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.
- 2004
- Published
Zur Nährstoff- und Vegetationsdynamik von Heide-Ökosystemen: Grundlagen und Forschungskonzeption
Härdtle, W., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 62-64 3 p. (NNA Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
- 2003
- Published
Applying the principles of green engineering to cradle-to-cradle design
McDonough, W., Anastas, P. T., Zimmerman, J. B. & Braungart, M., 01.12.2003, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 37, 23, p. 434A-441A 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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New descriptions and typifications of syntaxa within the project 'Plant communities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and their vulnerability' - Part I
Dengler, J., Berg, C., Eisenberg, M., Isermann, M., Jansen, F., Koska, I., Löbel, S., Manthey, M., Päzolt, J., Spangenberg, A., Timmermann, T. & Wollert, H., 01.12.2003, In: Feddes Repertorium. 114, 7-8, p. 587-631 45 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Patterns of species composition and species richness in moist (ash-alder) forests of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein)
Härdtle, W., Oheimb, G., Meyer, H. & Westphal, C., 01.12.2003, In: Feddes Repertorium. 114, 7/8, p. 574-586 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Zur Vereinbarkeit jagdrechtlicher und naturschutzrelevanter Vorschriften in Deutschland mit dem Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (Biodiversitätskonvention): Eine Analyse am Beispiel des Rotwildes (Cervus elaphus Linné, 1758)
Heck, A., 01.12.2003, In: Zeitschrift für Jagdwissenschaft. 49, 4, p. 288-302 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Porter Hypothesis Revisited: A Literature Review of Theoretical Models and Empirical Tests
Wagner, M., 12.2003, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 44 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Urban Wilderness in Central Europe: Rewilding at the urban fringe
Hofmeister, S., Held, M. & Diemer, M., 12.2003, In: International Journal of Wilderness. 9, 3, p. 7-11 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Identification of a heparin-binding motif on adeno-associated virus type 2 capsids
Kern, A., Schmidt, K., Leder, C., Müller, O., Wobus, C. E., Bettinger, K., von der Lieth, C. W., King, J. A. & Kleinschmidt, J. A., 15.10.2003, In: Journal of Virology. 77, 20, p. 11072–11081 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design, construction, and operation of tailored permeable reactive barriers
Birke, V., Burmeier, H. & Rosenau, D., 01.10.2003, In: Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management. 7, 4, p. 264-280 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ärgerregulierung und die Nutzung von (gewalthaltigen) Bildschirmspielen bei Schulkindern
Salisch, M. & Bretz, H. J., 10.2003, In: Zeitschrift für Medienpsychologie. 15, 4, p. 122-130 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research