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.
- 2019
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Identifying governance gaps among interlinked sustainability challenges
Bergsten, A., Jiren, T. S., Leventon, J., Dorresteijn, I., Schultner, J. & Fischer, J., 01.01.2019, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 91, p. 27-38 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points 2019: A transdisciplinary conference, inspiring change
Leventon, J., Zimmermann, H., Von Wehrden, H. & Becker, S., 01.01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 1, p. 55-57 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Performance measurement in sustainable supply chain management: linking research and practice
Beske-Janssen, P., Schaltegger, S. & Liedke, S., 01.01.2019, Handbook on the Sustainable Supply Chain. Sarkis, J. (ed.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 331-356 26 p. (Research handbooks in business and management series).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Preparing Pre-service Teachers for Inclusive Education: Analyzing the Status Quo and Comparing the Effect of Different Types of Subject-Specific Learning Opportunities
Troll, B., Besser, M., Abels, S., Ahlers, M., Greve, S., Leiß, D. & Süßenbach, J., 01.01.2019, Inclusive Mathematics Education: State-of-the-Art Research from Brazil and Germany. Kollosche, D., Marcone, R., Knigge, M., Penteado, M. G. & Skovsmose, O. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 537-559 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Rethinking gender: feminist perspectives on Sustainable Development Goals in the light of (re)productivity
Mölders, T., 01.01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 2, p. 95-99 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Shepherds’ local knowledge and scientific data on the scavenging ecosystem service: Insights for conservation
Morales-Reyes, Z., Martín-López, B., Moleón, M., Mateo-Tomás, P., Olea, P. P., Arrondo, E., Donázar, J. A. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., 01.01.2019, In: Ambio. 48, 1, p. 48-60 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Strategies and drivers of sustainable business model innovation
Lüdeke-Freund, F., Schaltegger, S. & Dembek, K., 01.01.2019, Handbook of Sustainable Innovation. Boons, F. & McMeekin, A. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 101-123 23 p. 6Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems
Manning, P., Loos, J., Barnes, A. D., Batáry, P., Bianchi, F. J. J. A., Buchmann, N., De Deyn, G. B., Ebeling, A., Eisenhauer, N., Fischer, M., Fründ, J., Grass, I., Isselstein, J., Jochum, M., Klein, A. M., Klingenberg, E. O. F., Landis, D. A., Lepš, J., Lindborg, R., Meyer, S. T., Temperton, V. M., Westphal, C. & Tscharntke, T., 01.01.2019, Mechanisms underlying the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. Eisenhauer, N., Bohan, D. A. & Dumbrell, A. J. (eds.). London: Academic Press Inc., p. 323-356 34 p. (Advances in Ecological Research; vol. 61).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Vulnerablility of Ecosystem Services in Farmland Depends on Landscape Management: Drivers, Risks, and Societal Responses
Loos, J., Batary, P., Grass, I., Westphal, C., Bänsch, S., Baillod, A. B., Hass, A. L., Rosa, J. & Tscharntke, T., 01.01.2019, Atlas of Ecosystem Services: Drivers, Risks, and Societal Responses. Schröter, M., Bonn, A., Klotz, S., Seppelt, R. & Baessler, C. (eds.). Springer Verlag, p. 91-96 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Environmental drivers interactively affect individual tree growth across temperate European forests
Maes, S. L., Perring, M. P., Vanhellemont, M., Depauw, L., Van den Bulcke, J., Brūmelis, G., Brunet, J., Decocq, G., den Ouden, J., Härdtle, W., Hédl, R., Heinken, T., Heinrichs, S., Jaroszewicz, B., Kopecký, M., Máliš, F., Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K., 01.2019, In: Global Change Biology. 25, 1, p. 201-217 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Forschendes Lernen an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg: Das Leuphana Semester
Weiser, A., Hill, M. B., Picht, L., Prien-Ribcke, S., Lübcke, E. & Heudorfer, A., 01.2019, Forschendes Lernen in der Studieneingangsphase: Empirische Befunde, Fallbeispiele und individuelle Perspektiven. Reinmann, G., Lübcke, E. & Heudorfer, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 193-207 15 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Intra-Individual Value Change in Adulthood: A Systematic Literature Review of Longitudinal Studies Assessing Schwartz’s Value Orientations
Schuster, C., Pinkowski, L. & Fischer, D., 01.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Psychologie. 227, 1, p. 42-52 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Kommunalspezifische Nachhaltigkeitssteuerung: Erfahrungen und Empfehlungen
Kirst, E., Lang, D. J., Heinrichs, H. & Plawitzki, J., 01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 2, p. 151-159 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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A Computational Research System for the History of Science
Damerow, J., Peirson, E. & Laubichler, M. D., 2019, Culture and Cognition: Essays in Honor of Peter Damerow. Renn, J. & Schemmel, M. (eds.). Berlin: Edition Open Access, Vol. 11. p. 245-255 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research
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AGIL – Arbeit und Gesundheit im Lehrerberuf: Das persönliche Arbeitsbuch
Hillert, A., Lehr, D., Koch, S., Bracht, M. M., Ueing, S., Sosnowsky-Waschek, N. & Lüdtke, K., 2019, 1 ed. Stuttgart: Schattauer Verlag. 213 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer
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A new vision of sustainable management in mining and post-mining landscapes
Apaéstegui Campos, J., Barbosa, P. M., Brandão, L., de Azevedo, A. C., Casanova, M., Cord, A., Gerner, N., Giese, E. C., Händel, F., Jager, N. W., Jessen, G. L., Lepenies, R., Marchezini, V., Pujoni, D., Salma, A., Sánchez, A. S., Schierz, A., Stemke, M., Ussath, M., Val, P., Whaley-Martin, K., Yamamoto, F. Y. & Zorzal-Almeida, S., 2019, Halle: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina e.V., 28 p. (Science policy report).Research output: Working paper › Research communication reports › Research
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Arbitrating the Oceans: The Future of Inter-State Arbitration in the International Law of the Sea
Schatz, V. J., 2019, A Brand New World: The Evolution and Future of Arbitration . Planterose , R. & Tackaberry, J. (eds.). London, p. 269-278Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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A teoria do enunciado concreto e a interpretação metalinguística: Bases filosóficas, reflexões metodológicas e aplicações para os estudos das ciências e para a pesquisa em educação em ciências
Lima, N. W., Nascimento, M. M., Ostermann, F. & de Holanda Cavalcanti, C. J., 2019, In: Investigacoes em Ensino de Ciencias. 24, 3, p. 25-281 257 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A two-step approach for the prediction of mood levels based on diary data
Bremer, V., Becker, D., Genz, T., Funk, B. & Lehr, D., 2019, Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases - European Conference, ECML PKDD 2018, Proceedings: European Conference, ECML PKDD 2018, Dublin, Ireland. Brefeld, U., Curry, E., Daly, E., MacNamee, B., Marascu, A., Pinelli, F., Berlingerio, M. & Hurley, N. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 626-629 4 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 11053 LNAI).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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„Beziehungsweise“ werden oder das sozialisatorische Potential von Freundschaften unter Jugendlichen
Salisch, M., 2019, Zukunft der Freundschaft: Freundschaft zwischen Idealisierung und Auflösung. Stiehler, S. (ed.). Berlin: Frank & Timme, p. 105-122 17 p. (Transposition – Ostschweizer Beiträge zu Lehre, Forschung und Entwicklung in der Sozialen Arbeit; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research