Nachhaltigkeit ist längst Leitbild moderner Stadtplanung. Doch hinter begrünten Fassaden, Smart-City-Konzepten und CO₂-neutralen Quartieren stellen sich zentrale ethische Fragen: Wer profitiert wirklich von dieser Entwicklung – und wer bleibt außen vor? Ist der Wandel zu mehr Umweltfreundlichkeit auch ein Wandel zu mehr sozialer Gerechtigkeit? Oder wird der Begriff der Nachhaltigkeit zunehmend zum Feigenblatt, das bestehende Ungleichheiten kaschiert? Mit dieser Paneldiskussion möchten wir die ethischen und sozialen Dimensionen urbaner Transformation ansprechen. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Klimazielen, Marktinteressen und Teilhabegerechtigkeit diskutieren Expertinnen und Experten verschiedener Disziplinen darüber, wie echte Nachhaltigkeit in der Stadt aussehen kann – und was es braucht, damit sie mehr ist als ein gutes Image.
 
Auf dem Panel
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bernhard (Leibnizinstitut für raumbezogene Sozialforschung, Berlin)
Prof. Dr. Michael Janoschka (KIT, Institut für Regionalwissenschaft)
Prof. Dr. Daniel Lang (KIT, Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung)
Prof. Dr. Franziska Meinherz (KIT, Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie)
Dr. Johannes Müller-Salo (Universität Hannover, Institut für Philosophie)
 
Moderation: Katharina Linnepe (Berlin)
 
Eine Veranstaltung von: KIT-Academy for Responsible Research, Teaching, and Innovation (ARRTI)
 
Diese Veranstaltung ist Teil des Warm-Ups zur KIT Science Week 2025 – mehr Infos unter www.scienceweek.kit.edu
 

Open Consultation Hour for Your Questions on Ethical Responsibility in Studies, Research, Teaching, and Innovation
 
Especially in uncertain times and times of significant (personal, societal, global) changes, we can face challenges – particularly in our professional and student lives. We often ask ourselves whether we should do something, what we can do, or who else is responsible for taking action.
 
The ARRTI-Café is our offer to engage with us in an informal atmosphere about your thoughts and questions on ethics and responsibility in the university context.
 
Do you work or study at KIT? Are you concerned about a topic where you see a need for action but don't know how to act or what to do? Or do you wonder who is ethically responsible for what and why in this context, and what it means to act responsibly here? Or are you generally interested in the dimensions of ethical responsibility in studies and work?  
In an open exchange, we bring our expertise and work together with you to determine whether and how questions of responsibility arise in your concern, exploring the reasons, possibilities, scope, and limits of personal and institutional responsibility.

Open Consultation Hour for Your Questions on Ethical Responsibility in Studies, Research, Teaching, and Innovation
 
Especially in uncertain times and times of significant (personal, societal, global) changes, we can face challenges – particularly in our professional and student lives. We often ask ourselves whether we should do something, what we can do, or who else is responsible for taking action.
 
The ARRTI-Café is our offer to engage with us in an informal atmosphere about your thoughts and questions on ethics and responsibility in the university context.
 
Do you work or study at KIT? Are you concerned about a topic where you see a need for action but don't know how to act or what to do? Or do you wonder who is ethically responsible for what and why in this context, and what it means to act responsibly here? Or are you generally interested in the dimensions of ethical responsibility in studies and work?  
In an open exchange, we bring our expertise and work together with you to determine whether and how questions of responsibility arise in your concern, exploring the reasons, possibilities, scope, and limits of personal and institutional responsibility.