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A prominent example for globalchanges that no longer affectindividual countries or regionsalone, but affect the whole ofhumanity, is the trend towardsurbanisation. This goes alongwith the spread of “megacities”on all continents, especially indevelopingand newlyindustrialising countries.TRANSCRIPT
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Research for SustainableMegacities of Tomorrow
A prominent example for globalchanges that no longer affectindividual countries or regionsalone, but affect the whole ofhumanity, is the trend towardsurbanisation. This goes alongwith the spread of “megacities”on all continents, especially indeveloping and newlyindustrialising countries. By means of this researchprogramme the German FederalMinistry of Education andResearch (BMBF) is furtheringthe development of innovativesolutions and concepts inemerging megacities. Readmore
Research Programme:Energy and ClimateEfficient Structures inUrban Growth Centres(20082014)
With itsfunding
programme “Research for theSustainable Development of
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Future Megacities in Action Innovative Solutions forClimate and EnergyEfficient Urbanisation
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Megacities Faltposter: InnovativeSolutions
Megacities of Tomorrow” theGerman Federal Ministry ofEducation and Research (BMBF)is focussing on “energy andclimateefficient structures inurban growth centres”. Theprogramme is a globallyfocussed component of theFederal Government’s HighTechStrategy in the action fieldon “Climate and Energy”.Moreover, it is a part of theframework programme“Research for SustainableDevelopment” of theBMBF. Read more
Projects
The funding programme coverscurrently nine projects in Asia,Africa and Latin America. Theresearch is conducted by interand transdisciplinary teams inreference to model cities andmodel regions. Thereby Germanconsortia cooperate withcorresponding teams in thepartner countries. Since the beginning of the mainphase (2008) the programfocuses on energy and climateefficiency in urban growthcentres. Read more
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German Federal Ministry ofEducation and Research (BMBF)
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German Federal Ministry ofEducation and Research (BMBF)
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2013
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Public Relation MaterialDetailed Agenda of the FutureMegacitiesConference inHamburg 2013
Keywords:
Energy Efficiency, Mitigation ofClimate Change, Adaptation toClimate Change
Megacities Conference2013
Future Megacities inAction – InnovativeSolutions for Energy andClimate EfficientSolutions
The German Federal Ministry forEducation and Research (BMBF)presented its SecondInternational Conference onFuture Megacities in Action, May14 16, 2013, Hamburg,Germany The main objective ofthe conference was to organisea forum on innovative solutionsfor a sustainable urbandevelopment particularly ofemerging megacities indeveloping and newlyindustrialising countries. The
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conference brought togetherglobal actors, experts anddedicated urbanists in politics,academia, civil society andbusiness to
discuss the pressingneeds of cities
learn aboutinnovative solutionsand
reflect on new waysfor implementing andupscaling knowledgeand capacities.
The diverse programme includedpresentations, discussions andthematic workshops. The eventalso offered variousopportunities to meet andexchange ideas with some 350international experts. A marketplace provided insights intomodel solutions, products andtangible results from differenturban contexts, while speciallycommissioned short filmscompleted the programme.Additionally excursions toinspiring pilot projects in the Cityof Hamburg were carried out. Future Megacities in Action
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