💡 What it’s about:
➡️ HiT = Heat in a Transect – Challenges and Solutions in Urban and Rural Areas
➡️ Analysis of solutions along an urban–rural transect
➡️ The research team at HSWT—led by Prof. Dr. Klaus Menrad (project lead), Prof. Dr. Kristian Förster, Prof. Dr. Simone Linke, and Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schauberger—aims to develop innovative heat‑protection measures for urban and rural areas along the transect, in order to address ecological, social, and economic challenges posed by rising temperatures in a holistic way.
➡️ Goal: Creating synergies between urban and rural spaces
đź’ˇ Project Implementation
➡️ Collaboration with local stakeholders and the general public
➡️ Climate walks, surveys, dialogue formats
ℹ️ HiT is part of the “Research at Universities of Applied Sciences” program of the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR). The program supports application‑oriented research, the practice‑oriented qualification of early-career researchers, as well as the transfer of research results into real-world applications.
The research project runs until February 28, 2030, is funded by the BMFTR with a total of 1.4 million euros, and also includes the implementation of four doctoral projects.
The official project launch took place on March 13 with a kick‑off meeting of all project partners at the Straubing campus. The focus was on presenting the project and its participants, as well as discussing objectives and the planned next steps in the project’s progression.
Text: HSWT | Picture: Otto Zellmer