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Sustainable Development of Urban Regions – SURE

The BMBF »SURE« funding priority supports 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.

SURE addresses the challenges posed by the intertwining of urbanisation, the overuse of natural resources and climate change. By 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. Urbanization is rapidly increasing, resulting in unprecedented growth and resource use. While cities drive climate change, they are also highly vulnerable to its impacts, such as rising temperatures, sea levels, extreme weather events, and the spread of tropical diseases. It is therefore crucial to understand cities as a central part of the solution to climate change, while making them more resilient to its impacts.

The core task of SURE involves developing and testing concepts for the sustainable transformation of fast-growing urban regions, enhancing ecological factors, and increasing resilience to extreme weather conditions and climate change. A key objective is the permanent implementation of these solutions on-site and their transferability to other urban regions in the area.


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SURE Solutions

The SURE publication series establishes a platform for transdisciplinary and transformative research focused on sustainable urban development in South-East Asia and China.

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Discover our research projects in Southeast Asia and China

Build4People

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

CHARMS

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

emplement!

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  • 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

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  • 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

Background Vietnam
  • 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

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

LIRLAP

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  • Integrated urban development and sustainable neighborhoods
  • 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

Background Myanmar
  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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
 
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News

Handbook for Green Housing and Healthy Living

B4P

The publication of the 2nd updated edition of the Handbook for Green Housing and Healthy Living was published through the…

Urban-Rural Assembly: A Handbook for Co-Visioning Interconnected Regions

Urban Rural Assembly

The Sino-German research project Urban-Rural Assembly (URA) published a handbook offering fresh perspectives, practical insights, and actionable recommendations for sustainable…

Our Events

Launch of SURE Solutions

The SURE Facilitation and Synthesis Research (F&SR) team will launch the SURE Solutions.

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2-day Workshop on Scientific Writing: Towards Organization and Motivation

SURE Facilitation & Synthesis Research Project

The SURE Facilitation and Synthesis Research (F&SR) team hosted a 2-day workshop to improve your scientific writing skills. The workshop on "Scientific Writing: Towards Organization and Motivation" was facilitated by Dr. Andreas Sanchini.

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The SURE Facilitation and Synthesis Research Project organizes synergy workshops and status seminars to enhance cross-project networking. The events stimulate…

Media Room

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A wide range of information and downloads on the funding priority »Sustainable Development of Urban Regions« is provided in the…