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Morgenstadt Werkstatt 27. / 28. September – Working together for sustainable future cities

For two days the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft opened its doors for the Morgenstadt Werkstatt in Stuttgart. Public authorities, business representatives, scientist, students and the public came together to develop sustainable solutions for future cities. New and challenging developments were discussed in the topics of mobility, energy, governance, building, lifestyle, smart living, digitalisation and e-commerce. Companies and science […]

04.10.2016 Helene Schmelzer

Kategorie: Our activity

Potential for Micromobility – presentation of Merja Hoppe at the event „Denkfabrik Mikromobilität“ in Nürnberg, Germany

Studies dealing with the future development of the transportation sector reveal certain trends which are about to transform the market fundamentally (see graph based on a meta-analysis of publications in Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Changes of consumer behaviour on the demand side together with restrictions addressing climate change and funding of the transport system open […]

23.06.2016 Tobias Michl

Kategorie: BiCar, Our activity, Our projects

Public transport in Winterthur

In a research project for and with the city administration of Winterthur, the MobINE team tried to find out, if and how the BiCar (a new kind of electricity-driven vehicle which was developed by ZHAW) can be usefully implemented in Winterthur’s transport systems. During this research, not only the BiCar was looked at but also the […]

24.02.2016 Tobias Michl

Kategorie: BiCar, Our activity, Our projects

So leben wir im Jahr 2035: Megatrends – Herausforderungen und Chancen

Kurzzusammenfassung eines Vortrags von Dr. Merja Hoppe bei der Tagung “Gemeindevision 2035: Weichen stellen für eine ressourcenschonende Zukunft” von PUSCH. Die Frage, wie wir in Zukunft leben werden, berührt zwei Dimensionen. Zum einen können wir uns fragen, wie sich unser Leben bis 2035 entwickeln wird – dies ist die Frage nach der wahrscheinlichen Zukunft. Eine Antwort […]

09.02.2016 Tobias Michl

Kategorie: Our activity

Cooperation for sustainability between the Chinese SSZEIP and ZHAW

The School of Management and Law and the Institute of Sustainable Development as part of the School of Engineering had a meeting at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) with a delegation of the Department of Economic Development of the Chinese Province of Jiangsu. The Chinese delegation came to Switzerland to promote their province […]

23.03.2015 Alberto Castro

Kategorie: Our activity