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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Improving the end-of-life management of solar panels in Germany
El-Khawad, L., Bartkowiak, D. & Kümmerer, K., 01.10.2022, In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 168, 112678.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Improving Flood Forecasting in a Developing Country: A Comparative Study of Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression and Artificial Neural Network
Latt, Z. Z. & Wittenberg, H., 06.2014, In: Water Resources Management. 28, 8, p. 2109-2128 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Improvement of GC sensitivity for polar and nonpolar PAHs by using a deactivated liner
Meyer, D., Dressler, H. & Ruck, W., 02.2007, In: LC-GC North America. 25, 2, p. 180-190 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Improved models, improved information? Exploring how climate change impacts pollen, influenza, and mold in Berlin and its surroundings
Langendijk, G. S., Rechid, D. & Jacob, D., 01.05.2022, In: Urban Climate. 43, 21 p., 101159.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impressions from a conference: sustainable land management
Fischer, J., 08.03.2016Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research
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Importance of timing: Vulnerability of semi-arid rangeland systems to increased variability in temporal distribution of rainfall events as predicted by future climate change
Fust, P. & Schlecht, E., 01.06.2022, In: Ecological Modelling. 468, 109961.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Importance of scrub-pastureland mosaics for wild-living cats occurrence in a Mediterranean area: Implications for the conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris)
Lozano Mendoza, J., Virgós, E., Malo, A. F., Huertas, D. L. & Casanovas, J. G., 01.05.2003, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 12, 5, p. 921-935 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Importance of actors and agency in sustainability transitions: A systematic exploration of the literature
Fischer, L. B. & Newig, J., 13.05.2016, In: Sustainability. 8, 5, 21 p., 476.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Implications of Material Flow Cost Accounting for Life Cycle Engineering
Viere, T., Prox, M., Möller, A. & Schmidt, M., 2011, Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing: Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, May 2nd - 4th, 2011. Hesselbach, J. & Herrmann, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Springer Verlag, p. 652-656 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Implementing sustainable food forests: Extracting success factors through a cross-case comparison
Albrecht, S. & Wiek, A., 21.12.2021, In: Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development . 11, 1, p. 183-200 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review