WEBVTT 00:02.420 --> 00:06.240 Cities are very complex structures in which many people and many 00:06.240 --> 00:06.840 factors meet. 00:08.860 --> 00:13.020 In order to be able to think and plan for the city of the future, we 00:13.020 --> 00:15.260 face many deep-reaching challenges. 00:15.800 --> 00:20.200 This is exactly what the KIT is solving with its scientists and offers 00:20.200 --> 00:22.400 new solutions for the city of the future. 00:29.590 --> 00:33.490 The biggest challenges in the area of housing are currently the change 00:33.490 --> 00:36.350 of energy supply to post-fossil energy carriers. 00:38.070 --> 00:42.790 Then the price increase of rental apartments and the decline of social 00:42.790 --> 00:43.410 apartments, i.e. 00:43.410 --> 00:45.270 apartments that are provided with price and tax bonds. 00:46.130 --> 00:49.510 My opinion on new construction is that new construction is still 00:49.510 --> 00:53.670 relevant in certain aspects, but the most important thing is actually 00:53.670 --> 00:54.050 the conversion. 00:54.310 --> 00:58.430 When empty space is used, a lot of building material has already been 00:58.430 --> 00:58.770 used. 00:59.470 --> 01:01.950 It is more resource-efficient to work with what is already there. 01:02.590 --> 01:04.290 This is also where the corporate housing crisis comes into play. 01:04.730 --> 01:09.270 This is a social housing mediation on a municipal level, in which the 01:09.270 --> 01:12.890 city concludes an agreement with an owner and provides housing for 01:12.890 --> 01:15.930 people who are dependent on affordable and affordable housing. 01:19.700 --> 01:24.920 The current biggest challenge is that trees are dying, because this 01:24.920 --> 01:27.000 part of Germany is getting warmer and drier. 01:27.300 --> 01:31.020 Scientists forecast that in the next 40 to 50 years, this part of 01:31.020 --> 01:34.600 Germany would become more like Mediterranean cities like Barcelona. 01:35.120 --> 01:38.540 And one of the biggest challenges is how to keep the city trees 01:38.540 --> 01:42.260 healthy so that it can provide all the benefits and functions to 01:42.260 --> 01:42.480 humans. 01:42.480 --> 01:46.540 Right now we are in front of a tree, which is fixed with multiple 01:46.540 --> 01:47.040 sensors. 01:47.340 --> 01:51.580 We try to measure, for example, how the trees perform under regular 01:51.580 --> 01:54.320 conditions, which means if we do not do any irrigation. 01:54.600 --> 01:58.800 So we want to see if we irrigate the trees, whether that makes them 01:58.800 --> 01:59.300 healthier. 02:00.200 --> 02:03.560 And then the question is how much water to provide to improve their 02:03.560 --> 02:07.280 health and at the same time provide a critical ecosystem service, 02:07.460 --> 02:07.920 which is cooling. 02:07.920 --> 02:13.040 We have around 250 trees, which we are monitoring for different 02:13.040 --> 02:13.600 perspectives. 02:13.960 --> 02:17.760 This project is called Urban Transformation Towards Blue-Green 02:17.760 --> 02:18.620 Infrastructure. 02:19.060 --> 02:20.980 It is funded by Helmholtz Association. 02:26.840 --> 02:31.260 I think mobility is very important because of the injustice of the 02:31.260 --> 02:33.260 distribution of some mobility facilities. 02:35.900 --> 02:40.780 For example, in suburban areas, people are not very easy to get to the 02:40.780 --> 02:41.140 station. 02:41.140 --> 02:44.760 They prefer the private cars to commute because it's not very time 02:44.760 --> 02:47.360 -consuming, it's convenient and efficient. 02:47.680 --> 02:51.100 So what a pity for those people who don't get access to these kinds of 02:51.100 --> 02:51.500 facilities. 02:51.920 --> 02:53.460 We need to know the city better. 02:53.720 --> 02:54.920 So the first stage is mapping. 02:55.320 --> 02:59.040 The second stage is that we need to get closer to the local people. 02:59.200 --> 03:03.760 I'm very glad to introduce my research topic about gentrification and 03:03.760 --> 03:05.700 how we solve the problems in the future. 03:05.700 --> 03:09.920 And through our research, we will give some suggestions and some 03:09.920 --> 03:14.320 strategies for the government policy makers to consider more about it 03:14.320 --> 03:15.680 to benefit our public. 03:19.240 --> 03:23.060 In the area of sustainable urban development, the challenge is that so 03:23.060 --> 03:25.840 many people live in the cities and there are more and more of them. 03:28.840 --> 03:33.040 That means if we want to promote sustainable transformation, we have 03:33.040 --> 03:33.960 to do it in the cities. 03:33.960 --> 03:37.780 A solution that we are pursuing here is to work together with society 03:37.780 --> 03:39.920 on the social problems. 03:40.860 --> 03:44.040 That means to work participatory and transformative in experiments. 03:44.900 --> 03:46.600 We have founded a real laboratory for this purpose. 03:46.760 --> 03:51.620 That means we have built a perfect support structure to do experiments 03:51.620 --> 03:51.780 with people. 03:52.340 --> 03:55.740 For example, in the area of energy, solar production, in the area of 03:55.740 --> 03:56.740 nutrition and so on. 03:56.980 --> 03:59.840 The urban life in all dimensions is included in the experiments. 04:00.610 --> 04:03.880 The KIT is a central institution in the field of real laboratory 04:03.880 --> 04:06.020 research, a pioneer in this field. 04:06.120 --> 04:09.300 We are at the forefront and if the other real laboratories focus 04:09.300 --> 04:13.100 heavily on technical innovation, then we are looking for social and 04:13.100 --> 04:14.780 technical innovation to think together. 04:19.710 --> 04:22.550 This is a small section. 04:22.990 --> 04:26.430 There are many more projects that are important and relevant and 04:26.430 --> 04:28.510 should be carried out and promoted in the future. 04:28.510 --> 04:34.770 From the energy supply of cities to social and spatial justice to the 04:34.770 --> 04:37.310 question of how we make cities fit for climate change. 04:38.050 --> 04:42.070 For the city of the future, it is of central importance that different 04:42.070 --> 04:47.310 scientific disciplines work together, speak and cooperate. 04:47.850 --> 04:49.550 In addition, they have to involve people. 04:50.830 --> 04:55.470 Only then are we able to create a socially, ecologically and spatially 04:55.470 --> 04:56.450 just city.