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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Using meaningful places as an indicator for sense of place in the management of social-ecological systems
Knaps, F., Gottwald, S., Albert, C. & Herrmann, S., 01.11.2022, In: Ecology and Society. 27, 4, 12 p., 9.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using latent class analysis to produce a typology of environmental concern in the UK
Rhead, R., Elliot, M. & Upham, P., 08.2018, In: Social Science Research. 74, p. 210-222 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using gender theories to analyse nature resource management
Katz, C., 01.01.2016, Contemporary Perspectives on Ecofeminism. Phillips, M. & Rumens, N. (eds.). Oxford: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 193-209 17 p. (Routledge explorations in environmental studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Using ecological and life-history characteristics for projecting species' responses to climate change
Pompe, S., Hanspach, J., Badeck, F.-W., Klotz, S., Bruelheide, H. & Kühn, I., 30.09.2014, In: Frontiers of Biogeography . 6, 3, p. 119-131 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using density surface models to assess the ecological effectiveness of a protected area network in Tanzania
Giliba, R. A., Kiffner, C., Fust, P. & Loos, J., 01.04.2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 4, 16 p., e4840.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using cross-recurrence quantification analysis to compute similarity measures for time series of unequal length with applications to sleep stage analysis
Drews, H. J., Felletti, F., Kallestad, H., Drews, A., Scott, J., Sand, T., Engstrøm, M., Heglum, H. S. A., Vethe, D., Salvesen, Ø., Langsrud, K., Morken, G. & Wallot, S., 12.2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 14 p., 23142.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Using a leverage points perspective to compare social-ecological systems: a case study on rural landscapes
Fischer, J., Abson, D., Dorresteijn, I., Hanspach, J., Hartel, T., Schultner, J. & Sherrene, K., 03.2022, In: Ecosystems and People. 18, 1, p. 119-130 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Use your power for good: plural valuation of nature – the Oaxaca statement
Jacobs, S., Zafra-Calvo, N., Gonzalez-Jimenez, D., Guibrunet, L., Benessaiah, K., Berghöfer, A., Chaves-Chaparro, J., Díaz, S., Gomez-Baggethun, E., Lele, S., Martín-López, B., Masterson, V. A., Merçon, J., Moersberger, H., Muraca, B., Norström, A., O'Farrell, P., Ordonez, J. C., Prieur-Richard, A.-H., Rincón-Ruiz, A., Sitas, N., Subramanian, S. M., Tadesse, W., van Noordwijk, M., Pascual, U. & Balvanera, P., 21.02.2020, In: Global Sustainability. 3, 7 p., e8.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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User experience predicts the effectiveness of a gamified recovery app: Investigation of Holidaily—an app promoting recovery behavior after vacation and during daily working life
Smyth, A., Syrek, C., Reins, J. A., Domin, M., Janneck, M. & Lehr, D., 01.11.2018, In: Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung. 13, 4, p. 319-326 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Use: What is needed to Support Sustainability?
Mikkelsen, R. L., Binder, C. R., Frossard, E., Brand, F. S., Scholz, R. W. & Vilsmaier, U., 01.01.2014, Sustainable Phosphorus Management: A Global Transdisciplinary Roadmap. Scholz, R. W., Roy, A. H., Brand, F. S., Hellums, D. T. & Ulrich, A. E. (eds.). 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 207-246 40 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review