Research project Luxembourg in Transition: Spatial Visions for the Zero-Carbon and Resilient Future of the Luxembourg Functional Region

Luxembourg in Transition: Spatial Visions for the Zero-Carbon and Resilient Future of the Luxembourg Functional Region

The project at a glance

  • Start date:
    02 Jan 2020
  • Duration in months:
    24
  • Funding:
    Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning
  • Principal Investigator(s):
    Florian HERTWECK

About

Launched by the Department of Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning, the urban-architectural and landscape consultation entitled Luxembourg in Transition – Spatial visions for the low-carbon and sustainable future of the Luxembourg functional region aims to gather strategic spatial planning proposals and produce “towards 2050” ecological transition scenarios for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and neighbouring border territories. It was inspired by other large-scale consultations that have been conducted, such as those for Greater Paris and Greater Geneva. The tender calls for regional development, urban planning and architectural visions for the functional space of Luxembourg, with the aim to address the ecological challenges of the 21st century and to respond to the changing climatic conditions. How should the development of this region, its landscapes, its urban fabrics, its infrastructures and its architectures be designed in order to drastically reduce CO2 emissions, and protect and regenerate natural resources and biodiversity, while being resilient to the effects of global warming and climate change? Image caption: © University of Luxembourg – Simona Bozhidarova Popova, Céline Zimmer

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Organisation and Partners

  • Department of Geography and Spatial Planning
  • Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE)
  • Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST
  • Centre for Ecological Learning Luxembourg (CELL)
  • Institute for Organic Agriculture Luxembourg (IBLA)
  • Office for Landscape Morphology (OLM)

Project team

  • Florian HERTWECK, PI
  • Marija MARIC, Project member
  • Markus MIESSEN, Project member
  • Markus HESSE, Project member
  • Christian SCHULZ, Project member
  • Thomas Gibon, Project member, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) (external)
  • Claudia Hitaj, Project member, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) (external)
  • Sabine Kessler, Project member, Institute for Organic Agriculture Luxembourg (IBLA) (external)

Keywords

  • Transition
  • Zero-carbon
  • Luxembourg

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