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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Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit durch zivilgesellschaftliche Partizipation? Zum Stand der Debatte in der internationalen Literatur
Newig, J. & Fritsch, O., 2011, Zukunft der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung: Chancen. Grenzen. Herausforderungen.. Handler, M. & Trattnigg, R. (eds.). Wien: Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft (Lebensmittelministerium), p. 55-64 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Ökologische und weibliche (Re)Produktivität: Der "blinde Fleck" in Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften und -politik
Biesecker, A. & Hofmeister, S., 2011, Wege und Irrwege in die Wissensgesellschaft: Forschungspolitik zwischen Standortsicherung und gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. BdWi, fzs, GEW, Natwiss.-Initiative & ÖH (eds.). p. 55-57 3 p. (BdWi-Studienheft; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Ökonomie und Naturnutzung: Erneuerbare Energien - Produktivität und Reproduktivität von Natur und Ökonomie
Biesecker, A., Hofmeister, S. & Seidl, I., 2011, Institutionen ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit. Held, M., Kubon-Gilke, G. & Sturn, R. (eds.). Marburg: Metropolis Verlag für Ökonomie, p. 201-226 26 p. (Jahrbuch normative und institutionelle Grundfragen der Ökonomik; no. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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On the notion of ecological justice
Glotzbach, S., 2011, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 25 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 204).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Operations Systems of Container Terminals: A Compendious Overview
Brinkmann, B., 2011, Handbook of Termina Planning. Böse, J. W. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Springer Verlag, p. 25-39 15 p. (Operations Research/ Computer Science Interfaces Series; vol. 49, no. 1).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Organisational Involvement of Corporate Functions in Sustainability Management: An Empirical Analysis of Large German Companies
Schaltegger, S., Harms, D., Windolph, S. E. & Hörisch, J., 2011, Lüneburg: Centre for Sustainability Management, 20 p.Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Parallelgesellschaften? Politische Eliten und Bürger.
Heinrichs, H., 2011, Demokratie und Umweltkrise: Brauchen wir mehr Mitbestimmung?. München: Oekom Verlag, Vol. 14. p. 180-184 5 p. (Wissenschaft & Umwelt Interdisziplinär; no. 14/2011).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Participation: Empowerment for Sustainable Development
Heinrichs, H., 2011, Sustainability Communication: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundations. Godemann, J. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer Verlag, p. 187-198 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Partizipation als zentrales Element von Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung
Rieckmann, M. & Stoltenberg, U., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft. Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Kuhn, K., Newig, J. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 117-131 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Partizipation, Kooperation und nachhaltige Entwicklung im Kontext globalen Wandels
Kuhn, K. & Heinrichs, H., 2011, Nachhaltige Gesellschaft : Welche Rolle für Partizipation und Kooperation?. Heinrichs, H., Kuhn, K. & Newig, J. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 15-24 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review