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. 2010
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    Kinder gestalten Zukunft – Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Chancen und Möglichkeiten im Kindertagesstätten-Alltag

    Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Dokumentation zur Fachtagung „Hier spielt die Zukunft. Kindergärten als Bildungsorte für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Kruppa, E. (ed.). Leuchtpol, Vol. 1. p. 8-14 7 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e.V.)(Leuchtpol Bibliothek Sonderedition; no. 1).

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

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    Kläranlagen als Quelle für polyfluorierte Verbindungen in der Atmosphäre

    Vierke, L., Ahrens, L., Shoeib, M., Harner, T., Palm, W.-U. & Ebinghaus, R., 2010, In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung. 22, 4, p. 328-329 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Kleine Menschen mit großen Gefühlen: Entwicklung der emotionalen Kommunikation in der frühen Kindheit

    von Salisch, M., 2010, Kinder brauchen Kinder: Gleichaltrige-Gruppe-Gemeinschaft. Hammes-Di Bernardo, E. & Speck-Hamdan , A. (eds.). Weimar: verlag das netz, p. 36-44 9 p. (pfv Jahrbuch 2010).

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

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    Knowledge and social learning for sustainable development

    Siebenhüner, B. & Heinrichs, H., 2010, Environmental Sociology : European perspectives and interdisciplinary challenges. Gross, M. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer, p. 185-199 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Konfliktbelastungen im Amateurfußball

    Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Konfliktmanagement im Fußball. Ribler, A. & Pulter, A. (eds.). Frankfurt: Hessischer Fußball-Verband, p. 47-54 8 p.

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

  7. Published

    "Konfrontative Pädagogik"

    Plewig, H.-J., 2010, Handbuch Jugendkriminalität: Kriminologie und Sozialpädagogik im Dialog. Dollinger, B. & Schmidt-Semisch, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 427-439 13 p.

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

  8. Published

    "Konfrontative Pädagogik"

    Plewig, H.-J., 2010, "Unkulturen" in Bildung und Erziehung. Dörr, M. & Herz, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 151-168 18 p.

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

  9. Published

    Kooperative Bearbeitung von Wertkonflikten im Küstenschutz

    Striegnitz, M., 2010, Umwelt- und Technikkonflikte. Feindt, P. H. & Saretzki, T. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 297-316 20 p.

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

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    Kultur als Dimension eines Bildungskonzepts für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Wechselspiele: Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit. Annährungen an ein Spannungsfeld. Parodi, O., Banse, G. & Schaffer, A. (eds.). Berlin: edition sigma, p. 293-312 20 p. (Global zukunftsfähige Entwicklung; vol. 15).

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