Light Pollution – the Dark Side of Artificial Outdoor Lighting
Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 17.00 hrs Zoom lecture and webinar by DI Ramona Cech BSc, Vienna Environmental Ombudsman's OfficeArtificial lighting has enabled mankind to extend the period of activity, increase productivity and the feeling of safety - LED technology has...
THE LOWLINE AIMS HIGH
Photo on top: The current abandoned Williamsburg Trolley Terminal space Click on images to enlarge them. They will appear in a new tab. After years of planning, another ambitious project rivaling the Highline in all its aspects, both good and bad – is being realized...
Differentiated Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Effects of Urban Greenery
Which of the green-blue infrastructures, green roofs or façades, or perhaps trees, are the most effective means of climate adaptation, especially against the increasing overheating of our cities? Given the costs involved, which solution is the best choice?
Regarder vers l’avenir – tirer les leçons du passé
Amsterdam 1671-1672 La 'baie d'or' du Herengracht. Peinture de Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde, Gemeente Museum Amsterdam Le développement d'Amsterdam au 17e siècle comme paradigme de l'urbanisme bleu-vert et un exemple réussi à Vienne aujourd'hui Rien ne semble plus...
Looking back to the future – learning from the past
Amsterdam 1671-1672 The 'Golden Bay' of the Herengracht. Painting by Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam On the development of Amsterdam in the 17th century as a paradigm of blue-green urban planning and on a successful example in today's Vienna...
The Invasion of Nature into the City
Integrating biodiverse nature into urban areas: What is possible? What is desirable? How does one do it? Does it even make sense? Rules of the game for citizens and professionals in planning, design and maintenance. Prof.Dr. Helga Fassbinder, Foundation Biotope City...
Fire protection with facade greening
Dr. Dieter Werner, Testing, Inspection and Certification Body of the City of Vienna, Head of the Building Physics Laboratory Is facade greening a fire hazard? The City of Vienna has been investigating the fire behavior of facade greening since 2015. In the meantime,...
Rooftop Community Gardens – an extraordinary case at Vienna
Webinar by Margarete Eller The "Gartenwerkstatt" is Europe's largest community rooftop garden. It is located on the roof of a municipal high-rise garage and has about 50 members who have organized themselves as an association. It is a project worth emulating for...
Birds crashing into buildings: The invisible death and how it can be prevented
Lecture by Bendedikt Heger, 13.6., 17 h Every year, hundreds of thousands of birds die in collisions with glass panes in Austria alone. B.Sc, M.sc. Benedikt Heger from the Vienna Environmental Advocacy's Office explains why this is so, where the danger is particularly...
Current findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Lecture by Dr. Guido Halbig, IPCC and Deutscher Wetterdienst It gets hotter and drier in the cities - often in summer hardly bearable. At the same time, localized, extreme precipitation is increasing. Do we definitely have to prepare ourselves for this fact? As the...