A sustainable living environment for all generations and people having different lifestyles, incomes, and cultural backgrounds. This is the objective of the Citizens Forum “Nachhaltige Oststadt | Zukunft aus Bürgerhand” (Sustainable Eastern District of Karlsruhe | Future Made by the Citizens), which will start with a workshop on Saturday, October 11, 2014. At this workshop, citizens will have the opportunity to discuss with experts from science and politics, to develop options for their district, and to realize them together with the team of the “District Future” project. The Citizens Forum is initiated by the project team of “District Future – Urban Lab” of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in cooperation with the city of Karlsruhe and the Bertelsmann Foundation.
For further information (in German) please see https://karlsruhe.buergerforum2014.de/informationsseite/willkommen
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