The UT-UBGI project aims to drive tangible urban transformation by developing, planning and assessing blue-green infrastructure, leveraging an inter- and transdisciplinary approach that integrates both academia and practitioners. Our primary focus is on:
•  Defining the scope and limitations of sustainable blue-green strategies at the city level.
•  Quantifying the functions of blue-green infrastructure, such as urban cooling and biodiversity conservation and enhancement, and assessing their specific water requirements.
•  Analyzing the urban narratives and potential conflicts and their solutions related to the implementation and effectiveness of urban blue-green infrastructure.
The innovation of our approach lies in three key aspects: (i) the interdisciplinary integration of disciplinary approaches and models through scenario-based planning, (ii) the partnership with German model cities to ground our research in real-world applications, and (iii) the synthesis of our findings to provide actionable insights for municipalities across Germany.