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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Finanzielle Bürgerbeteiligung: Rechtlicher Rahmen und Herausforderungen
Maly, C., Meister, M. & Schomerus, C.-T., 2018, Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation. Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 371-386 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Ressourcenschutz und Welthandelsrecht
Schomerus, C.-T., 2016, Globalisierung, Freihandel und Umweltschutz im Zeichen von TTIP: Ökonomische, rechtliche und politische Perspektiven. Ekardt, F., Unnerstall, H. & Garske, B. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag, p. 169-195 27 p. (Beiträge zur sozialwissenschaftlichen Nachhaltigkeitsforschung ; vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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The Application of Extended Producer Responsibility in Germany
Schomerus, C.-T., 2018, (In preparation) Japanese Environmental Law: With a Comparison to German Environmental Law. Japan: Springer VSResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Zur Vergangenheit und Zukunft des Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetzes
Schomerus, C.-T. & Maly, C., 2018, Handbuch Energiewende und Partizipation. Holstenkamp, L. & Radtke, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 1117-1133 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Offshore Wind-Farm Regulation in Germany
Schomerus, C.-T. & Maly, C., 2017, The Development of a Comprehensive Legal Framework for the Promotion of Offshore Wind Power: the lessons from Europe and Pacific Asia. Ming-Zhi Gao, A. & Fan, C.-T. (eds.). Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, p. 3-32 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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What Does the Media Mean by ‘Sustainability’ or ‘Sustainable Development’? an Empirical Analysis of Sustainability Terminology in German Newspapers Over Two Decades
Fischer, D., Haucke, F. & Sundermann, A., 01.11.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 6, p. 610-624 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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An integrative research framework for enabling transformative adaptation
Colloff, M. J., Martín-López, B., Lavorel, S., Locatelli, B., Gorddard, R., Longaretti, P. Y., Walters, G., van Kerkhoff, L., Wyborn, C., Coreau, A., Wise, R. M., Dunlop, M., Degeorges, P., Grantham, H., Overton, I. C., Williams, R. D., Doherty, M. D., Capon, T., Sanderson, T. & Murphy, H. T., 01.02.2017, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 68, p. 87-96 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The glocal curriculum: a practical guide to teaching and learning in an Interconnected world
John, B., Caniglia, G., Bellina, L., Lang, D. J. & Laubichler, M., 2017, Baden Baden: [sic!] Verlag für kritische Ästhetik. 189 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Mindfulness and Sustainable Consumption: A Systematic Literature Review of Research Approaches and Findings
Fischer, D., Stanszus, L., Geiger, S., Grossman, P. & Schrader, U., 20.09.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 162, p. 544-558 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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How and Why Precise Anchors Distinctly Affect Anchor Recipients and Senders
Loschelder, D. D., Friese, M. & Trötschel, R., 01.05.2017, In: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 70, p. 164-176 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review