MICROARTICLE #Water

Why so stressed, BB?

By: Ziwei Dong, David Freeman, Luzie Michaels, Pascal Müller, Arina Rahma and Huizi Zhu

MICROARTICLE Water 
Wissensstadt Berlin 2021

Published on June 26, 2021

Controlled water consumption? Fixed watering periods? A growing world population and resource intensive economies coupled with severe climate conditions exert stress on local freshwater resources. For many regions the climate crisis is essentially a water crisis and restrictive water policies have become part of everyday life. The Berlin-Brandenburg region will also have to reassess the ways in which it consumes water. The extreme heat waves and droughts of 2018 gave us a first taste of the conditions the population will have to adapt to. A particularly alarming trend is the decreasing reproduction rate of groundwater as a critical resource. What does this entail for urban and rural environments in Berlin-Brandenburg?

 

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Rethinking Water Infrastructures © David Freeman

BB2040

[EN]   Berlin Brandenburg 2040 was initiated by the Habitat Unit in cooperation with Projekte International and provides an open stage and platform for multiple contributions of departments and students of the Technical University Berlin and beyond. The project is funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation.

[DE]   Berlin Brandenburg 2040 wurde initiiert von der Habitat Unit in Kooperation mit Projekte International und bietet eine offene Plattform für Beiträge von Fachgebieten und Studierenden der Technischen Universität Berlin und darüberhinaus. Das Projekt wird von der Robert Bosch Stiftung gefördert.

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In cooperation with:

Chora
DECO
FLF
Hehl
SSI
NBL
CUD