In urban development projects in particular, it is important to consider climate issues holistically and at an early stage, which is why urban planning/landscape planning competitions are an important tool for the development of urban planning concepts and therefore play a key role. These are undergoing change due to the climate crisis and thus offer the opportunity to establish climate resilience as a planning task in the long term.
This guide and its appendices will support you in strengthening climate adaptation in urban planning/landscape planning competition procedures based on various criteria, among others. In addition to questions on how green and blue infrastructure measures can be taken into account in designs and competition procedures and what responsibility the competition participants have for this, the guide also provides information on the ideal time for integration.
Brochures (only available in German)
Brochure Introduction and synthesis
Print version (PDF, 14 MB)
The brochure provides an introduction to the brochure series, which is primarily aimed at planners and municipal decision-makers.
Brochure 1 - PLANNING A GREEN CITY OF THE FUTURE.
Options for action and instruments:
Brochure 1 analyzes and evaluates current planning approaches and processes for climate-resilient urban development. In addition to the challenges, the options for action and solutions at various levels are also presented. The first part of the brochure deals with actors, conflicting goals and available resources at an overarching level. The second part deals with the question of the extent to which climate resilience and green infrastructure can be integrated into urban planning instruments. To this end, selected informal and formal planning processes are analyzed from a planning and legal perspective and existing and previously unused integration windows for green infrastructure are presented and explained.
Brochure 2 - GREEN AND GREY MEASURES FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
Climate protection and climate adaptation in growing cities:
What measures need to be taken to create a climate-resilient and climate-neutral urban district? Based on this question, brochure 2 contains profiles of measures that reflect the optimized use and effects of so-called green and grey measures in urban redensification and new construction scenarios. The focus here is on the interdisciplinary concept in order to demonstrate synergies between the individual measures. The recommendations given are based on research work that has dealt with the quantification of the climate regulation performance of various greening options and the environmental impact of existing and future building structures.
Brochure 3 - GREEN IN THE GROWING CITY.
Perspectives and activation of urban society:
Brochure 3 shows the diverse services that urban greenery provides for the urban population. The denser and hotter our cities become, the greater the importance of urban greenery on buildings, in the residential environment and in public spaces. It also demonstrates how homeowners, residents and businesses can be activated as different stakeholder groups in urban society to contribute to the preservation and improvement of urban green spaces. Brochure 3 provides practical recommendations on how green measures can keep cities liveable even in hot and dense conditions and how target group-specific activation formats can support this.
Brochure 4 - SHAPING GROWING CITIES IN CLIMATE CHANGE.
Images of the future for green, climate-resilient neighborhoods
Brochure 4 aims to raise awareness of the desirability of shaping desirable developments in a growing city in the face of climate change. By working with visions of the future, a variety of design options can be identified and conflicts of objectives and synergies can be worked out. Goals, guiding principles, concepts and best practice examples, from the global to the neighborhood level, provide impetus for such processes. Equally relevant is the early integration of planning instruments, various options for green and structural measures and social needs. The brochure concludes with tips for the independent development of future vision processes.
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet 1 - Potentials of green infrastructure for sustainable heavy rain management:
Online version (PDF, 8.5 MB)
As climate change progresses, hot and dry spells and heavy rainfall events are becoming more frequent. Heavy rainfall events can lead to major damage, especially over heavily paved and densely built-up areas, if the sewer system is overloaded. Sustainable precipitation management with green infrastructure offers cities the opportunity to adapt to changing precipitation patterns. The factsheet "Potential of green infrastructure for sustainable heavy rain management" provides compact information on water-sensitive measures and demonstrates their effect using a case study. It highlights challenges for sustainable heavy rain management, provides information on how these can be overcome and highlights funding opportunities. The factsheet is aimed at planners and local authorities, as well as private homeowners.
Fact Sheet 2 - Potentials of Munich's green belt for climate-resilient urban development:
Online version (PDF, 5.8 MB)
Like many other cities, Munich is surrounded by a green belt on the outskirts of the city. There are predominantly agricultural areas, but also forests, heaths and popular excursion destinations such as bathing lakes. The factsheet "Potentials of Munich's green belt for climate-resilient urban development" provides information on the increasing importance of the green belt in the face of advancing climate change. It presents the results of climate analyses and population surveys in a compact format and provides information on how to exploit the potential of the green belt. The factsheet is aimed at local authorities, planners and civil society.
Fact Sheet 3 - Community financing of green, liveable urban districts:
Online version (PDF, 10.0 MB)
Green measures can be financed by the public sector. However, financing via stakeholders outside the administration is becoming increasingly important. The factsheet "Community financing of green, liveable urban districts" provides information on various financing options that enable green measures in the growing city in a changing climate - from the establishment of a 'Housing Improving District' to the initiation of 'crowdfunding' campaigns. It presents best-practice examples, gives advice on overcoming obstacles to greening around buildings and provides practical tips on how to realize community financing. The target group includes planners, municipalities, tradespeople and representatives of civil society.
Fact Sheet 4 - Commitment and potential of companies in the design of urban green spaces:
Online version (PDF, 6.3 MB)
Companies can make a direct contribution to climate adaptation and to improving the quality of life in the neighborhood through location-specific green measures, but they can also get involved in increasing greenery throughout the city. Corporate commitment to valuable urban greenery works particularly well in cooperation with urban green experts. The factsheet "Engagement and potential of companies in the design of urban green spaces" shows cooperation opportunities from which urban green spaces and companies themselves benefit through increased location quality. It presents examples of best practice and tools that can be used to involve companies in the development of urban green spaces. The target group includes planners, municipalities, businesses and representatives of civil society.
Fact Sheet 5 - Climate resilience in the compact city: Conflicting goals and potentials of inner-city redensification:
Online version (PDF, 5.0 MB)
Due to urbanization, the increase in individual housing consumption and the regulation of daily land consumption, growing German cities are faced with the conflicting goals of keeping green spaces free from sealing for climate protection and climate adaptation and at the same time providing affordable housing. Inner-city redensification offers potential to meet both requirements - if it simultaneously maintains or even improves the inner-city green infrastructure in line with the goal of "double inner development". At the same time, construction measures should always take into account the conservation of resources, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the improvement of living quality. The factsheet "Climate resilience in the compact city: Conflicting goals and potentials of inner-city redensification" deals with the opportunities and challenges of "triple inner development", in which additional social needs in the neighborhood are taken into account and improved in addition to structural redensification and the protection and further development of green spaces. The target group includes planners, local authorities and representatives of civil society.
2022
Erlwein, S., Skiba, S., Rosenberger, L. Pauleit, S., Zölch, T., (2022). Klimaresiliente Quartiersentwicklung durch Grüne Infrastrukturpotenziale in wachsenden Städten. S. 12-14. https://www.nachhaltige-zukunftsstadt.de/downloads/Doku_Hitze_Durre_FINAL_Web.pdf
2021
Meier-Dotzler, C., Zölch, T., Erlwein, S., Harter, H., Banihashemi, F., Linke, S., Putz, A., Pauleit, S., & Lang, W. (2021). Klimaoptimierte Neubauquartiere – Ein Münchner Beispiel für innovative Planung mit „Grüner Infrastruktur“. Transforming Cities, 4/2021, S. 24-29. ISSN 2366-7281 (print) https://www.transforming-cities.de/ausgabe-4-2021-lebensraum-stadt/
Mittermüller, J., Erlwein, S., Bauer, A., Trokai, T., Duschinger, S., & Schönemann, M. (2021). Context-Specific, User-Centered: Designing Urban Green Infrastructure to Effectively Mitigate Urban Density and Heat Stress in Different Settings. Urban Planning, 6(4), 40–53. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i4.4393
Erlwein, S., Zölch, T., Pauleit, S. (2021). Regulating the microclimate with urban green in densifiying cities: Joint assessment on two scales. Building and Environment 205, 108233, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108233.
Rupp, J., Knill, V., Schöpflin, P. & S. Wutz. Wie wir den Kimawandel in der wachsenden Stadt begegnen können. (2021). Ökologisches Wirtschaften (2), S. 19-21. https://www.oekologisches-wirtschaften.de/index.php/oew/issue/view/163
Rosenberger L., Leandro J., Pauleit S., Erlwein S., (2021). Sustainable stormwater management under the impact of climate change and urban densification. Journal of Hydrology 596, 126137, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126137
Erlwein, S. & Pauleit, S. (2021). Trade-Offs between Urban Green Space and Densification: Balancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort, Mobility, and Housing Demand. Urban Planning 6(1), 5-19. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i1.3481.
2020:
Linke, Simone & Mittermüller, Julia. (2020) Wertvolles Grün – nicht nur in Corona-Zeiten. Standpunkte, 12/2020-01/2021, S. 23-26. https://muenchner-forum.de/2020/standpunkte-12-2020-1-2021-muenchen-und-sein-urbanes-gruen/
Pauleit, S., Skiba, Zölch, T., Bauer, A., Mittermüller, J., Erlwein, S., Harter, H., Lang, W., Linke, S., Putz, A., Rupp, J., Oels, A., Schöpflin, P. & Welling, M. (2020); Grüne Stadt der Zukunft; Transforming Cities, 1, 52-57.
Höpfl, T., (2020, Nr. 75) Fit für den Klimawandel? TakeOff!, S.7-10.
2019:
Pauleit, S., Erlwein, S., Skiba, A., Timmermann, A., Putz, A., Zölch, T. & WirthV. (2019); Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung durch urbane grüne Infrastruktur in wachsenden Städten: ein transdisziplinärer Ansatz Annual Meeting of the IALE D in Potsdam 2019, 30.09. – 02.10.2019
Wirth V. & Zölch, T. (2019) Using urban climate data to implement adaptation in the City of Munich ECCA 2019, Workshop on „Tools and data for climate resilient cities“ in Lisbon, 30.05.2019
Artikel über das Projekt: Die Zukunft wird „grün“: Klimaresiliente Städte zwischen Vision und Wirklichkeit
Referat für Gesundheit und Umwelt; Landeshauptstadt München (2019) Beschluss zum Projekt Grüne Stadt der Zukunft
Referat für Stadtplanung und Bauordnung; Landeshauptstadt München (2019) Bekanntgabe des Projektes Grüne Stadt der Zukunft
Podcasts/Filme:
Film: Die Grüne Stadt der Zukunft - Wie wachsende Städte klimaresilient werden Film bei Youtube, Trailer bei Youtube
TUM Podcast Sustainability. Time to Change. Episode 6: Green City of the Future. Spotify
Podcast: Städte im Klimawandel - Konzepte gegen die Überhitzung (BR Mediathek)
Poster
2019
Zukunftsbilder für die grüne Stadt
Wie wir Herausforderungen stark wachsender Städte in Zeiten des Klimawandels begegnen können
Grüne Stadt der Zukunft
Klimaresiliente Quartiere in einer wachsenden Stadt
