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
Sugars in Antarctic aerosol
Barbaro, E., Kirchgeorg, T., Zangrando, R., Vecchiato, M., Piazza, R., Barbante, C. & Gambaro, A., 10.2015, In: Atmospheric Environment. 118, p. 135-144 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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"Taking the pulse" of doctors and nurses to reduce pharmaceutical residues in the water cycle: A ground-breaking survey and its educational implications
Adomßent, M., 30.09.2015, WIT Transactions on The Built Environment: Sustainable Development. Brebbia, C. A. (ed.). WIT Press, Vol. 1. p. 167-178 12 p. (WIT Transactions on The Built Environment; vol. 168).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Degradation of 5-FU by means of advanced (photo)oxidation processes: UV/H2O2, UV/Fe(2+)/H2O2 and UV/TiO2 - Comparison of transformation products, ready biodegradability and toxicity
Lutterbeck, C. A., Wilde, M. L., Baginska, E., Leder, C., Machado, Ê. L. & Kümmerer, K., 15.09.2015, In: The Science of The Total Environment. 527-528, p. 232-245 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests
Seitz, S., Goebes, P., Zumstein, P., Aßmann, T., Kühn, P., Niklaus, P. A., Schuldt, A. & Scholten, T., 15.09.2015, In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 40, 11, p. 1439-1447 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Thermal decomposition kinetic of salt hydrates for heat storage systems
Fopah Lele, A., Kuznik, F., Rammelberg, H., Osterland, T. & Ruck, W., 15.09.2015, In: Applied Energy. 154, p. 447-458 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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20 years of performance measurement in sustainable supply chain management: What has been achieved?
Beske-Janssen, P., Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 14.09.2015, In: Supply Chain Management. 20, 6, p. 664-680 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Putting sustainable supply chain management into base of the pyramid research
Khalid, R. U., Seuring, S., Land, A., Yawar, S. A., Wagner, R. & Beske-Janssen, P., 14.09.2015, In: Supply Chain Management. 20, 6, p. 681-696 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The role of plant biodiversity in modifying the structure and functioning of higher tropic Levels in species-rich forests
Schuldt, A., 10.09.2015, Lüneburg. 269 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Post-doctoral dissertations
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Carbon Management Accounting and Reporting in Practice: A Case Study on Converging Emergent Approaches
Gibassier, D. & Schaltegger, S., 07.09.2015, In: Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal. 6, 3, p. 340-365 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gatekeepers of Sustainability Information: Exploring the Roles of Accountants
Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 07.09.2015, In: Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change. 11, 3, p. 333-361 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review