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 Kommunikation über Nachhaltigkeit braucht mehr Professionalität
Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J., 2002, Umweltkommunikation - vom Wissen zum Handeln: 7. Internationale Sommerakademie St. Marienthal . Brickwedde, F. & Peters, U. (eds.). Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 329-337 9 p. (Initiativen zum Umweltschutz; vol. 44).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Hochschulen und Nachhaltigkeit: neue Herausforderungen für Lehren, Lernen und Forschen
Michelsen, G., 2008, Einstieg in Nachhaltige Entwicklung. Amelung, N. (ed.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 135-151 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Hochschule neu denken: Neuorientierung im Horizont der Nachhaltigkeit ; ein Memorandum
Adomßent, M., 2004, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 44 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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"Versuch macht klug", Teil 1: ein Beitrag zur Stärkung der naturwissenschaftlichen Bildung in Kindertagesstätten
Asmussen, S., 2008, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen. 16, 10, p. 205-208 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Editorial: Questioning the construction of "balance": a time perspective on gender and organization
Sabelis, I., Nencel, L., Knights, D. & Odih, P., 01.09.2008, In: Gender, Work & Organization. 15, 5, p. 423-429 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Internationaler Masterstudiengang 'Sustainable Development and Management': Band 2: Einführung in nachhaltige Entwicklung
Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2008, Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 129 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Schutz und Entwicklung von Waldlandschaften: Ansprüche des Naturschutzes und deren Umsetzbarkeit im Rahmen verschiedener Waldbauverfahren
Härdtle, W. & Westphal, C., 2000, Perspektiven der Umweltwissenschaften. Brandt, E. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 169-187 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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The xylobiontic beetle fauna of old oaks colonised by the endangered longhorn beetle Cerambyx cerdo Linnaeus, 1758 (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Buse, J., Zabransky, P. & Aßmann, T., 2008, Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie: Vorträge der Entomologentagung in Innsbruck vom 26. Februar bis 1. März 2007. Händel, J. (ed.). Gießen: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeine und Angewandte Entomologie , p. 109-112 4 p. (DGaaE Nachrichten; vol. 16).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Damit Nachhaltigkeit drin ist, wo Nachhaltigkeit drauf steht: zur Krise der Krisenwahrnehmung und zur Notwendigkeit eines inhaltlich-konzeptionellen Geschlechterzugangs in sozial-ökologischen Forschungen
Gottschlich, D. & Mölders, T., 2006, FrauenMännerGeschlechterforschung: State of the Art. Aulenbacher et al., B. (ed.). Münster: Verlag Westfälisches Dampfboot, p. 334-346 13 p. (Forum Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung; no. 19).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Nachträge zur Liste der Farn- und Blütenpflanzen des Naturschutzgebietes "Lüneburger Heide"
Härdtle, W., Dierßen, K. & Romahn, K. S., 04.2000, In: Floristische Notizen aus der Lüneburger Heide aus der Regionalstelle 8 für die Floristische Kartierung Niedersachsens. 8, p. 15-19 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research