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.
- 2018
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On how business students’ personal values and sustainability conceptions impact their sustainability management orientation: Evidence from Germany, Indonesia and the USA
Seidel, J., Sundermann, A., Brieger, S. A., Strathoff, P., Jacob, G. H., Antonio, T. & Utami, C. W., 19.11.2018, In: Journal of Global Responsibility. 9, 4, p. 335-354 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Insights into adoption of farming practices through multiple lenses: an innovation systems approach
Clarke, E., Jackson, T., Keoka, K., Phimphachanvongsod, V., Sengxua, P., Simali, P. & Wade, L., 17.11.2018, In: Development in Practice: stimulating thought for action. 28, 8, p. 983-998 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Higher drought sensitivity of radial growth of European beech in managed than in unmanaged forests
Mausolf, K., Wilm, P., Härdtle, W., Jansen, K., Schuldt, B., Sturm, K., von Oheimb, G., Hertel, D., Leuschner, C. & Fichtner, A., 15.11.2018, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 642, p. 1201-1208 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thermodynamic and kinetic study of CaCl2-CH3OH adducts for solid sorption refrigeration by TGA/DSC
Korhammer, K., Neumann, K., Opel, O. & Ruck, W. K. L., 15.11.2018, In: Applied Energy. 230, p. 1255-1278 24 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Long-Term Abandonment of Forest Management Has a Strong Impact on Tree Morphology and Wood Volume Allocation Pattern of European Beech (Fagus Sylvatica L.)
Georgi, L., Kunz, M., Fichtner, A., Härdtle, W., Reich, K. F., Sturm, K., Welle, T. & von Oheimb, G., 13.11.2018, In: Forests. 9, 11, 16 p., 704.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How business actors can contribute to sustainability transitions: A case study on the ongoing animal welfare transition in the German egg industry
Hörisch, J., 10.11.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 201, p. 1155-1165 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der zweiten Phase der Lehrerbildung: Empirische Erkenntnisse zu Wirkungen und Wirksamkeit
Fischer, D. & Sundermann, A., 06.11.2018, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in der zweiten Phase der Lehrerbildung: Hintergründe, Ansatz und Wirkungen eines Pilotprojekts. Baumgärtner, D., Petrischak, H. & Wessela, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Hessischen Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (HLZ), p. 85-96 12 p. (Polis: Analysen – Meinungen – Debatten; vol. 59).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Business cases and corporate engagement with sustainability: Differentiating ethical motivations
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 06.11.2018, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 147, 2, p. 241-259 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Emotional Competence and Friendship Involvement: Spiral Effects in Adolescence
Salisch, M., 02.11.2018, In: European Journal of Developmental Psychology. 15, 6, p. 678-693 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gefährdungsbeurteilung psychischer Belastung für die digitalisierte Arbeit: das System DYNAMIK 4.0
Angerer, P., Müller, A., Süß, S., Lehr, D., Buchner, A. & Dragano, N., 02.11.2018, In: Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin (ASU) : Zeitschrift für medizinische Prävention. 53, 11, p. 718-722 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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How secondary-school students deal with issues of sustainable development in class*
Kater-Wettstädt, L., 02.11.2018, In: Environmental Education Research. 24, 11, p. 1565-1580 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Actor perceptions of polycentricity in wind power governance
Juerges, N., Leahy, J. & Newig, J., 01.11.2018, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 28, 6, p. 383-394 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Corrosion in heating and cooling water circuits - A field study
Opel, O., Wiegand, M., Neumann, K., Zargari, M. & Plesser, S., 01.11.2018, In: Energy Procedia. 155, p. 359-366 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Entry of biocides and their transformation products into groundwater via urban stormwater infiltration systems
Hensen, B., Lange, J., Jackisch, N., Zieger, F., Olsson, O. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2018, In: Water Research. 144, p. 413-423 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Integrating food security and biodiversity governance: A multi-level social network analysis in Ethiopia
Jiren, T. S., Bergsten, A., Dorresteijn, I., Collier, N. F., Leventon, J. & Fischer, J., 01.11.2018, In: Land Use Policy. 78, p. 420-429 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Interactive priming effect of labile carbon and crop residues on SOM depends on residue decomposition stage: Three-source partitioning to evaluate mechanisms
Shahbaz, M., Kumar, A., Kuzyakov, Y., Börjesson, G. & Blagodatskaya, E., 01.11.2018, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 126, p. 179-190 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable development indicators: Conceptual frameworks of comparative indicators sets for local administrations in Japan
Hatakeyama, T., 01.11.2018, In: Sustainable Development. 26, 6, p. 683-690 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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User experience predicts the effectiveness of a gamified recovery app: Investigation of Holidaily—an app promoting recovery behavior after vacation and during daily working life
Smyth, A., Syrek, C., Reins, J. A., Domin, M., Janneck, M. & Lehr, D., 01.11.2018, In: Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung. 13, 4, p. 319-326 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Key ecological research questions for Central European forests
Ammer, C., Fichtner, A., Fischer, A., Gossner, M. M., Meyer, P., Seidl, R., Thomas, F. M., Annighöfer, P., Kreyling, J., Ohse, B., Berger, U., Feldmann, E., Häberle, K.-H., Heer, K., Heinrichs, S., Huth, F., Krämer-Klement, K., Mölder, A., Müller, J., Mund, M., Opgenoorth, L., Schall, P., Scherer-Lorenzen, M., Seidel, D., Vogt, J. & Wagner, S., 11.2018, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 32, p. 3-25 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Slowing resource loops in the clothing industry through Circular Business Model Experimentation
Bocken, N. M. P., Miller, K., Weissbrod, I., Holgado, M. & Evans, S., 11.2018, Sustainable Fashion in a Circular Economy. Niinimäki, K. (ed.). 1 ed. Espoo: Aalto ARTS Books, p. 152-169 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review