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School of Sustainability

Organisational unit: Research School

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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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  1. Published

    Pluralism and integration? A systematic review of ecological economics methodological foundations

    Kretschmer, M. F., Engler, J. O., von Wehrden, H., Rathgens, J. & Ament, J. A., 02.2026, In: Ecological Economics. 240, 10 p., 108832.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Published

    Enhanced forest structural heterogeneity increases functional β-diversity but reduces α- and γ-diversity in soil nematodes

    Schwarz, R., Bradler, P. M., Chao, A., Chuang, P.-Y., Ciobanu, M., Decker, O., Delory, B. M., Dietrich, P., Dittrich, S., Fichtner, A., Lettenmaier, L., Junginger, M., Mitesser, O., Mori, A., Müller, J., von Oheimb, G., Pierick, K., Eisenhauer, N. & Cesarz, S., 03.2026, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 214, 14 p., 110078.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Published

    Untersuchungen zur Mortalität von Empetrum nigrum (L.) und Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull in Küstenheiden auf der Insel Sylt

    Ressel, R. I., Borcherding, R., Härdtle, W. & Fichtner, A., 23.06.2025, In: Kieler Notizen zur Pflanzenkunde. 2024/2025, 48, p. 39-66 28 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Published

    Practical implementation of artificial intelligence for climate change mitigation in cities – priorities, collaborations and challenges

    Hintz, M. J., Gross, M., Creutzig, F. & Kaack, L. H., 01.2026, In: Energy Research and Social Science. 131, 104498.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Accepted/In press

    Education for sustainable lifestyles: a powerful tool for what and for whom?

    Grauer, C., Solbakken, I., Fischer, D. & Didham, R. J., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Handbook of Research on Sustainable Lifestyles. Cohen, M. J., McGreevy, S., Lorek, S., Lambino, R. & Bengtsson, M. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

  6. Accepted/In press

    Die politisch-demokratische Dimension von Beruflichkeit im Kontext nachhaltiger Entwicklung – Einblicke in ein Fortbildungskonzept zur Professionalisierung des ausbildenden Personals

    Dück, F., Hantke, H., Heitzhausen, S., Murawski, L. & Zurstrassen, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: berufsbildung - Zeitschrift für Theorie-Praxis-Dialog.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Published

    Reconceptualizing the role of socioeconomic material stocks in the leverage points framework to enable transformative change

    Haas, W., Abson, D. J., Haberl, H., Spittler, N., Wiedenhofer, D. & Dorninger, C., 01.2026, In: Ecological Economics. 239, 9 p., 108759.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  8. Published

    Preface

    Bäumler, J., Binder, C., Bungenberg, M., Krajewski, M., Rühl, G., Tams, C. J., Terhechte, J. P. & Ziegler, A. R., 2025, In: European Yearbook of International Economic Law. 15, p. v-x 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research

  9. Published

    Commonly observed sex differences in direct aggression are absent or reversed in sibling contexts

    Varnum, M. E. W., Kirsch, A. P., Beal, D. J., Pick, C. M., Al-Shawaf, L., Ambrosio, C., Barbato, M. T., Barry, O., Boonyasiriwat, W., Brandstätter, E., Ceylan-Batur, S., Correa Varella, M. A., Cruz, J. E., David, O., Ngom Dieng, L., Dubois, D., Fernandez, A. M., Galdi, S., Galindo Caballero, O. J., Graf, S., Grossmann, I., Guzman, D., Halama, P., Hamamura, T., Hřebíčková, M., Iuga, I., Javela, L., Jung, J., Karl, J. A., Kim, J. P., Kohút, M., Mafra, A. L., Ndiaye, D. G., Jiaqing, O., Perez Sánchez, B., Unzueta, E. R., Rizwan, M., Sevincer, A. T., Skoog, E., Suh, E. M., Sznycer, D., Thunell, E., Tognetti, A., Uskul, A. K., Valentova, J. V., Wee, Y. N., Lundkvist Winter, A., Young, T. P., Zambrano, D., Ziska, A. & Kenrick, D. T., 01.08.2025, In: PNAS Nexus. 4, 8, 10 p., pgaf239.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  10. Published

    Intraspecific Functional Trait Responses to Experimental Warming Vary With Precipitation and Growth Form

    Erkelenz, J., Geange, S. R., Atkinson, J., Anderson, E., Correia, M., Ahler, S. J., Bradler, P., Löwenstein, C. E., Elsy, A., Maré, C., Eshelman, S., Mauki, D., Guclu, C., Eckberg, J., Maitner, B., Gya, R., Töpper, J., Klanderud, K., Enquist, B. J., Michaletz, S. T., Ray, C. A., von Oppen, J., Cubino, J. P., Halbritter, A. H. & Vandvik, V., 01.11.2025, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 36, 6, 14 p., e70098.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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