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.
- 2011
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Computer Support for Cooperative Sustainability Communication
Möller, A., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, Vol. 1. p. 171-185 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Controlling im Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: Unterstützung betrieblicher Entscheidungen
Jänicke, N. T., 2011, Marburg: Tectum Verlag. 274 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Herzig, C. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 151-169 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Crosscutting Issues and Conservation Strategies
DellaSala, D. A., Alaback, P., Craighead, L., Krestov, P., Moola, F., Nakamura, Y., Nauman, R. S., Noss, R. F., Ronneberg, K., Spribille, T., Tecklin, D., von Wehrden, H., Goward, T., Holien, H., Kirkpatrick, J. & Paquet, P., 2011, Temperate and boreal rainforests of the world: ecology and conservation. DellaSala, D. A. (ed.). Washington: Island Press, p. 243-259 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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CSR und gesellschaftliche Wertschöpfung
Beckmann, M., 2011, Was ist Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ?. München: Roman Herzog Institut , p. 16-20 5 p. (Diskussion; no. 17).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Defined mechanochemical reductive dechlorination of 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene at room temperature in a ball mill
Birke, V., Schütt, C., Burmeier, H. & Ruck, W. K. L., 2011, In: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 20, 10a, p. 2794-2805 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Demirovic, Alex, Julia Dück, Florian Becker u. Pauline Bader (Hg.), VielfachKrise im finanzmarktdominierten Kapitalismus, 2011
Friedrich, B., 2011, In: Das Argument. 53, 4, p. 621-623 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Der Kompass "Nachhaltiger Konsum"
Fischer, D., 2011, Bildungsinstitutionen und nachhaltiger Konsum (Handreichung): Nachhaltigen Konsum fördern und Schulen verändern. Michelsen, G. & Nemnich, C. (eds.). Bad Homburg: VAS Verlag für Akademische Schriften, 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Der Nachhaltigkeitsprozess der Universität Graz - analysiert durch das Grazer Modell für Integrative Entwicklung
Mader, C., Mader, M. & Diethart, M., 2011, Nachhaltigkeit - Regionalentwicklung - Tourismus: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Friedrich M. Zimmermann. Zimmermann, F. (ed.). Graz: Institut für Geographie und Raumforschung, p. 63 - 69 7 p. (Grazer Schriften der Geographie und Raumforschung; vol. 46).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Energiewende als transdisziplinäre Herausforderung
Heinrichs, H., Fischedick, M., Lechtenböhmer, S., Newig, J., Roßnagel, A., Ruck, W., Schomerus, T. & Thomas, S., 2011, In: GAIA. 20, 3, p. 202 - 204 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Transfer
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Die Kategorie Geschlecht in der Nachhaltigkeitsforschung: Eine andere Perspektive auf nachhaltige Entwicklung
Hofmeister, S. & van Riesen, K., 2011, Vielfalt und Geschlecht - relevante Kategorien in der Wissenschaft. Jansen-Schulz, B. & Ardner, R. (eds.). Opladen, Farmingtin Hills: Verlag Babara Budrich, p. 151-169 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die Stilllegung von Industrieanlagen in Umsetzung von Art. 22 der Richtlinie 2010/75/EU über Industrieemissionen
Sanden, J., 2011, In: Zeitschrift für Immissionsschutzrecht und Emissionshandel (I+E). 5, p. 232-242 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Die Sustainability Balanced Scorecard als Integrationsrahmen für BUIS
Möller, A. & Schaltegger, S., 2011, Integriertes Umweltcontrolling: Von der Stoffstromanalyse zum Bewertungs- und Informationssystem. Tschandl, M. & Posch, A. (eds.). 2. ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, p. 293-317 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Die UN-Dekade "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" als Plattform für das Thema biologische Vielfalt. Empirische Daten und Erfolgsfaktoren
Adomßent, M., Stoltenberg, U. & Bittner, A., 2011, Frischer Wind und weite Horizonte: 30. Deutscher Naturschutztag 2010, DNT. Bundesverband Beruflicher Naturschutz, p. 28-41 14 p. (Jahrbuch für Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege; vol. 58,3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Vielfalt des Lebens gestalten. Nachruf auf die Ökonomin Christiane Busch-Lüty
Hofmeister, S., von Winterfeld , U. & Biesecker, A., 2011, In: Politische Ökologie. 124, Post-Oil City, p. 142-143 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Does gender matter in gaining advantage in scientific fields of sustainability in Germany? A bibliographical approach
Katz, C. & Thiem, A., 2011, World Wide Women: Globalizzazione, Generi, Linguaggi ; Selected Papers. Calvo, A., Fornengo, G., Raus, R. & Zucco, F. (eds.). CIRSDe – Centro Interdisciplinare di Ricerche e Studi delle Donne, Vol. 1. p. 135-143 (World Wide Women: Globalizzazione, Generi, Linguaggi; vol. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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Editorial:Computer- und Internetgebrauch bei Kindern
von Salisch, M., 2011, In: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie. 60, 9, p. 715-718 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Educational Organisations as »Cultures of Consumption«: Cultural Contexts of Consumer Learning in Schools
Fischer, D., 2011, In: European Educational Research Journal. 10, 4, p. 595-610 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Education and Communication as Prerequisites for and Components of Sustainable Development. Reflections for Policies, Conceptual Work, and Theory, Based on Previous Practises
Stoltenberg, U. & Holz, V., 2011, Sustainable Development – Relationships to Culture, Knowledge and Ethics. Parodi, O., Ayestaran, I. & Banse, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing, p. 187-200 13 p. (Karlsruher Studien Technik und Kultur; no. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Effects of an Educational Scenario Exercise on Participants' Competencies of Systemic Thinking
Burandt, S., 2011, In: Journal of Social Science. 7, 1, p. 51-62 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review