Projects (Pre Phase)
The first funding phase covers 1st July, 2005 to 31st March, 2008. The projects selected
are located in Latin America, Africa and Asia. In close cooperation with local partners
from science, industry, public bodies and civil society, the German teams will devise
and implement solution-oriented innovation strategies and management concepts for
selected cities. Their topics include: housing and construction, nutrition and urban
agriculture, public health and quality of life, urban planning and governance, energy
supply and consumption, mobility and transport, water supply, waste treatment, and
environmental management.
Latin America
Subject of project:
"Placemaking" for Sustainable Megacities of Tomorrow: Promoting place-based solutions to water supply and sanitation problems in the Guadalajara Urban Area (PLACEMEG)
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung e.V. (IRS)
Subject of project:
Water supply and wastewater in megacities of tomorrow - Concepts for Metropolitan Lima (Perú) and elsewhere
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Institut für Automation und Kommunikation e.V. Magdeburg (IfAK) an der
Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg
Subject of project:
Emerging Megacities: Open Spaces in megacities - potential for nature orientated living
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Universität Leipzig - Institut für Biologie I
Africa
Subject of project:
Urban Agriculture (UA) as an Integrative Factor of Urban Development, Casablanca
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Technische Universität Berlin - Fakultät VII - Institut für
Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung
Subject of project:
IGNIS - Income Generation in megacities of tomorrow by valorising municipal solid wastes in a sustainable way
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
AT-Verband zur Förderung angepaßter, sozial- und umweltverträglicher
Technologien e.V.
Subject of project:
Trunk Infrastructure and Urban Growth - Managing Rapid Urbanisation in Poverty in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.12.2007
Coordination:
Universität Dortmund - Fakultät Raumplanung - Fachgebiet GEO/SPRING
Subject of project:
Energy as Key Element for the Sustainable Development of Megacities - Greater Johannesburg, South Africa "EnerKey Joburg"
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Universität Stuttgart - Fakultät 7 Maschinenbau - Institut für
Energiewirtschaft und rationelle Energieanwendung (IER)
Asia
Subject of project:
Young Cities - New Towns (NT) in Iran: New Towns as a Concept for the Sustainable Development of Mega-Urban regions
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Technische Universität Berlin - Fakultät VI
Subject of project:
The Balance of Urban Growth and Redevelopment in Ho Chi Minh City/ Vietnam
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus - Lehrstuhl Stadtplanung und
Raumgestaltung
Subject of project:
Sustainable Holistic Approach & Know-how Tailored to Urban Growth in India (SHAKTI)
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Europäisches Institut für Energieforschung Electricité de
France/Universität Karlsruhe (TH) EWIV
Subject of project:
Hyderabad as a Megacity of Tomorrow: Sustainable Urban Food and Health Security and Environmental Resource Management
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Institut für Wirtschafts- und
Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus
Subject of project:
Governing emerging megacities: water, health and quality of life in Guangzou/ Pearl River Delta, China, and Pune/ Mumbai, India
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Universität zu Köln - Mathematisch- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät -
Fachgruppe Geowissenschaft - Geographisches Institut
Subject of project:
Urumqi: Dryland Megacity Development - Managing interconnected sensitive cycles
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg - Geographisches Institut
Subject of project:
Mega Region Transport Systems for China (METRASYS)
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.12.2007
Coordination:
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) - Institut für
Verkehrsforschung
Subject of project:
Sustainable Model Mega-City Shenyang
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Bauhaus-Universität Weimar - Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen - Professur für Abfallwirtschaft
Subject of project:
Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Development of Megacities - The Fengxian Project/China
Start: 01.07.2006 / End: 31.03.2008
Coordination:
Universität Duisburg-Essen - Fachgebiet Verkehrswesen und Verkehrsbau
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