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.

  1. 2009
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    Unternehmensnahe Instrumente: Systematisierung unternehmensnaher Instrumente bzw. von Instrumentenclustern sowie Grobrasterung und Instrumentenauswahl zur Vorbereitung auf die Phase der Feinanalyse. Arbeitspapier zu Arbeitspaket 4 des Projekts Materialeffizienz und Ressourcenschonung (MaRess)

    Görlach, S., Lemken, T., Liedtke, C., Onischka, M., Schmidt, M. & Viere, T., 29.05.2009, Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 75 p. (Materialeffizienz & Ressourcenschonung; vol. 4, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Ecological-economic viability as a criterion of strong sustainability under uncertainty

    Quaas, M. F. & Baumgärtner, S., 15.05.2009, In: Ecological Economics. 68, 7, p. 2008-2020 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Longitudinal and Latitudinal Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Surface Water of the Atlantic Ocean

    Ahrens, L., Barber, J. L., Xie, Z. & Ebinghaus, R., 01.05.2009, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 43, 9, p. 3122-3127 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Biomonitoring Hospital Effluents by the Allium cepa L. Test

    Bagatini, M. D., Vasconcelos, T. G., Laughinghouse IV, H. D. & Martins, A. F., 05.2009, In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 82, 5, p. 590-592 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    European Union law by Alina Kaczorowska

    Schomerus, T., 05.2009, In: The Modern Law Review. 72, 3, p. 517-518 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

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    Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered insect species Carabus variolosus in its western distribution range: implications for conservation

    Matern, A., Desender, K., Gaublomme, E., Drees, C., Paill, W. & Aßmann, T., 01.04.2009, In: Conservation Genetics. 10, 2, p. 391-405 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Which function describes the species-area relationship best? A review and empirical evaluation

    Dengler, J., 01.04.2009, In: Journal of Biogeography. 36, 4, p. 728-744 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Erratum: Formalised and non-formalised methods in resource management-knowledge and social learning in participatory processes: An introduction

    Newig, J., Haberl, H., Pahl-Wostl, C. & Rothman, D. S., 04.2009, In: Systemic Practice and Action Research. 22, 2, p. 125 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

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    Total body burden and tissue distribution of polyfluorinated compounds in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the German Bight

    Ahrens, L., Siebert, U. & Ebinghaus, R., 04.2009, In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. 58, 4, p. 520-525 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Themes in the development of emotion regulation in childhood and adolescence and a transactional model

    Salisch, M., 26.03.2009, Regulating emotions: Culture, Social Necessity, and Biological Inheritance. Vandekerckhove, M. (ed.). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., p. 146-167 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Current Status of CSR in the Realm of Supply Management: the Case of the Korean Electronics Industry

    Lee, K.-H. & Kim, J.-W., 13.03.2009, In: Supply Chain Management. 14, 2, p. 138-148 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Sozio-Controlling im Unternehmen: das Management erfolgsrelevanter sozial-gesellschaftlicher Themen in der Praxis

    Dubielzig, F., 12.03.2009, 1. Aufl. ed. Wiesbaden: Dr. Gabler Verlag. 363 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    A modified epitope identified for generation and monitoring of PSA-specific T cells in patients on early phases of PSA-based immunotherapeutic protocols

    Lundberg, K., Roos, A.-K., Pavlenko, M., Leder, C., Wehrum, D., Guevara-Patiño, J., Andersen, R. S. & Pisa, P., 04.03.2009, In: Vaccine. 27, 10, p. 1557-1565 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Evolutionäres Management für den ewigen Frühling

    Möller, A., 01.03.2009, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 24, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Palaeoecological analysis of a Late Quaternary sediment profile in northern Oman

    Urban, B. & Buerkert, A., 01.03.2009, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 73, 3, p. 296-305 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Environmental management accounting for cleaner production: The case of a Philippine rice mill

    Burritt, R. L., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production: The Case of a Philippine Rice Mill

    Burritt, R., Herzig, C. & Tadeo, B. D., 03.2009, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 17, 4, p. 431-439 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Integrated assessment of bioelectricity technology options

    Thornley, P., Upham, P., Huang, Y., Rezvani, S., Brammer, J. & Rogers, J., 03.2009, In: Energy Policy. 37, 3, p. 890-903 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Optimal dynamic scale and structure of a multi-pollution economy

    Baumgärtner, S., Jöst, F. & Winkler, R., 15.02.2009, In: Ecological Economics. 68, 4, p. 1226-1238 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Selection harvest in temperate deciduous forests: impact on herb layer richness and composition

    Oheimb, G. & Härdtle, W., 01.02.2009, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 18, 2, p. 271-287 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Determination of the construction and the material identity values of outside building components with the help of in-situ measuring procedures and FEM-simulation calculations

    Beißner, E. & Eilering, S., 02.2009, In: Bautechnik. 86, 2, p. 94-98 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Shifts in N and P Budgets of Heathland Ecosystems: Effects of Management and Atmospheric Inputs

    Haerdtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Gerke, A.-K., Niemeyer, M., Niemeyer, T., Aßmann, T., Drees, C., Matern, A. & Meyer, H., 02.2009, In: Ecosystems. 12, 2, p. 298-310 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    At the interface of historical and present-day ecology: ground beetles in woodlands and open habitats in Upper Galilee (Israel) (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

    Timm, A., Buse, J., Dayan, T., Härdtle, W., Levanony, T. & Aßmann, T., 01.01.2009, In: Zoology in the Middle East. 47, 1, p. 93-104 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Consumerist lifestyles in the context of globalization: investigating scenarios of homogenization, diversification and hybridization

    Kuhn, K., 01.01.2009, The new middle classes: globalizing lifestyles, consumerism and environmental concern. Lange, H. & Meier, L. (eds.). Dordrecht [u.a.]: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 49-64 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  26. Published

    Elbe DSS: a planning support system for strategic river basin planning

    Hahn, B. M., Kofalk, S., Kok, J.-L., Berlekamp, J. & Evers, M., 01.01.2009, Planning support systems: best practice and new methods. Geertman, S. & Stillwell, J. (eds.). [Dordrecht]: Springer Verlag, p. 113-136 24 p. (GeoJournal Library; vol. 95).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  27. Published

    Natures running wild: a social-ecological perspective on wilderness

    Hofmeister, S., 01.2009, In: Nature and Culture. 4, 3, p. 293-315 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    20 Jahre - 20 Fragen - 20 Persönlichkeiten

    Sanden, J., 2009, Handbuch Altlastensanierung und Flächenmanagement: 20 Jahre - 20 Fragen - 20 Persönlichkeiten. Franzius, D. V., Altenbockum, M. & Gerold, D. T. (eds.). Heidelberg, p. 139-147 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  29. Published

    25 Jahre Conservation Reserve Program der USA: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven für die europäische Agrarumweltpolitik

    Groth, M., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 32, 4, p. 447 - 468 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Accounting Information and the Accounting Function in Sustainability Management: Case Studies with Pioneers in Germany and the UK

    Zvezdov, D. & Schaltegger, S., 2009, Book of proceedings from the 5th International Conference Environmental Accounting - Sustainable Development Indicators 2009, 5th EA-SDI International Conference, EMAN, Environmental Management Accounting Network, April 23 - 24, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

  31. Published

    Aktuelle Ansätze zur Modellierung der Auswirkungen von Klimaveränderungen auf die biologische Vielfalt

    Kühn, I., Vohland, K., Badeck, F., Hanspach, J., Pompe, S. & Klotz, S., 2009, In: Natur und Landschaft. 84, 1, p. 8-12 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Ambient Intelligence and Knowledge Processing in Distributed Autonomous AAL-Components: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction

    Welge, R., Faasch, H. & Bollow, E., 2009, Universal access inhuman-computer interaction: Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments - 5th International Conference, UAHCI 2009 - Held as Part of HCI International 2009, Proceedings. Stephanidis, C. (ed.). PART 2 ed. Springer Verlag, Vol. 5615. p. 258-266 9 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 5615 LNCS, no. PART 2).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Angebot an und Nachfrage nach Umweltleistungen in einem marktanalogen Agrarumweltprogramm - Ergebnisse einer Projektstudie

    Groth, M. & Bertke, E., 2009, In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung. 19, p. 160-172 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Anpassungsstrategien zum Klimawandel touristischer Pilotdestinationen in Küsten- und Mittelgebirgsregionen

    Matzarakis, A., Möller, A., Kreilkamp, E., Carstensen, I., Bartels, C., Burandt, S. & Endler, C., 2009, Klimaschutz und Anpassung an die Klimafolgen: Strategien, Maßnahmen und Anwendungsbeispiele. Mahammadzadeh, M., Biebeler, H. & Bardt, H. (eds.). 1 ed. Köln: Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft , p. 253-262 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer

  36. Published

    A reference architecture for the integration of EMIS and ERP-Systems

    Funk, B., Niemeyer, P. & Möller, A., 2009, Informatik 2009: Im Focus das Leben; Beiträge der 39. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik. Fischer, S., Maehle, E. & Reischuk, R. (eds.). Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 436 1 p. (GI-Edition : Lecture Notes in Informatics, Proceedings; vol. 154).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Assessment of key competencies: a conceptual framework

    Barth, M., 2009, World in Transition: Sustainability Perspectives for Higher Education. Adomssent, M., Beringer, A. & Barth, M. (eds.). Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 93-102 10 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Besatzungskinder

    Golly, N., 2009, Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. Martone, E. (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, Vol. 1.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung. Werteorientierung – Nachhaltigkeit als Bildungsziel

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, In: Kinderzeit. 4, p. 22-25 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  42. Published

    Blinder Fleck im deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs ? Interkulturalität

    Katz, C. & Kontzi, K., 2009, In: Politische Ökologie. 115-116, Ressourcen, p. 86-87 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Bloggen für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung?!

    Schulz, D., 2009, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 17, 1, p. 149-154 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  44. Published

    Building Assistance Systems using Distributed Knowledge Representations

    Bollow, E., Faasch, H., Möller, A. & Welge, R., 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection: Concepts, Methods and Tools: 23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Wohlgemuth, V., Page, B. & Voigt, K. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. 1, Sessions. p. 120-135

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Business Model Concepts in Corporate Sustainability Contexts: From Rhetoric to a Generic Template for "Business Models for Sustainability"

    Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 79 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Business Models for Sustainability: Innovative Regional Business Models as Subject and Trigger of a Sustainable Change in the Energy Industry

    Lüdeke-Freund, F., 2009, Joint actions on climate change. 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Capacity building on sustainable flood risk and water management - transnational and transdisiclipnary activities in the Northsea region

    Evers, M., Geißler, T. R., Nyberg, L. & Arthur, S., 2009, Road Map towards a flood resilient urban environment: Proceedings Final conference of the COST action C22 Urban Flood Management in cooperation with UNESCO-IHP Paris 26/27.11.2009. Pasche, E., Evelpidou, N., Zevenbergen, C., Ashley, R. & Garvin, S. (eds.). Hamburg: Institut für Wasserbau der Technischen Universität Hamburg, 10 p. (Hamburger Wasserbau-Schriften; vol. 6).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Chemikalien-Governance: Chemikalienregulierung aus ökonomischer Perspektive

    Tschochohei, H., 2009, 1., Aufl. ed. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag. 228 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Coherence of European legal and structural conditions in water, wetland and flood risk management

    Evers, M., 2009, HydroEco 2009: International multidisciplinary conference on hydrology and ecology : ecosystems interfacing with groundwater and surface water ; Proceedings. Bruthans, J., Kovar, K. & Nachtnebel, P. (eds.). 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Competence-Building in Sustainability

    Schaltegger, S., 2009, In: Public Service Review. 4, p. 182-183 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  51. Published

    Complementary biomass strategy: applying the ecosystem services concept in sustainable landscape management

    Brüll, A., 2009, European landscapes in transformation: Challenges for landscape ecology and management. Jürgen, B., Finka, M. & Kozová, M. (eds.). Universität Salzburg, p. 404-408 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearch

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