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.
- 2022
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Recht und Nachhaltigkeit
Schomerus, T., Bäumler, J., Appel, I. & Halfmeier, A., 2022, Rechtsgespräche: Recht im Kontext von Innovation | Entrepreneurship Nachhaltigkeit | Kultur | Europa. Terhechte, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 63-88 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Solarpflicht durch Bundesgesetz: Rechtliche Chancen und Grenzen
Schomerus, T., 2022, In: Klima und Recht - KlimR. 1, 4, p. 113-117 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Special Issue on Impact Investing – Critical Examinations of Motivations, Processes and Results
Hockerts, K. (Editor), Hehenberger, L. (Editor), Schaltegger, S. (Editor) & Farber, V. (Editor), 2022, Dordrecht: Springer Verlag. 180 p. (Journal of Business Ethics; vol. 179, no. 4)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Students' conceptions about the sense of smell
Dreyer, J. & Hofer, E., 2022, Project-based Education and other Student-activation Strategies and Issues in Science Education XIX.: Conference proceedings. Rusek, M. & Tóthová, M. (eds.). Prague: Charles University, p. 86-94 9 p. (Project-based education and other activating strategies in science education (PBE); vol. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Teachers' beliefs and goals concerning inquiry-based science
Puddu, S., Koliander, B. & Hofer, E., 2022, Fostering scientific citizenship in an uncertain world (Proceedings of ESERA 2021). Carvalho, G. S., Afonso, A. S. & Anastácio, Z. (eds.). Braga: CIEC, Universidade do Minho, p. 1119-1125 7 p. 12Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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The relationship between values and knowledge in visioning for landscape management: relevance for a collaborative approach
Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Zaman, S., Filyushkina, A., López-Rodríguez, M. D., Cebrián-Piqueras, M. A. & Raymond, C. M., 2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 498-513 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The teaching area: drawing from Bourdieu’s field theory
Ostermann, F., Rezende, F., Nascimento, M. M. & Massi, L., 2022, In: Educacao e Pesquisa. 48, e254584.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verloren im Cyberspace
Oermann, N. O., 2022, In: Theologische Literaturzeitung.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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Von den "scharfen Wässern" zu den "harten Säuren": Ein Streifzug durch die Geschichte der Säure-Base-Modelle
Krebs, R. & Hofer, E., 2022, In: PLUS LUCIS. 2022, 3, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Von der Industrie in die Schule: Virtual Reality im Physikunterricht: Anregungen zum Einsatz virtueller Videoexperimente und Exkursionen
Stinken-Rösner, L., 2022, In: Unterricht Physik. 33, 189/190, p. 44-48 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer