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.
- 2014
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Kommunikation und Bildung zu Klimafolgen und -anpassung: Neue Herausforderungen - „alte“ Schwierigkeiten?
Katz, C. & Schoenberg, W., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 66-69 4 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Kompetenzorientiertes Lehren und Lernen an Hochschulen: Veränderte Anforderungen und Bedingungen für Lehrende und Studierende
Michelsen, G. & Rieckmann, M., 2014, Campus Transformation: Education, Qualification & Digitalization. Keuper, F. & Arnold, H. (eds.). Berlin: Logos Verlag, p. 45-66 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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LAND: Klimaangepasste Kulturlandschaft - Leistungsfähiger Naturhaushalt und umweltschonende Landbewirtschaftung.
Urban, B., Rechid, D. & Mersch, I., 2014, Kursbuch Klimaanpassung: Handlungsoptionen für die Metropolregion Hamburg. K.-N. V. (ed.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 52-55 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Landslide Hazards: Household Vulnerability, Resilience and Coping in Malaysia
Ahmad, J., Lateh, H. & Mohamad Saleh, M. S., 2014, In: Journal of Education and Human Development. 3, 3, p. 149-155 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Landwirtschaft: Flächenproduktivität sichern
Grocholl, J., Eiben, E., Mensching-Buhr, A., Mersch, I., Riedel, A., von Haaren, M., Schulze, S., Schmelmer, K. & Urban, B., 2014, Kursbuch Klimaanpassung: Handlungsoptionen für die Metropolregion Hamburg. K.-N. V. (ed.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 56-59 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research
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Landwirtschaftliche Beratung mit dem Modell CANDY-Carbon Balance
Schmelmer, K. & Urban, B., 2014, Klimawandel in der Lüneburger Heide: Kulturlandschaften zukunftsfähig gestalten. Urban, B., Becker, J., Mersch, I., Meyer, W., Rechid, D. & Rottgardt, E. (eds.). Hamburg: TuTech Verlag, p. 45-47 3 p. (Berichte aus den KLIMZUG-NORD Modellgebieten; vol. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Leitfadengestützte Interviews
Niebert, K. & Gropengießer, H., 2014, Methoden in der naturwissenschaftsdidaktischen Forschung. Krüger, D., Parchmann, I. & Schecker, H. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 121-132 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Lernen und Lehren: Zur beteiligungsorientierten Gestaltung von Bildungsaktivitäten im Bereich Klimawandel und –anpassung
Katz, C., 2014, Anpassung an regionale Klimafolgen kommunizieren: Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Perspektiven. Beese, K., Fekkak, M., Katz, C., Körner, C. & Molitor, H. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 211-222 12 p. (Klimawandel in Regionen zukunftsfähig gestalten : Klimzug; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Like! You saved #energy today. Fostering Energy Efficiency in Buildings – The implementation of social media patterns as symbols in Building Management Systems‘ Graphical User Interfaces using Peirce’s semeiosis as a communication concept
Tribel, A., Opel, O. & Geffken, J., 2014, EnviroInfo 2014: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY EFFICIENY. Gómez, J. M., Sonnenschein, M., Vogel, U., Winter, A., Rapp, B. & Giesen, N. (eds.). Oldenburg: Universität Oldenburg, Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem, p. 597-604 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Local neighborhood competition following an extraordinary snow break event: Implications for tree-individual growth
Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Bruelheide, H. & Oheimb, G., 2014, In: iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry. 7, 1, p. 19-24 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review