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.
- 2015
- Published
Estimation of baseflow and water transfer in karst catchments in Mediterranean Turkey by nonlinear recession analysis
Eris, E. & Wittenberg, H., 01.11.2015, In: Journal of Hydrology. 530, p. 500-507 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
Field measurement of ammonia emissions after nitrogen fertilization-A comparison between micrometeorological and chamber methods
Ni, K., Köster, J. R., Seidel, A. & Pacholski, A., 01.11.2015, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 71, p. 115-122 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Published
How much sustainability substance is in urban visions? An analysis of visioning projects in urban planning
John, B., Keeler, L. W., Wiek, A. & Lang, D. J., 01.11.2015, In: Cities. 48, p. 86 - 98 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Physico-chemical characteristics affect the spatial distribution of pesticide and transformation product loss to an agricultural brook
Gassmann, M., Olsson, O., Stamm, C., Weiler, M. & Kümmerer, K., 01.11.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 532, p. 733-743 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Plant diversity and composition compensate for negative effects of urbanization on foraging bumble bees
Hülsmann, M., von Wehrden, H., Klein, A. M. & Leonhardt, S. D., 01.11.2015, In: Apidologie. 46, 6, p. 760-770 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Through the eye of a butterfly: Assessing biodiversity impacts of cashew expansion in West Africa
Vasconcelos, S., Rodrigues, P., Palma, L., Mendes, L. F., Palminha, A., Catarino, L. & Beja, P., 01.11.2015, In: Biological Conservation. 191, p. 779-786 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Allocation patterns of airborne nitrogen in mountainous heathlands – A 15N tracer study in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain)
Calvo-Fernández, J., Marcos, E., Calvo, L. & Härdtle, W., 11.2015, In: Ecological Engineering. 84, p. 128-135 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Application of feedforward artificial neural network in Muskingum flood routing: A black-box forecasting approach for a natural river system
Latt, Z. Z., 11.2015, In: Water Resources Management. 29, 14, p. 4995-5014 20 p., a006.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Effects of prenatal environment on phenotype are revealed by postnatal challenges: embryonic hormone exposure, adrenocortical function, and food in seabird chicks
Benowitz-Fredericks, Z. M., Schultner, J. & Kitaysky, A. S., 11.2015, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 88, 6, p. 607-623 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Organophosphorus flame retardants and plasticizers in the aquatic environment: A case study of the Elbe River, Germany
Wolschke, H., Sühring, R., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 11.2015, In: Environmental Pollution. 206, p. 488-493 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review