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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"Versuch macht klug", Teil 2: einige Überlegungen zum Bildungsauftrag der Kindertagesstätten im Bereich der Naturwissenschaften
Asmussen, S., 2008, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen. 16, 11, p. 232-235 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Emotionale Entwicklung
Salisch, M., 2008, Entwicklungspsychiatrie: biopsychologische Grundlagen und die Entwicklung psychischer Störungen. Herpertz-Dahlmann, B., Resch, F., Schulte-Markwort, M. J. & Warnke, A. (eds.). Stuttgart [u.a.]: Schattauer VerlagResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Types of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Conditions for Sustainability Innovation: From the Administration of a Technical Challenge to the Management of an Entrepreneurial Opportunity
Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 30.04.2008, Sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship: New Perspectives in Research on Corporate Sustainability series . Wüstenhagen, R., Hamschmidt, J., Sharma, S. & Starik, M. (eds.). Cheltenham [u.a.]: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 27-48 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Freundschaften und ihre Folgen
Salisch, M., 2007, Handbuch der Entwicklungspsychologie. Hasselhorn, M., Schneider, W. & Bengel, J. (eds.). Göttingen [u.a.]: Hogrefe Verlag, (Handbuch der Psychologie; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Späte Kindheit
Salisch, M. & Schröder, E., 2008, Entwicklungspsychologie des Säuglings- und Kindesalters. Hasselhorn, M., Silbereisen, R. K. & Birbaumer, N. (eds.). Göttingen [u.a.]: Hogrefe Verlag, p. 297 -337 41 p. (Enzyklopädie der Psychologie, Themenbereich C; vol. 5, no. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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An improved method for the analysis of volatile polyfluorinated alkyl substances in environmental air samples
Jahnke, A., Ahrens, L., Ebinghaus, R., Berger, U., Barber, J. L. & Temme, C., 02.2007, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 387, 3, p. 965-975 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Nachhaltiges Investment als Beitrag zur Markteffizienz: eine Lehre aus der Finanzmarktkrise
Peylo, B. T. & Schaltegger, S., 2009, In: Betriebswirtschaftliche Blätter. 58, 2, p. 104-110 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Gender Mainstreaming im Natur- und Umweltschutz: Geschlechteraspekte einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung
Mölders, T., Thiem, A. & Katz, C., 2006, In: Wechselwirkung. 28, 135, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Computerspiele mit und ohne Gewalt?
Salisch, M., Kristen, A. & Oppl, C., 2007, In: Kind, Jugend, Gesellschaft. 52, p. 46-48 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Schöne Natur und selbständiger Naturprozess: Geschlechtersymbolismen im Naturschutzdiskurs
Weber, I., Lucht, P. & Härdtle, W., 2004, Dokumentation Impulse zur Wissenschaftsentwicklung: Niedersächsischer Forschungsverbund für Frauen-, Geschlechterforschung in Naturwissenschaften, Technik und Medizin : Dokumentation Impulse zur Wissenschaftsentwicklung. Paravicini, U. & Zempel-Gino, M. (eds.). Noderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, p. 105-137 33 p. (Wissenschaftliche Reihe NFFG ; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research