MitBestimmt Klimafit

Public spaces are critical to the quality of life for residents of a village, town, or city. However, making these public spaces climate-resilient is often a major challenge for local authorities. In the context of usually scarce resources and tight time budgets at the municipal level, the sheer volume and complexity of (re)designing public spaces is a major barrier to practical implementation.

New ideas and a high level of acceptance for climate-friendly public spaces can be achieved by involving citizens in the planning of various climate adaptation measures. Citizen participation provides valuable inputs, strengthens trust in local governments, promotes social cohesion, and increases the quality of municipal projects. As citizen participation processes are also a complex topic, municipalities need support in a simple and user-friendly format to help them find their way through the design and participatory process.

To fill this gap, the AEA in collaboration with Rosinak and Partner developed an interactive online guide that takes municipalities step-by-step through the preparation, planning, and implementation of climate-resilience measures to (re)design public spaces. The main aim of the online guide is to offer municipalities practical advice on implementing climate adaptation projects. Moreover, the online guide wants to provide the necessary knowledge to successfully implement citizen participation into making public spaces climate resilient.

In ten steps, the online guide accompanies municipalities through the process of involving citizens in the development and implementation of climate-resilience measures. The online guide provides recommendations for action and practical examples so that municipalities can benefit from the experiences of others and incorporate them into their projects.
 

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Client:in / Funding organisation:in	Climate and Energy Fund
Project management	Louise Meister
Project team	Altan Sahin Karina Knaus Martina Krenn
Project partners:in	Rosinak & Partner GesmbH ZT GmbH
Project duration	October 2023 to February 2025