Last updated: October 2021
The intervention was supposed to be implemented by the project group "Green Facades" consisting of the urban initiative "SchwarmFarm", the research project Quartier Zukunft and citizen volunteers. Greening facades in the Oststadt district of Karlsruhe with hops (climbing plant) to contribute to the cooling of the urban microclimate was their primary goal. Additionally, the harvested hops were envisioned to be used by local breweries for brewing (Ref. 1) Although the project group dedicated to the project was cancelled, there are plans to continue the project in private. (Ref. 2) The leaders of the project have cancelled it, but it may still be implemented privately in a different form. (Ref. 2)
Quai Branly Museum © Patrick Blanc
Source: https://www.quartierzukunft.de/gruene-fassaden-mit-nutzpflanzen-zu-natuerlichem-klimaschutz/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social interaction
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Economic development: industry
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
- Using and demonstrating the multiple benefits of greened surface areas in densely built urban spaces: cooling effect, binding particulate matter, improving air quality, absorbing rainwater, improving aesthetics, improving thermal insulation in winter (which reduces energy consumption and thereby CO2 emissions) (Ref. 1)
- Creating economic benefits with using the harvested hops for brewing processes in local breweries (Ref. 1)
- Exploring the benefits and barriers of facades greening by engaging landlords and house owners in discussions and listening to their concerns (Ref. 1)
- Making the Oststadt district more liveable. (Ref. 1)
- Supporting citizen engagement, including taking part in the research project. (Ref. 1)
- Supporting research about green facades (Ref. 2)
Implementation activities
The Quartier Zukunft research and development project of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology took up the implementation of the project. The project group “Green Facades” was created by them to implement the transformation of suitable house walls into green facades. The “Green Facades” project group found several locations in the city district where initial attempts were taking place. (Ref. 2) Due to conflicts concerning objectives, lack of coordination, communication and information exchange, the project was cancelled. (Ref. 6)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Implement green walls or roofs to lower indoor temperature and provide insulation
Main beneficiaries
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
- Researchers/university
- Citizens or community group
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
- Dissemination of information and education
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
A group of citizens conceptualized and initiated the project in collaboration with scientists of the project "Quartier Zukunft" and the urban initiative "ShwarmFarm". (Ref. 1 and 2).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
No
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Other
Type of funding
- Other
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
No impacts reported
Presence of formal monitoring system
No
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No
References
1. Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt (2015) Grüne Fassaden – Mit Nutzpflanzen zu natürlichem Klimaschutz. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
2. Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt (2017) Da braut sich was zusammen – 100% Oststadt-Bier. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
3. Stadt Karlsruhe (2016) Karlsruhe: Grüne Stadt Karlsruhe. Ziele der Grünen Stadt. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
4. Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt (2016) Konzept. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
5. KIT Stiftung (2017) Quartier Zukunft – Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung in und für Karlsruhe. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 Oct. 2020]
6. Beer, K. (2015) Potential von Fassadenbegrünung für eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung. Eine sozialgeographische Untersuchung von Akteueren in der Karlsruher Oststadt. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 Oct. 2020].
2. Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt (2017) Da braut sich was zusammen – 100% Oststadt-Bier. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
3. Stadt Karlsruhe (2016) Karlsruhe: Grüne Stadt Karlsruhe. Ziele der Grünen Stadt. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
4. Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt (2016) Konzept. Available at: Source link 24 Oct. 2020]
5. KIT Stiftung (2017) Quartier Zukunft – Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung in und für Karlsruhe. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 Oct. 2020]
6. Beer, K. (2015) Potential von Fassadenbegrünung für eine nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung. Eine sozialgeographische Untersuchung von Akteueren in der Karlsruher Oststadt. Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 24 Oct. 2020].