Wolfsburg, Ulm and Heidelberg are considered the most sustainable cities in Germany. This is the result of a sustainability index compiled by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW) on behalf of ImmoScout24 and Wirtschaftswoche. The index analyzed the economic, ecological and social sustainability of over 70 independent cities in Germany. Various factors were included in the assessment, such as economic structure, the real estate market and sustainability.
The last three places in the sustainability index are occupied by the cities of Herne, Duisburg and Gelsenkirchen. According to ImmoScout24, Herne's poor rankings are due to poor air quality, the lowest engineering density and one of the highest youth unemployment rates. In Duisburg, there is a lot of catching up to do, particularly in terms of infrastructure for electric charging stations, air quality and the employment rate for women. Gelsenkirchen has the highest youth unemployment rate and the lowest female employment rate.
The sustainability index also examined, for example, the proportion of alternative heating energy in new buildings. In this respect, the cities of Mannheim (94 percent alternative heating energy in new buildings), Wolfsburg (92 percent) and Heidelberg (92 percent) are impressive. By contrast, the cities of Oldenburg (23 percent), Osnabrück (20 percent) and Bremerhaven (9 percent) have some catching up to do.
Source and further information: immobilienscout24.de
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