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.
- 2013
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La Fonction de Gestionnaire chez BP: Prise de Décision et responsabilités en haute mer
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Zvezdov, D., 2013, In: Revue Internationale De Cas En Gestion. 11, 2, 34 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education › peer-review
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Landscape heterogenity affects the functional diversity of grassland Lepidoptera
Perovic´, D., Virue´s, S. G., Börschig, C., Klein, A.-M., Krauss, J., Tscharntke, T. & Westphal, C., 2013, Building Bridges in Ecology – Linking Systems, Scales and Disciplines: Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Ökologie. Gesellschaft für Ökologie, p. 281 1 p. (Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Ökologie; no. 43).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Land sparing versus land sharing: moving forward
Fischer, J., Abson, D., Butsic, V., Chappell, M. J., Ekroos, J., Hanspach, J., Kuemmerle, T., Smith, H. G. & von Wehrden, H., 2013, ASPECTS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY 121: Rethinking Agricultural Systems in the UK. AAB, p. 105-107 3 p. (Aspects of Applied Biology).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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LED und Ressourcen - kleine Mengen, große Wirkung
Kümmerer, K., 2013, Schutz der Nacht - Lichtverschmutzung, Biodiversität und Nachtlandschaft: Grundlagen, Folgen, Handlungsansätze, Beispiele guter Praxis . Held, M., Hölker, F. & Jessel, B. (eds.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 101-104 4 p. (BfN-Skripten; vol. 336).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer › peer-review
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Leistungszielorientierung: Performance goal orientation
Job, V., Oettingen, G. & Sevincer, A. T., 2013, Dorsch Psychologisches Wörterbuch. Huber VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Life Cycle analysis
Braungart, M., Mulhall, D. & Hansen, K., 2013, Achieving Sustainability: Visions, Principles, and Practices. Rowe, D. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, Vol. 1.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Live-Bericht vom IKEA-Workshop 2006
Kalisch, C., 2013, Agenten des Nachhaltigkeitswandels: 10 Jahre unterwegs mit dem MBA Sustainability Management. Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, p. 61 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Transfer
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Management Control for Sustainability: Exploring patterns in Large European Firms
Crutzen, N., Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, EMAN-EU 2013 conference on Material Flow Cost Accounting: Conference Proceedings. Guenther, E. & Bergmann, A. (eds.). TU Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, p. 17-21 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Materialistischer Ökofeminismus: Mary Mellor
Hofmeister, S., 2013, Geschlechterverhältnisse & Nachhaltigkeit: Die Kategorie Geschlecht in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Hofmeister, S., Katz, C. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Opladen, Berlin, Toronto: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 104-108 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Mehr Partizipation wagen? Wirkungen und Potenziale einer intensiven Einbindung von Stakeholdern in Unternehmen
Windolph, S. E., Hörisch, J., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2013, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 21, 1-2, p. 119-126 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review