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.

Topics

Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    Development of an Interdisciplinary, Intercultural Master’s Program on Sustainability: Learning from the Richness of Diversity

    van Dam-Mieras, R., Lansu, A., Rieckmann, M. & Michelsen, G., 03.2008, In: Innovative Higher Education. 32, 5, p. 251-264 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The informed society: Final report on the cooperation programme INTERREG-IIIB project “SAFECOAST”

    Lüdecke, G. & Knolle, M., 03.2008, 41 p.

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

  4. Published

    Umweltchemie 2007: Trendbericht

    Lammel, G., Feichter, J., Kurtenbach, R., Wiesen, P., Kreuzig, R., Mueller, S., Zachmann, D. W., Knocker, T., Lamshöft, M., Schaeffer, A., Endres, F., Goss, K-U., Palm, W-U. & Scheringer, M., 01.03.2008, In: Nachrichten aus der Chemie. 56, 3, p. 346-352 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  5. Published

    A synthesis of atmospheric mercury depletion event chemistry in the atmosphere and snow

    Steffen, A., Douglas, T., Amyot, M., Ariya, P., Aspmo, K., Berg, T., Bottenheim, J., Brooks, S., Cobbett, F., Dastoor, A., Dommergue, A., Ebinghaus, R., Ferrari, C. P., Gardfeldt, K., Goodsite, M. E., Lean, D. R. S., Poulain, A. J., Scherz, C., Skov, H., Sommar, J. & Temme, C., 12.03.2008, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 8, 6, p. 1445-1482 38 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Ertrags-/Risikooptimierung von Nachhaltigkeitsfonds: eine konzeptionelle und empirische Untersuchung

    Peylo, B. T., 04.2008, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 174 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    An endangered longhorn beetle associated with old oaks and its possible role as an ecosystem engineer

    Buse, J., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.04.2008, In: Conservation Biology. 22, 2, p. 329-337 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Natural vs. financial insurance in the management of public-good ecosystems

    Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 01.04.2008, In: Ecological Economics. 65, 2, p. 397-406 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Long-term effects of historical heathland farming on soil properties of forest ecosystems

    von Oheimb, G., Haerdtle, W., Naumann, P. S., Westphal, C., Meyer, H. & Aßmann, T., 05.04.2008, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 255, 5-6, p. 1984-1993 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  11. Published

    Types of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Conditions for Sustainability Innovation: From the Administration of a Technical Challenge to the Management of an Entrepreneurial Opportunity

    Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 30.04.2008, Sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship: New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability series . Wüstenhagen, R., Hamschmidt, J., Sharma, S. & Starik, M. (eds.). Cheltenham [u.a.]: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 27-48 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review