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.
- 2021
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Purpose durch Nachhaltigkeit: Zukunftsfähige Zweckbestimmung für Unternehmen und Controlling
Petersen, H., Schaltegger, S. & Nuzum, A.-K., 2021, In: Controlling. 33, S, p. 26-30 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Rebound Effects in Methods of Artificial Intelligence
Willenbacher, M., Hornauer, T. & Wohlgemuth, V., 2021, Advances and New Trends in Environmental Informatics: A Bogeyman or Saviour for the UN Sustainability Goals?. Wohlgemuth, V., Naumann, S., Behrens, G. & Arndt, H.-K. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 73-85 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Rekbaar en toch precies: Met elastiekjes het rekenkundige gemiddelde en de compensatielijn bepalen
Stinken-Rösner, L., 2021, In: NVOX. 2021, 7, p. 6-7 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Education
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Resilience, Entrepreneurship and ICT: Latest Research from Germany, South Africa, Mozambique and Namibia
Halberstadt, J. (Editor), Faasch, H. (Editor), Marx Gómez, J. (Editor), Greyling, J. (Editor) & Mufeti, T. K. (Editor), 2021, Cham: Springer Verlag. 420 p. (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Sustainability Reporting as a Consequence of Environmental Orientation: A Comparison of Sustainability Reporting by German Emerging Davids and Greening Goliaths
Hummel, P., 2021, In: Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 41, 3, p. 172-193 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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SusTimeAbility: An educational approach to promoting time shaping competence
Grauer, C., Fischer, D. & Frank, P., 2021, Hamar, Norway: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. 34 p. (Images and Objects - Active Methodology Tookit #12; vol. 12)Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Teachers' beliefs about and dispositions towards Inquiry-based Science Education
Hofer, E., Koliander, B. & Puddu, S., 2021, Project-based Education and other activating Strategies in Science Education XVIII. : Conference Proceedings. Rusek, M., Tothova, M. & Vojir, K. (eds.). Prague: Charles University, Prague, p. 16-25 10 p. ( Project-based education and other activating strategies in science education.).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The WTO’s Crisis: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Bäumler, J., 2021, European Yearbook of International Economic Law. Bungenberg, M., Krajewski, M., Tams, C. J., Terhechte, J. P. & Ziegler, A. R. (eds.). Heidelberg: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 321-358 38 p. (European Yearbook of International Economic Law; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Transformative Indikatoren: Zielorientierung und Wirkungsabschätzung in Reallaboren
Rose, M. & Schleicher, K., 2021, Wege transformativer Forschung: Zielorientierung und Indikatoren: Dokumentation des tF-Symposiums am 7. Oktober 2020. Gemeinhardt, A. & Lehmann, K. (eds.). Darmstadt: Schader-Stiftung, p. 53-63 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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UNESCO Biosphere Reserves: Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability and Society: edited by Reed, M. and Price, M., Abingdon: Routledge, 2020. 342 pp
Hanspach, J., 2021, In: Society and Natural Resources. 34, 2, p. 269-270 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Videoanalyse mit dem Kategoriensystem inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht (KinU)
Brauns, S. & Abels, S., 2021, In: Progress in Science Education. 4, 2, p. 71-84 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Vorschläge für einen klimagerechten Ausbau der Photovoltaik und Windenergie
Bett, A., Erlach, B., Gölz, S., Gutnik, M., Hentschel, A., Hirschl, B., Hübner, G., Kienzlen, V., Matthies, E., Müller, F. J. Y., Münch, W., O'Sullivan, M., Rech, B., Reusswig, F. W., Schöbel-Rutschman, S., Schomerus, T. & Stryi-Hipp, G., 2021, München: acatech - Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e.V., 5 p. (Impuls; vol. November 2021).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Was steckt hinter der mysteriösen Flasche? Ein Mystery als Stimulus für Fragen beim Forschenden Lernen
Hofer, E., Puddu, S., Abels, S. & Lembens, A., 2021, In: Unterricht Physik. 32, 182, p. 42-45 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Water Policy and Governance in Transition: The EU Water Framework Directive
Kochskämper, E. & Newig, J., 2021, Water Resilience: Management and Governance in Times of Change. Baird, J. & Plummer, R. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 23-40 18 p. (Water Resilience).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Wiederherstellung degradierter Sandheidelebensräume
Tischew, S., Dolnik, C., Meyer, F. & Härdtle, W., 2021, In: Natur und Landschaft. 96, 4, p. 184-191 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Wirtschaft und Verkehrswende: Nachhaltigkeitstransformation der Autoindustrie
Schaltegger, S., 2021, In: Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften. 2021, 3, p. 88-89 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
- 2020
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The Caterpillar Hunter Beetles Calosoma Weber (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the southern Levant
Aßmann, T., Boutaud, E., Buse, J., Drees, C., Friedmann, A.-L.-L., Hetzel, A., Orbach, E., Renan, I., Reuter, C. & Wrase, D. W., 31.12.2020, In: Israel Journal of Entomology. 50, 2, p. 133-158 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multilevel knowledge management for municipal climate action: Lessons from evaluating the operational situation of climate action managers in the German Federal State of Lower Saxony
Bickel, M. W., Caniglia, G., Weiser, A., Lang, D. J. & Schomerus, T., 20.12.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 277, 123628.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Economic evaluation of water supply systems operated with solar-driven electro-chlorination in rural regions in Nepal, Egypt and Tanzania
Otter, P., Sattler, W., Grischek, T., Jaskolski, M., Mey, E., Ulmer, N., Grossmann, P., Matthias, F., Malakar, P., Goldmaier, A., Benz, F. & Ndumwa, C., 15.12.2020, In: Water Research. 187, 116384.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Unsustainability as a key source of epi- and pandemics: conclusions for sustainability and ecosystems accounting
Schaltegger, S., 15.12.2020, In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 16, 4, p. 613-619 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review