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.
- 2012
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Herbivore and pollinator responses to grassland management intensity along experimental changes in plant species richness
Hudewenz, A., Klein, A.-M., Scherber, C., Stanke, L., Tscharntke, T., Vogel, A., Weigelt, A., Weisser, W. W. & Ebeling, A., 01.06.2012, In: Biological Conservation. 150, 1, p. 42-52 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of pharmaceutical waste management at selected hospitals and homes in Ghana
Sasu, S., Kümmerer, K. & Kranert, M., 06.2012, In: Waste Management & Research. 30, 6, p. 625-630 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes
Fischer, J., Hartel, T. & Kuemmerle, T., 06.2012, In: Conservation Letters. 5, 3, p. 167-175 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genotoxic effect of ciprofloxacin during photolytic decomposition monitored by the in vitro micronucleus test (MNvit) in HepG2 cells
Garcia-Käufer, M., Bergheim, M., Gminski, R., Gupta, P., Mathur, N., Kümmerer, K., Mersch-Sundermann, V. & Haddad, T., 06.2012, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 19, 5, p. 1719-1727 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multitrophic effects of experimental changes in plant diversity on cavity-nesting bees, wasps, and their parasitoids
Ebeling, A., Klein, A.-M., Weisser, W. W. & Tscharntke, T., 06.2012, In: Oecologia. 169, 2, p. 453-465 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltigkeit - zentrales Element des Lüneburger Studienprogramms
Michelsen, G., 06.2012, In: GAIA. 21, 2, p. 150-151 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Natur schützen – Natur nutzen: Sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf Biosphärenreservate
Mölders, T., 06.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 6, p. 266-270 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The recombinant bifunctional protein αCD133–GPVI promotes repair of the infarcted myocardium in mice
Baumer, Y., Leder, C., Ziegler , M., Schönberger, T., Ochmann, C., Perk, A., Degen, H., Schmid-Horch, B., Elvers, M., Münch, G., Ungerer, M., Schlosshauer, B. & Gawaz, M., 06.2012, In: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis . 10, 6, p. 1152-1164 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energy: A Review
Richter, M., 06.2012, In: Renewable & Sustainble Energy Reviews. 16, 5, p. 2483-2493 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Wild pollination services to California almond rely on semi-natural habitat
Klein, A.-M., Brittain, C., Hendrix, S. D., Thorp, R., Williams, N. & Kremen, C., 06.2012, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 49, 3, p. 723-732 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Concentration measurements of biodiesel in engine oil and in diesel fuel
Mäder, A., Eskiner, M., Burger, C., Ruck, W., Rossner, M. & Krahl, J., 28.05.2012, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 364, 1, 7 p., 012018.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Influences of the chemical structure of entrainers on the activity coefficients in presence of biodiesel
Mäder, A., Fleischmann, A., Fang, Y., Krahl, J. & Ruck, W., 28.05.2012, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 364, 1, 10 p., 012010.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Gremlin fusion products with immunoglobulin Fc domains and their use as antiinflammatories or immunomodulators
Gawaz, M., Müller, I., Leder, C. & Filzmayer, C., 24.05.2012, IPC No. DE 102010052941A1, Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 18.11.2010, Priority date 24.05.2012Research output: Patents › Patent
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Hydration and Dehydration of CaO/ Ca(OH)2
Rammelberg, H. U., Opel, O., Ruck, W. & Schmidt, T., 18.05.2012, Proceedings of Innostock 2012 Conference on Energy Storage. p. 332-333 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-main concerns and regulatory developments in Europe from an environmental point of view
Vierke, L., Staude, C., Biegel-Engler, A., Drost, W. & Schulte, C., 07.05.2012, In: Environmental Sciences Europe. 24, 5, 11 p., 16.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Niche segregation in microhabitat use of three sympatric Cyrtodactylus in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Central Vietnam
Loos, J., von Wehrden, H., Dang, K. N. & Ziegler, T., 06.05.2012, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 7, 1, p. 101-108 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Academic staff development as a catalyst for curriculum change towards education for sustainable development: an output perspective
Barth, M. & Rieckmann, M., 05.2012, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 26, p. 28-36 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Business Cases for Sustainability: The Role of Business Model Innovation for Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Hansen, E. G., 05.2012, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 6, 2, p. 95-119 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Crown plasticity and neighborhood interactions of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in an old-growth forest
Schröter, M., Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 05.2012, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 131, 3, p. 787-798 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Der Fischotter (Lutra Lutra) in Schleswig-Holstein - Signatur einer rückwandernden, bedrohten Wirbeltierart und Konsequenzen für den Naturschutz
Grünwald-Schwark, V., Zachos, F. E., Honnen, A.-C., Borkenhagen, P., Krüger, F., Wagner, J., Drews, A., Krekemeyer, A., Schmüser, H., Fichtner, A., Behl, S., Schmölcke, U., Kirschnick-Schmidt, H. & Sommer, R. S., 05.2012, In: Natur und Landschaft. 87, 5, p. 201-207 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review