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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Zum Stand der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation – Potenziale für Nachhaltigkeitsjournalismus
Michelsen, G. & Rieckmann, M., 2012, Umwelt Europa: Grüne Gesellschaft und europäische Krise - neue Fragen an den Journalismus. Schulte-Reckert, C. & Schäfer, T. (eds.). Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, p. 20–28 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review
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再生可能エネルギー促進に向けたドイツの法的ステップ
Sanden, J., 2012, In: Kankyō-to-kōgai. 42, p. 51-57 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2011
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The conservation value of oil palm plantation estates, smallholdings and logged peat swamp forest for birds
Azhar, B., Lindenmayer, D., Wood, J., Fischer, J., Manning, A., McElhinny, C. & Zakaria, M., 15.12.2011, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 262, 12, p. 2306–2315 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Climate Change: Implications for Europe's Security and Defence Policy: How Climate Change affects the Security of Europe
Laws, N., 08.12.2011, Saarbrücken: AV Akademikerverlag. 135 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Antibiotics in the Aquatic Environment
Kümmerer, K., 07.12.2011, Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. Keen, P. & Montforts, M. (eds.). 1. ed. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., p. 325-335 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring large vegetation databases to detect temporal trends in species occurrences
Jandt, U., von Wehrden, H. & Bruelheide, H., 01.12.2011, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 22, 6, p. 957-972 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mechanisms of purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) encroachment in dry heathland ecosystems with chronic nitrogen inputs
Friedrich, U., Oheimb, G., Dziedek, C., Selbmann, K., Härdtle, W. & Kriebitzsch, W.-U., 01.12.2011, In: Environmental Pollution. 159, 12, p. 3553-3559 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant species diversity in dry coastal dunes of the southern Baltic coast
Peyrat, J. & Fichtner, A., 01.12.2011, In: Community Ecology. 12, 2, p. 220-226 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Quantifying diffuse and point inputs of perfluoroalkyl acids in a nonindustrial river catchment
Müller, C. E., Spiess, N., Gerecke, A. C., Scheringer, M. & Hungerbühler, K., 01.12.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 23, p. 9901-9909 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Screening criteria for long-range transport potential of organic substances in water
Zarfl, C., Scheringer, M. & Matthies, M., 01.12.2011, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 45, 23, p. 10075-10081 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The use of a monolithic column to improve the simultaneous determination of caffeine, paracetamol, pseudoephedrine, aspirin, dextromethorphan, chlorpheniramine in pharmaceutical formulations by HPLC-A comparison with a conventional reversed-phase silica-based column
Hadad, G. M. & Mahmoud, W. M. M., 01.12.2011, In: Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies. 34, 20, p. 2516–2532 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Development and Testing of Water-Filled Tube Systems for Flood Protection Measures
Koppe, B. & Brinkmann, B., 12.2011, STRUCTURAL MEMBRANES 2011: V International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures. Onate, E., Kröplin, B. & Bletzinger, K.-U. (eds.). Barcelona: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), p. 319-329 11 p. (Structural Membranes 2011 - 5th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Eresus kollari (Araneae: Eresidae) calls for heathland management.
Krause, R. H., Buse, J., Matern, A., Schröder, B., Härdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: The Journal of Arachnology. 39, 3, p. 384–392 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gender mainstreaming and participative planning for sustainable land management
Evers, M. & Hofmeister, S., 12.2011, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 54, 10, p. 1315-1329 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Genetic erosion in habitat specialist shows need to protect large peat bogs
Drees, C., Zumstein, P., Buck-Dobrick, T., Härdtle, W., Matern, A., Meyer, H., Oheimb, G. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Conservation Genetics. 12, 6, p. 1651-1656 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scenarios for the Implementation of EU Waste Legislation at National Level and their Consequences for Emissions from Municipal Waste Incineration
Saner, D., Blumer, Y. B., Lang, D. & Koehler, A., 12.2011, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 57, p. 67-77 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Two high-mountain burnet moth species (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae) react differently to the global change drivers climate and land-use
Dieker, P., Drees, C. & Aßmann, T., 12.2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 12, p. 2810–2818 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Conservation: Limits of land sparing
Fischer, J., Batáry, P., Bawa, K. S., Brussaard, L., Chappell, M. J., Clough, Y., Daily, G. C., Dorrough, J., Hartel, T., Jackson, L. E., Klein, A. M., Kremen, C., Kuemmerle, T., Lindenmayer, D. B., Mooney, H. A., Perfecto, I., Philpott, S. M., Tscharntke, T., Vandermeer, J., Wanger, T. C. & von Wehrden, H., 04.11.2011, In: Science. 334, 6056, p. 593-594 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Utilities’ Business Models for Renewable Energy: Evidence from Germany
Richter, M., 03.11.2011, Conference Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress 2011: Policy Issues. Moshfegh, B. (ed.). Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, Vol. 10. p. 2385-2392 8 p. (Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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A Glance at the World
Sasu, S., Metzger, J., Kranert, M. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2011, In: Waste Management. 31, 11, p. 2361-2364 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research