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.
- 2020
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Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich? Ein Kooperationsprojekt von Schule und Universität zum werkstofflichen Recycling von Biokunststoffen
Abels, S., Girod, L., Hallerbach, R., Pleissner, D., Reichelt, A. & Struck, C., 01.10.2020, In: PLUS LUCIS. 3, p. 26-30 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Bright Spots for Local WFD Implementation Through Collaboration with Nature Conservation Authorities?
Schröder, N., Newig, J. & Watson, N., 01.10.2020, In: Water Alternatives. 13, 3, p. 582-617 36 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Changes in phenology and abundance of suction-trapped Diptera from a farmland site in the UK over four decades
Grabener, S., Oldeland, J., Shortall, C. & Harrington, R., 01.10.2020, In: Ecological Entomology. 45, 5, p. 1215-1219 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Country-level and individual-level predictors of men's support for gender equality in 42 countries
Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Besta, T., Bosson, J. K., Jurek, P., Vandello, J. A., Best, D. L., Wlodarczyk, A., Safdar, S., Zawisza, M., Żadkowska, M., Sobiecki, J., Agyemang, C. B., Akbaş, G., Ammirati, S., Anderson, J., Anjum, G., Aruta, J. J. B. R., Ashraf, M., Bakaitytė, A., Bi, C., Becker, M., Bender, M., Bërxulli, D., Bosak, J., Daalmans, S., Dandy, J., de Lemus, S., Dvorianchikov, N., Etchezahar, E., Froehlich, L., Gavreliuc, A., Gavreliuc, D., Gomez, Á., Greijdanus, H., Grigoryan, A., Hale, M. L., Hämer, H., Hoorens, V., Hutchings, P. B., Jensen, D. H., Kelmendi, K., Khachatryan, N., Kinahan, M., Kozlowski, D., Lauri, M. A., Li, J., Maitner, A. T., Makashvili, A., Mancini, T., Martiny, S. E., Đorđević, J. M., Moreno-Bella, E., Moscatelli, S., Bryan Moynihan, A., Muller, D., Ochoa, D., Adebayo, S. O., Pacilli, M. G., Palacio, J., Patnaik, S., Pavlopoulos, V., Piterová, I., Puzio, A., Pyrkosz-Pacyna, J., Rentería-Pérez, E., Rousseaux, T., Sainz, M., Salvati, M., Samekin, A., García-Sánchez, E., Schindler, S., Sherbaji, S., Sobhie, R., Sulejmanović, D., Sullivan, K. E., Torre, B., Torres, C. V., Ungaretti, J., Valshtein, T., Van Laar, C., van der Noll, J., Vasiutynskyi, V., Vohra, N., Zapata-Calvente, A. L. & Žukauskienė, R., 01.10.2020, In: European Journal of Social Psychology. 50, 6, p. 1276-1291 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental impact of high-value gold scrap recycling
Fritz, B., Aichele, C. & Schmidt, M., 01.10.2020, In: International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 25, 10, p. 1930-1941 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental rebound effect of energy efficiency improvements in Colombian households
Vélez-Henao, J. A., García-Mazo, C. M., Freire-González, J. & Vivanco, D. F., 01.10.2020, In: Energy Policy. 145, 10 p., 111697.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Green and sustainable chemistry in Latin America: Which type of research is going on? And for what?
Zuin, V. G., Stahl, A. M., Zanotti, K. & Segatto, M. L., 01.10.2020, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 25, 100379.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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How does collaborative governance evolve? Insights from a medium-n case comparison
Ulibarri, N., Emerson, K., Imperial, M. T., Jager, N. W., Newig, J. & Weber, E., 01.10.2020, In: Policy and Society. 39, 4, p. 617-637 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of alternative land-use policies on water ecosystem services in the Río Grande de Comitán-Lagos de Montebello watershed, Mexico
Ávila-García, D., Morató, J., Pérez-Maussán, A. I., Santillán-Carvantes, P., Alvarado, J. & Comín, F. A., 01.10.2020, In: Ecosystem Services. 45, 14 p., 101179.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Participation in River Basin Planning Under the Water Framework Directive – Has it Benefitted Good Water Status?
Rimmert, M., Baudoin, L., Cotta, B., Kochskämper, E. & Newig, J., 01.10.2020, In: Water Alternatives. 13, 3, p. 484-512 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review