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How can sustainable urban development be shaped in practice with ideas and solutions from citizens This is shown by the real laboratories of the eight winning cities of the Zukunftsstadt competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF at a conference that begins this Monday in Mnster.On the occasion of the opening of the conference the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Dr. Ing. Michael Meister The Federal Government wants to support the cities in Germany in their sustainable urban development. We promote solutions for more climate protection and resilient climate-friendly cities in areas such as urban planning urban mobility energy supply and the use of resources. This works particularly well when we work hand in hand bringing science administration and people together. In the eight real laboratories of the cities of the future those affected become designers - ideas turn into concrete solutions for the individual challenges on the ground.Markus Lewe Mayor of the city of Mnster and Vice President of the German Association of Cities explains We want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities and municipalities and make them more resistant and adaptable to climate change. Each community can decide which technologies and approaches best fit their needs. Digitization is a key factor here. It helps to better coordinate and accelerate action. Therefore with our support we support the cooperation of research and local practice for innovative solutions of sustainable urban development.The cities of Bocholt Dresden Friedrichsstadt Gelsenkirchen Loitz Lneburg Nordersted t and Ulm are the eight winners of the competition Future City of the BMBF . In real laboratories on the ground they are now testing the ideas for sustainable development that citizens have previously developed together with science. The BMBF will provide a total of more than 10 million euros in the coming years.
