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.
- 2001
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Selbständigkeit gefragt: Greenteamkonzept auf dem Prüfstand
Godemann, J., Michelsen, G., Degenhardt, L. & Molitor, H., 2001, In: Umwelt & Bildung. 3, 1, p. 30-31 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Solutions Manual. A Resource for Course Leaders: Contemporary Environmental Accounting. Issues, Concepts and Practice
Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 2001, Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Spannender Drahtseilakt: Diversität von und in Umweltverbänden
Katz, C. & Franz-Balsen, A., 2001, Vom David zum Goliath ?: NGOs im Wandel. Radloff, J. (ed.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 73-75 3 p. (Politische Ökologie; no. 72).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Standarduntersuchungskonzept für die Untersuchung und Überwachung der Auswirkungen von Offshore Windenergieanlagen (WEA) auf die Meeresumwelt
Runge, K., 2001, Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie . 26 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Sukzession als waldbauliches Prinzip
Härdtle, W., 2001, Naturschutz und Wald: Dokumentation der Naturschutztage Schleswig-Holstein vom 1./2. Oktober 1999 in Rendsburg. Rotermund, H. (ed.). Neumünster: Akademie für Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, p. 59-60 2 p. (Akad. für Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig-Holstein ; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Sustainable Development Funds: Progress since the 1970s
Schaltegger, S. & Figge, F., 2001, Sustainable banking: the greening of finance. Bouma, J. J., Jeucken, M. & Klinkers, L. (eds.). Sheffield: Greenleaf Publishing, p. 203-210 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable forest management augments diversity of vascular plants in German forests
Oheimb, G., Ellenberg, H., Heuveldop, J. & Kriebitzsch, W.-U., 2001, Assessment, conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity. Montreal: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, p. 88-90 3 p. (VBD Technical Series; no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Sustainable Performance beyond Eco-Efficiency
Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 14 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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The Forgotten Link between "Green" and Economic Success: Environmental Management as the Crucial Trigger between Environmental and Economic Performance
Schaltegger, S. & Synnestvedt, T., 2001, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 16 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Umwelt-Balanced Scorecard und Öko-Controlling
Schaltegger, S., 2001, Hagen: FernUniversität in Hagen.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education