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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Shrub cover declined as Indigenous populations expanded across southeast Australia
Mariani, M., Wills, A., Herbert, A., Adeleye, M., Florin, S. A., Cadd, H., Connor, S., Kershaw, P., Theuerkauf, M., Stevenson, J., Fletcher, M. S., Mooney, S., Bowman, D. & Haberle, S., 01.11.2024, In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 386, 6721, p. 567-573 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Shrub management is the principal driver of differing population sizes between native and invasive populations of Rosa rubiginosa L
Zimmermann, H., von Wehrden, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K., Welk, E., Damascos, M. A. & Hensen, I., 10.2012, In: Biological Invasions. 14, 10, p. 2141-2157 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sich mit dem Klima wandeln! Ein Tourismus-Klimafahrplan für Tourismusdestinationen: Informationsbroschüre des Forschungsprojektes KUNTIKUM der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg und der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Bartels, C., Barth, M., Burandt, S., Carstensen, I., Endler, C., Kreilkamp, E., Matzarakis, A., Möller, A. & Schulz, D., 2009, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 60 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Sight or scent: lemur sensory reliance in detecting food quality varies with feeding ecology.
Rushmore, J., Leonhardt, S. & Drea, C. M., 03.08.2012, In: PLoS ONE. 7, 8, 11 p., e41558.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Signalarten - ein praxisnaher Beitrag zur Erfassung der Naturnähe und Biodiversität in Wäldern
Fichtner, A. & Lüderitz, M., 09.2013, In: Natur und Landschaft. 88, 9/10, p. 392-399 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Similar performance in central and range-edge populations of a Eurasian steppe grass under different climate and soil pH regimes
Wagner, V., von Wehrden, H., Wesche, K., Fedulin, A., Sidorova, T. & Hensen, I., 06.2011, In: Ecography. 34, 3, p. 498-506 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Similar yield benefits of hybrid, conventional, and organic tomato and sweet pepper varieties under well-watered and drought-stressed conditions
Ficiciyan, A. M., Loos, J. & Tscharntke, T., 19.02.2021, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 11 p., 628537.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Simplify the Uptake of Community Energy by Leveraging Intermediaries and the Use of Digital Planning Tools
Mey, F., Borch, K., Bosch, S., Ebersbach, B., Hecht, R., Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J., 28.09.2024, Strengthening European Energy Policy: Governance Recommendations From Innovative Interdisciplinary Collaborations. Crowther, A., Foulds, C., Robison, R. & Gladkykh, G. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 17-29 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Simulating the fate and release of metazachlor and its transformation products metazachlor oxalic acid and sulfonic acid in a small-scale agricultural catchment
Vollert, D., Gassmann, M., Lange, J., Kümmerer, K. & Olsson, O., 04.2018, Proceedings from the 20th EGU General Assembly: Geophysical research abstracts 20. European Geosciences Union (EGU), Vol. 20. p. 19569 1 p. (Geophysical Research Abstracts (GRA); vol. 20).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Simulation and optimization of material and energy flow systems
Möller, A., Schmidt, M., Lambrecht, H. & Prox, M., 01.12.2009, Proceedings of the 2009 Winter Simulation Conference, WSC 2009. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 1444-1455 12 p. 5429292. (Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research