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.
- 2014
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Legal aspects of local engagement: Land planning and citizens‘ financial participation in wind energy projects
Maly, C., 26.12.2014, Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom Up Approaches. Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 210-231 22 p. (New horizons in environmental and energy law).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Regional renewable energy: A string of legal and financial challenges
Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T., 26.12.2014, Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom-up Approaches. Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 281-316 36 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Regional renewable energy approaches: An introduction to exploring legal barriers and opportunities
Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T., 26.12.2014, Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom-up Approaches. Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 3-9 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom-Up Approaches
Peeters, M. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 26.12.2014, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 336 p. (New horizons in environmental and energy law)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Stabilizing the grid with regional virtual power plants
Meister, M., 26.12.2014, Renewable Energy Law In The EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom Up Approaches. Peeters, M. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 99-120 22 p. (New horizons in environmental and energy law).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Applying Stakeholder Theory in Sustainability Management: Links, Similarities, Dissimilarities, and a Conceptual Framework
Hörisch, J., Freeman, R. E. & Schaltegger, S., 19.12.2014, In: Organization & Environment. 27, 4, p. 328-346 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Dynamik der Energiewende erhalten und erweitern
Schomerus, T., Hansen, E. G. & Lechtenböhmer, S., 19.12.2014, In: GAIA. 23, 4, p. 353-355 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Lebensweltgestaltung junger Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund in der dritten Generation : "Mama, erzähl mir neue Sachen, deine sind schon veraltet"
Bülbül-Emanet, S., 18.12.2014, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 199 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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The Human Release Hypothesis for biological invasions: human activity as a determinant of the abundance of invasive plant species
Zimmermann, H., Brandt, P., Fischer, J., Welk, E. & von Wehrden, H., 12.12.2014, In: Faculty of 1000 Research. 3, 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Does forest continuity enhance the resilience of trees to environmental change?
Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Eckstein, D., Engelke, H.-H., Hehnke, T., Wagner, B. & Fichtner, A., 10.12.2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 12, 18 p., e113507.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Accounting for Sustainability in Production and Supply Chains: Editorial
Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2014, In: The British Accounting Review. 46, 4, p. 323-326 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Accounting towards Sustainability in Production and Supply Chains
Burritt, R. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2014, In: The British Accounting Review. 46, 4, p. 327-343 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ammonia volatilization after application of urea to winter wheat over 3 years affected by novel urease and nitrification inhibitors
Ni, K., Pacholski, A. S. & Kage, H., 01.12.2014, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 197, p. 184-194 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Brominated flame retardants and Dechloranes in European and American eels from glass to silver life stages
Sühring, R., Byer, J. D., Freese, M., Pohlmann, J. D., Wolschke, H., Möller, A., Hodson, P. V., Alaee, M., Hanel, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.12.2014, In: Chemosphere. 116, p. 104-111 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bush encroachment control and risk management in semi-arid rangelands
Lukomska, N., Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.12.2014, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 145, p. 24-34 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conserving the World's Finest Grassland Amidst Ambitious National Development
Batsaikhan, N., Buuveibaatar, B., Chimed, B., Enkhtuya, O., Galbrakh, D., Ganbaatar, O., Lkhagvasuren, B., Nandintsetseg, D., Berger, J., Calabrese, J. M., Edwards, A. E., Fagan, W. F., Fuller, T. K., Heiner, M., Ito, T. Y., Kaczensky, P., Leimgruber, P., Lushchekina, A., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Mueller, T., Murray, M. G., Olson, K. A., Reading, R., Schaller, G. B., Stubbe, A., Stubbe, M., Walzer, C., Von Wehrden, H. & Whitten, T., 01.12.2014, In: Conservation Biology. 28, 6, p. 1736-1739 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Practical critique: Bridging the gap between critical and practice oriented REDD+ research communities’
McGregor, A., Weaver, S., Challies, E., Howson, P., Astuti, R. & Haalboom, B., 01.12.2014, In: Asia Pacific Viewpoint. 55, 3, p. 277-291 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources
Drescher, N., Wallace, H. M., Katouli, M., Massaro, C. F. & Leonhardt, S., 12.2014, In: Oecologia. 176, 4, p. 943-953 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Entwicklung von Instrumenten zur Vermeidung von Lebensmittelabfällen: Kurzfassung
Jepsen, D., Vollmer, A., Eberle, U., Fels, J. & Schomerus, T., 12.2014, Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt, 23 p. (Umweltforschungsplan des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Exemplarisch lernen an der "Lüneburger Heide": Mit Komplexität und Vielperspektivität umgehen lernen
Stoltenberg, U. (Editor), Preisigke, J. (Editor), Drexhage, J. (Editor) & Lienau, R. (Editor), 12.2014, 1. ed. Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 201 p. (Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in Kindergarten und Grundschule: Lüneburger Beiträge; vol. 3)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Education