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.

Topics

Als Träger der universitätsweiten Wissenschaftsinitiative Nachhaltigkeitsforschung fragt die Fakultät nach Bedingungen und Chancen einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung. Die Fakultät verbindet dazu Human- und Naturwissenschaften mit derzeit etwa 25 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Chemie, Informatik, Kommunikation, Management, Ökologie, Philosophie, Planung, Politik, Psychologie, Recht, Technik und VWL. Die transdisziplinären Arbeitsweisen in Forschung, Studium und Dienstleistungen zielen insbesondere darauf, zukünftige Entwicklungschancen für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts zu schaffen und zu erhalten.

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    Impact of tree saplings on the kinetic energy of rainfall: The importance of stand density, species identity and tree architecture in subtropical forests in China

    Geißler, C., Lang, A. C., Oheimb, G., Härdtle, W., Baruffol, M. & Scholten, T., 15.04.2012, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 156, p. 31-40 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Postkolonialismus: Ich helfe, du hilfst, ... ihnen wird geholfen: Der Freiwilligendienst "weltwärts" reproduziert altbekannte Strukturen

    Kontzi, K., 2011, In: iz3w. 2011, 323, p. 40-44 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Patterns and hotspots of carabid beetle diversity in the Palaearctic – insights from a hyperdiverse invertebrate taxon

    Schuldt, A. & Aßmann, T., 2011, Biodiversity Hotspots: distribution and protection of conservation priority areas. Zachos, F. E. & Habel, J. C. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, p. 175-188 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Frauen gestalten öffentliche Räume im Ländlichen

    Thiem, A., 2011, In: Ländlicher Raum. 4, p. 40-42 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    How real options and ecological resilience thinking can assist in environmental risk management

    Whitten, S. M., Hertzler, G. & Strunz, S., 01.03.2012, In: Journal of Risk Research. 15, 3, p. 331-346 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Ecosystem services and distributive justice. Considering access rights to ecosystem services in theories of distributive justice

    Glotzbach, S., 2013, In: Ethics, Policy & Environment. 16, 2, p. 162-176 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Leuchtpol aus Sicht der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung – ein Zwischenstand

    Stoltenberg, U., Benoist, B., Kosler, T. & Moths, K., 2011, Lüneburg: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung - Bundesverband , 31 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e. V.; vol. 20)(Sonderedition Leuchtpol Bibliothek; vol. 5).

    Research output: Working paperProject reportsResearch

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    Human behavior and sustainability

    Fischer, J., Dyball, R., Fazey, I., Gross, C., Dovers, S., Ehrlich, P. R., Brulle, R., Christensen, C. & Borden, R., 04.2012, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10, 3, p. 153-160 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    Conservation policy in traditional farming landscapes

    Fischer, J., Hartel, T. & Kuemmerle, T., 06.2012, In: Conservation Letters. 5, 3, p. 167-175 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review