Urban habitats play a key role in addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century. Cities can create important impulses through their exemplary role in the fields of energy, mobility, site development, the promotion of urban ecosystems, food systems and the renovation of buildings. However, a variety of factors affect the natural resources management in urban areas. You will get to understand and reflect the basic idea of urban concepts, such as smart sustainable cities, with the most important systems and technologies. In group assignments, the skills acquired during the semester will be applied to analyse specific fields of action and to develop future visions and measures in support of the transformation of communities and towns into a smart sustainable level.
Schwerpunkte
Urbanisation and urban challenges
- Social dynamics, impact assessment
- New metropolitan mainstream, governance
Urban ecology and gardening
- Ecosystem services
- Sustainable urban food systems
Urban transformation towards smart sustainable cities
- Urban energy and transport planning
- Stakeholder involvement
Teaching methods
- Evolving teaching, lectures, team-teaching
- Case-studies, seminar, excursion