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  • Press release 02/2019 from 17.01.2019 | Last changed: 22.01.2019

    Expert group: New housing creation campaign must become greener

    Baustelle mit Baukränen in der Innenstadt

    … Building presents proposals for climate-friendly building and future-proof urban development New, affordable housing must be built in many cities and regions. … “This is a unique opportunity to anchor climate-friendly building and future-proof urban development on a broad basis and to make up for lacking measures to protect …

  • Cover from 25.10.2022

    Kick-off conference of the project „Advancing the New European Bauhaus”

    Green courtyard with playground

    … a general introduction to the project AdNEB, four parallel workshops focused on urban retrofitting, climate adaptation, mobility inventions and multifunctional inner urban development. A keynote by Prof. Dr. Harriet Bulkeley (Durham University and … a general introduction to the project AdNEB, four parallel workshops focused on urban retrofitting, climate adaptation, mobility inventions and multifunctional …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field

    … (cf. figure 7 ). Impacts of Climate Change   Impact: BAU-I-1 Heat stress in urban areas - case study Impact: BAU-I-1 Heat stress in urban areas – case study Source: rh2010 / stock.adobe.com Owing to the heat island effect of large, contiguous built-up urban areas, the heat stress experienced by the population in cities is in most …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 05.01.2026

    BAU-R-2: Green roofs in cities

    The picture shows the metal facade of a modern commercial building almost completely covered with a climbing plant.

    … Green roofs in cities Municipalities subsidize green roofs and façades, enhancing urban climate and boosting biodiversity. Source: Heiner / stock.adobe.com 2023 … and façade greenings can have many beneficial effects – both on the climate in an urban district and on the building itself, also on rain retention, the air quality … die Stadtentwicklung – Strategien und Maßnahmen zum Regenwassermanagement gegen urbane Sturzfluten und überhitzte Städte. Ergebnisbericht der fallstudiengestützten …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    TOU-I-3: Market shares held by wider tourism areas

    The illustration ’Wider tourism areas in Germany’ contains a map of the travel areas in Germany showing five individual wider tourism areas in aggregated form.. Alps with alpine foothills, coasts and urban areas are regions characterised by very specific properties. The uplands and other areas are heterogeneous and extensive.

    … Up until 2019 developments were characterised by the increasing importance of urban areas at the expense of other areas. During the Covid-19 years of 2020 and 2021, the general decline of occupancy rates affected, above all, the urban areas while the wider tourism areas on coasts and in the Alps were able to …

  • Cover from 16.01.2026

    NiCE - Agenda

    … choose one of four deep dive sessions on various topics related to sustainable urban living. Details on the individual sessions can be found here . Pilot Actions … choose one of four deep dive sessions on various topics related to sustainable urban living. Details on the individual sessions can be found here .   The NiCE …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BAU-R-1: Recreation areas

    The picture shows an aerial photograph of the ‘Straße des 17. Juni’, a street commemorating the building of the Berlin Wall (the anniversary of German unification takes place annually on 17th June). To the right and left of this street, you can see the canopy of trees in the Große Tiergarten park. The city’s silhouette is visible in the picture’s horizon, including the Reichstags building, tv tower, cathedral and the Brandenburg Gate.

    … large and well distributed green spaces thus creating an equilibrium for the urban climate and for recreation purposes. In recent years, the provision of … of the statistical offices of the federal states (indicator C4 – recreation area) Urban green to cool the urban climate Exposure to thermal stress can cause health …

  • Cover from 09.03.2017

    International Cycling Conference 2017 - Partners

    Logos Partner

    … policies and budget allocations at the European level. Difu The German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) is the largest urban research institute in the German-speaking territories and is the research, …

  • DzU article from 02.07.2025 | Last changed: 03.07.2025

    Indicator: Air quality in agglomerations

    A graph for three air pollutants shows the extent to which the WHO recommendations from 2021 will be exceeded on average in urban areas between 2000 and 2024. The development of the various pollutants varies. Between 2000 and 2024, values for NO2 are between 172 and 28 percent, for ozone between 44 and 28 percent and for PM2.5 between 255 and 61 percent

    … The indicator incorporates data from monitoring stations which measure background urban pollution levels. At busy locations in cities pollution levels may be … The indicator represents the average discrepancy of all monitoring stations of urban background from WHO guideline values, respectively. Assessing the development … All monitoring sites within an agglomeration were included in the measurement of urban and suburban background pollution levels. Measurements of these monitoring …

  • Press release 14/2017 from 12.04.2017 | Last changed: 15.05.2017

    Most Germans want to be less dependent on their car

    Bike and Person on a Bridge in Berlin

    … if they did not have to depend on a car for mobility. 79 per cent favoured an urban development which strengthens alternatives to car transport in their town or … the environment. That is a strong and clear signal for environmental politics and urban development. It will provide the momentum for our efforts to shape the compact … more buses and trains and fewer cars. Local public transport is the backbone of urban mobility. We must strengthen it and ensure in particular that it is adequately …

  • Appointment from 21.02.2017 | Last changed: 23.02.2017

    Die Stadt für Morgen – Konferenz des Umweltbundesamtes

    Busse und Fahrradfahrer in der Stadt

    … spielen? Wie lassen sich Mobilität und eine lärmarme Stadt mit genügend Platz für urbanes Grün vereinbaren? UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig Die Städte stehen zukünftig … kompakten und lärmarmen Stadt vereinbaren, in der es auch noch genügend Platz für urbanes Grün gibt? Das UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig will zu diesen und anderen …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning … formation of heat islands in inner cities. This can lead to high heat stress for urban residents, with consequences for their well-being and health. This applies in …