The lecture series “Zukunftsraum Landschaft” (Landscape as a Space for the Future), organised by the Association of German Landscape Architects (bdla), the German Society for Garden Art and Landscape Culture (DGGL) and Leibniz University Hannover, will address the topic of “heavy rainfall” on 22 June 2026.
In their presentations, the speakers will examine the tension between the design objectives of landscape architecture and the requirements for effective prevention of damage caused by heavy rainfall.
Speakers:
Prof. Dr Antje Backhaus – University of Hanover – Heavy rainfall prevention in Denmark
; Prof. Dr Stefan Taeger – Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences – Heavy rainfall? Not here (after all)?
Prof. Dr Ulf Stein – Eberswalde University of Applied Sciences – Socio-economic assessment of decentralised measures for rainwater management
Date: 22 June 2026, 6.00 pm
Venue: Leibniz University Hannover, Kirchenkanzlei Lecture Theatre, Herrenhäuser Str. 2a, 30149 Hannover
Duration: approx. 2 hours, followed by a social gathering
The event is open to the public and free of charge; no registration is required.
The lecture can be viewed online via YouTube:
https://youtube.com/live/r8HqlU8C2Wo?feature=share
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