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. 2012
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    Transdisciplinary research in sustainability science: practice, principles, and challenges

    Lang, D. J., Wiek, A., Bergmann, M., Stauffacher, M., Martens, P., Moll, P., Swilling, M. & Thomas, C. J., 02.2012, In: Sustainability Science. 7, SUPPL. 1, p. 25-43 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The effect of storage medium on the elution of monomers from composite materials

    Polydorou, O., Huberty, C., Wolkewitz, M., Bolek, R., Hellwig, E. & Kümmerer, K., 27.01.2012, In: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 100B, 1, p. 68-74 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Trends for snow cover and river flows in the Pamirs (Central Asia)

    Chevallier, P., Pouyaud, B., Moja¨ısky, M., Bolgov, M., Olsson, O., Bauer, M. & Froebrich, J., 03.01.2012, In: Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences Discussion. 9, p. 29–64 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Aquatic habitat use by amphibians with specific reference to Rana temporaria at high elevations (Retezat Mountains National Park, Romania)

    Cogǎlniceanu, D., Bǎncilǎ, R., Plǎiaşu, R., Samoilǎ, C. & Hartel, T., 01.01.2012, In: International Journal of Limnology. 48, 4, p. 355-362 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Deficits in EU and US mandatory environmental information disclosure: Legal, comparative legal and economic facets of pollutant release invent.

    Bünger, D., 01.01.2012, Berlin: Springer Verlag. 487 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

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    Ecosystem services in Agricultural landscapes

    Smukler, S. M., Philpott, S. M., Jackson, L. E., Klein, A.-M., DeClerck, F., Winowiecki, L. & Palm, C. A., 01.01.2012, Integrating Ecology and Poverty Reduction: Ecological Dimensions. Ingram, J. C., Clerck, F. A. D. & Rio, C. R. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, p. 17-51 35 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Environmental Dimension in Chemistry Teacher Education

    Zuin, V. G., 01.01.2012, Campinas: Atomo. 174 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

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    Hydration and dehydration of salt hydrates and hydroxides for thermal energy storage – kinetics and energy release

    Rammelberg, H., Schmidt, T. & Ruck, W., 01.01.2012, In: Energy Procedia. 30, p. 362-369 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Publicly mediated inter-organisational networks: a solution for sustainabilityoriented innovation in SMEs?

    Hansen, E. G. & Klewitz, J., 01.01.2012, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability. Wagner, M. (ed.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 254-278 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Services from plant-pollinator interactions in the Neotropics

    Garibaldi, L. A., Muchhala, N., Motzke, I., Bravo-Monroy, L., Olschewski, R. & Klein, A.-M., 01.01.2012, Ecosystem Services from Agriculture and Agroforestry: Measurement and Payment. Rapidel, B., DeClerck, F., Le Coq, J. F. & Beer, J. (eds.). 1 ed. London: Earthscan Publications Ltd., p. 119-140 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    Spillover of functionally important organisms between managed and natural habitats

    Blitzer, E. J., Dormann, C. F., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A.-M., Rand, T. A. & Tscharntke, T., 01.01.2012, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 146, 1, p. 34-43 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

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    The Role of an SME’s Green Strategy in Public-Private Eco-innovation Initiatives: The Case of Ecoprofit

    Hansen, E. G. & Klewitz, J., 01.01.2012, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 25, 4, p. 451-477 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Der Übergang ins Postfossile Zeitalter- Übersehene Knappheiten

    Kümmerer, K., 01.2012, In: Tutzinger Blätter. B 13829, 1, p. 13-14 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Ecological justice in agricultural systems: An evaluation of success factors and barriers by the example of the Philippine farmer network MASIPAG

    Glotzbach, S., 01.2012, Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 28 p. (Working Paper Series in Economics; no. 225).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Economic analysis of trade-offs between justices

    Baumgärtner, S., Glotzbach, S., Hoberg, N., Quaas, M. F. & Stumpf, K. H., 01.2012, In: Intergenerational Justice Review. 6, 1, p. 4-9 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Horizontal, but not vertical canopy structure is related to stand functional diversity in a subtropical slope forest

    Lang, A. C., Härdtle, W., Bruelheide, H., Kröber, W., Schröter, M., von Wehrden, H. & Oheimb, G., 01.2012, In: Ecological Research. 27, 1, p. 181-189 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    § 11 Anforderungen an die Kreislaufwirtschaft für Bioabfälle und Klärschlämme

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 114-121 8 p.

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    § 12 Qualitätssicherung im Bereich der Bioabfälle und Klärschlämme

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 122-126 5 p.

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    § 15 Grundpflichten der Abfallbeseitigung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 136-142 7 p.

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    § 16 Anforderungen an die Abfallbeseitigung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 143-148 6 p.

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    § 17 Überlassungspflichten

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 149-174 26 p.

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    § 18 Anzeigeverfahren für Sammlungen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 175-181 7 p.

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    § 20 Pflichten der öffentlich-rechtlichen Entsorgungsträger

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 188-196 9 p.

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    § 21 Abfallwirtschaftskonzepte und Abfallbilanzen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 197-198 2 p.

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    § 28 Ordnung der Abfallbeseitigung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 240-252 13 p.

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    § 29 Durchführung der Abfallbeseitigung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 253-261 9 p.

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    § 2 Geltungsbereich

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 10-23 14 p.

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    § 30 Abfallwirtschaftspläne

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 262-283 22 p.

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    § 31 Aufstellung von Abfallwirtschaftsplänen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 284-290 7 p.

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    § 32 Beteiligung der Öffentlichkeit bei der Aufstellung von Abfallwirtschaftsplänen, Unterrichtung der Öffentlichkeit

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 291-298 9 p.

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    § 33 Abfallvermeidungsprogramme

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 299-311 13 p.

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    § 40 Stilllegung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 420-430 11 p.

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    § 46 Abfallberatungspflicht

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 446-452 7 p.

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    § 47 Allgemeine Überwachung

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 453-461 9 p.

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    § 50 Nachweispflichten

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 471-473 3 p.

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    § 52 Anforderungen an Nachweise und Register

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 476-479 4 p.

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    § 53 Sammler, Beförderer, Händler und Makler von Abfällen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 480-494 15 p.

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    § 54 Sammler, Beförderer, Händler und Makler von gefährlichen Abfällen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 495-507 13 p.

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    § 55 Kennzeichnung der Fahrzeuge

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 508-511 4 p.

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    § 56 Zertifizierung von Entsorgungsfachbetrieben

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 512-527 16 p.

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    § 57 Anforderungen an Entsorgungsfachbetriebe, technische Überwachungsorganisationen und Entsorgergemeinschaften

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 528-535 8 p.

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    § 61 Anforderungen an Erleichterungen für auditierte Unternehmensstandorte

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 565-574 10 p.

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    § 63 Geheimhaltung und Datenschutz

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 578-579 2 p.

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    § 64 Elektronische Kommunikation

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 580-583 4 p.

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    § 72 Übergangsvorschriften

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 610-614 5 p.

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    § 8 Rangfolge und Hochwertigkeit der Verwertungsmaßnahmen

    Schomerus, T., 2012, Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetz: Kommentar. 3 ed. C.H. Beck Verlag, p. 96-103 8 p.

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    Accounting for Un-Sustainability or Sustainability Accounting? Notions, Concepts and Consequences for Research. A Debate

    Gray, R. & Schaltegger, S., 2012, Sustainable Economy. Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences , 2 p.

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