ZUKAMAS at the Waldstadtfest | Trees for the city of tomorrow
As part of this year's Waldstadtfest in Karlsruhe, ZUKAMAS will be present on Friday, June 27, 2025 at the mobile participation laboratory “MobiLab” of the KIT Center Humans and Technology. ZUKAMAS will introduce itself and offer interested visitors the opportunity to meet and talk.
The Waldstadtfest organized by the Bürgerverein Waldstadt e. V. will take place from June 28 to 29, 2025 and features a variety of performances and activities.
Location: Waldstadt, Karlsruhe
MobiLab Karlsruhe | In conversation for a green city
From July 17 to 19, 2025, ZUKAMAS would like to exchange ideas with the citizens in Karlsruhe: For this purpose, the project will be present at Kronenplatz with the mobile participation lab “MobiLab” of the KIT Center Humans and Technology.
Through conversation, ZUKAMAS aims to explore the significance of urban trees and green spaces for the people of Karlsruhe. As part of the MobiLab, both quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to study the cultural values of urban trees - such as aesthetic aspects, recreational value and the sense of belonging they create.
As part of the campaign, we will present the project, and carry out experiments and hands-on activities.
Location: Kronenplatz, Karlsruhe
MobiLab Freiburg | Introducing the ICN projects
On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the second day of the “Eucor MobiLab Roadshow” in Freiburg, the projects from the "Innovation Campus Sustainability" (German: "InnovationsCampus Nachhaltigkeit - ICN) will be introducing their work. Under the motto “Transformation for the urban regions of the future - climate protection, resource conservation and well-being”, researchers from Freiburg and Karlsruhe are collaborating to promote a sustainable society through social, technical and economic innovations. You can gain an initial insight into their work and exchange ideas with the project teams.
Under the guiding theme "Sustainability Takes Place in the City", this event is being held in cooperation with Eucor as part of the "Eucor MobiLab Roadshow 2025", which aims to make cutting-edge sustainability research in the Upper Rhine region visible and accessible to all.
Location: Platz der alten Synagoge, Freiburg
MobiLab Freiburg | In conversation for a green city
On July 24 and 25, 2025, ZUKAMAS would like to exchange ideas with the citizens in Freiburg: For this purpose, the project will be present at the Platz der alten Synagoge with the mobile participation lab “MobiLab” of the KIT Center Humans and Technology
Under the guiding theme "Sustainability Takes Place in the City", this event is being held in cooperation with Eucor as part of the "Eucor MobiLab Roadshow 2025", which aims to make cutting-edge sustainability research in the Upper Rhine region visible and accessible to all.
Through conversation, ZUKAMAS aims to explore the significance of urban trees and green spaces for the people of Freiburg. As part of the MobiLab, both quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to study the cultural values of urban trees - such as aesthetic aspects, recreational value and the sense of belonging they create.
As part of the campaign, we will present the project, and carry out experiments and hands-on activities.
Location: Platz der alten Synagoge, Freiburg
KIT Science Week 2025 | Trees for the city of tomorrow - creative activity
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, an exhibition of the ICN project ZUKAMAS will take place at the KIT Science Week 2025 under the title “Trees for the City of Tomorrow” from 11:00 to 17:00.
Get involved – For a climate-resilient city of tomorrow.
What does a city need to remain livable in the future? And what role do trees play in this? The ICN project ZUKAMAS explores how urban trees can help cities become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. In our exhibition, we present the project – and warmly invite you to get involved!
Our participatory activity – Our Message Tree:
Help us create a symbolic tree! On colorful cards, you can share why trees are important to you or what memories, ideas, or wishes you associate with urban trees.
These cards will become the leaves of our tree – making visible the many different meanings that urban trees hold for people.
Location: Friedrichsplatz, Karlsruhe
DISCUSSION | Following the documentary GREEN CITY LIFE
On May 20, 2025, the film screening of the French documentary “La belle Ville/Green City Life” will take place at the Harmonie Kino Freiburg as part of the ICN project VISIONEN DER NACHHALTIGKEIT. Following the screening, ZUKAMAS will be on site for a group discussion.
Discussion partners:
Prof. Dr. Peter Woias, ICN project ZUKAMAS
Prof. Dr. Andrea Kiesel, ICN project ZUKAMAS
MA Michael Gorki, ICN project ZUKAMAS
Prof. Dr. Alexa Weik von Mossner, ICN project VISIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Time: 20:00
Venue: Harmonie Kino, Freiburg (admission free, registration via VHS Freiburg)
EXCURSION | Green infrastructure in the city
In cooperation with the ICN project "VISIONEN DER NACHHALTIGKEIT" (Visions of sustainability), ZUKAMAS is offering an excursion in Freiburg to visit urban trees studied in the project. The excursion serves as a follow-up event to the film screening of Green City Life (May 20, 2025 ) as part of the documentary film series “Resources” organized by "VISIONEN DER NACHHALTIGKEIT".
During the excursion, the Talking Trees in Freiburg will be presented. These trees are equipped to measure soil water stress and trunk water transport, with data captured every minute.
Time: 17:00 to 18:30
Meeting point: Volkshochschule Freiburg (registration via VHS Freiburg)