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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Nichtwissen und Resilienz in der lokalen Klimaanpassung: Widersprüche zwischen theoriegeleiteten Handlungsempfehlungen und empirischen Befunden am Beispiel des Sommerhochwassers 2002
Kuhlicke, C. & Kruse, S., 09.2009, In: GAIA. 18, 3, p. 247-254 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Das Umweltinformationsgesetz Nordrhein-Westfalen
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2008, In: Nordrhein-Westfälische Verwaltungsblätter. 22, 5, p. 165 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Nachhaltigkeit und regionale Entwicklungsprozesse: Chancen für das Verhältnis von Hochschule und Region
Michelsen, G., 2005, Nachhaltigkeit ist machbar: das "Schaufenster für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung" als innovatives Projekt zur Kommunikation und Entwicklung von Nachhaltigkeit. Stoltenberg, U., Muraca, B. & Nora, E. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 197-203 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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What is sustainability economics?
Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M., 15.01.2010, In: Ecological Economics. 69, 3, p. 445-450 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Vielfalt der Gefäßpflanzenarten in bewirtschafteten und nicht mehr bewirtschafteten Wäldern Norddeutschlands
Ellenberg, H., Oheimb, G., Kriebitzsch, W.-U. & Heuveldop, J., 2002, Biologische Vielfalt mit der Land- und Forstwirtschaft: Symposium der Arbeitsgruppe "Ökosysteme/Ressourcen" des Senats der Bundesforschungsanstalten im Geschäftsbereich des BMVEL vom 15. - 17. Mai 2001 im Forum der Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft (FAL), Braunschweig-Völkenrode. Welling, M. (ed.). Münster-Hiltrup: Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 147-152 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: zusammenfassende Aspekte eines Verbundforschungsvorhabens
Keienburg, T., Prüter, J., Härdtle, W., Kaiser, T., Koopmann, A., Melber, A., Niemeyer, F. & Schaltegger, S., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 3-12 10 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Programa de Maestría Internacional ‘Sustainable Development and Management’: Volumen 2: Introducción al Desarrollo Sustentable
Michelsen, G. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2008, 1. ed. Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften. 122 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Wilde Natur - gezähmte Wirtschaft: Biosphärenreservate: Modelle für eine nachhaltige Regionalentwicklung?
Hofmeister, S. & Mölders, T., 2007, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 18, 2, p. 191-206 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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(Re)Produktivität - der "blinde Fleck" im Diskurs zu nachhaltiger Entwicklung
Hofmeister, S. & Biesecker, A., 2003, Dimensionen einer nachhaltigen Gesellschaft: Feministische Zugänge und Perspektiven: Dokumentation der Tagung vom 9. - 11. 11. 2002 in München. Erbe, B. (ed.). München: Forschungsgemeinschaft Anstiftung, p. 43-57 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Lernen mit Neuen Medien - ein Weg für die Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung?
Barth, M., 01.01.2006, Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: aktuelle Forschungsfelder und -ansätze. Rieß, W. & Apel, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 69-80 12 p. (Ökologie und Erziehungswissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research