wp 3 introduction vrs

TRANSITIONING TOWARD URBAN RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY

WP 3Introduction VRS


Stuttgart Region

• 179 municipalities • 2.68 million

inhabitants from 170 countries

• 3654 square kilometres

• 735

inhabitants/square

kilometer (2011)• 93000 billion Euro

GDP (2009)


Official Tasks VRS• Infrastructure

• Transportation

• Economy

• Environment

• Optional tasks

Regional transportation planning Suburban railways and busses

Landscape planning / environmental planning SEA Garbage disposal (partial)

Funding of trade fairs and conventions Promotion of culture, sports, congresses

Regional land use planning Planning of technical services Regional Landscape Park

Promotion of economic development Funding of Stuttgart international trade fair Tourism marketing

-> VRS is not a local but a regional authority which has no tasks and

responsibilities in social aspects or in development of local sites

(besides parts of green infrastructure)

-> but: VRS is in close contact to the 179 municipalities and has broad

experience in spatial planning

-> and: VRS has knowledge in the field of climate change


Tasks in WP3 with VRS as associate according to work programme

3.4 Inventory of sites with the potential for drawing on community capital to

enhance social resilience structures

-> contrubition of VRS to be discussed

3.8 Assess and expand upon the the novel concept of „urban comfort zones“

and develop strategies for their incorporation into existing planning processes

-> support Stuttgart University with special Data and practical planning

experience

-> support implementation of „Green Wall“

-> support pilot City Ludwigsburg to implement the „Urban comfort

zone concept“

in their Preparatory Land Use Plan and other plans

Pilot test combined strategies in selected neighbourhoods.

-> contrubition of VRS to be discussed (is green wall pilot test?)

Contribution VRS to WP 3


Forcast Climate Change: dramatical increase of „Heat Island Effect“ in the Region until 2100-> rising need for „urban comfort zones, especially in densely populated areas-> green wall as one possible component of an „urban comfort zone“

VRS Special Data Example Climate Atlas

Hints for local Preparatory Land Use Plan -> for all 179 municipalities in the Region


The possible Green Wall Site

City of Ludwigsburgthird biggest city in the conurbation of Stuttgart Region87.000 inhabitantsdensely built-up areas in the city centersuffers already heat island effect

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