Climate resilience and urban adaptation
Situation and future perspectives Increasing warming of the climate for the northeast of Germany. More extreme dry seasons, heavy rainfall and storms with high wind peaks. Their resulting costs are increasingly burdening the households of [...]
Stadtwerkstatt – Workshop for public participation
Stadtwerkstatt - public participation and urban commons The Stadtwerkstatt (linked page is only in german language) is an instrument of citizen participation for the historic city-centre of Berlin. Public workshops should promote citizen dialogue, participation [...]
Mobility transition in Berlin
Reconnection and mobility transition -tasks after reunification After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of East and West Germany, traffic planning in Berlin had to take into account the merging of the [...]
Housing in Berlin
Population growth and further rent increase Berlin is growing fast. According to studies by the Senate Department for Urban Development and Housing, an estimated 200,000 apartments would have to be completed by 2030, around 20,000 [...]
Retro is king
Berlin Palace and Humboldt Forum On 17 December 2020, the inauguration of the Humboldt Forum was staged online due to the pandemic crisis. From July on the various sections are expected to open in several [...]