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.
- 2011
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Kein totes Pferd reiten ! Vier Plädoyers zur Erforschung von Mensch-Natur-Verhältnissen
Katz, C., 2011, Natur und Gesellschaft: Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Regulation und Gestaltung einer Wechselbeziehung. Kruse, S. & Baerlocher, B. (eds.). Basel: edition gesowip, p. 255-280 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kita 21 - Die Zukunftsgestalter: Mit Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Gegenwart und Zukunft gestalten
Stoltenberg, U. (Editor) & Thielebein-Pohl, R. (Editor), 2011, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 160 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Kläranlagen als Quelle für polyfluorierte Verbindungen in der Atmosphäre
Vierke, L., Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Harner, T., Palm, W.-U. & Ebinghaus, R., 2011, In: Mitteilungen der Fachgruppe Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. 17, 1, p. 4-7 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Klimabedingte Änderungen im Wirtschaftssektor Tourismus
Heinrichs, H. & Bartels, C. (Contributor), 2011, Klimabericht für die Metropolregion Hamburg. von Storch, H. & Claussen, M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 197-210 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Klimabedingte Änderungen in terrestrischen und semi-terrestrischen Ökosystemen
Jensen, K., Härdtle, W., Meyer-Grünefeldt, M., Pfeiffer, E.-M., Reisdorff, C., Schmidt, K., Schmidt, S., Schrautzer, J. & Oheimb, G., 2011, Klimabericht für die Metropolregion Hamburg. von Storch, H. & Claussen, M. (eds.). Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer, p. 143-176 34 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Konzept zur Kommunikation von Lebenszykluskosten im Handel
Rüdenauer, I., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 113 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Landscape factors affecting Parakeet damage to sunflower fields in Israel
Schäckermann, J., Mandelik, Y. & Klein, A.-M., 2011, Book of abstracts: 41st annual meeting "Ecololgical Functions, Patters, Processes", University of Oldenburg, 5- 9 September 2011. Minden, V. (ed.). Oldenburg: Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 111 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 41).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Landschaft und Gesellschaft. Räumliches Denken im Visier: Eisel, Ulrich
Hofmeister, S., 2011, In: PlanerIn. Fachzeitschrift für Stadt-, Regional- und Landesplanung. . 1/11, p. 59 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Leuchtpol aus Sicht der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung – ein Zwischenstand
Stoltenberg, U., Benoist, B., Kosler, T. & Moths, K., 2011, Lüneburg: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung - Bundesverband , 31 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e. V.; vol. 20)(Sonderedition Leuchtpol Bibliothek; vol. 5).Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Life Cycle and Supply Chain Information in Environmental Management Accounting: A Coffee Case Study
Viere, T., von Enden, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Environmental Management Accounting and Supply Chain Management. Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S., Bennett, M., Pohjola, T. & Csutora, M. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 23-40 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Lokale Konflikte um Agro-Gentechnik als Folge von Entscheidungen zwischen Freiheit und Zwang
Friedrich, B., 2011, Entscheidungen mit Umweltfolgen zwischen Freiheit und Zwang: Tagungsband der 7. Tagung der Nachwuchsgruppe Umweltsoziologie (NGU). Faber, F., Jay, M., Reinecke, S. & Westermayer, T. (eds.). Freiburg: Institut für Forstökonomie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, p. 17-26 10 p. (Arbeitsbericht / Institut für Forstökonomie der Universität Freiburg; no. 55-2011).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Management klimarelevanter Reportinginformationen: Eine explorative Untersuchung in deutschen Unternehmen
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Controlling & Management. 55, 2, p. 92-96 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Managing Supplier Requirements with HSE Accounting: The Case of the Mechanical Engineering Company Bisma Jaya, Indonesia
Schaltegger, S. & Herzig, C., 2011, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 5, 1/2, p. 82-105 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mastering the Energy Transition: A Review on Utilities' Business Models for Renewable Energies
Richter, M., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 32 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Measuring Environmental Sustainability: Concepts, Guidelines & Perspectives
Hörisch, J., 2011, 1 ed. München: Akademische Verlagsgemeinschaft . 136 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Methodenkombination in der Forschung zu nachhaltigem Konsum: Herangehensweisen, Herausforderungen und Mehrwert
Jäger-Erben, M., Schäfer, M., Dalichau, D., Dehmel, C., Götz, K., Fischer, D., Homburg, A., Schulz, M. & Zundel, S., 2011, Wesen und Wege nachhaltigen Konsums: Ergebnisse aus dem Themenschwerpunkt "Vom Wissen zum Handeln - Neue Wege zum nachhaltigen Konsum". Defila, R., DiGiulio, A. & Kaufmann-Hayoz, R. (eds.). oekom verlag GmbH, p. 157–175 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Mit dem kulturellen Blick auf den Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Holz, V. & Stoltenberg, U., 2011, Die unsichtbare Dimension: Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung im kulturellen Prozess. Sorgo, G. (ed.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 15-34 20 p. (Forum Exkurse; no. 08).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Modellierung der Auswirkungen von Offshore Windenergieanlagen auf die Abiotik in der Nordsee
Ahrendt, K. & Schmidt, A., 2011, Forschung für ein Integriertes Küstenzonenmanagement: Fallbeispiele Odermündungsregion und Offshore-Windkraft in der Nordsee. Kannen, A., Schernewski, G., Krämer, I., Lange, M., Janßen, H. & Stybel, N. (eds.). Rostock: EUCC – Die Küsten Union Deutschland e.V., p. 45-57 13 p. (Coastline reports; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Steuerung gesellschaftlicher Naturverhältnisse: Über die Bedeutung von Natur-, Ökonomie- und Politikverständnissen für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T., 2011, Natur und Gesellschaft: Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf die Regulation und Gestaltung einer Wechselbeziehung. Kruse, S. & Baerlocher, B. (eds.). edition gesowip, p. 189-225 37 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltige Entwicklung durch gesellschaftliche Partizipation und Kooperation? – eine kritische Revision zentraler Theorien und Konzepte
Newig, J., Kuhn, K. & Heinrichs, H., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft: Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 27-45 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research