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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Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), Windolph, S. E. (Editor), Harms, D. (Editor) & Hörisch, J. (Editor), 2014, Cham: Springer International Publishing AG. 255 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Corporate Sustainability Management in Large German Companies
Hörisch, J., Windolph, S. E. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, Corporate Sustainability in International Comparison: State of Practice, Opportunities and Challenges. Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Hörisch, J. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 93-104 12 p. (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science; vol. 31).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Current and New Research Perspectives on Dynamic Facial Emotion Detection in Emotional Interface
Tews, T.-K., Oehl, M., Faasch, H. & Kanno, T., 2014, Human-Computer Interaction: Advanced Interaction Modalities and Techniques - 16th International Conference, HCI International 2014, Proceedings. Kurosu, M. (ed.). PART 2 ed. Springer, Vol. 2. p. 779-787 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 8511 LNCS, no. PART 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Das Bild der Anderen erforschen: Fotografisch-visuelle Methoden zum partizipativen Erforschen von Lebenswelten
Vilsmaier, U. (Contributor) & Brandner, V., 2014, Qualitative Methoden in der Entwicklungsforschung. Dannecker, P. & Englert, B. (eds.). Wien: Mandelbaum Verlag, p. 197-214 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien im Lichte der Aarhus-Konvention: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Nationalen Aktionspläne für erneuerbare Energie
Schomerus, T., 2014, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Umwelt- und Planungsrecht. 12, 3, p. 196-204 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Dialektik der Umweltinformatik
Möller, A. & Hedemann, J., 2014, Umweltinformatik: Einblick in drei Jahrzehnte der Entwicklung einer Wissenschaftsdisziplin, Festschrift zur Pensionierung von Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Page. Wohlgemuth, V., Voigt, K. & Pillmann, W. (eds.). 1 ed. Aachen: Shaker Verlag, p. 31-40 10 p. 4Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg im Wandel der Baustile - eine Einleitung
Seidel, A., 2014, Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg: Ursprünge − Entwicklungslinien − Technikgeschichte. Pries, M. & Seidel, A. (eds.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 7-12 6 p. (Lüneburger Geographische Schriften; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Vermittlung von Klimafolgen & -anpassung – Aktive Wissensintegration aus der Risikoforschung, der Psychologie und den pädagogischen Wissenschaften ist nötig! Ein (selektiver) Überblick
Katz, C., 2014, Anpassung an regionale Klimafolgen kommunizieren: Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. Beese, K., Fekkak, M., Katz, C., Körner, C. & Molitor, H. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 117-132 16 p. (Klimawandel in Regionen zukunftsfähig gestalten : Klimzug; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Vorbereitung zur Wiederverwendung von Elektro-Altgeräten: Ein Stiefkind des zukünftigen ElektroG?
Schomerus, T. & Fabian, M., 2014, In: AbfallR. 13, 6, p. 270-279 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Disparate disziplinäre Logiken pädagogischer Handlungsfelder
Offen, S. & Budde, J., 2014, Jugendhilfe und Intersektionalität. von Langsdorff, N. (ed.). Opladen: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 116-133 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Does Carbon Disclosure Drive Carbon Performance: An Empirical Analysis
Qian, W. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, From Sustainability Reporting to Sustainability Management Control: Proceedings of the 17th EMAN Conference 2014. Rotterdam: Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network, 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Do Large Companies Ignore Formal Sustainability Management Controls? An Exploration of Corporate Practices
Crutzen, N. & Schaltegger, S., 2014, From Sustainability Reporting to Sustainability Management Control. Rotterdam: Environmental and Sustainability Management Accounting Network, 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Economic Analysis of Recycling Solutions to Exploit Plastic Pollution in Oceans
Weber, M., 2014, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 135 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Ecotourism and Coral Reef: Analysis of Coral Reef Conservation Awareness among Stakeholders in Perhentian Island, Malaysia
Mohamad Saleh, M. S. & Nik Hasan, N. N., 2014, In: American Journal of Tourism Management. 3, 1A, p. 7-12 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Editorial: Advancing Corporate Sustainability, CSR, and Business Ethics
Hansen, E. G., Zvezdov, D., Harms, D. & Lenssen, G., 2014, In: Business and Professional Ethics Journal. 33, 4, p. 287-296 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Educating sustainability change agents by design: Appraisals of the transformative role of higher education
Brundiers, K., Savage, E., Mannell, S., Lang, D. J. & Wiek, A., 2014, Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Fadeeva, Z., Galkute, L., Mader, C. & Scott, G. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 196-229 34 p. (Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Education for Sustainable Development: Status Quo and Perspectives
Michelsen, G., 2014, International Yearbook for Research in Arts Education. O'Farrell, L., Schonmann, S. & Wagner, E. (eds.). Münster, New York: Waxmann Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 121-130 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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EEG 2014: Das Ende der Bürgerenergie?
Maly, C., Meister, M. & Schomerus, T., 2014, In: Energierecht : ER Zeitschrift für die gesamte Energierechtspraxis. 3, 4, p. 147-154 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung
Urban, B., Becker, J. & Rechid, D., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 1-3 3 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung: Recht und Finanzierung von Bürgerbeteiligungen
Kahla, F. & Maly, C., 2014, Recht und Finanzierung von Erneuerbaren Energien: Bürgerbeteiligungsmodelle. Degenhart, H. & Schomerus, T. (eds.). 1. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, p. 9-16 8 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; vol. 27).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research