Local Governmental Strategies for Sustainable Neighbourhood Development Case Study of Heidelberg & Ludwigsburg in Baden Württemberg – Germany

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1 Urban Developer and Architect, Freelance Conslutant and Strategic Planner for the City of Lucerne, Switzerland

2 Urban Planning & Design Department, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo, Egypt

3 Städtebau Institut, University of Stuttgart and founder of metris architekten und stadtplaner BDA in Heidelberg, Germany.

Abstract

Sustainable neighbourhood development requires strategies to influence the interaction of all stakeholders in the public interest. Various tools can be used to implement these strategies in order to meet set sustainability targets, from planning to implementation and use. [1] In doing so, local government stakeholders in administration and politics face numerous challenges. Examples such as Heidelberg and Ludwigsburg illustrate how these can be met to apply sustainable development strategies in practice. The research methodology is a case study analyses and discussion by illustrating the different strategies implemented in these two case studies. The research paper concludes from the analytical part, the stakeholders' contribution to achieve the local Agenda 21. It shows also the different social, economic and environmental aspects towards sustainable development. In both cases, the sustainable development concept (SEK) include around eleven topics that comprehensively includes all aspects related to neighbourhood development. Two other main topic in the neighbourhood development (STEP): (1) integrated management cycle in the administration structure of municipalities and how neighbourhoods within the same city benefit and share systems and successful practices, and (2) Participation as one of the key issues for sustainable development. Regular public “Future Conference” is explained in the case of Ludwigsburg to keep the connection with all parties and keep the planning process transparent and democratic. Finally, the final remarks from this paper could be considered as learnt lessons and guidance for new neighbourhood development projects on the local (German) level, in addition to on the international level and especially in the developing countries where the role of municipalities and the cities must be supported and changed to more participatory sustainable development.

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