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.
- 2006
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Umwelt und Natur ge(nder)lesen, ge(nder)hört, ge(nder)sehen? Chancen geschlechtergerechter Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und gendersensibler Mediengestaltung in Natur- und Umweltschutz
Fischer, K., Grüning, J., Katz, C., Mayer, M. & Thiem, A., 2006, Bonn: Deutscher Naturschutzring , 20 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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/works › Chapter › peer-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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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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 paper › Project reports › Research
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Wagnis Wildnis, Wildnisentwicklung und Wildnisbildung in Mitteleuropa, (hrsg.) Herbert Zucchi, Paul Stegmann: München oekom verlag, 2006: Wagnis Wildnis /
Hofmeister, S., 2006, In: Politische Ökologie. 99, Die Zukunft der Natur, p. 56-57 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 paper › Working papers
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Wenn der Golfstrom das Drehbuch schreibt: Klimawandel und Globalisierung schaffen es ins Mainstreamkino und bewirken ein Umdenken
Franz-Balsen, A. & Kagan, S., 2006, In: Punkt.um. p. 3-4 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Zur Disziplin gereift
Hofmeister, S., 2006, In: Punkt.um. p. 14 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 paper › Working 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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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 paper › Working 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 paper › Working papers
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Impact of prescribed burning on the nutrient balance of heathlands with particular reference to nitrogen and phosphorus
Niemeyer, T., Niemeyer, M., Mohamed, A., Fottner, S. & Härdtle, W., 11.2005, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 8, 2, p. 183-192 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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 paper › Working 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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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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 contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How to Reconcile Environmental and Economic Performance to Improve Corporate Sustainability: Corporate Environmental Strategies in the European Paper Industry
Wagner, M., 07.2005, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 76, 2, p. 105-118 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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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 contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Klafki macht Sinn
Stoltenberg, U., 03.2005, In: www.widerstreit-sachunterricht.de. 2005, 4, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research