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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    Integration of Environmental Management Information Systems and ERP systems using Integration Platforms

    Funk, B., Möller, A. & Niemeyer, P., 2009, Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering - Proceedings of the 4th International ICSC Symposium, ITEE 2009: proceedings of the 4th International ICSC Symposium, Thessaloniki, Greece, May 28 - 29, 2009. Athanasiadis, I. N., Mitkas, P. A., Rizzoli, A. E. & Gómez, J. M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 53-63 11 p. (Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)).

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

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    Integrative Bewertung der Auswirkungen touristischer Nutzungen auf die Bereitstellung der Ecosystem Services auf der Insel Sylt

    Schmidt, A., 2009, In: Coastline Reports. 13, p. 105-118 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value

    Rusterholz, H.-P., Bilecen, E., Kleiber, O., Hegetschweiler, K. T. & Baur, B., 2009, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 8, 2, p. 109-116 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Interculturality as background for sustainability

    Guerra González, J., 2009, Sustainability in Karamoja? : Rethinking the Terms of Global Sustainability in a Crisis Region of Africa . Knaute, D. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Köln: Rüdiger Koppe, Vol. 12. p. 263-270 8 p. (Topics in Interdisciplinary African Studies ; vol. 12).

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

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    International Master's Programme in sustainable development and management

    Michelsen, G. & Rieckmann, 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. 216-221 7 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4).

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

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    Kinder als Manager

    Bolscho, D., 2009, Kinder erfahren nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: eine Handreichung für die Grundschulpraxis. Hauenschild, K. & Monschaw, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 9-15 7 p.

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

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    Kinderflohmärkte: Nachdenken über eigene Flohmarkt-Erfahrungen und Alternativen zum Spielzeugverkauf

    Holz, V., 2009, In: Grundschule Sachunterricht. 42, p. 22 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Klimawandel und Gesellschaft: Perspektive Adaptionskommunikation

    Heinrichs, H. & Grunenberg, H., 2009, 1. ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 200 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Kompetenzen und Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung

    Michelsen, G., 2009, Globalisierung fordert politische Bildung: Politisches Lernen im globalen Kontext. Overwien, B. & Rathenow, H.-F. (eds.). Opladen ; Farmington Hills, MI: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 75-86 12 p.

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

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    Kulturelle Bildung für Kulturelle Vielfalt. Bildung und Bewusstseinsbildung in der Öffentlichkeit

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, Kulturelle Vielfalt gestalten: Handlungsempfehlungen aus der Zivilgesellschaft zur Umsetzung des UNESCO-Übereinkommens zur Vielfalt kultureller Ausdrucksformen (2005) in und durch Deutschland. Lüdtke, H. (ed.). Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission, p. 27-30 4 p.

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

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    Kulturelle Dimension einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, Nachhaltigkeit: Burnout eines revolutionären Anspruchs?. Evangelische Akademie Loccum, p. 65-81 17 p.

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

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    Learning and Communicating Sustainability as a Participative Method. An integrative concept about learning and the construction of knowledge

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, World in Transition. Sustainability Perspectives for Higher Education. Adomßent, M., Beringer, A. & Barth, M. (eds.). Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, p. 146-150 5 p. (Higher education for sustainability; no. 4).

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

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    Leben in Dörfern: Die Bedeutungen öffentlicher Räume für Frauen im ländlichen Raum

    Thiem, A., 2009, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 252 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    "Lehren" über Nachhaltigkeit und Naturschutz: ein Projektbericht

    Hofmeister, S., 2009, Naturschutz als politisches Handeln: Naturschutz als politisches Handeln. Eisel, U., Körner, S. & Wiersbinski, N. (eds.). Kassel university press, Vol. 3. p. 131-151 21 p. (Arbeitsberichte des Fachbereichs Architektur, Stadtplanung, Landschaftsplanung; no. 168).

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

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    Materialflusskostenrechnung: ein Ansatz fur die Identifizierung und Bewertung von Verbesserungen in der Okobilanzierung

    Möller, A., Prox, M. & Viere, T., 2009, Ökobilanzierung 2009: Ansätze und Weiterentwicklungen zur Operationalisierung von Nachhaltigkeit. Feifel, S. (ed.). Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 45-54 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Medialisierung der Wissenschaft und ihre Relevanz für das Verhältnis zur Politik

    Peters, H.-P., Brossard, D., de Cheiveigne, S., Dunwoody, S., Heinrichs, H., Jung, A., Kallfass, M., Miller, S., Petersen, I., Tsuchida, S., Cain, A. & Paquez, A.-S., 2009, Medienorientierung biomedizinischer Forscher im internationalen Vergleich. Peters, H. P. (ed.). Jülich: Forschungszentrum, p. 9-46 38 p.

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

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    Mediatisierte Politikgestaltung: Expertise und politische Entscheidungsprozesse in wissenschaftsbasierten Themenfeldern

    Heinrichs, H. & Petersen, I., 2009, Medienorientierung biomedizinischer Forscher im internationalen Vergleich. Peters, H. P. (ed.). Jülich: Forschungszentrum, p. 177-227 51 p.

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

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    Mensch und Wald. Theorie und Praxis einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung am Beispiel des Themenfelds Wald

    Stoltenberg, U., 2009, München: Oekom Verlag. 228 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Mögliche Konsequenzen des Klimawandels für Pflanzenareale in Deutschland

    Pompe, S., Berger, S., Gian-Reto, W., Badeck, F., Hanspach, J., Sattler, S., Klotz, S. & Kühn, I., 2009, In: Natur und Landschaft. 84, 1, p. 2-7 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    More input, better output: Does citizen involvement improve environmental governance?

    Newig, J. & Fritsch, O., 2009, In search of legitimacy. Blühdorn, I. (ed.). Opladen [u.a.]: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 205-224 20 p.

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

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    Nachhaltiges Investment als Beitrag zur Markteffizienz: eine Lehre aus der Finanzmarktkrise

    Peylo, B. T. & Schaltegger, S., 2009, In: Betriebswirtschaftliche Blätter. 58, 2, p. 104-110 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Nachwachsende Rohstoffe zur Substitution von Mineralkraftstoffen -Möglichkeiten und Grenzen-: Eine Bewertung der Herstellung von Biokraftstoffen unter nachhaltigen Aspekten

    Lutzenberger, A., 2009, Saarbrücken: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. 270 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Öffentliches Wirtschaftsrecht

    Oberrath, J.-D., Schmidt, A. & Schomerus, T., 2009, 3. ed. Stuttgart: Boorberg-Verlag. 150 p. (Arbeitsbücher Wirtschaftsrecht)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsEducation

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    Offshore-Windenergie in Deutschland: Potenziale, Anforderungen und Hürden der Projektfinanzierung von Offshore-Windparks in der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee

    Richter, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 97 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Pathways to energy sustainability: new instruments for promoting energy efficiency

    Schomerus, T., 2009, The Paradigm Shift towards Energy Sustainability: Climate Change, Innovation and the Optimal Instrument Mix. Rodi, M. (ed.). Berlin: Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft , p. 39-50 12 p.

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

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    Pitfalls and potential of institutional change: rain-index insurance and the sustainability of rangeland management

    Müller, B., Quaas, M., Frank, K. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 22 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 149).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Potentiale und Risiken der Nutzung von Methan aus Methanhydraten als Energieträger

    Groth, M., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 20 p. (Working Papers Series in Economics; no. 147).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    REACH and the Role of Stakeholders in its Socio-Economic Analysis

    Ingerowski, J. B., Kölsch, D. & Tschochohei, H., 2009, In: Journal of Business Chemistry. 6, 2, p. 69-87 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Rechtliche Instrumente zur Verbesserung der Energienutzung

    Schomerus, T., 2009, In: Neue Zeitschrift für Verwaltungsrecht. 28, 7, p. 418-423 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    "Recht und billig": abschließende Bemerkungen zur ökonomischen Grundbildung mit Kindern

    Bolscho, D., 2009, Kinder erfahren nachhaltiges Wirtschaften: eine Handreichung für die Grundschulpraxis . Hauenschild, K. & Monschaw, B. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main [u.a.]: Peter Lang Verlag, p. 123-126 4 p.

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

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    Reformbedarf für die Regelungen zur Pflichtenübertragung nach den §§ 16-18 KrW-/AbfG?

    Claus, O., Schomerus, T. & Versteyl, L.-A., 2009, In: AbfallR. 8, 6, p. 290-297 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Remote sensing of bush encroachment on commercial cattle farms in semi-arid rangelands in Namibia

    Schröter, M., Jakoby, O., Olbrich, R., Eichhorn, M. & Baumgärtner, S., 2009, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 24 p. (Working paper series in economics; no. 131).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Renaturierung und Management von Heiden

    Härdtle, W., Aßmann, T., van Diggelen, R. & Oheimb, G., 2009, Renaturierung von Ökosystemen in Mitteleuropa. Zerbe, S., Wiegleb, G. & Fronczek, R. (eds.). Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, p. 317-347 31 p.

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

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    Saproxylic beetles: Their role and diversity in European woodland ecosystems. Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles

    Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Sofia/Moscow: Pensoft Publishers Ltd. 236 p. (Pensoft Series Faunistica; vol. 89)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Saproxylic beetles in the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of invertebrate diversity in north-western Germany

    Buse, J., Gürlich, S. & Aßmann, T., 2009, Saproxylic Beetles : Their role and diversity in European woodland and tree habitats; Proceedings of the 5th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles. Buse, J., Alexander, K. N. A., Ranius, T. & Assmann, T. (eds.). Pensoft Publishers Ltd., p. 77-103 27 p.

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

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    Scandinavia, Blacks in

    Golly, N., 2009, Encyclopedia of Blacks in European History and Culture. Martone, E. (ed.). Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Publishing Group, Vol. 2.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Science, policy and implementation gaps: An exploration of groundwater management in Hungary

    Leventon, J., 2009, In: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73, 13, Supplement, p. A747

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

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    Seeing red: behavioral evidence of trichromatic color vision in strepsirrhine primates

    Leonhardt, S., Tung, J., Camden, J. B., Leal, M. & Drea, C. M., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Smart Metering und die Liberalisierung des Messwesens: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen zur Schaffung von Wettbewerb auf dem deutschen Energiemarkt

    Wulf, S., 2009, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 125 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht; no. 12)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch