Current projects of Dr. Friederike Rohde

• Sponge City: Implementing blue-green infrastructures Effective levers for water-sensitive cities and sustainable model solutions for green roofs

  

  The consequences of climate change pose enormous challenges for urban regions in particular, such as dealing with heavy rainfall. In order to avoid flooding and overflows in the combined sewer system, the concept of the [...] More

• Bits & Bäume – advancing the alliance Enhancing the engagement at the nexus of digitalization and climate protection

  

  The civil society movement "Bits & Bäume" (B&B) works at the nexus of digitalization, sustainability, human rights and democracy. Ten NGOs and scientific organizations from the sustainability and/or digitalization scene, [...] More

• Collaborations in regions Communities and social innovation for sustainable regions

  

  Rural regions can be faced with major economic and social challenges. Due to a wide range of structural challenges, some regions have had to be creative in finding new development pathways and developing new forms of [...] More

• PaDiSo Participation in digitalized energy systems: Investigating social innovation processes

  

  The centralised fossil energy system is going to be replaced by decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitalization. Actors from science and civil society have called for attention to the often neglected social dimensions of [...] More

• Digital Technologies and nature-based Climate Protection in Municipalities (DiNaKom)

  Cities and municipalities are feeling the effects of climate change, for example in the form of heat stress, water shortages and flooding. This damages buildings, infrastructure, health, and nature. Natural climate protection [...] More