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.
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Dialogorientierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung im Internet: Untersuchung der DAX-30-Unternehmen
Godemann, J., Herzig, C. & Blanke, M., 2008, Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung: maßgeschneiderte Stakeholder-Kommunikation mit IT. Isenmann, R., Marx Gömez, J. & Amelung, M. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 371-387 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Dialogorientierte Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung von Hochschulen : eine Untersuchung am Beispiel der Leuphana-Universität Lüneburg
Albrecht, P., 2009, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 274 p. (Umweltkommunikation; vol. 5)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Dichotomy or continuum? A global review of the interaction between autonomous and planned adaptations
Maskell, G., Shukla, R., Jagannathan, K., Browne, K., Ulibarri, N., Campbell, D., Franz, C. P., Grady, C., Joe, E. T., Kirchhoff, C. J., Madhavan, M., Michaud, L., Sharma, S., Singh, C., Orlove, B., Alverio, G. N., Ajibade, I., Bowen, K. J., Chauhan, N., Galappaththi, E. K., Hudson, A. J., Mach, K. J., Musah-Surugu, J. I., Petzold, J., Reckien, D., Schauberger, B., Segnon, A. C., van Bavel, B. & Gornott, C., 02.2025, In: Ecology and Society. 30, 1, 39 p., 18.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Did Descriptive and Prescriptive Norms About Gender Equality at Home Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross-National Investigation
Saxler, F. M., Dorrough, A. R., Froehlich, L., Block, K., Croft, A., Meeussen, L., Olsson, M., Schmader, T., Schuster, C., van Grootel, S., Van Laar, C., Atkinson, C., Benson-Greenwald, T., Birneanu, A., Cavojova, V., Cheryan, S., Lee Kai Chung, A., Danyliuk, I., Dar-Nimrod, I., de Lemus, S., Diekman, A., Eisner, L., Estevan-Reina, L., Fedáková, D., Gavreliuc, A., Gavreliuc, D., Germano, A., Hässler, T., Henningsen, L., Ishii, K., Kundtová Klocová, E., Kozytska, I., Kulich, C., Lapytskaia Aidy, C., López López, W., Morandini, J., Ramis, T. S., Scheifele, C., Steele, J., Steffens, M. C., Velásquez Díaz, L. M., Venegas, M. & Martiny, S. E., 29.01.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Anpassung und Kündigung öffentlich-rechtlicher Verträge am Beispiel des Altlastensanierungsvertrags
Sanden, J., 2009, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 28, 8, p. 491-496 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Die Anwendung naturwissenschaftlicher Untersuchungsmethoden inklusiv gestalten – Naturwissenschaftsdidaktische Theorie und Empirie erweitern mit dem Kategoriensystem inklusiver naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht (KinU)
Brauns, S. & Abels, S., 01.12.2021, In: Zeitschrift für Didaktik der Naturwissenschaften (ZfDN). 27, 1, p. 231-249 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die Auseinandersetzung verlagert sich deshalb immer auf die Frage: wer kontrolliert wen?
Leistert, O., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 13, 2, p. 78-86 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die bachbegleitende Vegetation der Böhme
Sieber, M. & Härdtle, W., 2001, Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851: Festschrift zum 150-jährigen Vereinsjubiläum. Horst, K., Härdtle, W. & Prüter, J. (eds.). Lüneburg: Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V., Vol. 42. p. 97-122 26 p. (Jahrbuch des naturlichen Vereins für das Fürstentum Lüneburg von 1851 e.V.; vol. 42).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg im Wandel der Baustile - eine Einleitung
Seidel, A., 2014, Die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg: Ursprünge − Entwicklungslinien − Technikgeschichte. Pries, M. & Seidel, A. (eds.). Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 7-12 6 p. (Lüneburger Geographische Schriften; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Balanced Scorecard als Konzept für die Integration von Daten zur betrieblichen Nachhaltigkeit
Möller, A. & Wilke, R., 2006, Betriebliche Umweltinformationssysteme - System- und unternehmensübergreifender Daten- und Informationsaustausch: 6. Managementsymposium "Produktion und Umwelt" - Stoffstrommanagement - auf dem Weg zur Nachhaltigkeit. Rey, U., Lang-Koetz, C. & Tuma, A. (eds.). Aachen: Shaker Verlag, p. 61-82 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research