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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Removal of Phenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater by Microalgae Grown Under Dark and Light Conditions
Lindner, A. & Pleissner, D., 01.01.2022, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 13, 1, p. 525-534 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Removal of the anti-cancer drug methotrexate from water by advanced oxidation processes: Aerobic biodegradation and toxicity studies after treatment
Lutterbeck, C. A., Baginska, E., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 12.2015, In: Chemosphere. 141, p. 290-296 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Re-Naturierung: Gesellschaft im Einklang mit der Natur
Leitschuh, H. (Editor), Michelsen, G. (Editor), Simonis, U. E. (Editor), Sommer, J. (Editor) & Weizsäcker, E. U. V. (Editor), 2014, 1. Auflage ed. Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Verlag. 256 p. (Jahrbuch Ökologie; vol. 2015)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Renaturierung und Management von Heiden
Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., van Diggelen, R. & Oheimb, G., 2009, Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Zerbe, S., Wiegleb, G. & Fronczek, R. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 317-347 31 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Renewable Energy: support mechanisms
Schomerus, T., 06.2016, Climate Change Law. Farber, D. & Peeters, M. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 465-475 11 p. (Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law series; no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Transfer
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Renewable Energy Law in the EU: Legal Perspectives on Bottom-Up Approaches
Peeters, M. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 26.12.2014, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 336 p. (New horizons in environmental and energy law)Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Renewable Energy Resources: How can Science Education Foster an Appropriate Understanding?
Hüfner, S., Niebert, K. & Abels, S., 2018, Electronic Proceedings of the ESERA 2017 Conference: Research, Practice and Collaboration in Science Education. Finlayson, O., McLoughlin, E., Erduran, S. & Childs, P. (eds.). Dublin: European Science Education Research Association, p. 1076-1089 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Rent Control, Market Segmentation, and Misallocation: Causal Evidence from a Large-Scale Policy Intervention
Mense, A., Michelsen, C. & Kholodilin, K. A., 03.2023, In: Journal of Urban Economics. 134, 22 p., 103513.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Repeated sampling detects gene flow in a flightless ground beetle in a fragmented landscape
Drees, C., Hüfner, S., Matern, A., Nève, G. & Aßmann, T., 01.02.2011, In: Hereditas. 148, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Repensar la conexión con la naturaleza a través de las emociones
Castro, A. J., Otamendi-Urroz, I., Quintas-Soriano, C., Suárez Alonso, M. L., Vidal-Abarca, M. R. & Martín-López, B., 08.06.2023, In: Ecosistemas. 32, especial, 3 p., 2502.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review