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. 2016
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    Geschlecht der Inklusion

    Budde, J. (Editor), Offen, S. (Editor) & Tervooren, A. (Editor), 2016, Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich. 181 p. (Jahrbuch Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung in der Erziehungswissenschaft; vol. 12/2016)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Governance approaches to address scale issues in biodiversity management – current situation and ways forward

    Mildorfová-Leventon, J., Newig, J., Schaal, T. & Velten, S., 2016, Lund: Lund University, 4 p. (MULTAGRI Policy Brief; no. 3/2016).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsTransfer

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    Green and Sustainable Chemistry

    Kümmerer, K. & Clark, J., 2016, Sustainability Science: An Introduction. Heinrichs, H., Martens, P., Michelsen, G. & Wiek, A. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 43-59 17 p.

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

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    Grünland spielt eine wichtige Rolle für die Vielfalt und für das Klima

    Temperton, V. M., 2016, Warnsignal Klima: Die Biodiversität unter Berücksichtigung von Habitatveränderungen, Umweltverschmutzung und Globalisierung. Lozan, J. L., Müller, R., Brekle, S.-W. & Rachor, E. (eds.). Hamburg: Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen Verlag, p. 170-176 7 p. 3.12. (GEO ).

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

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    Halboffene Verbundkorridore: Ökologische Funktion, Leitbilder und Praxis-Leitfaden

    Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Matthies, D., Nolte, D. I. I., von Oheimb, G., Riecken, U., Travers, E. & Ullrich, K., 2016, Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag. 296 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 154)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Hochschuldidaktische Weiterbildung als Katalysator von Organisationsentwicklung - Einsichten aus einem Weiterbildungsprogramm Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung an der Universidad Técnica del Norte (Ecuador)

    Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M., 2016, Professionalisierung der Hochschuldidaktik . Merkt, M., Wetzel, C. & Schaper, N. (eds.). Bielefeld: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 302-311 9 p. ( Blickpunkt Hochschuldidaktik; vol. 127).

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

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    Inklusiver Sachunterricht intersektionell verstanden: Konzeptionelle Herausforderungen und Forschungsperspektiven

    Offen, S., 2016, Sachunterricht : zwischen Kompetenzorientierung, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung, Lebenswelt und Fachbezug. Giest, H., Goll, T. & Hartinger, A. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 192-201 10 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 26).

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

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    Innovationsverbund Nachhaltige Smartphones: Ergebnisdokumentation Workshop I - "Nachhaltige Produktdesigns und Lieferkette"

    Hansen, E. G., Weber, U. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 30 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

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    Internet- and mobile-based treatment of comorbid depression in chronic back pain patients on sick leave

    Schlicker, S., Baumeister, H., Paganini, S., Lin, J., Sander, L., Berking, M., Titzler, I., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 2016, European Health Psychology Society & BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference 2016: Behaviour Change: Making an Impact on Health and Health Services; Conference Abstracts. University of Aberdeen, p. 309 1 p.

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

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    Jenseits des Elfenbeinturms: Universitäre Forschung und praktische Relevanz

    Halberstadt, J. (Editor), Jakob, C. (Editor) & Schuricht, M. (Editor), 2016, Lohmar: Eul Verlag. 339 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  12. Published

    Jussi Parikka (2015) A Geology of Media, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-9552-2

    Schrickel, I., 2016, In: Culture Machine. Reviews, 2016, 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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  14. Published

    Kosten-Effektivitäts-Analyse eines Online Programmes zur Reduktion von depressiven Beschwerden bei Personen mit Diabetes mellitus Typ 1 und Typ 2

    Nobis, S., Ebert, D. D., Lehr, D., Smit, F., Buntrock, C., Berking, M., Baumeister, H., Snoek, F., Funk, B. & Riper, H., 2016, 15. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin und Verhaltensmodifikation: Verhaltensmedizin 2.0 - von eHealth zu mHealth, 25. bis 27. Februar 2016 Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Abstractband. Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, p. 9 1 p.

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

  15. Published

    Kritische Metalle in der großen Transformation

    Exner, A. (Editor), Held, M. (Editor) & Kümmerer, K. (Editor), 2016, 1 ed. Springer Spektrum. 342 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  16. Published

    Leuphana University Lüneburg and the sustainability challenge: a review and a preview

    Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2016, Human Ecology Studies and Higher Education for Sustainable Development: European Experiences and Examples. Franz-Balsen, A. & Kruse, L. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 57 - 86 30 p. (Edition Humanökologie; vol. 10).

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

  17. Published

    Long-Term Strategies for Tackling Micropollutants

    Kümmerer, K., DIonysiou, D. D. & Fatta-Kassinos, D., 2016, In: Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. 45, p. 291-299 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry

    Hansen, E. G. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry. Muthu, S. S. & Gardetti, M. A. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapur: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, Vol. 1. p. 39-58 20 p. (Environmental Footprints and Eco-Design of Products and Processes).

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

  19. Published

    Measuring positive sustainability - A systematic literature review

    Silva, S. L., Beske-Janssen, P. & Schaltegger, S., 2016, 20th EMAN Conference: Two Decades of Corporate Environmental and Sustainability Accounting - What has been achieved?; Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network (EMAN), Lüneburg, 2016. Schaltegger, S. (ed.). Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 226-227 2 p.

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

  20. Published

    Mit Schätzaufgaben zu einem adäquaten Verständnis von Messungenauigkeiten

    Stinken, L., 2016, In: PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung. 2016/Hannover, 3 p., Beitrag DD 05.09.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference article in journalResearchpeer-review

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