Since 2010, the City of Zittau and Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences have jointly organized Environment Day, focusing on different themes each year. In 2015, the program focuses on “Urban Gardening”—the productive cultivation and use of inner-city spaces. Students as well as residents of the city and region are cordially invited to join the discussion on this topic.
A green environment in cities enhances the quality of housing and life, promotes physical activity and relaxation, creates opportunities for social interaction, and is indispensable for experiencing nature as well as for climate protection. The vacant lots in Zittau’s downtown created by building demolitions can be transformed into thriving and useful community spaces through urban gardening. Where lawns and privet hedges grow in other cities, vegetables could be grown in Zittau’s downtown in the future. This would create additional spaces for social interaction among the city’s residents and enhance the attractiveness of the downtown area.
This idea was incorporated into the city’s action plan for Zittau’s downtown through 2020 (the Zittau White Paper) as part of an extensive public participation process. A working group led by Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences will address this topic in the coming months and conduct studies on a specific open space on Amalienstraße. This is intended to identify which options for horticultural use are feasible. This year’s Environment Day at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences will mark the launch of the Zittau Urban Gardening Project on Amalienstraße.
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“Environment Day” at the Görlitz campus will take place on November 4, 2015, under the title “Rainforests and Cloud Forests: Nature’s Plundered Treasure Chambers” . Flyer download: <media download flyer td u-goerlitz regenwald><img src="/fileadmin/template/HSZG/imgs/access_icons/download.gif" alt="undefined" width="0" height="0" decoding="async">PDF</media>
Contact:
Zittau/GörlitzUniversity of Applied Sciences
“Modular System for a Sustainable Campus” Project Team
Phone: +49 (0) 3583 61 1461
Email: umweltmanagement@hszg.de