WS 24/25 WF - Hazard Urbanism

Resilient cities require integrated planning and frugal use of resources and land to become more sustainable while ensuring a high quality of life and design for all.

The effects of climate change make climate change adaptation and mitigation an urgent issue, as water-related events such as floods, droughts, water pollution and a lack of biodiversity have a strong impact on our cities. Phenomena such as urban sprawl and the continuous sealing of the soil exacerbate the water-related impacts even more. Urban rainwater management with the integration of blue-green infrastructures represents an approach to urban climate change adaptation. These nature based solutions are used for decentralised infiltration, storage and evaporation of rainwater and contribute to the preservation and promotion of biodiversity. These landscaping elements are used in cities to create a variety of public spaces with a pleasant atmosphere.

The combination of technical and social solutions in public spaces offers the opportunity to achieve an integrated added value for climate and people. In the course, good practice examples are systematically analysed and compared with regard to seven objectives and requirements of urban planning aspects. The findings will be presented and localised diagrammatically.