Fields of action
The working group has worked on three fields of action:
Resource activation: Land, living space, stakeholders, residents and neighbourhood:
This field adresses how urban planning and land policy instruments can be used to activate land resources. It also aims to demonstrate how municipalities can assume a leading role in the inner-city development, and plan and develop these areas in cooperation with other actors.Integrated planning:
This field of action examines how organisational and cooperative approaches can be strengthened to support integrated planning among stakeholders. The focus is on inter-municipal and cross-departmental collaboration, as well as the qualification of those involved. Furthermore, ecological and climate-related aspects are considered.Funding for housing and energy-efficient renovation:
This area explores the socially equitable and climate-effective further development of the existing housing stock. It also discusses the social and financial framework conditions required for the consistent promotion of affordable housing.
Members of working group 2
Lead
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Agnes Förster
Head of the Chair of Planning Theory and Urban Development, RWTH Aachen - Klaus Illigmann
Head of the Department I/2 Strategic Urban Development Planning, City of Munich
Members
- Prof. Dr.-Ing Andrea Benze
Professor of Urban Design and Theory of the city at the Department of Architecture, Munich University of Applied Sciences - Anja Bierwirth
Head of the Research unit Urban Transitions, Department Energy, Transport and Climate Policy, Wuppertal Institute (Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie gGmbH) - Prof. Dr.-Ing Verena Brehm
Professor at the Department of Design in an Urban Context, University of Kassel - Jörn Ehmke
Head of the Urban and Neighbourhood Development Department, GEWOBA Aktiengesellschaft Wohnen und Bauen - Prof. Dr. Cordula Kropp
Chair of Sociology of Technology, Risk and Environment, Institute for Social Sciences; Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Risk and Innovation Research at the University of Stuttgart (ZIRIUS) - Prof. Dr. Simone Linke
Professor of Urban Planning and Landscape, Landscape Architecture Department, Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences - Prof. Dr. Philipp Misselwitz
Executive Director, Bauhaus Erde gGmbH; Professor at the Department International Urbanism and Design, TU Berlin - Sebastian Pfeiffer
Managing Director, LESG Gesellschaft der Stadt Leipzig zur Erschließung, Entwicklung und Sanierung von Baugebieten mbH - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Polívka
Head of the Department of Urban Planning and Development at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning, TU Berlin - Robert Riechel
Project Manager at the Research Department Infrastructure, Economy and Finance, German Institute of Urban Affairs gGmbH (Difu) - Monika Schmid-Balzert
Managing Director and in-house lawyer, German Tenants' Association (Deutscher Mieterbund (DMB)), Regional Association of Bavaria e.V. - Jörn Stobbe
Founder and Managing Director, ModuLeben UG
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WG 1 Building materials, construction and energy
WG 1 is looking at technical innovations with a focus on individual buildings, existing obstacles and possible cost reductions.
WG 3 Transformation and implementation strategies
In collaboration with the other two WGs, WG 3 is working on the possible transfer of solutions into practice.