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Research project

Green4CI

Project duration: 01/2024 to 12/2026

Grün4KRITIS
Grün4KRITIS

Together with the Ruhr Regional Association (RVR) and the Institute for Spatial Planning (RER - Regional Development and Risk Management, TU Dortmund University), the project is investigating the extent to which green infrastructure (GI) represents a building block for protecting critical infrastructure (KRITIS) from the negative consequences of climate change. A particular focus is placed on the KRITIS sectors of health and transport.

The aim of the project is to investigate the extent to which green infrastructure can protect KRITIS facilities and systems from the effects of climate change and to anchor this in planning instruments. Based on the functional and spatial interdependencies to be determined between the KRITIS sectors and especially the spatially and functionally concrete protective effects of the individual GI elements, the project aims to

  1. improve knowledge of the resilience-enhancing effect of GI for KRITIS;
  2. the Ruhr Metropolitan Green Infrastructure Strategy is to be supplemented with objectives for the protective function for KRITIS as an ÖSD;
  3. develop a targeted prioritization of the protection and further qualification of those GI elements whose local and systemic importance is decisive for the protection of KRITIS; also in order to be able to define corresponding priority areas in the Ruhr Regional Plan in a factually and spatially determinable manner
  4. initial pilot measures are developed and included in the Ruhr Metropolis Green Infrastructure Implementation Program;
  5. develop a KRITIS component for the planned resilience check;
  6. and the heat action planning based on the RVR's regional climate measurement network be expanded accordingly.

Current processing status:

  • Implementation of various participatory formats and participation in various expert events
  • Definition of regional critical infrastructure (KRITIS) established; analyses for inpatient medical care conducted
  • Successful identification of cascade effects through workshops and interviews
  • GIS-supported spatial analyses for heavy rain, flooding, and heat waves conducted
  • Identification of potential areas for the implementation of GIS measures
  • Work phases conducted with various KRITIS operators to identify critical areas
  • Simulations of the effectiveness of GI measures in progress
  • Integration of the results into municipal and regional planning processes is in progress
  • Several publications in progress, as well as national and international presentations

 

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