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.
- 2011
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Does gender matter in gaining advantage in scientific fields of sustainability in Germany? A bibliographical approach
Katz, C. & Thiem, A., 2011, World Wide Women: Globalizzazione, Generi, Linguaggi ; Selected Papers. Calvo, A., Fornengo, G., Raus, R. & Zucco, F. (eds.). CIRSDe – Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerche e Studi delle Donne, Vol. 1. p. 135-143 (World Wide Women: Globalizzazione, Generi, Linguaggi; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Editorial:Computer- und Internetgebrauch bei Kindern
von Salisch, M., 2011, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 60, 9, p. 715-718 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Educational Organisations as »Cultures of Consumption«: Cultural Contexts of Consumer Learning in Schools
Fischer, D., 2011, In: European Educational Research Journal. 10, 4, p. 595-610 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Education and Communication as Prerequisites for and Components of Sustainable Development. Reflections for Policies, Conceptual Work, and Theory, Based on Previous Practises
Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V., 2011, Sustainable Development – Relationships to Culture, Knowledge and Ethics. Parodi, O., Ayestaran, I. & Banse, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 187-200 13 p. (Karlsruher Studien Technik und Kultur; no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Effects of an Educational Scenario Exercise on Participants' Competencies of Systemic Thinking
Burandt, S., 2011, In: Journal of Social Science. 7, 1, p. 51-62 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Einem guten Beispiel auf der Spur
Stoltenberg, U. & Thielebein-Pohl, R., 2011, KITA21 – Die Zukunftsgestalter. Mit Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Gegenwart und Zukunft gestalten. Stoltenberg, U. & Thielebein-Pohl, R. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 9-12 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Einleitung: Nachhaltige Gesellschaft – Gestaltung durch Partizipation und Kooperation?
Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft : Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 11-14 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Ein neuer Blick auf Kitas
Stoltenberg, U., 2011, KITA21 – Die Zukunftsgestalter. Mit Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung Gegenwart und Zukunft gestalten. Stoltenberg, U. & Thielebein-Pohl, R. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 13-20 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Emotional Human-Machine Interaction: Cues from Facial Expressions
Tews, T.-K., Oehl, M., Siebert, F., Höger, R. & Faasch, H., 2011, Human Interface and the Management of Information: Interacting with Information: Symposium on Human Interface 2011, Held as a Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part I. Smith, M. J. & Salvendy, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag, p. 641-650 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 6771 LNCS, no. PART 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Emotional Human-Machine Interaction: Cues from Facial Expressions
Tews, T.-K., Oehl, M., Siebert, F. W., Höger, R. & Faasch, H., 2011, Human interface and the managment of information: Interacting with Information - Symposium on Human Interface 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Proceedings. Smith, M. J. & Salvendy, G. (eds.). Springer Verlag, Vol. 1. p. 641-650 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 6771 LNCS, no. PART 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review