IOER Forum: Autumn series 2024 on the value of restored urban streams

Urban watercourses and urban greenery are the focus of the current autumn series of the IOER Forum. From 6 November, the series of events will feature lectures from science and practice, an excursion to the Geberbach stream in Dresden-Prohlis and a panel discussion.

Photo of a stream with a green strip. Houses and garages on the left. — Photo: H. Hensel/IOER-Media

Watercourses in cities have been overbuilt, channalised and degraded over years. However, in times of global warming, the loss of biodiversity and the densification of neighbourhoods, urban streams can provide valuable services. The watercourses with their banks form green and blue corridors through the city, providing cooling and fresh air into the city. They also provide a habitat for diverse flora and fauna. Last but not least, they are important recreational areas for people.

However, the restauration of watercourses in urban areas faces a number of challenges. Sometimes there is simply a lack of space for the stream, sometimes property rights to neighbouring land play a role or the parties involved have different interests. Issues of flood protection and water retention in the city and in the landscape cannot be neglected either.

The IOER Forum's 2024 autumn series will shed light on these and other aspects in three events. Two lectures will focus on the ‘green-blue infrastructure’ in our cities from a scientific and practical perspective. A field trip to the Geberbach stream in Dresden-Prohlis followed by a panel discussion in the Bürgersaal in the Prohlis municipal district office (Prohliser Allee 10) will take a more concrete approach.

All information on the autumn series of the IOER Forum

Contact at the IOER
Dr Anna-Maria Schielicke, e-mail: a.schielickeioer@ioer.de

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