School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Faculty
- 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.
Topics
Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.
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Innovative Höchstspannungsfreileitungssysteme - technische, landschaftsbildliche, ökologische und rechtliche Aspekte
Lutz, L. M., Reutter, L., Butzeck, C., Runge, K. & Schomerus, C-T., 01.05.2018, In: Natur und Landschaft. 93, 5, p. 201-207 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Catalysing Change in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A review of professional development initiatives for university educators; Editorial
Mulà, I., Tilbury, D., Ryan, A., Mader, M., Dlouhá, J., Mader, C., Benayas, J., Dlouhý, J. & Alba, D., 2017, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 18, 5, p. 798-820 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Feeding ecology of the Andean fox in southern Ecuador: Wild ungulates being the main prey
Guntiñas, M., Lozano, J., Cisneros, R., Narváez, C. & Armijos, J., 19.07.2017, In: Contributions to Zoology. 86, 2, p. 169-180 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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We Need Qualitative Progress to Address the Food-Biodiversity Nexus: A Reply to Seppelt et al.
Fischer, J., Abson, D. J., Bergsten, A., Collier, N. F., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hylander, K., Schultner, J. & Senbeta, F., 09.2017, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 32, 9, p. 632-633 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Training sessions fostering transdisciplinary collaboration for sustainable development: Albania and Kosovo case studies
Meyer, J., Mader, M., Zimmermann, F. & Çabiri, K., 2017, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 18, 5, p. 738-757 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of co-evolutionary development and value change debt in navigating transitioning cultural landscapes: the case of Southern Transylvania
Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Abson, D. J., Dorresteijn, I., Loos, J., Hanspach, J. & Fischer, J., 12.05.2018, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 61, 5/6, p. 800-817 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Disaggregating ecosystem services and disservices in the cultural landscapes of southwestern Ethiopia: a study of rural perceptions
Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J., Collier, N. F., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F. & Fischer, J., 01.11.2017, In: Landscape Ecology. 32, 11, p. 2151-2165 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thinking beyond Western commercial honeybee hives: towards improved conservation of honey bee diversity
Matias, D. M. S., Borgemeister, C. & von Wehrden, H., 01.12.2017, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 26, 14, p. 3499 - 3504 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Testing socio-cultural valuation methods of ecosystem services to explain land use preferences
Schmidt, K., Walz, A., Martín-López, B. & Sachse, R., 01.08.2017, In: Ecosystem Services. 26, Part A, p. 270-288 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A new approach to semantic sustainability assessment: text mining via network analysis revealing transition patterns in German municipal climate action plans
Bickel, M. W., 01.12.2017, In: Energy, Sustainability and Society. 7, 1, 25 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review