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.

  1. 2005
  2. Published

    T-Shirts auf dem Campus: neue Methode der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation an der Uni

    Stoltenberg, U., 2005, In: Umwelt & Bildung. 7, 3, p. 18-20 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    Tsunami: Entstehung, Ausbreitung und Auswirkungen

    Amelung, U., 2005, 33 p. ( Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsberichte des ZWW zur Sonntagsvorlesung)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  4. Published

    Un progetto di ricerca e sviluppo come punto di partenza per lo sviluppo sostenibile

    Stoltenberg, U. & Muraca, B., 2005, La Sostenibilità si può fare: la "vetrina per uno sviluppo sostenibile": un progetto innovativo per la comunicazione e lo sviluppo della sostenibilità. Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 214-216 3 p.

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

  5. Published
  6. Published

    Verständigung als Basis inter- und transdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit

    Godemann, J., 2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 85-95 11 p.

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

  7. Published

    Versuche nachhaltiger Regionalentwicklung: Blockaden und Perspektiven in der Region Dessau-Wittenberg-Bitterfeld

    Mölders, T. & Scurrell, B., 2005, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Werkstattberichte Umweltstrategien; vol. 2).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile]

    Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2005, Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 142 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  9. Published

    Von Kaffeebohnen, Maulbeerbäumen und Reismühlen: ein Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekt in Südostasien

    Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 2005, In: Campus Courier. 3

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Transfer

  10. Published

    Waldwirtschaft: Genderaspekte eines kulturell männlichen Gestaltungsfeldes

    Katz, C., 2005, Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz, Frauenpolitik und Gender Mainstreaming für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Werkstattgespräch am 30. November 2005 im Rathaus Duisburg. Freer, D. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Frauenbüros, Gleichstellungsstellen NRW, p. 16 1 p.

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

  11. Published

    Waldwissen aus Genderperspektive: Forschungsprojekt gestartet

    Katz, C. & Hehn, M., 2005, In: AFZ, der Wald. 19, p. 1032 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  12. Published

    War of the Gangs

    Puchalla, D., 2005, Berlin: Langenscheidt ELT. 127 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  13. Published

    Wirtschaftsrecht und Mediation: Festschrift für Walther Gottwald

    Herrmann, M. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2005, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 133 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht ; vol. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  14. Published

    Zum Verhältnis von interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit und Kompetenz

    Godemann, J., 2005, Gemeinsam Forschen - gemeinsam lernen: Wissen, Bildung und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Radits, F. (ed.). Innsbruck [u.a.]: Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 123-132 10 p.

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

  15. Published

    Zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie über die Strategische Umweltprüfung in das deutsche Recht

    Busse, J. & Schomerus, T., 2005, In: NordÖR. 8, p. 398 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  16. 2004
  17. Published

    Determination of herbicides in stemflow and throughfall of beeches (Fagus sylvatica L.) and in rainfall

    Bernhardt, A. & Ruck, W., 01.12.2004, In: Chemosphere. 57, 10, p. 1563-1570 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Comparison of PSA-specific CD8+ CTL responses and antitumor immunity generated by plasmid DNA vaccines encoding PSA-HSP chimeric proteins

    Pavlenko, M., Roos, A.-K., Leder, C., Hansson, L. O., Kiessling, R., Levitskaya, E. & Pisa, P., 12.2004, In: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy . 53, 12, p. 1085-1092 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products within the European Union

    Meynecke, J. O., 12.2004, In: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality. 78, 3, p. 157-160 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Stadtwildnis - Konzepte, Projekte und Perspektiven

    Diemer, M., Held, M. & Hofmeister, S., 01.11.2004, In: GAIA. 13, 4, p. 262-270 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  21. Published

    Methoden transdisziplinärer Forschung und Lehre: ein zusammenfassender Überblick

    Dubielzig, F. & Schaltegger, S., 11.2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 27 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  22. Published

    Seehäfen - Planung und Entwurf von Terminals

    Brinkmann, B., 11.2004, Rostock: Universität Rostock. 524 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

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Publications

  1. Combating Climate Change through Organisational Innovation
  2. Economic Analysis for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment
  3. Measuring Young Consumers’ Sustainable Consumption Behavior
  4. Skalenhandbuch Drei-Länder-Studie (DLS) 1978/79 von Helmut Fend
  5. Vegetation der Stromtalwiesen im niedersächsischen Elbetal
  6. Klimawandel kostet die deutsche Volkswirtschaft Milliarden
  7. Lernprozesse im Umgang mit der Gender-Dimension in der SÖF
  8. Determinants in the online distribution of digital content
  9. Die Neuwahl zur Hamburger Bürgerschaft vom 29. Februar 2004
  10. PRBs for remediation of PAHs, BTEX and related contaminants
  11. Teachers' beliefs and goals concerning inquiry-based science
  12. Gesundheitsarbeit in der Sozialpädagogischen Familienhilfe
  13. Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb
  14. The selfie and the slut bodies, technology and public shame
  15. Differences in the sophistication of Value-based Management
  16. Impactos do engajamento das empresas com seus stakeholders
  17. Methoden zur Evaluation der Nachhaltigkeit von Unternehmen
  18. Stabilisierung durch Implementieren, Sichern und Evaluieren
  19. Homelessness, Housing Crisis and Solutions Made by Citizens
  20. Closed-Loop Supply Chain Management - Eine Simulationsstudie
  21. Education for Sustainable Development – European Approaches
  22. Außervertragliche Haftung der EG, Verjährung des Anspruchs
  23. Rechtliche Instrumente zur Verbesserung der Energienutzung
  24. On the Appropriate Methodologies for Data Science Projects
  25. Health and work-life balance across types of work schedules
  26. Postkolonialismus: Ich helfe, du hilfst, ... ihnen wird geholfen
  27. Globale Textkohäsion zur Förderung des Textverständnisses
  28. Qualitätsentwicklung im Berufsalltag der ambulanten Pflege
  29. Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production
  30. Die Grenzen des Rechts im Schutz vor sexueller Belästigung
  31. The Artists’ Critique on Crowdfunding and Online Gift-Giving
  32. Subjektive Theorien von Musikerinnen und Musikern zum Üben