An article entitled ‘Water-sensitive urban design - innovative climate change adaptation with rainwater and greywater management in the Resource:Mannheim research project’ (“Wassersensible Stadtgestaltung - Innovative Klimawandelanpassung mit Regen- und Grauwassermanagement im Forschungsprojekt Resource:Mannheim”) was published in the current issue (02/2024) of “fbr-Wasserspiegel”, the trade journal of the Bundesverbands für Betriebs- und Regenwasser.
The study, which was carried out by our research team at the Institute of Environmental Planning in the Digital Environmental Planning working group, investigates the effects of a water-sensitive design of a residential complex in Mannheim on the microclimate and the local water balance. The results are of great importance for dealing with urban challenges such as the heat island effect and heavy rainfall events.
The article can be made available on request at wesemann@umwelt.uni-hannover.de.
We would like to thank our entire team of authors consisting of Dr Simon Gehrmann (Technical University of Darmstadt, Department of Design and Urban Development), Prof Dr Jochen Hack and Manuel Wesemann, M.Sc. (LUH, IUP, AG Digital Environmental Planning) for their work and look forward to further exciting discoveries in the world of water-sensitive urban development!
For more information on the project, please visit the project organiser's website or contact wesemann@umwelt.uni-hannover.de
