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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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 paper › Working 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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 contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-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/works › Chapter › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 anthologies › Book
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evolutionäres Management für den ewigen Frühling
Möller, A., 01.03.2009, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 24, 1, p. 47-50 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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/works › Chapter › peer-review
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Anerkennung und Inklusion: Grundlagen der interkulturellen Bildung für Kindergartenkinder
Wagner, B., 2009, In: KiTa aktuell : Fachzeitschrift für die Leitung von Kindertageseinrichtungen ; Ausgabe Nordrhein-Westfalen. 18, 11Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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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/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Bahnunternehmen als informationspflichtige Stellen nach dem britischen und deutschen Umweltinformationsrecht
Schomerus, T. & Tolkmitt, U., 2009, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 19, 4, p. 188-194 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Beziehungen zwischen Struktur und Kryptogamenflora von unbewirtschafteten und bewirtschafteten Buchenwäldern im nordostdeutschen Tiefland
Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 2009, In: Drosera. 1/2, p. 45-53 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Bloggen für eine Nachhaltige Entwicklung?!
Schulz, D., 2009, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 17, 1, p. 149-154 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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. 120-135Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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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 paper › Working 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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-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 anthologies › Monographs › Research
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-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 contributions › Journal articles › Research
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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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research