Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The aim of research and teaching at our institute is to make an active contribution to shaping societal transformation towards sustainability. We work on appropriate scientific and philosophical foundations as well as on ways to include different (civil) societal actors in research processes.
The institute is subdivided into the following four core areas: (i) Sustainability Ethics (ii) Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, (iii) Sustainability Science and (iv) Social Sustainability.
Main research areas
Unsere Forschung deckt ein breites Spektrum an thematischen und methodischen Zugängen ab. Innerhalb der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit am Schnittpunkt von natur- und sozialwissenschaftlich fokussierter Forschung angesiedelt, ist unsere Arbeit geprägt durch inter- und transdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit - innerhalb der Universität und über ihre Grenzen hinaus.
Im Rahmen dieser Kooperationen arbeiten wir lösungsorientiert und zielen darauf ab, im wechselseitigen Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren sozial robustes Wissen zu erzeugen.
Forschungsschwerpunkte und Kernkonzepte
Sustainability Science
Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Nachhaltigkeitsethik
- 2015
Arbeitstagung Lernortwechsel - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
17.04.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Methoden transformativer Forschung
Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)
24.04.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development
Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)
06.05.2015 → 08.05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Creating transdisciplinary research spaces for sustainable development
Vismaier, U. (Speaker), Engbers, M. (Coauthor) & Brandner, V. (Coauthor)
06.05.2015 → 08.05.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Stadt Forscht: Allianzen für Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)
23.06.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
MECS Conference: Dealing with Climate Change. Calculus & Catastrope in the Age of Simulation - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
25.06.2015 → 26.06.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
A multi-criteria decision model for selecting a portfolio of sustainable phosphorus management strategies in different regions
Weiser, A. (Coauthor)
07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Integrating Time Aspects into the Assessment of Sustainable Resource Management
Weiser, A. (presenter)
07.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Td Summer School 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
31.08.2015 → 08.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Education
International Transdisciplinarity Conference - td-net 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator) & Meyer, E. M. (Organiser)
08.09.2015 → 10.09.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research