1. Greening local development

2. Sustainability “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Brundtland Commission of the United Nations

3. Community Sustainability Planning

4. Six thinking hats - A tool to develop the best solution  Looking at a decision from all points of view  Types of hats White hat (Facts & Information) Red hat (Feeling & Emotions) Black hat (Critical Judgment) Yellow hat (Positive) Green hat (New Ideas) Blue hat (The Big Picture)

5. Set back in 1900: Discussion about the implementation of a tram system in Nordhausen

6. Social aspects - accessible for everyone - extends traveling- possibilities - comfortable Economic aspects - fast - flexible output/ number of wagons - direct connections -independent of crude oil price  cheaper Environmental aspects - no air pollution - quiet tram Today

7. Outlook Continuing the Green Growth for Nordhausen 1. Eco-Tax-Reform 2. Sustainable infrastructure 3. Greening of business (e.g. industrial symbiosis, where one company uses the by-products of another as raw material) 4. Sustainable consumption

8. Thank you for your attention Janine Beckmann Traudel Brode Mengju Chen Lina Dieck Fabian Koch Soeren Lontke Lukas Stickfort