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.
- 2024
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The urgent need for designing greener drugs
Brodin, T., Bertram, M. G., Arnold, K. E., Boxall, A. B. A., Brooks, B. W., Cerveny, D., Jörg, M., Kidd, K. A., Lertxundi, U., Martin, J. M., May, L. T., McCallum, E. S., Michelangeli, M., Tyler, C. R., Wong, B. B. M., Kümmerer, K. & Orive, G., 08.2024, In: Nature Sustainability. 7, 8, p. 949-951 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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The elephant in the room: How do we regulate gas transportation infrastructure as gas demand declines?
Rosenow, J., Lowes, R. & Kemfert, C., 19.07.2024, In: One Earth. 7, 7, p. 1158-1161 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Institutional rearrangements in the north Luangwa ecosystem: Implications of a shift to community based natural resource management for equity in protected area governance
Kachali, R. N., Dawson, N. M. & Loos, J., 15.07.2024, In: Heliyon. 10, 13, 12 p., e33549.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Opting Out of unclos Tribunals: The Impact of Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya)
Benatar, M. & Schatz, V. J., 15.07.2024, In: Portuguese Yearbook of the Law of the Sea. 1, 1, p. 117-134 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Assessing Drifting Fish Aggregating Device (dFAD) Abandonment under International Marine Pollution Law
Schatz, V., 01.07.2024, In: Transnational Environmental Law. 13, 2, p. 243-263 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Biodegradation of Flavonoids – Influences of structural features
Schnarr, L., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.07.2024, In: Chemosphere. 359, 11 p., 142234.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Design of greener drugs: aligning parameters in pharmaceutical R&D and drivers for environmental impact
Vidaurre, R., Bramke, I., Puhlmann, N., Owen, S. F., Angst, D., Moermond, C., Venhuis, B., Lombardo, A., Kümmerer, K., Sikanen, T., Ryan, J., Häner, A., Janer, G., Roggo, S. & Perkins, A. N., 01.07.2024, In: Drug Discovery Today. 29, 7, 10 p., 104022.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Land use modulates resistance of grasslands against future climate and inter-annual climate variability in a large field experiment
Korell, L., Andrzejak, M., Berger, S., Durka, W., Haider, S., Hensen, I., Herion, Y., Höfner, J., Kindermann, L., Klotz, S., Knight, T. M., Linstädter, A., Madaj, A. M., Merbach, I., Michalski, S., Plos, C., Roscher, C., Schädler, M., Welk, E. & Auge, H., 01.07.2024, In: Global Change Biology. 30, 7, 16 p., e17418.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Taxonomic and functional changes in mountain meadow communities four years after transplantation to a lowland environment
Haider, S., Schaub, C. & Lachmuth, S., 01.07.2024, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 35, 4, 16 p., e13280.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The effect of neighbor species' phylogenetic and trait difference on tree growth in subtropical forests
Klipel, J., Bergamin, R. S., Bordin, K. M., Picolotto, R. C., Müller, S. C. & de Bello, F., 01.07.2024, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 35, 4, 11 p., e13296.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A systematic review of peer-reviewed gender literature in sustainability science
Frank, E., Mühlhaus, R., Mustelin, K. M., Trilken, E. L., Kreuz, N. K., Bowes, L. C., Backer, L. M. & von Wehrden, H., 07.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 4, p. 1459-1480 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Die Institutionalisierung von Klimaräten durch Klimaschutzgesetzgebung
Schatz, V., Newig, J. & Pfeffer, J., 07.2024, In: Natur und Recht. 46, 7, p. 433-442 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Embodying relationality through immersive sustainability solutions with Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Polheim, A., Manuel-Navarrete, D., Goebel, J. & Loos, J., 07.2024, In: Sustainability Science. 19, 4, p. 1445-1457 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for regional-scale declines in carabid beetles in old lowland beech forests following a period of severe drought
Weiss, F., Winter, S., Pflugmacher, D., Kolling, T. & Linde, A., 07.2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 7, 19 p., 123.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Intrinsic, instrumental and relational values behind nature’s contributions to people preferences of nature visitors in Germany
Kachler, J., Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Isaac, R., Bonn, A. & Martín-López, B., 07.2024, In: Ecosystems and People. 20, 1, 17 p., 2342361.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Priority effects transcend scales and disciplines in biology
Stroud, J. T., Delory, B. M., Barnes, E. M., Chase, J. M., De Meester, L., Dieskau, J., Grainger, T. N., Halliday, F. W., Kardol, P., Knight, T. M., Ladouceur, E., Little, C. J., Roscher, C., Sarneel, J. M., Temperton, V., van Steijn, T. L. H., Werner, C. M., Wood, C. W. & Fukami, T., 07.2024, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 39, 7, p. 677-688 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Revisiting Renewable Energies: Liberating, Pacifying, and Democratizing
Schaltegger, S., Linnenluecke, M. K., Dijkstra-Silva, S. & Christ, K. L., 07.2024, In: Business and Society. 63, 6, p. 1295-1301 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Roadside disturbance promotes plant communities with arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in mountain regions worldwide
Clavel, J., Lembrechts, J. J., Lenoir, J., Haider, S., McDougall, K., Nuñez, M. A., Alexander, J., Barros, A., Milbau, A., Seipel, T., Pauchard, A., Fuentes-Lillo, E., Ratier Backes, A., Dar, P., Reshi, Z. A., Aleksanyan, A., Zong, S., Arevalo Sierra, J. R., Aschero, V., Verbruggen, E. & Nijs, I., 07.2024, In: Ecography. 2024, 7, 14 p., e07051.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The Interplay Between Supply Chain Transparency and NGO Pressure: A Quantitative Analysis in the Fashion Industry Context
Schäfer, N., Petersen, L. & Hörisch, J., 07.2024, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 192, 4, p. 713-727 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Transformative pedagogy for sustainable entrepreneurship and technology innovation: The case of EIT climate KIC training
Klapper, R. G., Upham, P. J. & Oberstrass, T., 07.2024, In: The International Journal of Management Education. 22, 2, 14 p., 100971.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review