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.

Topics

Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2013
  2. Published

    Bodenentwicklungen und Bodenbelastungen der Mäanderschleife Wehninger Werder an der niedersächsischen Mittelelbe

    Krüger, F., Weniger, T. & Urban, B., 2013, Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V.. Härdtle, W. & Prüter, J. (eds.). Lüneburg: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V., p. 97-108 12 p. (Jahrbuch des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg; no. 45).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Business Cases for Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2013, Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Idowu, S. O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L. & Das Gupta, A. (eds.). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer, Vol. 1. p. 245-252 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  4. Published

    Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Energy: How German Municipal Utilities Invest in Offshore Wind Energy

    Richter, M., 2013, In: International Journal of Technology Management. 63, 1/2, p. 24-50 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Caring for natures? Naturschutz aus der Perspektive des Vorsorgenden Wirtschaftens.

    Hofmeister, S. & Mölders, T., 2013, Wege Vorsorgenden Wirtschaftens. Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften, N. (ed.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 85-114 29 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Carry on the Distribution of Power: Federalism in Germany

    Laws, N., 2013, O Federalista Atual: Teoria do Federalismo. Ramos, D. T. (ed.). Belo Horizonte: Arraes Editores, p. 501-521 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in Germany

    Heinrichs, H., Laws, N. & Riedel, H., 2013, Winning Strategies for a Sustainable Future: Reinhard Mohn Prize 2013. Gütersloh: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 39-52 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

  8. Published

    Chronometric and relative dating of the Middle Pleistocene sequence of Schöningen

    Richter, D. & Urban, B., 2013, 3rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of human evolution (ESHE). European Society for the Study of Human Evolution, p. 184 1 p. (Proceedings of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution; vol. 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Climate change: An amplifier of existing health risks in developing countries

    Huynen, M. M. T. E., Martens, P. & Akin, S-M., 2013, In: Environment, Development and Sustainability. 15, 6, p. 1425-1442 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Climate change and environmental hazards related to shipping: An international legal framework; Proceedings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011

    Koch, H-J. (ed.), König, D. (ed.), Sanden, J. (ed.) & Verheyen, R. (ed.), 2013, Leiden; Boston: Martinus Nijhoff. 276 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Combating Climate Change through Organisational Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of Internal Emission Trading Schemes

    Hörisch, J., 2013, In: Corporate Governance. 13, 5, p. 569-582 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review