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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Value of semi-open corridors for simultaneously connecting open and wooded habitats: A case study with ground beetles
Eggers, B., Matern, A., Drees, C., Eggers, J., Haerdtle, W. & Aßmann, T., 02.2010, In: Conservation Biology. 24, 1, p. 256-266 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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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Attitude-Based Target Groups to Reduce the Ecological Impact of Daily Mobility Behavior
Hunecke, M., Haustein, S., Böhler, S. & Grischkat, S., 01.01.2010, In: Environment and Behavior. 42, 1, p. 3-43 41 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Classifying Entrepreneurship for the Public Good: Empirical Analysis of a Conceptual Framework
Wagner, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2010, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 23, 3, p. 431-443 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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CSR: von der Vision zur Verankerung unternehmerischer Nachhaltigkeit - Eine Frage von Managementbildung
Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 01.01.2010, CSR-Bildung. Theis, F. (ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 139-152 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Universities as learning organizations for sustainability? The task of climate protection
Lüdeke-Freund, F. & Burandt, S., 01.01.2010, Universities and climate change: introducing climate change to university programmes. Leal Filho, W. (ed.). Berlin; London: Springer Verlag, p. 179-192 14 p. (Climate Change Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Vorsorgendes Hochwassermanagement im Wandel: ein sozial-ökologisches Raumkonzept für den Umgang mit Hochwasser
Kruse, S., 01.01.2010, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 261 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Anaerobic biodegradation of organochlorine pesticides in contaminated soil: Significance of temperature and availability
Baczynski, T. P., Pleissner, D. & Grotenhuis, T., 01.2010, In: Chemosphere. 78, 1, p. 22-28 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Applicability of adapted reservoir operation for water stress mitigation under dry year conditions
Olsson, O., Ikramova, M., Bauer, M. & Froebrich, J., 01.2010, In: Water Resources Management. 24, 2, p. 277-297 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evidence for an intrinsic energetic ceiling in free-ranging kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla
Welcker, J., Moe, B., Bech, C., Fyhn, M., Schultner, J., Speakman, J. R. & Gabrielsen, G. W., 01.2010, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 79, 1, p. 205-213 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Molecular analysis meets morphology-based systematics-a synthetic approach for Chalarinae (Insecta: Diptera: Pipunculidae)
Kehlmaier, C. & Aßmann, T., 01.2010, In: Systematic Entomology. 35, 1, p. 181-195 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Optimal Harvest Licensing when Harvest Success is Uncertain
Hussain, A. M. T. & Tschirhart, J., 01.2010, In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 92, 1, p. 125-140 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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§ 13 Umweltschutz im Planungsrecht
Sanden, J., 2010, Umweltrecht. Koch, H.-J. (ed.). 3 ed. Neuwied: Verlag Franz Vahlen, p. 675-719 45 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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§ 23 Wasserkraft
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 490-513 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 24 Deponiegas
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 514-521 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 25 Klärgas
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 522-525 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 29 Windenergie
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 597-634 38 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 30 Windenergie Repowering
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 635-658 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 31 Windenergie Offshore
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 659-678 20 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 32 Solare Strahlungsenergie
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 679-704 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 33 Solare Strahlungsenergie an oder auf Gebäuden
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 705-720 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 60 Nutzung von Seewasserstraßen
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 974-977 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 62 Bußgeldvorschriften
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 992-998 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 63 Fachaufsicht
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 999-1004 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 64 Verordnungsermächtigung
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1007-1023 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 65 Erfahrungsbericht
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1024-1036 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 66 Übergangsbestimmungen
Schomerus, T., 2010, Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz. Frenz, W., Müggenborg, H.-J. & Altenschmidt, S. (eds.). Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, p. 1037-1064 28 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions in collection of commentaries › Research
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§ 8 Bodenschutz und Altlastenrecht
Sanden, J., 2010, Umweltrecht. Koch, H.-J. (ed.). 3 ed. München: Verlag Franz Vahlen, p. 418-459 42 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Abgaben als Instrument des Klimaschutzes
Schomerus, T., 2010, In: Zeitschrift für Zölle und Verbrauchsteuern. 86, p. 141-149 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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About the Sense of Useless Software
Möller, A., 2010, Integration of Environmental Information in Europe: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection Cologne/Bonn, Germany / EnviroInfo 2010. Greve, K. & Cremers, A. B. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, p. 279-287 9 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Abschied vom grünen Rock? Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel
Hehn, M. (Editor), Katz, C. (Editor), Mayer, M. (Editor) & Westermayer, T. (Editor), 2010, München: Oekom Verlag. 227 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
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Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal: Special Issue on Sustainability Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
Burritt, R. (Editor) & Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2010, Emerald Publishing Limited. 126 p. (Accounting, auditing and accountability journal; vol. 23, no. 7)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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A Community-Based Toolkit for Designing Ride-Sharing Services: The Case of a Virtual Network of Ride Access Points in Germany
Hansen, E. G., Gomm, M. L., Bullinger, A. C. & Moslein, K. M., 2010, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 5, 1, p. 80-99 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Advancing the Profession – From Environmental to Sustainability Management: Proceedings of the 6th Environmental Management Leadership Symposium, 22nd – 23rd March 2010
Schaltegger, S. (Editor), 2010, Lueneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management. 52 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Conference proceedings › Research
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A Framework and Typology of Ecopreneurship: Leading Bioneers and Environmental Managers to Ecopreneurship
Schaltegger, S., 2010, Making ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship . Schaper, M. (ed.). 2 ed. Farnham ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Limited, p. 75-94 20 p. (Corporate Social Responsibility Series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Agrarsubventionen als Gegenstand des Umweltinformations- und Informationsfreiheitsrechts
Schomerus, T. & Scheel , B., 2010, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 21, 4, p. 188-192 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965): Eine Biographie
Oermann, N. O. (Editor), 2010, 3 ed. München: C.H. Beck Verlag. 367 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Transfer
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Bildung für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Lehrerbegleitheft zum Aqua Agenten Koffer. Nachhaltigkeit lernen am Beispiel Wasser für Klassen 3 und 4. Hamburg: Cornelsen-Verlag, p. 6-9 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Education
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung als innovatives Konzept für Qualitätsentwicklung und Professionalisierung in der LehrerInnenbilung
Stoltenberg, U., 2010, Professionalisierung und Forschung in der LehrerInnenbildung: Einblicke in den Universitätslehrgang BINE. Steiner, R., Rauch, F. & Felbinger, A. (eds.). Wien: FORUM Umweltbildung im Umweltdachverband, p. 39-65 27 p. (Schriften zur Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung; no. 6).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Grundschule : Implementationschancen aus der Perspektive Partizipation
Kurrat, A., 2010, Berlin: Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. 207 p. (Umweltkommunikation; vol. 6)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung als Leitkonzept für waldbezogene Bildungsarbeit
Katz, C. & Mayer, M., 2010, Abschied vom grünen Rock?: Forstverwaltungen, waldbezogene Umweltbildung und Geschlechterverhältnisse im Wandel. Katz, C., Hehn, M., Westermayer, T. & Mayer, M. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 191-207 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung – eine Chance für die Grundschule?
Hauenschild, K., Rode, H. & Bolscho, D., 2010, Zwischen Fachdidaktik und Stufendidaktik : Perspektiven für die Grundschulpädagogik. Arnold, K.-H., Hauenschild, K., Schmidt, B. & Ziegenmeyer, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 173-176 4 p. (Jahrbuch Grundschulforschung; vol. 14).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Biodiversität im unternehmerischen Immobilien- und Liegenschaftsmanagement
Heitepriem, N., 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 47 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Biodiversitätsschutz durch Ausschreibungen und eine ergebnisorientierte Honorierung: Grundlagen, Ausgestaltungsmöglichkeiten und praktische Erfahrungen
Groth, M., 2010, Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie. 149 p. (Ökologie und Wirtschaftsforschung; no. 86)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Biodiversität und Globales Lernen
Overwien, B. (Editor) & Rieckmann, M. (Editor), 2010, Münster: Waxmann Verlag. 44 p. (Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik; vol. 33, no. 2)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Buchbesprechung: Steffen B. Dagger, Energiepolitik & Lobbying
Schomerus, T., 2010, In: Zeitschrift für neues Energierecht. 14, 5, p. 475 - 476Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Carbon Management Accounting: Practice in Leading German Companies. Discussion Paper
Burritt, R., Schaltegger, S. & Zvezdov, D., 2010, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 37 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Choreographen der Gewalt
Heitmeyer, W., Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Inter-cool 3.0: Jugend. Bild. Medien. Ein Kompendium zur aktuellen Jugendkulturforschung. Richard, B. & Krüger, H.-H. (eds.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 159-162 4 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Climate change and society - communicating adaptation
Heinrichs, H., 2010, Environmental Sociology : European Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Challenges. Gross, M. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Dordrecht u.a.: Springer Verlag, p. 323-344 22 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Corporate Biodiversity Management Handbook: A Guide for Practical Implementation
Schaltegger, S. & Beständig, U., 2010, Berlin: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit. 64 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research