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"Green city of the Future" short-listed for Sustainability Award
An interdisciplinary research and development team led by , , has spent three years studying Munich's green infrastructure in close cooperation with the city administration - and exploring how it can be better integrated into the city. In six urban areas in Munich (so-called 鈥榣iving labs鈥�) - the team looked at different stages of urban planning 鈥� from land-use plans to areas designated for redevelopment - and developed concepts for how climate-resilient urban neighbourhoods can be created. Reflecting on the results of the project鈥檚 first phase, Prof. Pauleit says: "Facade greening would make external building surfaces up to 20 degrees cooler, while green roofs could buffer up to 70 percent of annual precipitation."
The implementation and continuation phase is now being coordinated by Prof. 's .
Voting open until November 15
The research project "Green City of the Future" (funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research) was one of three finalists selected by the jury of the German Sustainability Award this year. The winner will be chosen in cooperation with the science program "nano" (3sat) via online voting (until November 15, 2021). A film about the project can be found (in German, available until November 2, 2026).
You can vote for the finalists on the website of the German Sustainability Award:
Detailed statement from the jury (in German):
More information about the project and the results:
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- Dr. Katharina Baumeister
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- presse@tum.de
- Teamwebsite
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Prof. Dr. Stephan Pauleit
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