Bioregional maps of Karlsruhe

This page will help you find living materials in the local area around Karlsruhe and learn more about local material knowledge. It's a growing series of maps that will be constantly refined over the period of the Living Library project.


Map 0Karlsruhe Ecoregion

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, Lisa Ertel & Anne-Sophie Oberkrome (Atelier LUMA), Geologie am Oberrhein / Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, European Digital Elevation Model 1.1 2016 (EU-DEM) / European Environment Agency (EEA), Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA), OpenDEM / Produced using Copernicus data and information funded by the European Union - EU-DEM layers.

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To reflect the region’s cultural diversity, all cities on the map are written in both their local and national names.

Map 1Compost sites and allotment gardens

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, European Digital Elevation Model 1.1 2016 (EU-DEM) / European Environment Agency (EEA), Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA). Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Karlsruhe, Bürgerservice Karlsruhe, Herr Reiner Dick / HumuStutensee.

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Garden clubs hold knowledge about different ways of composting. To become a member of a garden club, please visit the website of the Bezirksverband der Gartenfreunde Karlsruhe.

Map 2Food waste

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA), Streuobsterhebung (Fernerkundung) / Daten aus dem Umweltinformationssystem (UIS) der LUBW Landesanstalt für Umwelt Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruher Naturkompass / Agenda 21 Karlsruhe.

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For a guide on harvesting public fruit, nuts, and herbs, please search for the “Foraging Code of Conduct”, written by Urban Edibles.

Map 3Livestock

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, European Digital Elevation Model 1.1 2016 (EU-DEM) / European Environment Agency (EEA), Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Map 4Mushrooms

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, European Digital Elevation Model 1.1 2016 (EU-DEM) / European Environment Agency (EEA), Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA), European Soil Database / European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC).

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Soil rich in organic carbon (SOC) and with slightly acidic to neutral pH is often a good indicator of mushroom growth.

Map 5Trees

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, Corine Land Cover 2018 (CLC2018) / European Environment Agency (EEA).

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Map 6Invasive plants

Grundkarte / Base map: OpenStreetMap contributors, Urban Morphological Zones (UMZ) 2006 / European Environment Agency (EEA), HfG Student•innen und Mitarbeiter•innen, iNaturalist.org / iNaturalist contributors, Differing impacts of two major plant invaders on urban plant-dwelling spiders (Araneae) during flowering season (Bauer et al., 2021).

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