ZSK

The association

Since June 2013 the ZSK has combined the disciplines of city and land­scape planning, architecture, engineering and ecology. The aim of the inter­disciplinary team of scientists involved is to develop practical guidance for how cities and municipalities in Bavaria can use ecosystem services from urban green infra­structure (e.g. shading, water storage and humidification) to adapt the sustainable city of the future to the conse­quences of climate change. Herein, synergistic effects will be considered so that flora and fauna can find refuge and long-­term protection.

The ZSK is funded by the Bavarian Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection (StMUV) and coordinated at the Technical Uni­versity of Munich. It is lead by Prof. Dr. S. Pauleit (Chair for Strategic Landscape Planning and Management) and Prof. Dr. T. Rötzer (Chair of Forest Growth and Yield Science).

For more information about our centre and sub-projects please have a look at our website www.zsk.tum.de.

Organisation

Partner

Fields of work

• The research questions in detail
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Projects

• Running Subprojects
  • Colorful Ribbons for our Cities in Times of Climate Change: Near-natural Urban Flowering Areas along Transport Axes to Promote Ecological Functionality
  • ClimateContainerTrees - Trees in Containers as urban climatic effective measure for the adaption to climate change
  • Ecosystem Services of Urban Green at Public Squares in Munich
  • 100Places:M
  • Würzburg Climate Experience
• Completed Subprojects
  • Mitigation and Urban Green Infrastructure
  • Application of the Animal-Aided Design Method
  • City Trees II - Urban Trees Under Climate Change
  • Preliminary Study: Non-resident and Native Urban Tree Species

Contact

Centre for Urban Ecology and Climate Adaption
Technical University of Munich
Emil-Ramann-Str. 6
85354 Freising

Phone +49 8161 - 71 5409
Fax +49 8161 - 71 4721

E-Mail info@no-spam-pleasezsk.tum.de
www.zsk.tum.de