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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Internetbasierte Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation
Barth, M., 2007, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 266-275 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Energieversorgungsunternehmen: informationspflichtige Stellen nach dem Umweltinformationsrecht?
Schomerus, T., 2006, In: Zeitschrift für neues Energierecht. 10, 3, p. 223-229 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Bioassay-directed chemical analysis utilizing LC-MS: a tool for identifying estrogenic compounds in water samples?
Heisterkamp, I., Gandrass, J. & Ruck, W., 01.02.2004, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 378, 3, p. 709-715 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Permanente Temporarität - Brachflächennutzung als Potenzial für den öffentlichen Stadtraum
Schophaus, M. & Kruse, S., 2003, In: Umweltpsychologie. 7, 1, p. 6-22 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Study programme sustainability - a way to impart competencies for handling sustainability?
Barth, M. & Godemann, J., 2006, Higher education for sustainability: New Challenges from a Global Perspective. Adomßent, M., Godemann, J., Leicht, A. & Busch, A. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 198-207 10 p. (Higher education for sustainability ; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Zwischen räumlicher Planung und lebensweltlicher Realität: Ländliche Räume im Wandel - Frauen im ländlichen Raum
Thiem, A., 2003, Zwischentöne gestalten: Dialoge zur Verbindung von Geschlechterverhältnissen und Nachhaltigkeit. Hofmeister, S., Mölders, T. & Karsten, M. E. (eds.). Bielefeld: Kleine Verlag, p. 92-102 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Photochemical reactions of brominated diphenylethers in organic sovents and adsorbed on silicon dioxide in aqueous suspension
Palm, W.-U., Kopetzky, R., Sossinka, W., Ruck, W. & Zetzsch, C., 2004, In: Organohalogen Compounds. 60, p. 2269-2274 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Interventionen im Jugendrecht
Plewig, H.-J., 2006, In: Thema Jugend. 3, p. 7-10 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Seeanlagen-Verordnung
Schomerus, T., Kahle, C. & Tolkmitt, U., 2008, Das deutsche Bundesrecht: Systematische Sammlung der Gesetze und Verordnungen mit Erläuterungen. Kölble, J. (ed.). Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Vol. 0 I - 0 VIII : Europäische Bezüge.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Devianz
Plewig, H.-J., 2007, Fachlexikon der sozialen Arbeit. Mulot, R. (ed.). 6 ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftResearch output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research