The BMBF funding priority »SURE« is application-oriented research. Project teams from science, civil society, business, politics and administration work together to develop practical solutions for more sustainable and resilient cities and regions in Southeast Asia and China.

What is SURE about?

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Build4People

Sustainable urban transformation
Energy and resource-efficient building
Integrated urban neighbourhood development
Promotion of urban quality of life
Urban greening and urban climate
Environmentally friendly behaviour and sustainable lifestyles

CHARMS

Energy efficient society
Sustainable utilisation concepts for historic wooden houses
Increase of indoor comfort
Improvement of air quality
Urban quality of life

emplement!

Sustainable supply and waste infrastructure
Social and environmentally sustainable technologies
Conceptual and technical synergies
Resource-efficiency
Urban-regional cooperation
Sustainable urban-rural development
Implementation processes

FloodAdaptVN

Earth observation, mapping and analysis of nature and infrastructure
Modelling and scenario development of flood events
Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction
Strengthening climate resilience
»FRAME« information system for risk-informed planning
Adaptive and sustainable urban development

GreenCityLabHuế

Strengthening climate resilience
Modelling of nature-based solutions and blue-green infrastructure
Participation, co-learning and co-creation
Sustainable urban transformation
Heat adaptation and air quality improvement
Improving the urban quality of life

IMECOGIP

Strategic planning of »green infrastructure«
Nature-based solutions
Sustainable urban development
Climate protection and adaptation
Knowledge transfer into planning practice

LIRLAP

Integrated urban development and sustainable neighbourhoods
Urban quality of life
Environmentally friendly behaviour and sustainable living
Strategic risk reduction of informal settlements
Improving socio-economic vulnerability
Participatory urban development
Transferability of resilient urban planning

MYrisk

Integrative, sustainable risk management
Concepts of multiple risk prevention
Culturally adapted risk prevention
Protection of personal documents
Securing of critical infrastructure
»Build back better« strategies

PolyUrbanWaters

Water-sensitive transformation of urban spaces
Sustainable water management
Efficient municipal services of general interest
Resilience to droughts and floods
Reliable drinking water and sanitation supply
Urban quality of life

URA

Strategic planning and governance tools
Integrated territorial development
Strengthening urban-rural relations
Strengthening circular development
Urban-rural material flows, socio-spatial practices and migration
Urban-rural landscape typologies and ecosystem services

News

A delegation of German Members of Parliament and the German Embassy visited the CHARMS pilot district of Wat Lam Chang

On February 18, 2023, the School of Public Policy (SPP), Chiang Mai University was honored to welcome members of the…

Knowledge Exchange on IoT in Urban Development and Smart City Standards

On March 10th, 2023, in Bangkok, Thailand, a Knowledge Exchange was held to discuss IoT in Urban Development and Smart…

Our Events

STADTLAND -FROM THURINGIA TO A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE

International Conference

The International Building Exhibition (IBA) Thuringia and the Sino-German research project Urban Rural Assembly (URA) will jointly host the international conference „StadtLand – from Thuringia to a planetary perspective“

SURE Facilitation and Synthesis Research Project: »Applied Urban Climate«

The SURE Facilitation and Synthesis Research team invites all the SURE members to the next Synergy Workshop on “Applied Urban Climate” taking place on 30 March 2023 between 9:30 – 12:00 h (CET).

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