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. 2005
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    Verständigung als Basis inter- und transdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit

    Godemann, J., 2005, Handbuch Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation: Grundlagen und Praxis. Michelsen, G. & Godemann, J. (eds.). München: Oekom Verlag, p. 85-95 11 p.

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

  3. Published

    Versuche nachhaltiger Regionalentwicklung: Blockaden und Perspektiven in der Region Dessau-Wittenberg-Bitterfeld

    Mölders, T. & Scurrell, B., 2005, Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 33 p. (Werkstattberichte Umweltstrategien; vol. 2).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    Verwaltungsrecht: [Prüfungswissen, Multiple-Choice-Tests, Gesetze, Urteile]

    Schomerus, T. & Hobro, Y., 2005, Freiburg: Haufe Mediengruppe. 142 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  5. Published

    Von Kaffeebohnen, Maulbeerbäumen und Reismühlen: ein Forschungs- und Entwicklungsprojekt in Südostasien

    Herzig, C., Schaltegger, S. & Viere, T., 2005, In: Campus Courier. 3

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Transfer

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    Waldwirtschaft: Genderaspekte eines kulturell männlichen Gestaltungsfeldes

    Katz, C., 2005, Frauen und kommunaler Umweltschutz, Frauenpolitik und Gender Mainstreaming für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung: Werkstattgespräch am 30. November 2005 im Rathaus Duisburg. Freer, D. (ed.). Düsseldorf: Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Kommunaler Frauenbüros, Gleichstellungsstellen NRW, p. 16 1 p.

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

  7. Published

    Waldwissen aus Genderperspektive: Forschungsprojekt gestartet

    Katz, C. & Hehn, M., 2005, In: AFZ, der Wald. 19, p. 1032 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    War of the Gangs

    Puchalla, D., 2005, Berlin: Langenscheidt ELT. 127 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCompendium/lecture notesEducation

  9. Published

    Wirtschaftsrecht und Mediation: Festschrift für Walther Gottwald

    Herrmann, M. (Editor) & Schomerus, T. (Editor), 2005, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 133 p. (Lüneburger Schriften zum Wirtschaftsrecht ; vol. 2)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Zum Verhältnis von interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit und Kompetenz

    Godemann, J., 2005, Gemeinsam Forschen - gemeinsam lernen: Wissen, Bildung und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Radits, F. (ed.). Innsbruck [u.a.]: Österreichischer Studien Verlag, p. 123-132 10 p.

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

  11. Published

    Zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie über die Strategische Umweltprüfung in das deutsche Recht

    Busse, J. & Schomerus, T., 2005, In: NordÖR. 8, p. 398 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  12. 2004
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    Determination of herbicides in stemflow and throughfall of beeches (Fagus sylvatica L.) and in rainfall

    Bernhardt, A. & Ruck, W., 01.12.2004, In: Chemosphere. 57, 10, p. 1563-1570 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Comparison of PSA-specific CD8+ CTL responses and antitumor immunity generated by plasmid DNA vaccines encoding PSA-HSP chimeric proteins

    Pavlenko, M., Roos, A.-K., Leder, C., Hansson, L. O., Kiessling, R., Levitskaya, E. & Pisa, P., 12.2004, In: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy . 53, 12, p. 1085-1092 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Evaluation and authorisation of plant protection products within the European Union

    Meynecke, J. O., 12.2004, In: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality. 78, 3, p. 157-160 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Stadtwildnis - Konzepte, Projekte und Perspektiven

    Diemer, M., Held, M. & Hofmeister, S., 01.11.2004, In: GAIA. 13, 4, p. 262-270 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  17. Published

    Methoden transdisziplinärer Forschung und Lehre: ein zusammenfassender Überblick

    Dubielzig, F. & Schaltegger, S., 11.2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 27 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  18. Published

    Seehäfen - Planung und Entwurf von Terminals

    Brinkmann, B., 11.2004, Rostock: Universität Rostock. 524 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesPost-doctoral dissertations

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  20. Published

    Random peptide library displayed on AAV vectors targeting human primary coronary artery endothelial cells

    Kleinschmidt, J., Müller, O., Trepel, M., Kaul, F. & Leder, C., 30.09.2004, IPC No. C12N 15/10 (2006.01), PCT/EP2004/002923 , WIPO - Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum, Patent No. WO 2004083441, 19.03.2004, Priority date 19.03.2003

    Research output: PatentsPatent

  21. Published

    Cost-benefit ratio and empirical examination of the acceptance of heathland maintenance in the Lueneburg Heath nature reserve

    Müller, J., 01.09.2004, In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 47, 5, p. 757-771 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Dispersal of vascular plants by game in northern Germany. Part I: Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa)

    Schmidt, M., Sommer, K., Kriebitzsch, W.-U., Ellenberg, H. & von Oheimb, G., 01.09.2004, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 123, 2, p. 167-176 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Henry's law constants measurements of the nonylphenol isomer 4(3′,5′-dimethyl-3′-heptyl)-phenol, tertiary octylphenol and γ-hexachlorocyclohexane between 278 and 298 K

    Xie, Z., Le Calve, S., Feigenbrugel, V., Preuss, T. G., Vinken, R., Ebinghaus, R. & Ruck, W., 01.09.2004, In: Atmospheric Environment. 38, 29, p. 4859-4868 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Kalkausscheidungen an Sichtmauerwerk aus Beton-Vormauersteinen: ein bekanntes Phänomen, in der Praxis noch nicht optimal gelöst

    Quitmann, H.-D. & Schumann, I., 01.08.2004, In: Mauerwerk. 8, 4, p. 166-169 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  25. Published

    New descriptions and typifications of syntaxa within the project 'Plant communities of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and their vulnerability' - Part II

    Dengler, J., Koska, I., Timmermann, T., Berg, C., Clausnitzer, U., Isermann, M., Linke, C., Päzolt, J., Polte, T. & Spangenberg, A., 22.07.2004, In: Feddes Repertorium. 115, 3-4, p. 353-392 40 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  26. Published

    Description of the first instar larvae of three species of Meloe with a key to the triungulins of Central European species of this genus (Coleoptera : Meloidae)

    Lückmann, J. & Scharf, S., 25.06.2004, In: European Journal of Entomology. 101, 2, p. 313-322 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Effects of global climate change on geographic distributions of vertebrates in North Queensland

    Meynecke, J. O., 01.06.2004, In: Ecological Modelling. 174, 4, p. 347-357 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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  29. Published

    Pflanzenbehandlungs- und Schädlingsbekämpfungsmittel in niedersächsischen Fließgewässern von 1994 bis 2001

    Schäfer, R. B., Palm, W.-U., Steffen, D. & Ruck, W., 06.2004, In: Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. 48, 3, p. 117-125 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Von der Suderburger Wiesenbauschule zur Modelluniversität

    Evers, M. & Mennerich, A., 01.05.2004, In: Wasser und Abfall. 6, 5, p. 45-48 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Wege zum Campus: Verkehrsmittelwahl der Lüneburger Studierenden im Sommersemester 2003

    Mnich, P., Tschochohei, H. & Zöckler, J., 05.2004, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 292 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 310).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  32. Published
  33. Published

    Forest history, continuity, and dynamic naturalness

    Westphal, C., Härdtle, W. & Oheimb, G., 22.03.2004, Forest biodiversity: lessons from history for conservation. . Honnay, O., Verheyen, K., Bossuyt, B. & Hermy, M. (eds.). CABI, p. 205-220 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  34. Published

    Fluctuations of carabid populations inhabiting an ancient woodland (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

    Gunther, J. & Assmann, T., 01.03.2004, In: Pedobiologia. 48, 2, p. 159-164 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Environmental Noise: Main Focus: Aircraft Noise

    Guerra González, J. (Editor), 03.2004, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler: Europäische Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen Wissenschaftlich-Technischer Entwicklungen. 122 p. (Graue Reihe; no. 36)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  36. Published

    Sustainable Value Added: Measuring Corporate Contributions to Sustainability Beyond Eco-Efficiency

    Figge, F. & Hahn, T., 20.02.2004, In: Ecological Economics. 48, 2, p. 173-187 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Bioassay-directed chemical analysis utilizing LC-MS: a tool for identifying estrogenic compounds in water samples?

    Heisterkamp, I., Gandrass, J. & Ruck, W., 01.02.2004, In: Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry. 378, 3, p. 709-715 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Published
  39. Published

    Relationship between pH-values and nutrient availability in forest soils - the consequences for the use of ecograms in forest ecology

    Hardtle, W., von Oheimb, G., Friedel, A., Westphal, C. & Hartmut, M., 01.01.2004, In: Flora. 199, 2, p. 134-142 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Sensitive, simultaneous determination of P, S, Cl, Br and I containing pesticides in environmental samples by GC hyphenated with collision-cell ICP-MS

    Pröfrock, D., Leonhard, P., Wilbur, S. & Prange, A., 01.01.2004, In: Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 19, 5, p. 623-631 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Stochastic environmental policy, risk-taking, and growth: Discretion versus commitment

    Soretz, S., 01.01.2004, In: International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. 4, 1-3, p. 58-72 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Treue Töchter der frommen Natur? Der Beitrag feministischer Ansätze zu einer emanzipatorischen Umwelt- und Nachhaltigkeitsforschung

    Hofmeister, S., 01.01.2004, Räume der Emanzipation. Bauhardt, C. (ed.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 102-124 23 p.

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

  43. Published

    Corporate Volunteering in Germany: Survey and Empirical Evidence

    Herzig, C., 01.2004, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 37 p.

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  44. Published

    Lehrerinnen - Umwelt - Bildungsprozesse: Ergebnisse einer Studie und Konsequenzen für Lehrerbildung

    Godemann, J., Michelsen, G. & Stoltenberg, U., 01.2004, Lüneburg: Institut für Umweltkommunikation der Universität Lüneburg, 41 p. (INFU-DISKUSSIONSBEITRÄGE; no. 21/04).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  45. Published

    AG Frauen - Die Weltfrauenkonferenz von Peking jährt sich zum zehnten Mal

    Grüning, J. & Mölders, T., 2004, In: Rundbrief Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. 4, p. 22-

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  46. Published

    Anmerkung zum Beschluss des OVG Münster v. 15.8.2003

    Schomerus, T., 2004, In: ZUR - Zeitschrift für Umweltrecht. 15, 1, p. 29 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsNotes on court decisionsResearch

  47. Published

    Auf dem Weg zum „Gender Greenstreaming“? Thematisierung von Geschlechterverhältnissen in Natur und Umweltschutzverbänden

    Mölders, T., Katz, C., Brouns, E., Grüning, J. & Mayer, M., 2004, In: Politische Ökologie. 87/88, Energiegeladen, p. 107-108 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  48. Published

    Aus(nahme)fälle in der Nachwuchsförderung: Qualifizierungen im Themenfeld "Gender und Nachhaltigkeit"

    Katz, C. & Mölders, T., 2004, Geschlechterverhältnisse: Analysen aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis. Hertzfeldt, H., Schäfgen, K. & Veth, S. (eds.). Dietz Verlag, p. 254-262 10 p. (Texte/Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung; vol. 18).

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

  49. Published

    Auswirkungen des kontrollierten Brennens auf die pflanzenverfügbaren Nährstoffe in Podsol-Böden (NSG "Lüneburger Heide")

    Falk, K., Härdtle, W. & Mohamed, A., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 108-111 4 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).

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

  50. Published

    Auswirkungen verschiedener Pflegemaßnahmen auf die Nährstoffdynamik von Heideökosystemen

    Fottner, S., Niemeyer, T., Sieber, M. & Härdtle, W., 2004, Weidelandschaften und Wildnisgebiete: Vom Experiment zur Praxis. Finck, P., Härdtle, W., Redecker, B. & Riecken, U. (eds.). 1 ed. Münster: Deutscher Landwirtschaftsverlag GmbH, p. 183-199 17 p. (Schriftsreihe für Landwirtschaftpflege und Naturschutz; no. 78).

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

  51. Published

    Auswirkungen von Brand und Mahd auf die Ernährungssituation von Calluna vulgaris und Deschampsia flexuosa in Heideökosystemen

    Jirjahn, B., Härdtle, W. & Mohamed, A., 2004, Feuer und Beweidung als Instrumente zur Erhaltung magerer Offenlandschaften in Nordwestdeutschland: Ökologische und sozioökonomische Grundlagen des Heidemanagements auf Sand- und Hochmoorstandorten. Keienburg, T. (ed.). Schneverdingen: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz, p. 112-115 4 p. (NNA-Berichte; vol. 17, no. 2).

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

  52. Published

    Bodensaure Eichen- und Eichenmischwälder Europas

    Härdtle, W., 2004, In: Tuexenia. 24, p. 57-72 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch