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.
- 2006
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Atmospheric concentrations and air-sea exchanges of nonylphenol, tertiary octylphenol and nonylphenol monoethoxylate in the North Sea
Xie, Z., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A., Ruck, W. & Lakaschus, S., 01.07.2006, In: Environmental Pollution. 142, 1, p. 170-180 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Specific SBR population behaviour as revealed by comparative dynamic simulation analysis of three full-scale municipal SBR wastewater treatment plants
Roenner-Holm, S. G. E., Mennerich, A. & Holm, N. C., 01.07.2006, In: Water Science and Technology. 54, 1, p. 71-80 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corporate Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence
Herzig, C., 23.06.2006, In: International Journal of Business Environment. 1, 1, p. 51-69 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrative Management of Sustainability Performance, Measurement and Reporting
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 19.06.2006, In: International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation. 3, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nonylphenol polyethoxylate degradation by means of electrocoagulation and electrochemical Fenton
Martins, A. F., Wilde, M. L., Vasconcelos, T. G. & Henriques, D. M., 15.06.2006, In: Separation and Purification Technology. 50, 2, p. 249-255 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of estrogenic activity in coastal surface waters of the Baltic Sea using the yeast estrogen screen
Beck, I. C., Bruhn, R. & Gandrass, J., 01.06.2006, In: Chemosphere. 63, 11, p. 1870-1878 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biogeographical patterns in the diet of the wildcat, Felis silvestris Schreber, in Eurasia: Factors affecting the trophic diversity
Lozano Mendoza, J., Moleón, M. & Virgós, E., 01.06.2006, In: Journal of Biogeography. 33, 6, p. 1076-1085 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gesundheitsfördernde Hochschulen
Rieckmann, M., 01.06.2006, In: GAIA. 15, 2, p. 151-153 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Sprache schafft Wirklichkeiten: Metaphernreflexion in der umweltwissenschaftlichen Bildung
Bösch, N., 10.05.2006, In: Journal of Social Science Education. 2, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Direct comparison of capillary electrophoresis and capillary liquid chromatography hyphenated to collision-cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the investigation of Cd-, Cu- and Zn-containing metalloproteins
Montes-Bayon, M., Pröfrock, D., Sanz-Medel, A. & Prange, A., 05.05.2006, In: Journal of Chromatography A. 1114, 1, p. 138-144 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Vegetation responses to environmental conditions in floodplain grasslands: prerequisites for preserving plant species diversity
Härdtle, W., Redecker, B., Aßmann, T. & Meyer, H., 02.05.2006, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 7, 3, p. 280-288 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gibt es ein Wirtschaften jenseits von Wachstum? sozial-ökologische Perspektiven auf eine (re)produktive Ökonomie
Hofmeister, S. & Scurrell, B., 01.05.2006, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 21, 2, p. 20-21 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Objektivierung von Naturschutzbewertungen - Das Beispiel Roter Listen von Pflanzengesellschaften
Timmermann, T., Dengler, J., Abdank, A. & Berg, C., 01.05.2006, In: Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung. 38, 5, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Species diversity and species composition of epiphytic bryophytes and lichens: a comparison of managed and unmanaged beech forests in NE Germany
Friedel, A., Oheimb, G., Dengler, J. & Härdtle, W., 01.05.2006, In: Feddes Repertorium. 117, 1/2, p. 172-185 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Time course of exhaled hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide during chemotherapy
Wewel, A. R., Crusius, J. A. M., Gatzemeier, U., Heckmayr, M., Becher, G., Magnussen, H., Jorres, R. A. & Holz, O., 01.05.2006, In: European Respiratory Journal. 27, 5, p. 1033-1039 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Development and validation of a method for the determination of trace alkylphenols and phthalates in the atmosphere
Xie, Z., Selzer, J., Ebinghaus, R., Caba, A. & Ruck, W., 21.04.2006, In: Analytica Chimica Acta. 565, 2, p. 198-207 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A fast sequential injection analysis system for the simultaneous determination of ammonia and phosphate
Frank, C., Schroeder, F., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 04.2006, In: Microchimica acta. 154, 1-2, p. 31-38 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Permeable reactive barriers for manufactured gas plants and related sites: Performances achieved and outlook
Birke, V., Burmeier, H., Niederbacher, P., Jefferis, S., Gaboriau, H., Touzé, S. & Chartier, R., 04.2006, In: Land Contamination and Reclamation. 14, 2, p. 634 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
Lückmann, J. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2006, In: Journal of Natural History. 39, 48, p. 4101-4125 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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What attracts children?
Salisch, M., Oppl, C. & Kristen, A., 28.03.2006, Playing video games: Motives, responses, and consequences. Vorderer, P. & Bryant, J. (eds.). Mahwah, NJ [u.a.]: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, p. 170-189 20 p. (LEA's communication series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research