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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Natur - Wissenschaft - Nachhaltigkeit: Die Bedeutung ökologischer Wissenschaften im Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs sowie deren Zusammenhang mit gesellschaftlichen Natur- und Geschlechtervorstellungen
Jungkeit, R., Katz, C., Winterfeld, U. & Weber, I., 2002, Sozial-ökologische Forschung: Ergebnisse der Sondierungsprojekte aus dem BMBF-Förderschwerpunkt. Balzer, I. & Wächter, M. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 475-494 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Praxis-Wörterbuch Umwelt, Naturschutz und Landnutzungen: deutsch - englisch ; English - German
Schreiner, J. & Hutter, C.-P., 2004, Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft. 556 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Scholarly editions and encyclopedia › Research
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Grundwasserabfluss
Wittenberg, H., Schöniger, M. & Schwarze, R., 2005, Abflussbildung: Prozessbeschreibung und Fallbeispiele. Bronstert, A. (ed.). Hennef: Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall, p. 22-39 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sozioökonomische Analyse des Heidemanagements in Nordwestdeutschland: Wirtschaftlichkeit, Kosten-Wirksamkeitsverhältnisse und Akzeptanz
Müller, J. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 183-197 15 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Aufforstung und Landnutzung - die Veränderung des Wasserhaushaltes in der Lüneburger Heide
Wittenberg, H., 2002, Wechselwirkungen zwischen Grundwasserleitern und Oberflächengewässern: Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2002 ; 20. bis 22. März 2002 in Suderburg, Lüneburger Heide. Wittenberg, H. & Schöniger, M. (eds.). Hennef: GFA - Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Abwassertechnik, p. 95-100 6 p. (FORUM FÜR HYDROLOGIE UND WASSERBEWIRTSCHAFTUNG; vol. H1, no. 02).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Einfluss verschiedener Heide-Pflegeverfahren auf die Ernährungssituation von Calluna vulgaris
Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 2008, Aspekte der Geobotanik - from local to global: eine Festschrift für Fred Danie͏̈ls. Bültmann, H. (ed.). Münster: Museum für Naturkunde, p. 81-99 19 p. (Abhandlungen aus dem Westfälischen Museum für Naturkunde; vol. 70, no. 3/4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Identifikation kritischer Punkte am Hybridkraftwerk Offshore aus umweltplanerischer Sicht
Runge, K., 2008, Netzintegration von Offshore-Großwindanlagen - Grundlast von der Nordsee. Dietz, P. (ed.). Clausthal-Zellerfeld: Papierflieger Verlag, p. 209-246 38 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Naturschutzfachliche und naturschutzrechtliche Anforderungen im Gefolge der Ausdehnung des Raumordnungsregimes auf die deutsche ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone
Herberg, A., Köppel, J., Nebelsiek, R., Runge, K., Wende, W. & Wolf, R., 2007, Berlin: Förderverein des Fachgebiets Landschaftsplanung, Landschaftspflege und Naturschutz.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile]
Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2005, Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 142 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Education
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Participación ciudadana y sostenibilidad: Algunas reflexiones necesarias desde el análisis de casos y contextos diferenciados
Rieckmann, M., 2008, Sostenibilidad en los espacios rurales: Proyectos europeos, herramientas participativas, experiencias municipales y territoriales en España. Martínez Puche, A., Salas Arqueros, J. P., Sánchez Navas, J. & Cortés Samper, C. (eds.). Alicante: Universidad Alicante, p. 213-225 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research