Spatial Risk Management and Climate Impact Research

Climate change-proof urban development (2009- 2010)

Tackling causes and effects of climate change by urban concepts (Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR), Research programme "Experimental Housing and Urban Development (ExWoSt)")

Climate change requires a threefold strategy in cities and city regions: the development of strategies for mitigating climate change, adaptation to climate change as well as a co-ordination of actions with other demanding challenges of sustainable urban development. The ExWoSt project aims at climate change-proof urban development primarily by developing integrated approaches for climate change mitigation and adaptation by spatial planning related prevention in cities and city regions.

A main result of the study will be the development and application of an integrated „Set of climate change strategies and actions for cities and communities”. Further, reports on adaptation strategies for specific fields of action for urban development will be produced. Finally, all recommendations will be integrated into a decision support tool for local decision makers.

IRPUD is main contractor. Sub-contractors are United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (Bonn) and plan + praxis (Berlin).

Contact: Dr. rer. pol. Mark Fleischhauer, Prof. Dr. Stefan Greiving, Dipl.-Ing. Sven Rannow, Dr.-Ing. Andrea Rüdiger, Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Stefansky

Other projects in this research area:

• RISK - Risk management via an Innovative System based on Knowledge (2013 - 2015)
• EMAPS - Electronic Maps to Assist Public Science (2011 - 2014)
• CHANGES (2011 - 2014)
• ERA NET Crue IMRA (2009 - 2011)
• MOVE – Methods for the Improvement of Vulnerability Assessment in Europe (2008 - 2011)
• ESPON 2013/1/4: Climate change and territorial effects on regions and local economies (2009 - 2011)
• Mountain Risks (2007 - 2010)
• INCA – Linking civil protection and planning by agreement on objectives (2009 - 2010)
• Assessment of upstream flood risk in the Rhine Basin (2008 - 2009)
• Preliminary studies for a spatial development strategy in a changing climate (2008 - 2009)
• Midir - Multidimensional Integrated Risk Governance (2006 - 2008)
• ARMONIA - Applied Multi Risk Mapping of Natural Hazards for Impact Assessment (2004 - 2007)
• ESPON 1.3.1: Spatial Impacts of Natural and Technological Hazards (2002 - 2005)