Cities
Ecologic Institute's urban and spatial governance team draws on the expertise of the Institute's sector-specific teams to cover a broad range of research topics. These include green and blue infrastructure (i.e. nature-based solutions), local climate change mitigation and adaptation, urban water cycles, city region food systems, urban food policies, urban-rural linkages, as well as smart cities and digital transformation at the local level.
Projects undertaken by the team include evaluations of programs. In our transdisciplinary research, projects regularly include process design, the facilitation of participatory processes at the local level, or the development of strategies with direct participation by municipal actors and other stakeholders. While aiming at the implementation of specific policies and measures, the projects also contribute to building capacity at the local level for such processes.
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Selected Projects for Cities
Co-designing Locally-tailored Ecological Solutions for Value-added, Socially Inclusive Regeneration in Cities (CLEVER Cities)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Digital Water City – Leading urban water management to its digital future (DWC)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International European Commission, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME), International
Nature Based Urban Innovation (NATURVATION)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Enabling Green and Blue Infrastructure Potential in Complex Social-ecological Regions (ENABLE)
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Rural Urban Nexus – Global Sustainable Land Use and Urbanisation (RUN)
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Federal Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Post-Carbon Cities in Europe: A Long-Term Outlook (POCACITO)
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European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Selected Publications for Cities
English version: Iwaszuk, E., Rudik, G., Duin, L., Mederake, L., Davis, M., Naumann, S., Wagner, I., 2019: Addressing Climate Change in Cities. Catalogue of Urban Nature-Based Solutions. Ecologic Institute, the Sendzimir Foundation: Berlin, Krakow.
Polish version: Iwaszuk, E., Rudik, G., Duin, L., Mederake, L., Davis, M., Naumann, S., Wagner, I., 2019: Błękitno-zielona
infrastruktura dla łagodzenia zmian klimatu w miastach. Katalog techniczny. Ecologic Institute, Fundacja Sendzimira: Berlin, Krakow.
Iwaszuk, Ewa; Mederake, Linda; Knoblauch, Doris (2019): The Transformative Potential of Local Climate Change Strategies. In: Zevi, Tobia (Ed.) The Century of Global Cities. How Urbanisation is Changing the World and Shaping our Future. Milan: Italian Institute for International Political Studies.
Wunder, Stephanie and Franziska Wolff 2020: Sieben auf einen Streich. Regionale Ernährungsstrategien als Schlüssel für eine nachhaltigere Stadt-Umland-Kooperation. In: AgrarBündnis e.V. (Hg.): Kritischer Agrarbericht 2020. Konstanz.
Knoblauch et al. (2019). Multi-level policy framework for sustainable urban development and nature-based solutions -- Status quo, gaps and oppor-tunities. Deliverable 1.2, CLEVER Cities, H2020 grant no. 776604.
Mederake, Linda; Iwaszuk, Ewa; Knoblauch, Doris (2019): The evolving role of cities as non-state actors in the international climate regime. In: Abdullah, Hannah (Ed.) Cities in World Politics. Local responses to global challenges. Monografías CIDOB 75. Barcelona: CIDOB.
Wunder, Stephanie (2019): Regionale Ernährungssysteme und nachhaltige Landnutzung im Stadt-Land-Nexus. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt.
Wunder, Stephanie et. al. (2019): Rural Urban Nexus – Globale Landnutzung und Urbanisierung: Integrierte Ansätze für eine nachhaltige Stadt-Land-Entwicklung. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt.
Wunder, Stephanie (2019): Nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme in Zeiten von Urbanisierung und globaler Ressourcenknappheit: Herausforderungen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Dessau-Roßlau: Umweltbundesamt.
Wolff, Franziska; Mederake, Linda; Bleher, Daniel; Sosath, Olaf; Westphal, Ida (2019): Rahmenbedingungen und Instrumente für die Gestaltung nachhaltiger Stadt-Land-Verknüpfungen. Dessau: Umweltbundesamt.
Wurzel, Rüdiger; Moulton, Jeremy; Osthorst, Winfried; Mederake, Linda; Deutz, Pauline; Jonas, Andrew (2019): Climate pioneership and leadership in structurally disadvantaged maritime port cities. Environmental Politics 28(1): 146-166.
Selected Events for Cities
Workshop:Implementing Nature-Based Solutions in Cities - Expert Talk
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Selected Presentations for Cities
Speech:Climate Protection in the Pankow District – Successful examples from other municipalities
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Speech:#FromVisionToAction! – Green activists in Berlin discuss climate neutrality
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Chairing:The EU-funded H2020 Programme for Nature-Based Solutions
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Speech:Regional Food Systems in the Rural Urban Nexus
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Panel discussion:The Evolving Role of Cities in the UN Climate Regime
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- Barcelona, Spain
Speech:What Does the European Green Deal Mean for Cities and Metropolitan Areas?
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- Barcelona, Spain