Department of Agricultural and Urban Ecology
In the past, the Department of Agricultural and Urban Ecology has established itself as a centre of expertise, particularly in the areas of rail track greening and in a multitude of pilot and demonstration sites for technical vegetation systems for the surfaces of buildings. Additionally, the department engages in research and development work in the domain of horticulture and landscape design, and in the use of renewable raw materials. Recent years have seen the further addition of new fields of expertise in the areas of recovery of useful substances from biogenic waste products.
The latter is also linked with the design of a biogas pilot plants, and developments in related technical processes. The formulation of concepts and scenarios for the development of rural areas is a more recent addition to the portfolio of services offered by this department.
Main focus
- Retrieval of biological valuable material and bio-recycling, e.g., biogas production, extraction of collagen
- Non-food products from renewable resources
- Process development for exhaust air, biogas, and residual material processing
- Technological vegetation systems for urban development, e.g., roof and tram track greening
- Regional development concepts for rural areas
