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.
- 2008
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Klimaneutrale Universität: studentischer Ergebnisbericht des Projektseminars "Klimaneutrale Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Planung (KLIMA 2)" im Wintersemester 2007/2008
Beyer, M., Freund, E. K., Grün, N., Langer, V., Kilburg, M., Kirchgeorg, T., Reuter, R., Schmitt, D., Wiese, A., Winterstein, M. & Wüstenberg, L., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 85 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Klimaschutz und Monitoring in der strategischen Umweltprüfung: Offshore-Windenergienutzung in der ausschließlichen Wirtschaftszone
Schomerus, T. (Editor) & Runge, K. (Editor), 2008, Berlin: Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft . 319 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Knowledge production and distribution of higher education institutions in the sway of global development trends
Adomßent, M., 2008, Wissen als Begleiter!?: das Individuum als lebenslanger Lerner. Herwig, R., Uhlig, J. & Küstner, J. (eds.). Münster, Westf: LIT Verlag, p. 153-174 22 p. (Diagonal denken; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Koloniale Spuren in Oldenburg
Golly, N., 2008, Deplatziert !: Interventionen postkolonialer Kritik. Golly, N. & Cohrs, S. (eds.). Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin, p. 262-286Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kommunikation von Nachhaltigkeit in den Printmedien: eine Printmedienanalyse des Dossiers "Anders Wirtschaften: Gewinn statt Profit" der Frankfurter Rundschau
Lüdecke, G., 2008, Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. 128 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Kompetenzen & Hochschulbildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M. & Busch, A., 2008, Internationaler Masterstudiengang 'Sustainable Development and Management': Band1: Handbuch für den Masterstudiengang. Michelsen, G., Barkin, D. & Rieckmann, M. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 245-262 18 p. (Innovationen in den Hochschulen - Nachhaltige Entwicklung).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kompetenzen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Michelsen, G., 2008, Naturschutz und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Fokus: Lebenslanges Lernen: Ergebnisse des F+E-Vorhabens "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) - Positionierung des Naturschutzes" . Lucker, T. & Kölsch, O. (eds.). Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 45-57 13 p. (Naturschutz und biologische Vielfalt; vol. 50).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Können Managementmaßnahmen zu Nährstoffungleichgewichten in Heideökosystemen führen?
Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Fottner, S., Niemeyer, M. & Niemeyer, T., 2008, Flora, Vegetation und Naturschutz zwischen Schleswig-Holstein und Südamerika: Festschrift für Klaus Dierßen zum 60. Geburtstag. Dengler, J. (ed.). Kiel: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Geobotanik in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg e. V., p. 509-526 18 p. (Mitteilungen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Geobotanik in Schleswig-Holstein und Hamburg; vol. 65).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Kriminalpädagogische Schülergremien": die Rolle Gleichaltriger im Jugendstrafrecht aus devianzpädagogischer und kriminalpolitischer Sicht
Plewig, H.-J., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Jugendkriminalrecht und Jugendhilfe. 19, 3, p. 237-245 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Kulturelle Lernorte für Schulklassen: Bedeutung, Chancen und Möglichkeiten
Hallmann, K., 2008, Schule außerhalb der Schule. Burk, K., Rauterberg, M. & Schönknecht, G. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Arbeitskreis Grundschule des Grundschulverbands e.V., p. 306-317 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lagging behind in CSR? Japanese Companies on their Way to Corporate Sustainability Management
Schock, M., 2008, In: Japan aktuell. 16, 4, p. 67-86 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landwirtschaft und Agrarpolitik im Wandel: Konflikte und Kontroversen in der Wahrnehmung von Landwirtinnen und Landwirten
Mölders, T., 2008, Nachhaltige Agrarpolitik als reflexive Politik: Plädoyer für einen neuen Diskurs zwischen Politik und Wissenschaft. Feindt, P. H., Gottschick, M., Mölders, T., Müller, F., Sodtke, R. & Weiland, S. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 157-180 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lehrerinnen, Umwelt, Bildungsprozesse. Ergebnisse einer Studie und Konsequenzen für Lehrerbildung
Godemann, J., Michelsen, G. & Stoltenberg, U., 2008, In: Sozialwissenschaftlicher Fachinformationsdienst. 1, p. 9-36 28 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Lob der Vielfalt
Altner, G., Leitschuh, H., Michelsen, G., Simonis, U. E. & Weizsäcker, E. U. V., 2008, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag. 248 p. (Jahrbuch Ökologie ...)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Low species diversity in beech forest: a myth
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Schröder, E. & Ssymank, A., 2008, Beech Forests - a German contribution to the global forest biodiversity. Knapp, H. D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 25-32 8 p. (BfN-Skripten / Bundesamt für Naturschutz ; vol. 233).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Management von Stakeholderbeziehungen mit dem EFQM-Modell: Untersuchung im Rahmen der Erarbeitung einer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der ABB Deutschland.
Albrecht, D., 2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 93 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Managing increasing environmental risks through agro-biodiversity and agri-environmental policies
Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M. F., 2008, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 80).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Medialization of science as a prerequisite of its legitimization and political relevance
Peters, H. P., Heinrichs, H., Jung, A., Kallfass, M. & Petersen, I., 2008, Communicating Science in Social Contexts: New Models, New Practices. Cheng, D., Claessens, M., Gascoigne, T., Metcalfe, J., Schiele, B. & Shi, S. (eds.). Dodrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 71-92 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Mediatisierte Politikgestaltung? Medien, Expertise und politische Entscheidungsprozesse in wissenschaftsbasierten Themenfeldern
Heinrichs, H. & Petersen, I., 2008, Medienorientierung biomedizinischer Forscher im internationalen Vergleich: die Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft & Journalismus und ihre politische Relevanz. Peters, H. P. (ed.). Jülich: Forschungszentrum Jülich , p. 195-278 84 p. (Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich / Reihe Gesundheit; vol. 18).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Meeting the Future: Zehnjahrestagung des Doktoranden-Netzwerks Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S., 2008, Corporate Social Responsibility: Trend oder Modeerscheinung?. Müller, M. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 13-16 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research