Re-Building Europe

Re-Building Territorial strategies for future European societies with Dr. Haris Piplas and Andreas Kipar

Human habitats form the focal point of sustainability issues since they are major consumers and distributors of goods and services. Therefore, it is important to consider the connection of ecological systems and urban landscapes. The increasingly blurred boundaries between urban and rural areas are shifting the paradigm towards circular regions. This Workshop demonstrated how to activate potential and envision include larger-scale interventions, including green corridors as a glue between the social, economic and ecologic strata of urban environments.

Smart, Green and Social: The Future of Urban Districts with Eva-Kristin Seeber and Alexander Bakhtiar and Stefanie Lütteke and Milena Ivkociv

Since European cities are urbanizing faster than ever, they need to ensure that the residents stay healthy as well as that the nature in the cities is preserved. In this Workshop, potential urban districts were discussed. The process of linking functional green, smart adaption through technology and providing social needs is going to be one of the problems trying to be solved, aiming to outline a concept for an “urban district of the future”.

Smart and Green cities for peaceful and secure European societies with Haris Piplas

Within the current realm of political and security instabilities, we have to rethink the way we want to live, work and exchange. Positive action in districts and cities can have an impact at scale and play a key role in addressing these risks, as the implications of urbanization cut across a variety of issues and sectors, including public health, energy, migration, social cohesion, environmental protection, biodiversity and climate change. Case studies from cities will be discussed and put into a system of a future Urban Transformation Toolbox, revealing lessons learned and fostering the transfer of knowledge among peer cities and partner organizations.

Sustainable Buildings for future ESG proof environments with Stefan Klepzig and Karin Teichmann

This workshop highlighted best practices for designing, building and operating future-proof environments. The role model EUREF Campus with DOs and DON´Ts from a 10 years-process in creating a sustainable inner-city district in Berlin, which evolved into a unique real-world laboratory for the shift to renewable energy. The aim is to identify and address future locations that will figure as lighthouse projects - exemplifying future campus development that minimize environmental impact.

Sustainable strategies for local climate change mitigation and adaption in the urban context: Science, data, people with Christiane Gebhardt, Stella Schmidtler and Johannes Orphal

Cities have become the focal points of data-driven solutions for sustainability issues as climate change poses a threat to vulnerable groups and critical infrastructure. Sustainable urban transformation is one of the most important challenges for humankind in the 21st century, and due to its complexity it requires a new policy, practice and scientific paradigm.

The Workshop focused on how these developments also trigger socio-economic alterations like the quadruple helix model, which integrates science, industry, government, and societal actors.