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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    Von der Herausforderung das Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit zu kommunizieren

    Michelsen, G., 2009, Brot und Fisch: Leben für die Ostsee. Heling, A. (ed.). Hamburg-Schenefeld: EB-Verlag, p. 172-183 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Warum werden so wenige Waldpflanzenarten vom Schalenwild ausgebreitet?

    Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W. U., Schmidt, M., Heinken, T. & Ellenberg, H., 2009, In: Forstarchiv. 80, 5, p. 215-221 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Was macht zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften aus? die Neuerfindung des Ökonomischen

    Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2009, Gemeinwesen gestalten - Lernen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Europäischen Masterstudiengang „Gemeinwesensentwicklung, Quartiermanagement und Lokale Ökonomie“ an der Hochschule München" (ed.). Neu-Ulm: Verein zur Förderung der sozialpolitischen Arbeit, p. 77-104 28 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Weitere Vereinfachung des Abfallrechts

    Schomerus, T. & Versteyl, L.-A., 2009, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 453 p. (UBA-FB; vol. 01,322).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    What is sustainability economics?

    Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 11 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 138).

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    Wie Nachhaltigkeit den Unternehmenserfolg steigert

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2009, In: IO new management. 78, 9, p. 12-15 4 p.

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    Wirkungen des EU-Emissionshandels als ökonomisches Instrument der Umweltpolitik auf das betriebliche Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

    Hesselbarth, C., 2009, Aachen: Shaker Verlag. 547 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Wirkung verschiedener Managementverfahren auf den N- und P-Haushalt von Heideökosystemen und die Ernährungssituation von Calluna vulgaris

    Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Fottner, S., Niemeyer, M. & Niemeyer, T., 2009, Offenlandmanagement außerhalb landwirtschaftlicher Nutzflächen: Referate und Ergebnisse der gleichnamigen Fachtagung an der Internationalen Naturschutzakademie Insel Vilm vom 23. bis 26. Juni 2008 . Fink, P. (ed.). Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, p. 223-228 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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    Wo kommt unser Spielzeug her? Herstellungsbedingungen von Spielzeug als Bildungsanlass im Sachunterricht

    Gottmann, T. & Wagner, B., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 30-35 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    World in Transition: Sustainability Perspectives for Higher Education

    Adomßent, M. (Editor), Beringer, A. (Editor) & Barth, M. (Editor), 2009, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 245 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Zukünftiges Engagement der Studierendeninitiative Greening the University - wie es weiter geht

    Löw Beer, D. & Keul, L., 2009, Greening the University - Perspektiven für eine nachhaltige Hochschule. S. G. T. U. E. V. (ed.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 144-147 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Zur Notwendigkeit einer Novellierung der Regelungen zur Transport und Vermittlergenehmigung nach §§ 49-51 KrW-/AbfG

    Schomerus, T., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 3, p. 98-105 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Zur Notwendigkeit einer Novellierung der Regelung über die Entsorgungsfachbetriebe in § 52 KrW-/AbfG

    Schomerus, T., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 4, p. 174-182 9 p.

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    Zur Novellierung des Hamburgischen Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes

    Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2009, In: NordÖR. 12, 7/8, p. 285-291 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch