Division IV - Natural and Built Environment
KIT Division IV 'Natural and Built Environment' generates, teaches and applies knowledge about the changing Earth. This includes natural processes and developments as well as man-made changes and their impacts. To achieve this, research, teaching and innovation are bundled in strategic fields joining over 30 Institutes from architecture, civil engineering, geo- and environmental sciences, as well as meteorology and climate sciences. The scientists of Division IV explore, develop and teach local, regional and global solutions for a sustainable future. Teaching and acadamic affairs of Division IV are organized in the KIT departments of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geo- and Environmental Sciences, while the mission-based large-scale research tasks are managed in frame of the Helmholtz program "Changing Earth-Sustaining our Future".
We create and impart knowledge for the society and the environment
Mit dem vom KIT entwickelten Modellsystem ICON-ART ermöglicht der DWD künftig bessere Energieprognosen durch Vorhersage von Mineralstaub und seinen Auswirkungen auf die Strahlung.
MehrPublic access contributes to greater transparency in science and makes it possible to jointly improve environmental predictions worldwide.
Link_moreThe aim of the fifth innovation campus in Baden-Württemberg is to contribute scientifically to the transformation towards a sustainable way of life.
Link_moreAnhand von Höhlentropfsteinen rekonstruieren Forschende regionale und globale Klimageschichte – Isotopenzusammensetzung gibt Aufschluss über jahreszeitliche Niederschlagsmengen.
Link_moreEin von KIT und Partnern errichtetes Observatorium in Vietnam liefert wichtige Umweltdaten und gibt Aufschluss über Ursachen der Landsenkung.
Link_moreInterdisciplinary course combines digital design and production technologies with prototypical implementation using sustainable materials.
Link_moreKIT researchers develop calculation model for reduced tire-road noise emissions.
Link_moreKIT is participating in an independent national emissions monitoring system that was presented at the World Climate Conference.
Link_moreContributions to sustainable urban development
linkSustainable concepts for the use and protection of water resources
linkKIT - Member of the Consortium Schneefernerhaus
linkInterdisciplinary research at KIT on disasters, risks and security
linkFor an Environment Worth Living in
linkKIT works for the sustainability of our resources - in research, teaching and innovation
linkDer Forschungspodcast mit Holger Klein
RES197 Städte im Klimawandel
Interview mit Prof. Dr. Johannes Orphal
Der Forschungspodcast mit Holger Klein
RES190 Rudolf Clausius
Interview mit Prof. Dr. Johannes Orphal