In order to protect animal species or to establish new ones in cities, scientists Dr. Thomas E. Hauck (University of Kassel) and Prof. Wolfgang W. Weisser from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the concept “Animal-Aided Design (AAD)”. It aims to integrate the needs of animals into urban planning. Valuable niches can be created for birds, reptiles or mammals, and the quality of life of city dwellers will increase.

In their research project, they examine how urban requirements and the needs of animals can be combined. They wrote an interesting brochure on it.

At the international scientific Workshop „Designing Urban Animal Diversity“ on 28 and 29 September at the the Technical University of Munich experts who have been working on design and planning for biodiversity in the urban realm are invited to present and compare different methods of integrating animals into urban developments. Nextcity.nl is taking part in the workshop.

For more information on AAD look at: https://www.tum.de/die-tum/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/detail/article/32308/