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.
- 2007
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Mythos Artenarmut: Biodiversität von Buchenwäldern
Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Schröder, E. & Ssymank, A., 2007, In: Natur und Landschaft. 82, 9/10, p. 401-406 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Hochschullehre: Herausforderungen, Chancen und Erfahrungen
Barth, M., Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G., 2007, Neues Handbuch Hochschullehre: Lehren und Lernen effizient gestalten. Berendt, B., Voss, H.-P. & Wildt, J. (eds.). Stuttgart [u.a.]: Verlag Dr. Josef Raabe, p. 1-22 22 p. (Neues Handbuch Hochschullehre ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Region als Herausforderung für Universitäten
Michelsen, G., 2007, Tradition und Innovation: Region und Bildung in einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Stoltenberg, U. (ed.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 16-32 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit lehren und lernen: Ansätze und Erfahrungen
Michelsen, G., 2007, Allgemeine Ökologie: Innovationen in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft : Festschrift für Ruth Kaufmann-Hayoz . Di Giulio, A., Defila, R., Hammer, T. & Bruppacher, S. (eds.). Bern [u.a.]: Haupt Verlag, p. 249-266 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung von Unternehmen
Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 2 ed. München: Oekom Verlag, p. 579-593 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Verständnis, Entwicklung, Perspektiven
Michelsen, G., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). 2 ed. München: Oekom Verlag, p. 25-41 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in Unternehmen: von der Idee zur Praxis: Managementansätze zur Umsetzung von Corporate Social Responsibility und Corporate Sustainability
Schaltegger, S., Herzig, C., Kleiber, O., Klinke, T. & Müller, J., 2007, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 188 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Naturbilder, von der Vorstellung zum Handeln
Weiland, S. & Mölders, T., 2007, Agrarpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert: Wahrnehmungen, Konflikte, Verständigungsbedarf. Feindt, P. H. & Lange, J. (eds.). p. 203-212 10 p. (Loccumer Protokolle; vol. 30, no. 07).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Naturschutzfachliche und naturschutzrechtliche Anforderungen im Gefolge der Ausdehnung des Raumordnungsregimes auf die deutsche ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone
Herberg, A., Köppel, J., Nebelsiek, R., Runge, K., Wende, W. & Wolf, R., 2007, Berlin: Förderverein des Fachgebiets Landschaftsplanung, Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Naturschutz in Deutschland: Ziele, Herausforderungen, Lösungen
Schreiner, J., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 387-396 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research