--- title: SuPraStadt url: "https://www.plattform-bauen-und-wohnen.de/en/real-world-laboratory-mapping/suprastadt-i-und-ii/" date: 2025-08-05 modified: 2025-09-19 --- # SuPraStadt 1. [Home](https://www.plattform-bauen-und-wohnen.de/en/) 2. [Real-world laboratory mapping](https://www.plattform-bauen-und-wohnen.de/en/real-world-laboratory-mapping/) 3. [SuPraStadt I und II](https://www.plattform-bauen-und-wohnen.de/en/real-world-laboratory-mapping/suprastadt-i-und-ii/) General information --------------------- Over a period of more than five years, the joint project ‘SuPraStadt’ aimed to make sufficiency more visible, tangible and attractive in the everyday lives of citizens by using formats for social diffusion. The first phase, ‘SuPraStadt I’ (duration: three years), served to design and test sufficiency practices and diffusion formats for sufficiency in urban neighbourhoods in three real-world laboratories. In the second phase, ‘SuPraStadt II’, which focused on implementation and consolidation, approaches and structures for sufficient everyday behaviour were made applicable to decision-makers in local politics, local government and the local economy, as well as to civil society actors, as a key element of transformation strategies. These were generalised in such a way that they can be transferred to other municipalities. Target values - Economical - Ecological - Social Content focus - Urban / neighbourhood development - Climate adaptation Innovation type - Economical - Ecological - Social Funding - Public, federal government Research orientation ---------------------- ### Research questions **SuPraStadt I (Excerpt):** - What methods can be used to support and represent processes of cognitive knowledge integration in and between the three neighbourhood-based real-world laboratories? - What communication strategies and technologies for social diffusion can be used to anchor sufficient everyday practices in different milieus (upper-class, middle-class, critical-creative and precarious)? - What communication strategies and technologies can be used to stimulate and enable the social diffusion of sufficiency practices between different milieus through social learning processes? - What impact do sufficiency practices have on social cohesion and on improving urban participation and quality of life in the neighbourhood? - What contribution do the accompanied sufficiency practices make to climate protection and resource conservation? **SuPraStadt II (Excerpt) :** - Which communication strategies and technologies for social diffusion can be used to anchor sufficient everyday practices in different (upper class, middle class, critical-creative and precarious) milieus? Cooperation ------------- ### Type of co-creation The entire process is designed collaboratively. From start to finish, creative and participatory methods are used to establish a common understanding and take action. A core team consisting of individuals with extensive experience and specific expertise drives the process by providing appropriate and creative support and guidance. ### Society involvement Organised civil society and/or local society exchange ideas with the project managers. The decision-making power lies with the scientists. Continuation of the project ----------------------------- - The project was further funded by the public sector Constellation of actors ------------------------- ### Scientific involvement - Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Department of Applied Social Sciences - ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research GmbH - ifeu – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg gGmbH ### Actors in administration - City of Dortmund, Office for the Mayor and City Council Affairs, Ombudsperson for Citizen Interests - City of Heidelberg, Office for Environmental Protection, Trade Supervision, and Energy ### Organised civil society actors - Förderverein Collegium Academicum e.V. Organization and decision-making ---------------------------------- ### Constellation of actors in daily project work The COVID-19 pandemic affected the planned activities in several ways and required adjustments on multiple levels. A major challenge arosein particularly with regard to the planned diffusion formats. Events were held virtually whenever possible. ### Project management Each real-world laboratory had its own project team with a lead actor: - Lead actor real-world laboratory Heidelberg: ifeu – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg gGmbH - Lead actor real-world laboratory Dortmund-Westerfilde: FH Dortmund - Expanded in SuPraStadt II to Real-World Laboratory Dortmund North-West, as the Dortmund-Dorstfeld neighbourhood was added - Lead actor real-world laboratory Kelsterbach Mainhöhe: ISOE – Institute for Social-Ecological Research GmbH Result and effect ------------------- ### Results and impacts in terms of affordability and other ecological and social target values Development of a planning system designed to help city municipalities in identifying the actual needs of stakeholders involved, as well as those of the process itself at an early and compehensive stage, thereby reducing costs. Experiences ------------- ### Helpful insights & solutions **Findings** Simple step-by-step instructions and templates turned out to be important and helpful for local government contacts. Further information [Go to project website](https://www.ifeu.de/projekt/suprastadt "Externer Link auf ifeu.de/projekt/suprastadt")