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  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘building sector’ field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation … effect results from the reduced direct impact of irradiation by sunlight on the building’s envelope and the fact that plants – subject to adequate irrigation – … protection from summer heat are intended to pre-empt heating impacts on buildings. For example, the proportion of window surface areas and the orientation …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘soil’ action field

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘soil’ action field 2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to … phases regionally of extreme water shortages as well as violent heavy-rain events. Soils can dry out whenever the evaporation in summer increases as a result of high … grassland terrain Source: Superingo / stock.adobe.com Under permanent grassland, agriculturally used soils are protected relatively well from adverse impacts …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate function

    Looking over the top of a woodland, the picture shows the skyline of Frankfurt am Main. Skyscrapers and the tv tower rise high above the landscape. In the background, the Taunus mountain range is visible.

    … on 28.11.2023 RO-R-4: Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions Priority and restricted areas reserved for special climate functions … in bio-climatic stress situations by designating climatically important large-scale open areas as priority and restricted areas reserved for specific climate functions, … aeration of locations exposed to climatic stress or air-quality stress are to be avoided in those areas. Their implementation is permitted only in cases where …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-5: Increase in settlement and transport areas

    The picture shows the construction of a new road. The partly finished road foundation is visible. In the foreground the foundation is still being completed whereas in the background it is already sealed. Half-way along the site a vibratory plate is standing. To the left of the new road, mounds of earth are visible - behind those a treeline. In the background, the roofs of a residential area are visible.

    … to provide temporary water retention services. Alluvial meadows free from building developments give rivers space to expand and can take pressure off the … meadows and arable land than in residential areas. Air channels such as parts of open valleys transport the cool air to neighbouring residential areas thus … 2018 to 2021 amounted to ‘ just’ 55 ha per day. There are several reasons for this. Essential regulations were tightened up in the construction and planning law. At …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    … safety areas along coastal sections that are threatened by erosion. With regard to building development, specifications can be formulated for areas protected from … heat stress in urban regions: The protection and designation of climate-active open spaces such as cold-air production areas (e. g. meadows, farms) and fresh-air … sufficient ventilation of the settlement structure and to minimise or completely avoid climatic stresses for the population in urban regions. Accordingly, cold and …

  • KomPass: Area of action climate impact from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Climate Impacts: Field of Action Spatial, Regional and Urban Development Planning

    Bird's eye view of geometrical arranged, colourful fields and settlements

    … and a corresponding increase in the existing values of infrastructures and buildings in floodplains. Land at risk is no longer available for sensitive uses due … are restricted, this will affect almost all spatial functions (e. g. settlements, open spaces, transport, water and energy infrastructures). In addition, it can be … for space and the availability of space, in particular the shortage of available land, leads us to expect increasing conflicts over space and land use as a result of …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 15.07.2022 | Last changed: 08.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Forestry

    Stack of wood logs

    … measure (e.g. with sprinkler systems) to limit drought stress, as on agricultural land, is not very practical, is not economically worthwhile (high investment costs) … reserves and FFH areas), the introduction of alien tree species should generally be avoided. In addition, they should be observed through explicit monitoring in various … construction quota | Silvicultural information on the theme of adaptation Humus is essential for storing water and nutrients and for increasing the forests’ …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-6: Land use for settlements in officially designated flood plains

    The picture shows a building pit where the walls of a cellar have already been built. Steel girders are seen supporting wooden beams which extend across the ceiling of the cellar. The bottom of the building pit is filled with brown muddy water reflecting a tree.

    … In spite of the existing flood water hazards, settlement pressure is so high that building continues even in flood plains, thus counteracting the regulation laid down … In connection with climate change, it is a particularly important and increasingly essential task of spatial planning to make appropriate provision for potential … For instance, according to the Monitor of the Development of Settlement and Open Spaces 226 maintained by the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional …

  • KomPass: Area of action adaptation from 06.01.2023 | Last changed: 07.01.2026

    Adaptation: Field of Action Biological Diversity

    colourful flowering summer meadow

    … aim to increase the survival and functional capacity of organisms and to avoid or minimise undesirable effects of climate change on biodiversity. Adaptation … of invasive species can often be prevented if professional groups working in the open countryside, e. g. agriculture, forestry, horticulture, road construction and … relocated under certain conditions or barriers (e. g. highways) can be bypassed by building green bridges or creating stepping stone biotopes. The management of …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.12.2024

    RO-R-1: Priority and reserved areas for nature and landscape

    The picture shows a meadow with flowers in various colours and small trees in the foreground. A woodland is visible on the horizon. The sky is partly cloud-covered.

    … as well as extreme events will affect various components of ecosystems, impacting functions such as the nutrient balance, habitat structures or the available food … In these circumstances, a functioning compound system or network of biotopes is essential for the survival of specialised species which require specific locations and habitats. In a contiguous network of ecologically significant open spaces, species are able to explore and colonise new, climatically more …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 17.12.2024

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes

    The picture shows hands holding a Tablet with the screen showing a map with contour lines as well as other markings. In the blurred background of the picture it is possible to see that the person holding the Tablet is standing in a wood.

    BD-R-1: Consideration of climate change in landscape programmes Climate change and its consequences play increasingly important … both direct and indirect impacts of climate change into account, to identify the essential objectives both in terms of concepts and planning and to prepare the … ). Programmes related to landscape planning incorporate important co-ordinating functions at the level of federal Länder, setting priorities in stipulations …