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.
- 2007
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Die "Sustainable University" als informeller Lernkontext
Adomßent, M., Michelsen, G., Rieckmann, M. & Stoltenberg, U., 2007, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. 30, 4, p. 9-12 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Umwelt: Klima- und Umweltveränderungen während des Eiszeitalters
Zöller, L., Urban, B. & Hambach, U., 2007, Homo heidelbergensis: Schlüsselfund der Menschheitsgeschichte. Wagner, G. A. & Bechstädt, T. (eds.). Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag, p. 84-113 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Umweltinformationsgesetze der Länder im Vergleich
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2007, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 26, 10, p. 1119 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Ecological-economic viability as a criterion of strong sustainability under uncertainty
Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M. F., 2007, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 37 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 67).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Education for Sustainable Development Strategies in German Universities.
Adomßent, M. & Michelsen, G., 2007, From Cosmetic Reform to Meaningful Integration: Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutes. : The state of affairs in six European countries.. Wals, A. E. J. (ed.). AmsterdamResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Edukacja na rzecz zrównowazonego rozwoju jako regionalne przedsie̜wzie̜cie
Stoltenberg, U., 2007, Tradition und Innovation : Region und Bildung in einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Stoltenberg, U. & Emmermann, C. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 93-105 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Einflüsse der Land- und Wassernutzung auf das Niedrigwasser: Ermittlung durch Multivarianzanalyse
Wittenberg, H., 2007, Einfluss von Bewirtschaftung und Klima auf Wasser- und Stoffhaushalt von Gewässern: Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2007, 22./23. März 2007 an der Universität Rostock . Miegel, K. & Trübger, E.-R. (eds.). Rostock: Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall, p. 145-150 6 p. (Forum für Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung; vol. 20, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Ernährung, Bildung und Nachhaltigkeit: Konzeptionelle Überlegungen zu einer Nachhaltigen Ernährungsbildung
Fischer, D., 2007, In: Haushalt & Bildung. 84, 2, p. 13-21 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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"Es wird eng!": LandwirtInnen zwischen Aufbruch, Anpassung und Resignation
Mölders, T., 2007, Agrarpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert: Wahrnehmungen, Konflikte, Verständigungsbedarf. Feindt, P. H. & Lange, J. (eds.). Evangelische Akademie Loccum, p. 159-169 11 p. (Loccumer Protokolle; vol. 30, no. 07).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Foraging loads of stingless bees and utilisation of stored nectar for pollen harvesting
Leonhardt, S., Dworschak, K., Eltz, T. & Blüthgen, N., 2007, In: Apidologie. 38, 2, p. 125-135 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Freiwilligkeit und Zwang: Einführung in den Schwerpunkt
Plewig, H.-J., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für Jugendkriminalrecht und Jugendhilfe. 18, 4, p. 356-357 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Freundschaften und ihre Folgen
Salisch, M., 2007, Handbuch der Entwicklungspsychologie. Hasselhorn, M., Schneider, W. & Bengel, J. (eds.). Göttingen [u.a.]: Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, (Handbuch der Psychologie; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Gender Greenstreaming: Nachhaltig vielfältig dank der richtigen Brille
Thiem, A. & Fischer, K., 2007, In: Politische Ökologie. 104, Demografischer Wandel, p. 66-67 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Gender in die Bildung ! Für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Mayer, M. & Katz, C., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für Nachhaltigkeit. 6, p. 73-98 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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General studies: Förderung von Beschäftigungsfähigkeit, Gestaltungskompetenz und Persönlichkeitsbildung
Michelsen, G., 2007, Zukunft Bologna!?: Gender und Nachhaltigkeit als Leitideen für eine neue Hochschulkultur. Dudeck, A. & Jansen-Schulz, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 247-264 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Gesellschaftliches Lernen und Partizipation
Stoltenberg, U., 2007, Partizipation und Nachhaltigkeit – vom Leitbild zur Umsetzung. München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 96-105 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Gestaltungskompetenz durch Neue Medien? Die Rolle des Lernens mit Neuen Medien in der Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M., 2007, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 240 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer › peer-review
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Gestaltungskompetenz durch Neue Medien? Die Rolle des Lernens mit Neuen Medien in der Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Barth, M., 2007, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 218 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Globales Lernen in informellen Settings an Hochschulen
Rieckmann, M., 2007, In: ZEP - Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik. 30, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Handbuch Konstellationsanalyse: ein interdisziplinäres Brückenkonzept für die Nachhaltigkeits-, Technik- und Innovationsforschung
Schön, S., Kruse, S., Meister, M., Nölting, B. & Ohlhorst, D., 2007, München: oekom verlag GmbH. 165 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research