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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Die verschwiegenen politischen Momente in der Agro-Gentechnik-Debatte in Polen
Sulmowski, J. A., 02.2017, Politiken der Naturgestaltung : Ländliche Entwicklung und Agro-Gentechnik zwischen Kritik und Vision. Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 171-192 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Vermittlung von Klimafolgen & -anpassung – Aktive Wissensintegration aus der Risikoforschung, der Psychologie und den pädagogischen Wissenschaften ist nötig! Ein (selektiver) Überblick
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. 117-132 16 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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Die Verkehrsdrehscheibe Basel im internationalen Standortwettbewerb
Frey, R. L. & Schaltegger, S., 1999, Schweizerisches Jahrbuch für Verkehrswirtschaft 1998/1999. Kaspar, C., Laesser, C. & Bieger, T. (eds.). St. Gallen: Institut für Tourismus und Verkehrswirtschaft an der Universität St. Gallen, p. 19-30Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Vergütung von Strom aus Windenergie: Von Referenzertrag, Systemdienstleistungs- und Repowering-Bonus
Schomerus, T. & Schmidt, M., 2012, 20 Jahre Recht der Erneuerbaren Energien. Müller, T. (ed.). Baden Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 595-621 27 p. (Schriften zum Umweltenergierecht; no. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Verbreitung einer wegweisenden Idee: Der Beitrag der UN-Dekade für die Diffusion von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Michelsen, G. & Rode, H., 2012, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Beiträge der Bildungsforschung. Berlin: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, p. 91-113 22 p. (Bildungsforschung; vol. 39).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die unionsrechtliche Regulierung von Hafenauffangeinrichtungen für Schiffsabfälle durch die PRF-Richtlinie
Schatz, V. & Wanner, L., 01.2025, In: Natur und Recht. 47, 1, p. 13-19 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Die UN-Dekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" als Plattform für das Thema biologische Vielfalt. Empirische Daten und Erfolgsfaktoren
Adomßent, M., Stoltenberg, U. & Bittner, A., 2011, Frischer Wind und weite Horizonte: 30. Deutscher Naturschutztag 2010, DNT. Bundesverband Beruflicher Naturschutz, p. 28-41 14 p. (Jahrbuch für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege; vol. 58,3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Umweltinformationsgesetze der Länder im Vergleich
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2007, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 26, 10, p. 1119 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Die Umwelt: Klima- und Umweltveränderungen während des Eiszeitalters
Zöller, L., Urban, B. & Hambach, U., 2007, Homo heidelbergensis: Schlüsselfund der Menschheitsgeschichte. Wagner, G. A. & Bechstädt, T. (eds.). Stuttgart: Theiss Verlag, p. 84-113 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Umsetzung von Art. 7 Energieeffizienz-Richtlinie 2012/27/EU in nationales Recht: Energieeffizienzverpflichtungssysteme oder andere strategische Maßnahmen?
Schomerus, T., 2013, In: Energierecht : ER Zeitschrift für die gesamte Energierechtspraxis. 5, 13, p. 184-191 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review