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. 2006
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    Umweltwissenschaften

    Hofmeister, S. & Thiem, A., 2006, Gender-Aspekte bei der Einführung und Akkreditierung gestufter Studiengänge: eine Handreichung. Becker, R., Jansen-Schulz, B., Kortendiek, B. & Schäfer, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Dortmund: Koordinationsstelle Netzwerk Frauenforschung NRW, p. 89-93 5 p. (Studien / Netzwerk Frauenforschung NRW; vol. 7).

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

  4. Published

    Understanding and Supporting Management Decision-Making: South East Asian Case Studies on Environmental Management Accounting

    Herzig, C., Viere, T., Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 491-507 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Urheberrecht und Klingeltöne: die Lizenzierung von Ruftonmelodien und Ringbacktones und das Bearbeitungsrecht gemäß §§23 i.V.m.14 und 39 UrhG

    Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2006, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 120 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Vegetation der Stromtalwiesen im niedersächsischen Elbetal

    Redecker, B. & Härdtle, W., 2006, Flora und Vegetation im nordöstlichen Niedersachsen: Sonderheft aus Anlass der 56. Jahrestagung der Floristisch-soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft vom 09. bis 12. Juni 2006 in Lüneburg. Härdtle, W., Horst, K. & Prüter, J. (eds.). Lüneburg: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V., p. 117-126 10 p. (JAHRBUCH DES NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHEN VEREINS FÜR DAS FÜRSTENTUM LÜNEBURG VON 1851 E.V.; vol. Sonderheft, no. 1/2006).

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

  7. Published

    Vielfältig, kooperativ, geschlechtergerecht: Natur- und Umweltschutzverbände auf dem Weg

    Fischer, K., Grüning, J., Katz, C., Mayer, M. & Thiem, A., 2006, Bonn: Deutscher Naturschutzring , 52 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    Wald als Gegenstand einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U., 2006, Der Wald als Ressource einer Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Schule. Corleis, F. (ed.). Lüneburg: Verlag edition erlebnispädagogik, p. 7-20 14 p. (Schriftenreihe kleine Schriften zur Erlebnispädagogik; vol. 31).

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

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    Was hat Francis Bacon mit Nachhaltigkeit und neoliberaler Globalisierung zu tun? Feminist sites: Erkundungen im Spannungsfeld von Natur, Herrschaft und Geschlecht

    Katz, C. & Winterfeld, U., 2006, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 51 p. (Werkstattberichte Umweltstrategien; no. 4).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Weshalb der Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs in Deutschland eine „Mutter“ hat. Ein festliches Essay für Christiane Busch-Lüty

    Hofmeister, S., Biesecker, A., Seidl, I. & von Winterfeld , U., 2006, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 8 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Wi(e)der die Armut? Positionen zu den Milleniumszielen der Vereinten Nationen

    Kuhn, K. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2006, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 219 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  14. Published

    Working group on dry grasslands in the nordic and baltic region - Outline of the project and first results for the class Festuco-Brometea

    Dengler, J., Rusina, S., Boch, S., Bruun, H. H., Diekmann, M., Dierßen, K., Dolnik, C., Dupré, C., Golub, V. B., Grytnes, J. A., Helm, A., Ingerpuu, N., Löbel, S., Pärtel, M., Rašomavičius, V., Tyler, G., Znamenskiy, S. R. & Zobel, M., 2006, In: Annali di Botanica. 6, p. 1-28 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Zur Disziplin gereift

    Hofmeister, S., 2006, In: Punkt.um. p. 14 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Zur kulturellen Dimension nachhaltiger Entwicklung: eine metatheoretische und diskursanalytische Bestandsaufnahme

    Kuhn, K., 2006, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 45 p. (INFU-Diskussionsbeiträge; no. 28/06).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Zwischen Existenzkampf und Professionalisierung: Handlungsstrategien von Expertinnen in der bildungs- und berufsbiographischen Beratungsarbeit und der Regionalen Frauenförderung

    Mayer, M., 2006, Bildungs- und Karrierewege von Frauen. Wissen – Erfahrungen – biographisches Lernen. Schlüter, A. (ed.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 111-127 16 p.

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

  18. 2005
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    Anger regulation among friends: Assessment and development from childhood to adolescence

    Salisch, M. & Vogelgesang, J., 01.12.2005, In: Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 22, 6, p. 837-855 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Eine finite-elemente-lösung auf der basis eines erweiterten eindimensionalen querschnittselementes für die freie torsion dünnwandiger prismatischer Stäbe

    Eilering, S., 01.12.2005, In: Stahlbau. 74, 12, p. 925-932 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Herausforderung Nachhaltigkeit – Transformation durch Partizipation?

    Heinrichs, H., 12.2005, Partizipation, Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung, Nachhaltigkeit. Perspektiven der politischen Ökonomie. Feindt, P. H. & Newig, J. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 43-65 23 p. (Ökologie und Wirtschaftsforschung ; vol. 62).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Late Pleistocene vegetation of the basin of Phlious, NE-Peloponnese, Greece

    Urban, B. & Fuchs, M., 01.11.2005, In: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 137, 1-2, p. 15-29 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Recommendations for the evaluation of transdisciplinary research

    Loibl, M. C., 01.11.2005, In: GAIA. 14, 4, p. 351-353 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    An Estimation of the Total Benefit Value of the British Countryside for Recreational Activities: Discussion Paper

    Wagner, M., 11.2005, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 19 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Kindergärten

    Stoltenberg, U., 11.2005, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 46 p. (INFU-DISKUSSIONSBEITRÄGE; no. 27/05).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    To the computation of the torsion shear stresses and warping shear coefficients at straight thin-walled bars

    Eilering, S., 11.2005, In: Bauingenieur. 80, 11, p. 491-498 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of estrogenic compounds in coastal surface water of the Baltic Sea

    Beck, I., Bruhn, R., Gandrass, J. & Ruck, W., 07.10.2005, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1090, 1-2, p. 98-106 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Application of CEICPMS and CEESIMS in metalloproteomics: challenges, developments, and limitations

    Pröfrock, D. & Prange, A., 10.2005, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 383, 3, p. 372-389 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Formen des Biodiversitätsmanagements: ein öffentlicher und ein unternehmerischer Ansatz im Vergleich ; Diskussionspapier

    Hellmann, K., 10.2005, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 51 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    A Framework and Typology of Ecopreneurship: Leading Bioneers and Environmental Managers to Ecopreneurship

    Schaltegger, S., 28.09.2005, Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship (Corporate Social Responsibility). Schaper, M. (ed.). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 43-60 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Umweltrechnungslegung in Südostasien: Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Wissenstransfer

    Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S., Tharun, G. & Viere, T., 01.09.2005, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 20, 3, p. 10-11 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  33. Published

    The Sustainability Balanced Scorecard as a Framework for Eco-Efficiency Analysis

    Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2005, In: Journal of Industrial Ecology. 9, 4, p. 73-83 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Alltagsvorstellungen und chemische erklärungskonzepte: “Die Teilchen saugen das Aroma aus dem Tee”

    Steffensky, M., Parchmann, I. & Schmidt, S., 01.08.2005, In: Chemie in Unserer Zeit. 39, 4, p. 274-278 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Detection of significant tracer gases by means of polymer gas sensors

    Meyer, J. T., Georgiadis, A., Persaud, K. C. & Scorsonne, E., 01.08.2005, In: Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik. 77, 8, p. 1144-1144 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

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    Online hands-on trainings (real worlds in virtual environments)

    Meyer, J.-T., Georgiadis, A. & Schwarz, S., 01.08.2005, In: Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik. 77, 8, p. 1254-1254 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearch

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    Kultur-Evolution: Partizipation und Nachhaltigkeit

    Heinrichs, H., 11.07.2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). 1 ed. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 709-720 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Structural pattern of a near-natural beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) (Serrahn, North-east Germany)

    von Oheimb, G., Westphal, C., Tempel, H. & Hardtle, W., 01.07.2005, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 212, 1-3, p. 253-263 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Gender in der humanökologie: Von der marginalie zum mainstream

    Franz-Balsen, A. & Teherani-Kronner, P., 01.06.2005, In: GAIA. 14, 2, p. 196-197 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  41. Published

    Plasmid DNA vaccines against cancer. Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte induction against tumor antigens

    Pavlenko, M., Leder, C. & Pisa, P., 01.06.2005, In: Expert Review of Vaccines. 4, 3, p. 315-327 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  42. Published

    Restoration ecology meets carabidology: effects of floodplain restitution on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Günther, J. & Assmann, T., 01.06.2005, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 14, 7, p. 1583-1606 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Atmospheric concentrations and air-sea exchanges of phthalates in the North Sea (German Bight)

    Xie, Z., Ebinghaus, R., Temme, C., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 06.2005, In: Atmospheric Environment. 39, 18, p. 3209-3219 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Nachhaltig wachsen: Was macht grüne Unternehmen groß und stark?

    Petersen, H., 01.05.2005, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 20, 2, p. 15-16 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Dispersal of vascular plants by game in northern Germany. Part II: Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

    von Oheimb, G., Schmidt, M., Kriebitzsch, W. & Ellenberg, H., 01.04.2005, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 124, 1, p. 55-65 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Aggressives Verhalten und (neue) Medien

    Salisch, M., Kristen, A. & Oppl, C., 30.03.2005, Aggressionsentwicklung zwischen Normalität und Pathologie. Seiffge-Krenke, I. (ed.). Göttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht GmbH and Co. KG, p. 198-237 40 p.

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

  47. Published

    Relationships between the vegetation and soil conditions in beech and beech-oak forests of northern Germany

    Hardtle, W., von Oheimb, G. & Westphal, C., 01.03.2005, In: Plant Ecology. 177, 1, p. 113-124 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    The courtship behavior of Meloe decorus Brandt and Erichson and Sitaris muralis Foerster (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

    Lückmann, J., 01.03.2005, In: Coleopterists Bulletin. 59, 1, p. 55-61 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Klafki macht Sinn

    Stoltenberg, U., 03.2005, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 2005, 4, p. 1-5 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  50. Published

    On the computation of the warping function and the torsional properties of thin-walled crosssections of prismatic beams

    Eilering, S., 03.2005, In: Bauingenieur. 80, 3, p. 142-150 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Kyoto ist anderswo: zwischen Interdisziplinarität und Nachhaltigkeit

    Möller, A. & Bornemann, B., 01.02.2005, In: Informatik-Spektrum. 28, 1, p. 15-23 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  52. Published

    Laufkäfer-Gemeinschaften (Coleoptera, Carabidae) xerothermer Sandrasen und ihre Abhängigkeit von Beweidungsmaßnahmen

    Lehmann, S., Persigehl, M., Rosenkranz, B., Falke, B., Aßmann, T. & Günther, J., 02.2005, Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: Vom Experiment zur Praxis. Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Redecker, B. & Rickken, U. (eds.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 119-128 10 p. (Schriftenreihe für Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz; vol. 78).

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