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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Einspeisung von Biogas in das Erdgasnetz: Rechts-, Finanzierungs- und Versicherungsfragen
Degenhart, H. (Editor), Hohlbein, B. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2012, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 165 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; no. 21)Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Transfer
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Anstand als Maß wirtschaftlichen Handelns?
Oermann, N. O., 2011, Anstand. Metelmann, J. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Essen: Berlin University Press, p. 121-146 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Internet und Ethik
Oermann, N. O., 2010, 2020 - Gedanken zur Zukunft des Internets. Burda, H., Döpfner, M., Hombach, B. & Rüttgers, J. (eds.). Essen: Klartext Verlag, p. 247-252 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Globalisierung und die Verantwortung des Einzelnen: Protestantische Perspektiven
Oermann, N. O., 2010, Damit Ihr Hoffnung habt: Das Buch zum Ökumenischen Kirchentag 2010. Catenhusen , W.-M., Großmann , T., Lechner, S. & Sattler, D. (eds.). Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, p. 165-169 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zu Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Rede von Werten in der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik
Oermann, N. O., 2010, Sei ökonomisch!: prägende Menschenbilder zwischen Modellbildung und Wirkmächtigkeit. Manzeschke, A. (ed.). Berlin, Münster: LIT Verlag, p. 17-28 12 p. (Leiten, Lenken, Gestalten : LLG ; Theologie und Ökonomie ; no. 30).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Gender Mainstreaming – Relevanz und Herausforderung für Natur- und Umweltschutzverbände: Vorstudie zur Erarbeitung von Grundlagen für ein umfassendes Gender Mainstreaming
Brouns, E., Grüning, J., Katz, C., Mayer, M. & Mölders, T., 2003, Bonn: Deutscher Naturschutzring , 100 p.Research output: Working paper › Project reports › Research
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Waldnutzung und Waldschutz im Wandel: Neue Chancen für mehr Geschlechtergerechtigkeit?
Katz, C., 2004, Gender Mainstreaming im Naturschutz. Hayn, D. (ed.). Bonn: Bundesamt für Naturschutz, p. 82-96 15 p. (Gelbe Reihe).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Auf dem Weg zum „Gender Greenstreaming“? Thematisierung von Geschlechterverhältnissen in Natur und Umweltschutzverbänden
Mölders, T., Katz, C., Brouns, E., Grüning, J. & Mayer, M., 2004, In: Politische Ökologie. 87/88, Energiegeladen, p. 107-108 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung
Hofmeister, S., Mölders, T. & Thiem, A., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 523-548 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Einleitung
Golly, N. & Cohrs, S., 2008, Deplatziert !: Interventionen postkolonialer Kritik. Golly, N. & Cohrs, S. (eds.). Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin, p. 7-15Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research