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.
- 2013
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Zeit für Systematik: Nachhaltigkeit zwischen Risiko- und Chancenmanagement
Schaltegger, S., 2013, In: OSCAR.trends. p. 46-50 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Zielablösezyklus: Disengagement cycle
Klinger, E., Sevincer, A. T. & Oettingen, G., 2013, Dorsch Psychologisches Wörterbuch. Wirtz, M. A. (ed.). 16., vollst. überarb. Aufl. ed. Bern: Huber VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Zielhierarchie: Goal hierarchy
Sevincer, A. T. & Oettingen, G., 2013, Dorsch Psychologisches Wörterbuch. Huber VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Zugänge zur Bildung von Lehrerinnen und Lehrern in der Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: professionelle Anforderungen an einen Sachunterricht in Bildungslandschaften
Offen, S., 2013, Der Sachunterricht und seine Didaktik: Bestände prüfen und Perspektiven entwickeln. Fischer, H.-J., Giest, H. & Pech, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Bad Heilbrunn: Klinkhardt, p. 114-116 3 p. (Probleme und Perspektiven des Sachunterrichts; vol. 23).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zukunftscamp „Future Now“
Stoltenberg, U., 2013, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Aktuelle theoretische Konzepte und Beispiele praktischer Umsetzung. Pütz, N., Schweer , M. K. W. & Logemann, N. (eds.). Frankfurt a.M.: PL Acad. Research, p. 209-222 14 p. (Psychologie und Gesellschaft; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Zur Glaubwürdigkeit nachhaltiger Aktienfonds: Eine Untersuchung informationsökonomischer Probleme, konventioneller Lösungsansätze und konzeptioneller Weiterentwicklungen
Kroschinski, J., 2013, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 150 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Zur Produktivität des „Reproduktiven“: Fürsorgliche Praxis als Element einer Ökonomie der Vorsorge
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2013, In: Feministische Studien. 31, 2, p. 240-252 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
- 2012
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Risikokommunikation zu unterirdischen Schadenspotenzialen durch Grundhochwasser
Grunenberg, H., 20.12.2012, Unterirdische Schadenspotentiale durch Grundhochwasser in urbanen Lebensräumen. Sommer, T., Deilmann, C., Kreibich, H., Grunenberg, H., Bothmer, D. & Ullrich, K. (eds.). Dresden: Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum, p. 89-137 48 p. (Gemeinsame Mitteilungen des Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrums e.V. und seiner Partner; no. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Germination performance of native and non-native Ulmus pumila populations
Hirsch, H., Wypior, C., von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Renison, D. & Hensen, I., 14.12.2012, In: NeoBiota. 15, 15, p. 53-68 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards a More Sustainable Use of Scarce Metals: A Review of Intervention Options along the Metals Life Cycle
Wäger, P. A., Lang, D. J., Wittmer, D., Bleischwitz, R. & Hagelüken, C., 11.12.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 4, p. 300 - 309 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Umweltbewusstsein und Medien: Können Filme unser Alltagshandeln verändern?
Lüdecke, G., 07.12.2012, Hier spielt die Zukunft. : Mit Kindern Nachhaltigkeit entdecken, verstehen – und gemeinsam handeln. 1 ed. Leuchtpol, Vol. 1. p. 35-36 2 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e. V.; vol. 26)(Leuchtpol Bibliothek; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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A longitudinal analysis of the knowledge and application of sustainability management tools in large German companies
Schaltegger, S., Windolph, S. E. & Herzig, C., 01.12.2012, In: Society and Economy. 34, 4, p. 549-579 31 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rolling out Corporate Sustainability Accounting: A Set of Challenges
Zvezdov, D., 01.12.2012, In: Journal of Environmental Sustainability. 2, 2, p. 19-28 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Where you search is what you get: Literature mining - Google Scholar versus Web of Science using a data set from a literature search in vegetation science
Beckmann, M. & Von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2012, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 23, 6, p. 1197-1199 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Assessment of trace metal contamination in a historical freshwater canal (Buckingham Canal), Chennai, India
Jayaprakash, M., Nagarajan, R., Velmurugan, P. M., Sathiyamoorthy, J., Krishnamurthy, R. R. & Urban, B., 12.2012, In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 184, 12, p. 7407-7424 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Competition response of European beech Fagus sylvatica L. varies with tree size and abiotic stress: Minimizing anthropogenic disturbances in forests
Fichtner, A., Sturm, K., Rickert, C., Härdtle, W. & Schrautzer, J., 12.2012, In: The Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 6, p. 1306-1315 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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High Trophic Similarity in the Sympatric North European Trawling Bat Species Myotis daubentonii and Myotis dasycneme
Krüger, F., Harms, I., Fichtner, A., Wolz, I. & Sommer, R. S., 12.2012, In: Acta Chiropterologica. 14, 2, p. 347-356 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking bird species traits to vegetation characteristics in a future urban development zone: Implications for urban planning
Ikin, K., Lindenmayer, D. B., Fischer, J., Manning, A. D. & Knight, E., 12.2012, In: Urban Ecosystems. 15, 4, p. 961-977 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Primary source regions of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) measured in the Arctic
Ubl, S., Scheringer, M., Stohl, A., Burkhart, J. & Hungerbühler, K., 12.2012, In: Atmospheric Environment. 62, p. 391-399 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Prozesse der Energiewende wissenschaftlich gestalten: Wichtige Impulse aus den NaWis-Institutionen
Heinrichs, H., Mans, U., Alvarez, A., Schomerus, T. & Goldammer, K., 12.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 4, p. 316-318 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review