RCE Munich - 2022

Thinking outside the box: Shaping Agenda 2030 through active neighborhoods!
Basic Information
Title of project : 
Thinking outside the box: Shaping Agenda 2030 through active neighborhoods!
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Munich
Contributing organization(s) : 
• MIN, Prinz Eugen Park, Circular Society
• Ackermannbogen e.V.
• Nachbarschaftsbörse am Ackermannbogen
• Nachbarschaftstreff baum20
• Initiative Stuhldisteln
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Sabine Leise
Organizational Affiliation: 
project manager
E-mail: 
sabine.leise@bene-muenchen.de
Format of project: 
platform, shortfilms, films, discussions
Language of project: 
german
Date of submission:
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Web link: 
https://www.bene-muenchen.de/ueber-den-tellerrand-3/
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
No
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Europe
Country: 
Germany
Location(s): 
Munich
Address of focal point institution for project: 
RCE BenE München e.V.
Ledererstr. 17
80331 München
Ecosystem(s):
Urban/Peri-urban
Target Audience:
Community, Youth (Informal)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Munich is a large city with over 1.5 million inhabitants. Munich is located in the federal state of Bavaria, in the south of Germany. Munich is a center for culture, politics, science and media and numerous companies have their headquarters here. The foothills of the Alps offer many opportunities for excursions into the beautiful nature.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
Munich is a city with many neighborhoods that have many different faces. It was important for us to present various neighborhood projects that were strongly influenced by civil society organizations. In addition, we addressed the problems during the pandemic in our series of talks in order to reach the people in the neighborhoods.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
April, 2021 to June, 2022
Rationale: 
During the pandemic, life in the neighborhoods changed a lot and we asked ourselves the question: "Living in times of Corona - how much change does our future need?
Our discussion partners exchanged views with participants from the districts of Au - Haidhausen and Berg am Laim on various key topics.
How does it feel to live in a neighborhood with Corona?
A conversation with Mathias Brandstätter, director of the neighborhood meeting place BAUM 20 (Berg am Laim)
Between problems and confidence in the future.
An interview with Gerhard Mayer, Head of the Office for Housing and Migration (LHM).
Creatively into the future.
A conversation with Claudia Collin, communication designer.
Objectives: 
Munich citizens volunteer in their neighborhoods in museums, theaters, libraries or associations. Many institutions already dedicate themselves, in their context, to individual aspects of sustainability and include the 2030 Agenda, some of the 17 SDGs and the pedagogical-didactic concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in their work. Civic engagement enables valuable experiences, learning processes and competence development/improvement and contributes significantly to a participatory urban culture. The aim of our approach is to pick up citizens from their own environmental, social, cultural and economic issues and to integrate them into a holistic understanding of life in a global world: according to the motto: "Thinking outside the box!
Activities and/or practices employed: 
Sustainable urban development plays an increasingly important role and it is often - in big cities - "broken down" to the neighborhoods, but what does sustainable neighborhood development mean? Sustainable neighborhood development does not only refer to housing concepts and commercial areas, but also to mobility concepts, traffic route design or, for example, public green spaces. In the best case, sustainable neighborhood development is an innovative, participatory, community-oriented, sustainable and inclusive urban development process. Some neighborhoods are developing their very own cultures. We introduce you to three Munich neighborhoods and their sustainable concepts and approaches: Prinz Eugen Park, Ackermannbogen and Berg am Laim.
We conducted interviews with civil society organizations that contribute to the development of their neighborhoods and made two films out of them.
Size of academic audience: 
~ 1500 persons
Results: 
Through the different implementation of the project: digital district interviews (during the pandemic) with citizens and cinematic implementation of the interviews, we reach many viewers to this day.
Lessons learned: 
The neighborhood talks have involved many citizens who have been able to share their concerns, fears and problems from the pandemic in this format. The films continue to reach people interested in the topic of neighborhood development in cities.
Key messages: 
Neighborhood development is more than building! - How citizens shape active neighborhoods.
Funding: 
The project was made possible by the financial support of the German Postcode Lottery etc.
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere 
Indirect
SDG 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 
Indirect
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 
Direct
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Indirect
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
Indirect
SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 
Indirect
SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all 
Direct
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation 
Direct
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries 
Indirect
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
Direct
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Indirect
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Indirect
SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development 
Direct
Theme
Disaster Risk Reduction 
Indirect
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Agriculture 
Direct
Arts 
Direct
Curriculum Development 
Indirect
Ecotourism 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Indirect
Plants & Animals 
Indirect
Waste 
Direct
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes