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.
- 2010
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Managing Strategic Alliances through a Community-Enabled Balanced Scorecard: The Case of Merck Ltd, Thailand
Hansen, E. G., Sextl, M. & Reichwald, R., 09.2010, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 19, 6, p. 387-399 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mobiler Hochwasserschutz
Koppe, B. & Brinkmann, B., 09.2010, In: Florian express. September 2010, p. 360-369 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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Periods of recent dune sand mobilisation in Cuddalore, Southeast India
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J.-A., 09.2010, In: Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 161, 3, p. 353-368 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Stingless bees use terpenes as olfactory cues to find resin sources
Leonhardt, S., Zeilhofer, S., Blüthgen, N. & Schmitt, T., 09.2010, In: Chemical Senses. 35, 7, p. 603-611 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Terpenoids tame aggressors: role of chemicals in stingless bee communal nesting
Leonhardt, S., Jung, L.-M., Schmitt, T. & Blüthgen, N., 09.2010, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 64, 9, p. 1415-1423 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Detection and mapping of water pollution variation in the Nile Delta using multivariate clustering and GIS techniques
Shaban, M., Urban, B., El Saadi, A. M. K. & Faisal, M., 01.08.2010, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 91, 8, p. 1785-1793 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Luminescence dating of late holocene dunes showing remnants of early settlement in Cuddalore and evidence of monsoon activity in south east India
Frechen, M., Ramachandran, R., Urban, B. & Kunz, J.-A., 01.08.2010, In: Quaternary International. 222, 1-2, p. 194-208 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Chancen erkennen und nutzen: Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung im Alltag von Kindertagesstätten
Benoist, B. & Heuser, H.-H., 08.2010, Hier spielt die Zukunft: Kindergärten als Bildungsorte für nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Dokumentation zur Fachtagung vom 30.11. – 01.12.2009/Bonn. Kruppa, E. (ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Leuchtpol, p. 49-52 4 p. (Schriftenreihe der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Natur- und Umweltbildung Bundesverband e.V.)(Leuchtpol Bibliothek Sonderedition; no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Faktor Fünf: Rezension zu Weizsäcker/Hargroves/Smith: Faktor Fünf - Die Formel für nachhaltiges Wachstum
Schomerus, T., 08.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 8, p. 556-557 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Organic farming in isolated landscapes does not benefit flower-visiting insects and pollination
Brittain, C., Vighi, M., Bommarco, R., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 08.2010, In: Biological Conservation. 143, 8, p. 1860-1867 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The impact of an insecticide on insect flower visitation and pollination in an agricultural landscape
Brittain, C., Bommarco, R., Vighi, M., Barmaz, S., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 08.2010, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 12, 3, p. 259-266 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards an agri-environment index for biodiversity conservation payment schemes
Dittmer, F. & Groth, M., 08.2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 18 p. (Working Paper series in Economics; no. 185).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Risk preferences under heterogeneous environmental risk
Olbrich, R., Quaas, M. F., Haensler, A. & Baumgärtner, S., 25.07.2010, World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress . International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics, p. 10/76 1 p. (Etudes et Dossiers; no. 369).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research
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Der lateinamerikanische Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs - von der Kapitalismuskritik zum „Guten Leben"
Kuhn, K. & Rieckmann, M., 13.07.2010, In: ITB infoservice. Berichterstattung zur Forschungs-, Technologie- und Innovationspolitik weltweit. 7, p. 8-10 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Modified dynamic programming approach for offline segmentation of long hydrometeorological time series
Gedikli, A., Aksoy, H., Unal, N. E. & Kehagias, A., 07.2010, In: Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 24, 5, p. 547-557 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molinia caerulea responses to N and P fertilisation in a dry heathland ecosystem (NW-Germany)
Falk, K., Friedrich, U., Oheimb, G., Mischke, K., Merkle, K., Meyer, H. & Härdtle, W., 07.2010, In: Plant Ecology. 209, 1, p. 47-56 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Multilevel Water Governance and Problems of Scale: Setting the Stage for a Broader Debate
Moss, T. & Newig, J., 07.2010, In: Environmental Management. 46, 1, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Pigous Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeitsökonomie
Schröter, M., Groth, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 07.2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 10 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 180).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Tree diversity promotes insect herbivory in subtropical forests of south-east China
Schuldt, A., Baruffol, M., Boehnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Härdtle, W., Lang, A. C., Nadrowski, K., von Oheimb, G., Voigt, W., Zhou, H. & Aßmann, T., 07.2010, In: Journal of Ecology. 98, 4, p. 917-926 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Focus: (Re)productivity Sustainable relations both between society and nature and between the genders
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 15.06.2010, In: Ecological Economics. 69, 8, p. 1703-1711 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Value Creation, Management Competencies, and Global Corporate Citizenship: An Ordonomic Approach to Business Ethics in the Age of Globalization
Pies, I., Beckmann, M. & Hielscher, S., 01.06.2010, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 94, 2, p. 265-278 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Consumers' Responses to CSR Activities: The Linkage between Increased Awareness and Purchase Intention
Lee, K.-H. & Shin, D., 06.2010, In: Public Relations Review. 36, 2, p. 193-195 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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LeNA: Leitfaden für die Nachnutzung von Altablagerungen
Striegnitz, M. & Panebianco, S., 06.2010, Fachtagung: 25 Jahre Sanierung der Deponie Georgswerder : Umgang mit baulich gesicherten Altlasten: Erkenntnisse und Perspektiven; Tagungsband zur Fachtagung vom 10. und 11. Juni 2010. Hamburg, F. H. (ed.). Hamburg: Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt, p. 135-147 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Performance of conventional multi-barrier drinking water treatment plants for the removal of four artificial sweeteners
Scheurer, M., Storck, F. R., Brauch, H. J. & Lange, F. T., 06.2010, In: Water Research. 44, 12, p. 3573-3584 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Total-Reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis of elements in size-fractionated particulate matter sampled on polycarbonate filters - Composition and sources of aerosol particles in Göteborg, Sweden
Wagner, A. & Mages, M., 06.2010, In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 65, 6, p. 471-477 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Higher Education for Sustainable Consumption: Concept and Results of a Transdisciplinary Project Course
Fischer, D. & Rieckmann, M., 09.05.2010, In: Journal of Sustainability Education. 1, 2, p. 296–306 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Education
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Highly reduced genetic diversity of Rosa rubiginosa L. populations in the invasive range
Zimmermann, H., Ritz, C., Hirsch, H., Renison, D., Wesche, K. & Hensen, I., 01.05.2010, In: International Journal of Plant Sciences. 171, 4, p. 435-446 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning settings to face climate change
Burandt, S. & Barth, M., 01.05.2010, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 18, 7, p. 659-665 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Klimaschutzrecht im Wandel: V. Bremer Umweltgespräche - Tagungsbericht
Guerra González, J., 05.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 5, p. 335-336 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer
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Polyfluoroalkyl compounds in landfill leachates
Busch, J., Ahrens, L., Sturm, R. & Ebinghaus, R., 05.2010, In: Environmental Pollution. 158, 5, p. 1467-1471 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability economics – general versus specific, and conceptual versus practical
Baumgärtner, S. & Quaas, M. F., 05.2010, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 9 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 169).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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1002 Pharmacokinetic studies on a novel HBV entry inhibitor Myrcludex B demonstrate HBV-receptor expression in rodents and dogs but not in cynomolgus monkeys
Schieck, A., Meier, A., Alexandrov, A., Leder, C., Romeis, P., Haberkorn, U., Mier, J. W. & Urban, S., 01.04.2010, In: Journal of Hepatology. 51, 1, p. S387 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research › peer-review
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Material and Energy Flow-Based Cost Accounting
Möller, A., 01.04.2010, In: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 33, 4, p. 567-572 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Anpassung des Bodenschutzrechts an den Klimaschutz
Sanden, J., 04.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 4, p. 225-229 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Klimaschutz durch Bioenergie - Das Recht der Biomassenutzung zwischen Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit: Tagungsbericht: 5. Würzburger Gespräche zum Umweltenergierecht
Guerra González, J., 04.2010, In: Natur und Recht. 32, 4, p. 258-260 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer
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Strong genetic cohesiveness between Italy and North Africa in four butterfly species
Habel, J. C., Rödder, D., Stefano, S., Meyer, M. & Schmitt, T., 04.2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99, 4, p. 818-830 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Verbund-Simulation - Strategic Planning and Optimization of Integrated Production Networks
Viere, T., Bruenner, H. & Hedemann, J., 04.2010, In: Chemical Engineering & Technology. 33, 4, p. 582-588 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Saproxylic beetle assemblages in the Mediterranean region: Impact of forest management on richness and structure
Buse, J., Levanony, T., Timm, A., Dayan, T. & Aßmann, T., 31.03.2010, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 259, 8, p. 1376-1384 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Combination of different liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry technologies for the identification of transformation products of rhodamine B in groundwater
Mueller, A., Weiss, S. C., Seitz, W., Albert, R., Ruck, W. K. L., Weber, W. & Schulz, W., 15.03.2010, In: Rapid Comunications in Mass Spectrometry. 24, 5, p. 659-666 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forschung für die Nachhaltigkeit
Seiler, P., Barth, M., Fischer, D. & Michelsen, G., 11.03.2010, In: GAIA. 19, 1, p. 69-71 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ordnungsverantwortung: Rational Choice als ordonomisches Forschungsprogramm
Beckmann, M., 11.03.2010, Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin. 342 p. (Ökonomik und Ethik; vol. 12)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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N:P Ratio and the Nature of Nutrient Limitation in Calluna-Dominated Heathlands
Oheimb, G., Power, S. A., Falk, K., Friedrich, U., Mohamed, A., Krug, A., Boschatzke, N. & Härdtle, W., 01.03.2010, In: Ecosystems. 13, 2, p. 317-327 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Impacts of a pesticide on pollinator species richness at different spatial scales
Brittain, C., Vighi, M., Bommarco, R., Settele, J. & Potts, S. G., 03.2010, In: Basic and Applied Ecology. 11, 2, p. 106-115 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modulating immune responses and inflammation
Leder, C., Ziegler, M. & Gawaz, M., 03.2010, In: Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. 36, 2, p. 219-222 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sustainability as a Driver for Corporate Economic Success: Consequences for the Development of Sustainability Management Control
Schaltegger, S., 03.2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 15 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Flächenpolitik durch nachhaltige, geschlechtergerechte Stadtentwicklung und partizipative Planung: Gender Mainstreaming als Strategie der Flächenvorsorge - Konzepte und mögliche Instrumente
Evers, M. & Hofmeister, S., 28.02.2010, In: Raumforschung und Raumordnung. 68, 1, p. 35-47 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental impacts of droughts: key challenges.
Olsson, O., 23.02.2010, BrüsselResearch output: other publications › Slides › Research
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Sources of polyfluoroalkyl compounds in the North Sea, Baltic Sea and Norwegian Sea: Evidence from their spatial distribution in surface water
Ahrens, L., Gerwinski, W., Theobald, N. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.02.2010, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60, 2, p. 255-260 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Facilitative effects of introduced Pacific oysters on native macroalgae are limited by a secondary invader, the seaweed Sargassum muticum
Lang, A. C. & Buschbaum, C., 02.2010, In: Journal of Sea Research. 63, 2, p. 119-128 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Umweltgrundrechte, Umweltstaatszielbestimmungen sowie Umweltgrundpflichten im Gefüge der Europäischen Verfassungen: Vergleichende Überlegungen mit Blick auf das Japanische Verfassungsrecht
Sanden, J., 02.2010, In: Hitotsubashi Journal of Law and Politics. 38, p. 31-146 116 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research