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Guidelines for action
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inner city, sustainable consumption, commerce, sustainable urban development
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3722153010
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1
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Future city centre: Sustainable offers as the key to revitalisation. (2025). [German Environment Agency]. https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-8036
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City centres as places of commercial consumption are facing new challenges, not only due to the growing impact of online retail. At the same time, urgently needed approaches to sustainable lifestyles remain confined to niches. This guide demonstrates how city centres can be revitalised while simultaneously becoming vibrant and future-proof spaces for sustainable consumption.Using practical examples from pilot cities, the guide aims to encourage actors from civil society, municipal administrations, and economic development agencies to develop new ideas for transforming city centres. Insights from both research and practice on success factors and challenges support this process and inspire local stakeholders to dare to try new approaches.
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Zukunft Innenstadt: Nachhaltige Angebote als Schlüssel zur Revitalisierung
(Umweltbundesamt, 2025)
Innenstädte als Orte des kommerziellen Konsums stehen nicht nur mit wachsendem Onlinehandel vor neuen Anforderungen. Gleichzeitig verbleiben dringend nötige Ansätze nachhaltiger Lebensstile in Nischen. Der Leitfaden zeigt, wie Innenstädte revitalisiert und gleichzeitig zu lebendigen und zukunftsfähigen Orten für nachhaltigen Konsum werden können.Mit Praxis-Beispielen aus Pilotstädten sollen Akteure aus Zivilgesellschaft, kommunalen Verwaltungen oder Wirtschaftsförderungen ermutigt werden, neue Ideen zur Transformation von Innenstädten zu konzipieren. Erkenntnisse aus Wissenschaft und Praxis zu Erfolgsfaktoren und Herausforderungen helfen dabei und inspirieren selbst vor Ort Neues zu wagen.
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Future city centre: Sustainable offers as the key to revitalisation
(German Environment Agency, 2025)
City centres as places of commercial consumption are facing new challenges, not only due to the growing impact of online retail. At the same time, urgently needed approaches to sustainable lifestyles remain confined to niches. This guide demonstrates how city centres can be revitalised while simultaneously becoming vibrant and future-proof spaces for sustainable consumption.Using practical examples from pilot cities, the guide aims to encourage actors from civil society, municipal administrations, and economic development agencies to develop new ideas for transforming city centres. Insights from both research and practice on success factors and challenges support this process and inspire local stakeholders to dare to try new approaches.