Green City of the Future II - Climate-Resilient Neighborhoods in a Growing City Implementation and stabilization phase

A result of the ongoing global urbanization process, cities are playing an increasingly important role in climate protection and adaptation. Urban and open space planning are crucial disciplines for developing climate-resilient and livable neighborhoods. However, for a comprehensive mainstreaming, i.e. the integration of climate protection and adaptation strategies into planning, there are still many challenges and needs for action. A key task is to increase the individual and institutional capacities ('capacity building') of actors in urban-, landscape- and open space planning, as well as of actors in urban society (e.g. housing sector, traders, civil society). Capacity building can open up new perspectives and help to question entrenched standard procedures in planning and decision-making processes. This helps to break through path dependencies in order to meet the challenges of climate change and the associated design options.

The aim of the project "Green City of the Future II" was to enable the transfer of findings from the R&D phase of the project into practice. The findings comprise knowledge on integrative approaches that support the development of green, climate-resilient neighborhoods in growing cities. The results can be found on the website www.gruene-stadt-der-zukunft.de, where the project has compiled practical examples and implementation tips on urban climate adaptation for municipalities and planners.

The project followed two approaches: 'mainstreaming' and 'capacity building'. In the mainstreaming part, the IÖW processed relevant content of its work from the R&D phase in order to feed it into the project activities. The aim was to achieve an early and effective integration of climate adaptation and climate protection aspects into the planning practice. The focus was on both the support of competition processes in the City of Munich and the development of working principles for urban and urban land use planning procedures with regard to climate adaptation and climate protection aspects.

The capacity building part was the main focus of the IÖW's work. Therefore, the project team developed - with the participation of research and practice partners - qualification modules and formats, both for self-study and for interaction. This offer is aimed at mainly actors of the municipal administration as well as private planning offices. In addition, other actors of the urban society (see above) as well as multipliers will are addressed. The resulting capacity building offer has been made accessible via relevant networks and communication channels.

Information and products on the project "Green City of the Future I", such as brochures, factsheets, video and other publications can be found here.