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.
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Schutzgebiete im Klimawandel – Risiken für Schutzgüter
Vohland, K., Badeck, F., Böhning-Gaese, K., Hanspach, J., Klotz, S., Kühn, I., Laube, I., Schwager, M., Trautmann, S. & Cramer, W., 05.2011, In: Natur und Landschaft. 86, 5, p. 204-213 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schutzgebiete Deutschlands im Klimawandel: Risiken und Handlungsoptionen
Vohland, K. (Editor), Badeck, F., Böhning-Gaese, K., Ellwanger, G., Hanspach, J., Ibisch, P. L., Klotz, S., Kreft, S., Kühn, I., Schröder, E., Trautmann, S. & Cramer, W., 2013, Münster: BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag. 233 p. (Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt; vol. 129)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt
Figge, F., 2002, In: Biologen heute. 461, p. 24 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Schulz, Thomas (Hrsg.): Handbuch Windenergie, Erich Schmidt Verlag, Berlin 2015, LIV, 1.084 Seiten
Schomerus, T., 06.2015, In: Energierecht : ER Zeitschrift für die gesamte Energierechtspraxis. 4, 3, p. 127-128 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Schulgärten – a model of sustainability?
Stoltenberg, U., 2001, Ökologisierung des Lernortes Schule. Baier, H. & Wittkowske, S. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn/Obb.: Klinkhardt, p. 185-195 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Schülerlabore als Ort der Lehrkräftefortbildung in der digitalen Welt
Brusdeilins, M., Abels, S., Blumberg, E., Brückmann, M., Kiel, C., Meyer, D., Schwedler, S., Stinken-Rösner, L., Wenzel, A. & Ziegler, M., 10.06.2024, Frühe naturwissenschaftliche Bildung : Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, Jahrestagung 2023. van Vorst, H. (ed.). Essen: Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik, p. 902 - 905 4 p. (Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Chemie und Physik; no. 50)(Tagungsband; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Schulbasierte Achtsamkeitsprogramme mit Kindern und Jugendlichen
Engel, N., Schiemann, S. & von Salisch, M., 07.2020, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 69, 4, p. 289-304 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Schreibwerkstatt MINT: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben in den Fachbereichen 1 bis 5 fördern und unterstützen
Rodenhauser, A., 16.10.2017, Bremen : Universität Bremen.Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Education
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Schreibt Ihr Unternehmen auch "grüne" Zahlen? Öko-Controlling in der betrieblichen Praxis
Schaltegger, S., 1997, In: Gablers Magazin. 1, p. 12-15 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Schools and their ‚culture of consumption‘: a context for consumer learning
Barth, M., Fischer, D., Michelsen, G. & Rode, H., 2012, The Nature of Sustainable Consumption and How to Achieve it. : Results from the Focal Topic "From Knowledge to Action – New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption". Defila, R., Di Giulio, A. & Kaufmann-Hayoz, R. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 229-244 16 p. (Results of Social-ecological Research; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review