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
  2. Published

    Vegetation responses to environmental conditions in floodplain grasslands: prerequisites for preserving plant species diversity

    Härdtle, W., Redecker, B., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 02.05.2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 3, p. 280-288 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Gibt es ein Wirtschaften jenseits von Wachstum? sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf eine (re)produktive Ökonomie

    Hofmeister, S. & Scurrell, B., 01.05.2006, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 21, 2, p. 20-21 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Objektivierung von Naturschutzbewertungen - Das Beispiel Roter Listen von Pflanzengesellschaften

    Timmermann, T., Dengler, J., Abdank, A. & Berg, C., 01.05.2006, In: Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 38, 5, p. 133-139 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Species diversity and species composition of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens: a comparison of managed and unmanaged beech forests in NE Germany

    Friedel, A., Oheimb, G., Dengler, J. & Härdtle, W., 01.05.2006, In: Feddes Repertorium. 117, 1/2, p. 172-185 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Time course of exhaled hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide during chemotherapy

    Wewel, A. R., Crusius, J. A. M., Gatzemeier, U., Heckmayr, M., Becher, G., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 01.05.2006, In: European Respiratory Journal. 27, 5, p. 1033-1039 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere

    Xie, Z., Selzer, J., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 21.04.2006, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 565, 2, p. 198-207 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    A fast sequential injection analysis system for the simultaneous determination of ammonia and phosphate

    Frank, C., Schroeder, F., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 04.2006, In: Microchimica acta. 154, 1-2, p. 31-38 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Permeable reactive barriers for manufactured gas plants and related sites: Performances achieved and outlook

    Birke, V., Burmeier, H., Niederbacher, P., Jefferis, S., Gaboriau, H., Touzé, S. & Chartier, R., 04.2006, In: Land Contamination and Reclamation. 14, 2, p. 634 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

    Lückmann, J. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2006, In: Journal of Natural History. 39, 48, p. 4101-4125 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    What attracts children?

    Salisch, M., Oppl, C. & Kristen, A., 28.03.2006, Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. Vorderer, P. & Bryant, J. (eds.). Mahwah, NJ [u.a.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 170-189 20 p. (LEA's communication series).

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

  12. Published

    Is the reverse J-shaped diameter distribution universally applicable in European virgin beech forests?

    Westphal, C., Trerner, N., von Oheimb, G., Hansen, J., von Gadow, K. & Hardtle, W., 01.03.2006, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 223, 1-3, p. 75-83 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Biodiversity, ecosystem function, and resilience: ten guiding principles for commodity production landscapes

    Fischer, J., Lindenmayer, D. B. & Manning, A. D., 03.2006, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 4, 2, p. 80-86 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  14. Published

    Nachhaltigkeit interdisziplinär studieren: das Studienprogramm Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Lüneburg

    Barth, M. & Godemann, J., 03.2006, In: Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung. 1, 1, p. 30-46 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  15. Published

    Lung fibroblasts from patients with emphysema show markers of senescence in vitro

    Müller, K. C., Welker, L., Paasch, K., Feindt, B., Erpenbeck, V., Hohlfeld, J., Krug, N., Nakashima, M., Branscheid, D., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 21.02.2006, In: Respiratory Research. 7, 10 p., 32.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Beyond fragmentation: the continuum model for fauna research and conservation in human-modified landscapes

    Fischer, J. & Lindenmayer, D. B., 01.02.2006, In: Oikos. 112, 2, p. 473-480 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  18. Published

    Soil seed banks near rubbing trees indicate dispersal of plant species into forests by wild boar

    Heinken, T., Schmidt, M., Kriebitzsch, W.-U., von Oheimb, G. & Ellenberg, H., 02.01.2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 1, p. 31-44 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Conflicts over coastal protection in a National Park: Mediation and negotiated law making

    Striegnitz, M., 01.01.2006, In: Land Use Policy. 23, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Ecological risks associated with the destruction of chemical weapons: Proceedings of the NATO ARW on Ecological Risks Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons, Lüneburg, Germany, from 22-26 October 2003

    Kolodkin, V. M. (Editor) & Ruck, W. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. 338 p. (NATO security through science series)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesConference proceedingsResearch

  21. Published

    How production-theory can support the analysis of recycling systems in the electronic waste sector

    Laurin, L., Möller, A., Prox, M. & Schmidt, M., 01.01.2006, Proceedings of the 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment - Conference Record. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 272-275 4 p. 1650075. (IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment).

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

  22. Published

    Innovationsforschung

    Stoltenberg, U., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 81-86 6 p. (Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft).

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

  23. Published

    Lernen mit Neuen Medien - ein Weg für die Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung?

    Barth, M., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 69-80 12 p. (Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft).

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

  24. Published

    Nachhaltigkeit in Bildungsinstitutionen für den Elementarbereich: Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Bildungskonzepts für Schleswig-Holstein

    Adomßent, M. & Rieckmann, M., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 101-113 13 p. (Schriftenreihe "Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft").

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

  25. Published

    Sustainability Accounting and Reporting

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Bennett, M. (Editor) & Burritt, R. (Editor), 01.01.2006, Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. 715 p. (Eco-efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  26. Published
  27. Published

    Achieving Environmental-Economic Sustainability Through Corporate Environmental Strategies: Empirical Evidence on Environmental Shareholder Value

    Wagner, M., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 183-206 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    Alles zu gleicher Zeit am gleichen Ort? Verdichtung von Raum und Zeit: das Ende der "Verinselung"

    Hofmeister, S., 2006, Zeitvielfalt: Wider das Diktat der Uhr. Geißler, K. A., Kümmerer, K. & Sabelis, I. (eds.). Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag, p. 97-112 16 p.

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

  29. Published

    Anthropogenic influenced distribution of pollutants in flood plains

    Brock, J. & Urban, B., 2006, Shaping the earth's surface: dynamics and changing environments: International Conference 2006 and 96th Annual Meeting of the Geologische Vereinigung E.V., September 25-29, 2006, Postdam, Germany : Programme and Abstracts. Safaricz, M. (ed.). Berlin: GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung, p. 35-36 2 p. (Terra Nostra: Schriften der GeoUnion Alfred-Wegener-Stiftung ; no. 03/2006).

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

  30. Published

    Aphaenopidius

    Aßmann, T. & Lompe, A., 2006, Die Käfer Mitteleuropas; Bd. 2: Adephaga ; 1. Carabidae (Laufkäfer). Freude, H., Klausnitzer, B. & Müller-Motzfeld, G. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 149 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearch

  31. Published

    Bedeutsam oder irrelevant? Einschätzungen deutscher agrarpolitischer Akteure zur Gender-Dimension von GAP-Reform und ELER-VO

    Mölders, T., 2006, Hamburg: Universität Hamburg, Forschungsgruppe Technologiefolgenabschätzung zur Modernen Biotechnologie in der Pflanzenzüchtung und der Landwirtschaft, 23 p. (BIOGUM-Forschungsbericht; no. 16).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsTransfer

  32. Published

    Bifurcation loads of beams of glued-laminated timber with intermediate lateral supports

    Eilering, S., 2006, In: Bauingenieur. 81, 11, p. 488 – 495 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  33. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: ein motivierendes Konzept

    Stoltenberg, U., 2006, In: Zeitschrift für Nachhaltigkeit. 3, p. 25-27 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  34. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Meilensteine auf einem langen Weg

    Michelsen, G., 2006, Berufliche Bildung für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: Konzepte, Curricula, Methoden, Beispiele . Tiemeyer, E. & Wilbers, K. (eds.). Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 17-32 16 p.

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

  35. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der vorschulischen Bildung

    Adomßent, M. & Rieckmann, M., 2006, 25 Jahre Naturschutzakademie: 1981 - 2006: Zukunft durch Naturschutz. Strohschneider, R. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, Vol. 1. p. 30-32 3 p. (Mitteilungen der Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz; vol. 17, no. 1).

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

  36. Published

    Bildung halogenierter flüchtiger Verbindungen aus Huminsäuren in salzhaltigen wässrigen Lösungen

    Palm, W.-U., Kopetzky, R., Ruck, W. & Zetsch, C., 2006, Kurzreferate. 72. Jahrestagung 2006 der Wasserchemischen Gesellschaft - Fachgruppe in der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker : 22. - 24. Mai 2006, Celle. W. G. (ed.). GDCh, Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, p. 206-209 4 p.

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

  37. Published
  38. Published

    Chancen des Konzepts der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung für die Kooperation von Schule und außerschulischer (Umwelt)Bildung

    Stoltenberg, U., 2006, Fit in die Zukunft: Praxisbeispiele einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung / Ökoprojekt - MobilSpiel e.V. Marion Loewenfeldt. Loewenfeld, M. & Kreuzinger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 20-29 10 p.

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

  39. Published

    Computer Support for Environmental Management Accounting

    Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 605-624 20 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  40. Published
  41. Published

    Construction of Container Terminal 4: Port of Bremerhaven, Germany

    Brinkmann, B. & Woltering, S., 2006, Proceedings of the Third Chinese-German Joint Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan. Ou, S.-H., Kao, C. C. & Hsu, T.-W. (eds.). Tainan: National Cheng Kung University, 12 p.

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

  42. Published

    Corporate Social Responsibility: ein Ansatz auch für KMU?

    Schaltegger, S. & Dubielzig, F., 2006, Corporate Social Responsibility: Erfolgsfaktor für den Mittelstand. München, p. 172-177 6 p. (Münchener Beiträge zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung).

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

  43. Published

    Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Catchphrase for Compliant Corporations or a Business Decision Support for Sustainability Leaders

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2006, Sustainability accounting and reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 37-59 23 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  44. Published

    Corporate Sustainability Reporting: An Overview

    Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2006, Sustainability Accounting and Reporting. Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M. & Burritt, R. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 301-324 24 p. (Eco-Efficiency in industry and science; vol. 21).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  45. Published

    Corporate Volunteering in der Personalarbeit: ein strategischer Ansatz zur Kombination von Unternehmensinteresse und Gemeinwohl?

    Pinter, A., 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 95 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  46. Published

    Creating a Business Case for Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2006, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 12 p. (CSM-Newsletter; vol. 1/2006)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  47. Published

    Damit Nachhaltigkeit drin ist, wo Nachhaltigkeit drauf steht: zur Krise der Krisenwahrnehmung und zur Notwendigkeit eines inhaltlich-konzeptionellen Geschlechterzugangs in sozial-ökologischen Forschungen

    Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T., 2006, FrauenMännerGeschlechterforschung: State of the Art. Aulenbacher et al., B. (ed.). Münster: Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, p. 334-346 13 p. (Forum Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung; no. 19).

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

  48. Published

    Das Konzept Halbtagsgesellschaft : Potentiale für soziale und ökologische Nachhaltigkeit?

    Hofmeister, S. & Weller, I., 2006, Die Halbtagsgesellschaft: Konkrete Utopie für eine zukunftsfähige Gesellschaft: Ergebnisse des 6. und 7. Weimarer Kolloquiums zu einer Nachhaltigen Ganzheitlichen Gesellschaft. Hartard, S., Schaffer, A. & Stahmer, C. (eds.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 143-152 10 p.

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

  49. Published

    Das Naturschutzgebiet "Höltigbaum" und seine Vegetation: halboffene Weidelandschaften

    Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 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. 167-172 6 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

  50. Published

    Dechlorination of recalcitrant polychlorinated contaminants using ball milling

    Birke, V., Mattik, J., Runne, D., Benning, H. & Zlatovic, D., 2006, Ecological Risks Associated with the Destruction of Chemical Weapons. Kolodkin, V. & Ruck, W. (eds.). Springer Nature B.V., p. 111-127 17 p. (NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  51. Published

    Der "blinde Fleck" im Diskurs zu Nachhaltiger Entwicklung: Sozial-ökologische (Re)Produktivität

    Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2006, Die Scheuklappen der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Postautistische Ökonomik für eine pluralistische Wirtschaftslehre. Dürmeier , T., Egan-Krieger, T. & Peukert, H. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 121-130 10 p.

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