urban ecology

Urban Ecological Agriculture: Insights from the PAKT Rooftop Farm in Antwerp and Other Projects

Zoom Lecture vy Adri aan Vermeulen, Volle Grond’ Cooperative, at Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 17.00 hrs 'Volle Grond’ is a cooperative based in Antwerp. In collaboration with partners, supporters, farmers, and members, they are committed to the transition to a greener...

Evaluation after 5 Years: Biotope City Wienerberg – Concept, Objectives, Results

Five years after its completion, Biotope City Wienerberg is being evaluated. A detailed resident survey and a review by the key experts involved—the IBA Vienna 2022 pilot project has passed the test, a result that is quite impressive.

Who WillPay for It?

by DI Doris Schnepf and Mag. Roland Honeder The topic is the eco-social urban renewal bond – an innovative financial and organizational instrument for promoting urban biodiversity and climate-resilient city districts, using the examples of the Klimaboulevard Melk and...

5 YEARS of BOSCO VERTICALE IN SOCIAL HOUSING

Now available on the BIOTOPE CITY JOURNAL YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYpICcfOA98 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=biotope+city+journal The Trudo Tower in Eindhoven has been in operation for 5 years: an occasion for an evaluation...

Vegetation’s Impact on Climate

webinar by Dipl.-Met. Guido W. Halbig https://www.youtube.com/@biotopecityjournal For the 50th lecture in our series, we are pleased to announce a webinar featuring a fundamentally important presentation: Dipl.-Met. Guido Halbig will highlight climate influences that...

Experiences with Nature-Inclusive Building

ir. Maike van Stiphout, landscape architect, Amsterdam https://www.youtube.com/@biotopecityjournal The temperature-reducing effects of greening in urban spaces are, fortunately, now widely known. But what does "greening" actually mean? Chlorophyll isn't a...

Greywater Use – Potentials in and Around Buildings

Webinar with Oliver Pongracz and Susanne Formanek Now available on our YouTube channel: Greywater Use – Potentials in/on and around Buildings In densely built cities, water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. At the same time, a large amount of...

Urban Expansion in Munich: The Role of Cooperatives for Social Cohesion under the Guidelines ‘Sustainability and Ecology’

Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Heidenreich Wolfgang Heidenreich examines the influence of activities by young housing cooperatives on new Munich urban districts, through which the implementation of the goals 'ecology/biodiversity' and 'climate protection' in the areas of...

The example of Biotope City Wienerberg: The green city at the crossroad of disciplines, investors and authorities

Contribution to the Conference of the Deutscher Werkbund Berlin on 'New Social Housing', May 2022 As architects and urban planners we design and build products that should still fulfil their function for at least 100 years. Of course, we cannot give an idea of the...

Urban Ecology