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• PADO – Processes and Implications of Dune Breaching at the German Baltic Sea Coast Subproject Economic Valuation

  An implementation of coastal protection processes does not only affect the flood risk for coastal land uses, but also the natural coastal scenery, coastal biodiversity and groundwater quality. For decisions on coastal [...] More

• Regional flexibilities of prosumers in households and in the commercial sector Determination of regional flexibilities as part of the project „WindNODE – showcasing smart energy systems from northeastern Germany”

  In the decentralised energy transition, it is possible for households, prosumers and businesses to make their energy consumption more flexible. As a result, they can shift their energy demand to times of high supply. This [...] More

• Municipalities in Climate Emergency: Processes, Properties and Focuses

  With the worldwide movement of local communities and municipalities, as well as state and regional governments, to declare a climate emergency, they acknowledge the urgent need for climate protection and initiate or increase [...] More

• Sustainable bioeconomy in Brandenburg – Examples of climate-friendly and environmentally friendly regional value chains

  In April 2014, the Federal State Government of Brandenburg passed its Sustainability Strategy. One of the 16 fields of action focus on the management of „natural resources as the economic potential of a sustainable regional [...] More

• Urban Heat Shift Participatory Transformation of Coupled Infrastructures, Focusing on Heat Supply in Berlin

  

  Almost 50% of final energy consumption in Germany is used for heating, thus heat consumption is an important factor when it comes to tackling global challenges such as climate change, energy efficiency and resource [...] More

• Detailed Economic Analysis of Individual Policy Instruments and Measures for Climate Change Adaptation

  Climate change affects Germany in various ways, for example by increased storms, heat waves and extreme rainfall. The research project analyses to what degree adaption measures and instruments can reduce the expected damage [...] More

• Value of Green Urban Spaces Evaluation, Management and Communication as a key for climate resilient and near-natural green spaces

  

  The research project aims at supporting communal activities for identifying, selecting and realising measures for greening public spaces that at the same time enhance climate resilience of cities and contribute to the [...] More

• KonsumWende Sustainable consumption for the preservation of ecosystem services and biodiversity worldwide

  The consumption of goods and services has become a defining characteristic of modern-day (industrial) societies and is accompanied by an enormous and continuously increasing use of resources. Agricultural production is for [...] More

• The governance of deep transitions: The role of International Organisations

  The subproject ‘The governance of deep transitions: The role of international organisations’ is part of a larger research project based at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex (SPRU) in the UK and is [...] More

• Approaches to Resource Conservation in the Context of Post-Growth Concepts

  

  The recent institutions of society and economy are mainly focused on economic growth, measured in Gross National Product (GDP). This enhances a consumption of resources that is incompatible with planetary boundaries. Current [...] More

• The Crafts as Shapers of the Heating Transition (c.HANGE)

  The energy transition does not work without a heating transition. More than 80 percent of households' energy consumption is due to the provision of space heating and hot water supply. The average age of heaters in residential [...] More

• Future Potentials of a Rural Bio-Economy Analysis and Assessment of Value Chains of a Multiple and Cascade Based Usage of Renewable Raw Resources (Phase I)

  A resource-efficient economy based on renewable resources, with less or even no use of fossil resources at all – that is the objective of the German “National Policy Strategy on Bioeconomy”. The German Federal Government [...] More

• Consumer Role New Consumption Practices and Changes in the Consumer Role

  In recent years, collaborative economy practices have been boosted substantially by the advent of the Internet and the proliferation of digital networks. As collaboration between strangers has been greatly facilitated by the [...] More

• AcceptEE - Factors for promoting acceptance of renewable energies

  The acceptance of renewable energies is a central condition for a successful German "Energiewende". Therefore, this project aims to investigate the question whether a nature and environmentally friendly expansion of renewable [...] More