Wuppertal Institut
Sustainable development requires an integrated approach to policy and science
because many of the issues it raises cannot be addressed within a single department
or using the tools of individual scientific disciplines. This is where the Wuppertal
Institute’s research programme begins—by taking an interdisciplinary approach and
working towards systems understanding. Designing transitions to a sustainable
development at local, national and international level is the Wuppertal Institute’s
stated mission. Its research focuses on the resources, climate and energy related
challenges and their relation to economy and society. Special emphasis is put on
analysing and stimulating innovations that decouple economic growth and wealth
from natural resource use.
Research focus are the transition processes towards a sustainable development.
This requires an integrated approach to policy and science because many of the
issues it raises cannot be addressed within a single department or using the tools of
individual scientific disciplines.
Since 2010 Professor Uwe Schneidewind has been President of the Wuppertal
Institute. The Institute was founded in 1991 by Professor Ernst Ulrich von
Weizsäcker who directed it until 2000.
Professor Peter Hennicke headed the Institute from 1 November 2000 until the
end of January 2008. Until the appointment of Professor Schneidewind, as from
March 2010, the Vice President Professor Manfred Fischedick provisionally headed
the Institute’s research. The Business Manager is Brigitte Mutert-Breidbach. The
institute’s seat is in Wuppertal. It is represented in Germany’s capital by its Berlin
Office since 2004.
An scientific International Advisory Board supports the Institute in defining
fundamental research strategies as well as ensuring the quality and independence of
its research.
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
M. Göpel, The Great Mindshift, The Anthropocene:
Politik—Economics—Society—Science 2, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43766-8
177
Sustainable development requires an integrated approach to policy and science
because many of the issues it raises cannot be addressed within a single department
or using the tools of individual scientific disciplines. This is where the Wuppertal
Institute’s research programme begins—by taking an interdisciplinary approach and
working towards systems understanding. Designing transitions to a sustainable
development at local, national and international level is the Wuppertal Institute’s
stated mission. Its research focuses on the resources, climate and energy related
challenges and their relation to economy and society. Special emphasis is put on
analysing and stimulating innovations that decouple economic growth and wealth
from natural resource use.
Research focus are the transition processes towards a sustainable development.
This requires an integrated approach to policy and science because many of the
issues it raises cannot be addressed within a single department or using the tools of
individual scientific disciplines.
Since 2010 Professor Uwe Schneidewind has been President of the Wuppertal
Institute. The Institute was founded in 1991 by Professor Ernst Ulrich von
Weizsäcker who directed it until 2000.
Professor Peter Hennicke headed the Institute from 1 November 2000 until the
end of January 2008. Until the appointment of Professor Schneidewind, as from
March 2010, the Vice President Professor Manfred Fischedick provisionally headed
the Institute’s research. The Business Manager is Brigitte Mutert-Breidbach. The
institute’s seat is in Wuppertal. It is represented in Germany’s capital by its Berlin
Office since 2004.
An scientific International Advisory Board supports the Institute in defining
fundamental research strategies as well as ensuring the quality and independence of
its research.
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
M. Göpel, The Great Mindshift, The Anthropocene:
Politik—Economics—Society—Science 2, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43766-8
177