Viewpoint Berlin

Strategic urban development in Berlin – Challenges for future urban green space development

authored by

Holle Thierfelder, Nadja Kabisch

Abstract

Global changes such as climate change and demographic change next to a more diverse urban society and restricted municipal budgets represent significant challenges urban planning has to deal with today and in the near future. This viewpoint presents insights from urban planning on urban green and open space development and respective planning processes for the city of Berlin, Germany. An environmental development strategy – the Urban Landscape Strategy – is introduced and presented as a success story due to a number of reasons. These reasons include specific aspects related to strategy development, illustration and communication as well as the use of reference projects and implementation programs. Finally, the administrative structure which combines urban planning and green and open space planning in one joint department is shown to significantly contribute to positive planning processes for the entire city.

External Organisation(s)

Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt (SenMVKU)
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)

Type

Article

Journal

Environmental Science and Policy

Volume

62

Pages

120-122

No. of pages

3

ISSN

1462-9011

Publication date

08.2016

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2015.09.004 (Access: Closed)