Thinking the sustainable and healthy city together – strategies for a post-corona city
The event series debates current environmental and sustainability policy challenges – with a critical eye and in search of unconventional solutions. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, events are currently taking place digitally.
Background:
The shutdown of public and economic life; the rediscovery of what is “systemically relevant”; new forms of community spirit and generations; an unimagined creative power of the state at all levels: These are all phenomena of the corona crisis that will shape our thinking about society, the economy and politics after corona.
We also need to rethink the future of cities and their relationship to the surrounding area. The consequences of the crisis are becoming tangible and concrete locally and on the ground.
The task now is to outline the contours of a resilient politics, economy and society that are capable of dealing with future crises and the other major social challenges of the 21st century.
The participants of the Future Forum will explore the question: (How) can the experiences and expertise of local actors in cities and neighborhoods, the diverse spontaneous initiatives of solidarity and cohesion in the crisis be more strongly integrated into formal political processes in order to make cities more sustainable, healthier and more liveable?
Experts:
Anja Bierwirth, Head of the Urban Change Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute
Patrick Konopatzki, Project Manager in the Environmental Law & Participation Department of the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU)
Julia Egenolf, research assistant at the City of Cologne’s Climate Protection Coordination Office
Dr. Heinz-Josef Klimeczek, owner of the Berlin Institute for Environmental Justice – BIUg
Moderation:
Dr. Carolin Baedeker, Deputy Head of Department and Co-Head of the Innovation Labs Research Unit at the Wuppertal Institute
Contact:
Ecological Research Network (Ecornet)
Roy Schwichtenberg
Phone: +49 30 8845 9424 (due to the corona pandemic, the office is currently staffed irregularly)
roy.schwichtenberg@ecornet.eu
Organizer:
Ecological Research Network (Ecornet)
Date:
Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Implementation:
Online as a digital event: Participants will receive the access data by e-mail in advance of the event.
Program and registration:
www.ecornet.eu/zukunftsforum/stadtentwicklung