Groth, Markus and Bauer, Stephanie and Bülow, Katharina and Rechid, Diana and Steuri, Bettina and Knutzen, Florian (2025) Co-Creation of a Prototypical Climate Service Product to Support Climate Change Adaptation in the City Forest of Karlsruhe. URBAN INNOVATION: TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO CITIES HAVE GONE BEFORE. Medium sized cities and towns as a major arena of global urbanisation. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2025, 30th Intl. Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 1063-1068. ISSN 2521-3938
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Abstract
Climate change presents severe challenges to forests, impacting ecosystems, biodiversity, and overall forest health. To address these challenges, the German forestry sector is exploring various adaptation strategies, including promoting the cultivation of more climate-resilient tree species, implementing sustainable forest management practices, and developing early warning systems for pest outbreaks and extreme weather events. Additionally, efforts are underway to enhance public awareness and engagement, fostering a collaborative approach to both mitigate climate change as well as to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Our research adopts an integrative approach, based on transdisciplinary processes and co-creation, to understand the needs of forest practitioners and develop a user specific climate service product. Focusing on climate extremes such as drought, heat, and heavy rain, we investigate diverse perceptions among authorities, scientists, and forest users. Drawing insights from the research project ClimXtreme, we engaged in a collaborative case study with foresters from the City Forest Karlsruhe. The transdisciplinary research aims to address specific climate information needs, inform society about climate change impacts and adaptation strategies, and facilitate communication with various forest users. The resulting climate service product – an easy understandable and scientifically sound brochure of twelve pages – covers a range of topics from climate change scenarios to specialized climate indices for forestry as well as practical adaptation measures initiated by the City Forestry office of Karlsruhe. To support the usability and to enhance the societal and scientific impacts based on our case-study, a multi-level approach has been chosen. Thus, in addition to the published brochure, all data and methods used are comprehensively explained and additional indices, analyses, methods, data, and literature have been made freely accessible online. The outcome of our efforts emphasizes the important role of co-creation to enhance inter- and transdisciplinary capacities for climate change adaptation in a city forest. By fostering dialogues with key practice partners and co-creating climate information, particularly tailored for a city forestry office in south-western Germany, our efforts inform society about climate change impacts and adaptation strategies and facilitate communication with diverse forest users and visitors (e.g. cyclists, joggers, walkers, riders). This integrated approach ensures a meaningful contribution to climate resilience in the German forestry sector and beyond.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | climate extremes, climate change adaptation, forestry sector and city forests, integrative research, stakeholders |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government Q Science > QK Botany |
| Depositing User: | The CORP Team |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2025 11:23 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2025 09:58 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1197 |
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