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.
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Sozio-Controlling im Unternehmen: das Management erfolgsrelevanter sozial-gesellschaftlicher Themen in der Praxis
Dubielzig, F., 12.03.2009, 1. Aufl. ed. Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag. 363 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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A modified epitope identified for generation and monitoring of PSA-specific T cells in patients on early phases of PSA-based immunotherapeutic protocols
Lundberg, K., Roos, A.-K., Pavlenko, M., Leder, C., Wehrum, D., Guevara-Patiño, J., Andersen, R. S. & Pisa, P., 04.03.2009, In: Vaccine. 27, 10, p. 1557-1565 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionäres Management für den ewigen Frühling
Möller, A., 01.03.2009, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 24, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Palaeoecological analysis of a Late Quaternary sediment profile in northern Oman
Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 01.03.2009, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 73, 3, p. 296-305 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental management accounting for cleaner production: The case of a Philippine rice mill
Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production: The Case of a Philippine Rice Mill
Burritt, R., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrated assessment of bioelectricity technology options
Thornley, P., Upham, P., Huang, Y., Rezvani, S., Brammer, J. & Rogers, J., 03.2009, In: Energy Policy. 37, 3, p. 890-903 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimal dynamic scale and structure of a multi-pollution economy
Baumgärtner, S., Jöst, F. & Winkler, R., 15.02.2009, In: Ecological Economics. 68, 4, p. 1226-1238 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Selection harvest in temperate deciduous forests: impact on herb layer richness and composition
Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 01.02.2009, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 18, 2, p. 271-287 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Determination of the construction and the material identity values of outside building components with the help of in-situ measuring procedures and FEM-simulation calculations
Beißner, E. & Eilering, S., 02.2009, In: Bautechnik. 86, 2, p. 94-98 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shifts in N and P Budgets of Heathland Ecosystems: Effects of Management and Atmospheric Inputs
Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Gerke, A.-K., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Meyer, H., 02.2009, In: Ecosystems. 12, 2, p. 298-310 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Timm, A., Buse, J., Dayan, T., Härdtle, W., Levanony, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2009, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 47, 1, p. 93-104 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Consumerist lifestyles in the context of globalization: investigating scenarios of homogenization, diversification and hybridization
Kuhn, K., 01.01.2009, The new middle classes: globalizing lifestyles, consumerism and environmental concern. Lange, H. & Meier, L. (eds.). Dordrecht [u.a.]: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 49-64 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Elbe DSS: a planning support system for strategic river basin planning
Hahn, B. M., Kofalk, S., Kok, J.-L., Berlekamp, J. & Evers, M., 01.01.2009, Planning support systems: best practice and new methods. Geertman, S. & Stillwell, J. (eds.). [Dordrecht]: Springer, p. 113-136 24 p. (GeoJournal Library; vol. 95).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Natures running wild: a social-ecological perspective on wilderness
Hofmeister, S., 01.2009, In: Nature and Culture. 4, 3, p. 293-315 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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20 Jahre - 20 Fragen - 20 Persönlichkeiten
Sanden, J., 2009, Handbuch Altlastensanierung und Flächenmanagement: 20 Jahre - 20 Fragen - 20 Persönlichkeiten. Franzius, D. V., Altenbockum, M. & Gerold, D. T. (eds.). Heidelberg, p. 139-147 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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25 Jahre Conservation Reserve Program der USA: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven für die europäische Agrarumweltpolitik
Groth, M., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 32, 4, p. 447 - 468 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Accounting Information and the Accounting Function in Sustainability Management: Case Studies with Pioneers in Germany and the UK
Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2009, Book of proceedings from the 5th International Conference Environmental Accounting - Sustainable Development Indicators 2009, 5th EA-SDI International Conference, EMAN, Environmental Management Accounting Network, April 23 - 24, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Aktuelle Ansätze zur Modellierung der Auswirkungen von Klimaveränderungen auf die biologische Vielfalt
Kühn, I., Vohland, K., Badeck, F., Hanspach, J., Pompe, S. & Klotz, S., 2009, In: Natur und Landschaft. 84, 1, p. 8-12 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ambient Intelligence and Knowledge Processing in Distributed Autonomous AAL-Components: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction
Welge, R., Faasch, H. & Bollow, E., 2009, Universal access inhuman-computer interaction: Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments - 5th International Conference, UAHCI 2009 - Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings. Stephanidis, C. (ed.). 2 ed. Springer, Vol. 5615. p. 258-266 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 5615 LNCS, no. PART 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review