Cities face the challenge of becoming climate-resilient while simultaneously solving social problems such as housing shortages and rising living costs. Resilient urban neighborhoods therefore require a just transformation [...] More

In the Lusatia region (Saxony), fiber crops such as hemp and flax, as well as agricultural and municipal waste materials like straw and leaves, offer potential for bio-based value added that has remained largely untapped to [...] More

Climate change and adaptation pose major challenges for sustainable urban development. Cities are expected to contribute to climate protection. At the same time, dealing with heavy rainfall and heat is becoming increasingly [...] More

Municipal heat planning is a key component of a future climate-neutral heat supply. For the heating transition to succeed, it is crucial that the measures and projects specified in the heat plans are implemented locally. [...] More

Owner-occupiers of single-family or two-family houses play a decisive role shaping the heat transition through their private investment decisions. They decide whether, and if so when and how extensively, they refurbish their [...] More

The NUMEN project aims to collaborate with North American partners to develop research approaches focused on strategies for sustainable urban mobility that reduce car dependency in cities and promote sustainable [...] More

Energy-efficient neighborhood planning is an important component in successfully implementing the transition in the heating sector. It enables the development of cross-building, neighborhood-wide measures and strategies to [...] More

Trees are an indispensable part of our cities. They offer shade, cool the environment, improve air quality and provide habitats for numerous animal and plant species. At the same time, urban trees are under great pressure in [...] More

The effects of climate change are already visible in the Stuttgart Region today – primarily through increasing heat stress and frequent heavy rainfall events. In the ISAP I project an online information and advisory system [...] More

Urban green spaces offer a variety of ecological benefits beyond recreational areas, particularly concerning the impacts of climate change. During heatwaves, they contribute to cooling and mitigate flooding during heavy [...] More

Since 2016, the federal award “Blue Compass” has been Germany's highest state honor for projects aimed at preventing and adapting to the consequences of climate change. Since 2021, the federal award has been presented jointly [...] More

Cities and municipalities are under increasing pressure to effectively address the consequences of climate change – such as more frequent heat waves and heavy rainfall – while simultaneously continuing to actively reduce [...] More

In order to further advance the transition from an economy based on fossil fuels to a sustainable, innovative economy based on natural material cycles, the Brandenburg state parliament has decided to develop a own bioeconomy [...] More