaldrack, K., Kastens, B., Lutz, J., Schlussmeier, B., Adensam, H. & Haberl, H., 01.12.2008, In: Systemic Practice and Action Research. 21, 6, p. 423-441 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Guest Editors of Special Issue: Sustainability in higher education research
Beringer, A., Adomßent, M. & Scott, W., 12.2008, In: Environmental Education Research. 14, 6, p. 603-606 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Isotopic composition of nitrate in five German rivers discharging into the North Sea
Johannsen, A., Dähnke, K. & Emeis, K., 12.2008, In: Organic Geochemistry. 39, 12, p. 1678-1689 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The European species of Chalarus Walker, 1834 revisited (Diptera: Pipunculidae)
Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 19.11.2008, In: Zootaxa. 1936, 1, p. 1-39 39 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-term stream invertebrate community alterations induced by the insecticide thiacloprid: Effect concentrations and recovery dynamics
Beketov, M. A., Marwitz, A., Paschke, A., Liess, M. & Schäfer, R. B., 01.11.2008, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 405, 1-3, p. 96-108 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Macroecological patterns of spider species richness across Europe
Finch, O.-D., Blick, T. & Schuldt, A., 11.2008, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 17, 12, p. 2849-2868 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Xenotransplantation: Prävention des xenogenen Infektionsrisikos: Eine Untersuchung zum deutschen und spanischen Recht
Guerra González, J., 20.10.2008, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Verlag. 348 p. (Recht und Medizin; vol. 91)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education
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Relating the philosophy and practice of ecological economics: the role of concepts, models, and case studies in inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research
Baumgärtner, S., Becker, C., Frank, K., Müller, B. & Quaas, M., 15.10.2008, In: Ecological Economics. 67, 3, p. 384-393 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Agro-biodiversity as natural insurance and the development of financial insurance markets
Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M. F., 06.10.2008, Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development. Kontoleon, A., Pascual, U. & Smale, M. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 293-317 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Microsatellites and allozymes as the genetic memory of habitat fragmentation and defragmentation in populations of the ground beetle Carabus auronitens (Col., Carabidae)
Drees, C., Matern, A., Rasplus, J.-Y., Terlutter, H., Aßmann, T. & Weber, F., 01.10.2008, In: Journal of Biogeography. 35, 10, p. 1937-1949 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A new species of Philorhizus Hope, 1838 from Greece (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)
Wrase, D. W. & Aßmann, T., 16.09.2008, In: ZooKeys. 3, p. 1-10 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Time sensitivity: a delicate and crucial starting point of reflexive methods for studying time in management and organisations
Sabelis, I., 09.09.2008, Time in organizational research. Roe, R. A., Walter, M. J. & Clegg, S. R. (eds.). London [u.a.]: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 167-185 19 p. (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Calibration of the Chemcatcher ® passive sampler for monitoring selected polar and semi-polar pesticides in surface water
Gunold, R., Schäfer, R. B., Paschke, A., Schüermann, G. & Liess, M., 01.09.2008, In: Environmental Pollution. 155, 1, p. 52-60 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ecological design & engineering for urban environments
Braungart, M., Darlington, A., Garland, J., Lucey, W. P., Peck, S. & Peeters, J., 01.09.2008, In: Industrial Biotechnology. 4, 3, p. 211-223 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Editorial: Questioning the construction of "balance": a time perspective on gender and organization
Sabelis, I., Nencel, L., Knights, D. & Odih, P., 09.2008, In: Gender, Work & Organization. 15, 5, p. 423-429 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Erbguth/Schlacke: Umweltrecht
Schomerus, T., 09.2008, In: Natur und Recht. 30, 9, p. 626-626 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Sustainability, Substance Flow Management and Time: Part I: Temporal Analysis of Substance Flows
Kümmerer, K. & Hofmeister, S., 09.2008, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 88, 4, p. 1333-1342 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bedrohte Vielfalt: Biodiversität
Busch, A. & Kuhn, K., 26.08.2008, 1. ed. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. 72 p. (Themenblätter im Unterricht; no. 75)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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NH4+ ad-/desorption in sequencing batch reactors: simulation, laboratory and full-scale studies
Schwitalla, P., Mennerich, A., Austermann-Haun, U., Müller, A., Gruber-Dorninger, C., Daims, H., Holm, N. C. & Rönner-Holm, S. G. E., 01.08.2008, In: Water Science and Technology. 58, 2, p. 345-350 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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HPLC and chemometrics-assisted UV-spectroscopy methods for the simultaneous determination of ambroxol and doxycycline in capsule.
Hadad, G. M., El-Gindy, A. & Mahmoud, W. M. M., 08.2008, In: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 70, 3, p. 655-663 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Identification, quantification and distribution of PAC-metabolites, heterocyclic PAC and substituted PAC in groundwater samples of tar-contaminated sites from Germany
Schlanges, I., Meyer, D., Palm, W.-U. & Ruck, W., 08.2008, In: Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. 28, 4-5, p. 320-338 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Company-Level Measurement Approach for CSR
Weber, M., 08.2008, In: European Management Journal. 26, 4, p. 247-261 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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The Carabus fauna of Israel - updated identification key, faunistics, and habitats (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Aßmann, T., Buse, J., Drees, C., Friedman, A.-L.-L., Levanony, T., Matern, A., Timm, A. & Wrase, D. W., 04.07.2008, In: ZooKeys. 1, p. 9-22 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ZooKeys, unlocking Earth's incredible biodiversity and building a sustainable bridge into the public domain: From "print-based" to "web-based" taxonomy, systematics, and natural history ZooKeys Editorial Opening Paper
Penev, L. D., Erwin, T. L., Thompson, F. C., Sues, H.-D., Engel, M. S., Agosti, D., Pyle, R., Ivie, M., Henry, T., Miller, J., Ananjeva, N. B., Casale, A., Lourenco, W., Golovatch, S., Fagerholm, H.-P., Taiti, S., Alonso-Zarazaga, M., van Nieukerken, E. & Aßmann, T., 04.07.2008, In: ZooKeys. 1, p. 1-7 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › 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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Peer group influences on fifth graders' reading motivation
von Salisch, M., Philipp, M. & Gölitz, D., 01.06.2008, In: International Journal of Psychology. 43, 3-4, p. 214 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Legitimizing climate policy: The "risk construct" of global climate change in the German mass media
Peters, H. P. & Heinrichs, H., 06.2008, In: International Journal of Sustainability Communication. 3, p. 14-36 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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On the stabilization of parallel-chord girders for timber constructions
Eilering, S. & Hente, C., 06.2008, In: Bauingenieur. 83, JUNE, p. 288-296 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Medialisierung der Wissenschaft als Voraussetzung ihrer Legitimierung und politischen Relevanz
Peters, H. P., Heinrichs, H., Jung, A., Kallfass, M. & Petersen, I., 27.05.2008, Wissensproduktion und Wissenstransfer: Wissen im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft, Politik und Öffentlichkeit. Mayntz, R., Neidhardt, F., Weingart, P. & Wengenroth, U. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 269-292 24 p. (Science Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered butterfly Lycaena helle (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Habel, J. C., Finger, A., Meyer, M., Schmitt, T. & Aßmann, T., 15.05.2008, In: European Journal of Entomology. 105, 2, p. 361-362 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Experiencing the global dimension of sustainability: student dialogue in a European-Latin American virtual seminar
Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M., 01.05.2008, In: International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning. 1, 2, p. 25-40 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance of the Chemcatcher ® passive sampler when used to monitor 10 polar and semi-polar pesticides in 16 Central European streams, and comparison with two other sampling methods
Paschke, A., Vrana, B., Mueller, R., Liess, M. & Schäfer, R. B., 01.05.2008, In: Water Research. 42, 10-11, p. 2707-2717 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Site use of grazing cattle and sheep in a large-scale pasture landscape: a GPS/GIS assessment
Putfarken, D., Dengler, J., Lehmann, S. & Härdtle, W., 01.05.2008, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 111, 1-2, p. 54-67 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Types of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Conditions for Sustainability Innovation: From the Administration of a Technical Challenge to the Management of an Entrepreneurial Opportunity
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 30.04.2008, Sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship: New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability series . Wüstenhagen, R., Hamschmidt, J., Sharma, S. & Starik, M. (eds.). Cheltenham [u.a.]: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 27-48 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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I&EC 18-Small particle size magnesium in one-pot Grignard-Zerewitinoff reactions: Kinetics of and practical application to reductive dechlorination of persistent organic pollutants
Birke, V., 06.04.2008, In: ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 235Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Long-term effects of historical heathland farming on soil properties of forest ecosystems
von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Naumann, P. S., Westphal, C., Meyer, H. & Aßmann, T., 05.04.2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 255, 5-6, p. 1984-1993 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review