ABOUT
Creating Sustainable and Resilient Cities
Resilient Urban Planning and Development (RUPD) GbR is a company based in Germany founded by Parisa Kloss in 2013 to provide ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN and URBAN PLANNING as well as TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING services to local communities, governmental and private sectors, NGOs and academic entities in national and international levels.
TRANSFORMING CITIES FOR A BETTER FUTURE
OUR MISSION
RUPD's mission is to provide services that facilitate complex urban transformations, leveraging them as opportunities to create a resilient, sustainable, and inclusive environment.
OUR VISION
RUPD's vision is to gain international recognition for its innovative and integrated approach to urban planning and design. By leveraging its multidisciplinary expertise, RUPD strives to create resilient and sustainable urban environments.
OUR VALUE
RUPD takes a unique and holistic approach to urban planning and design, prioritizing climate change adaptation and resilience. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and long-term partnerships, RUPD empowers local communities and stakeholders with innovative solutions.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
GREEN SKYWALK
Cairo's "Green Skywalk" project is a transformative initiative creating shaded walkways from sustainable materials to combat extreme heat, reduce energy use, and promote a vibrant, eco-friendly urban environment
CAIRO COOLING CANOPY (TRIPLE C)
The project combats Cairo's UHI by locally crafting palm leaf canopies for shade, empowering communities, particularly young women, through jobs and sustainability. It fosters inclusive, climate-resilient action, enhancing lives, reducing energy use, and improving public spaces, offering transformative benefits for all.
ELEVATED NEIGHBOURHOOD
The complex designed to mitigate the urban heat island effect in an urban area of Dubai. This has been achieved through the integration of nature-based solutions, utilization of renewable energy, incorporation of high albedo materials, and provision of shade via its unique shape and structure.
NATURE NEXUS
Revitalizing Nile and Imbaba through green corridors, combating urban heat, improving air quality, and enhancing community well-being. Bridging the gap for a sustainable future
MULTILEVEL GREEN
This project is a visionary urban oasis designed to combat the UHI effect in Cairo while setting new standards for sustainable urban development. It not only reduces higher temperatures but also enhances the overall urban experience, offering a refreshing escape from the heat while promoting environmental responsibility.
OASIS ABU DHABI
This project designed to combat the UHI effect in Abu Dhabi. Elevating greenery improves air quality, creating a hidden cool haven that enhances community well-being and culture. Its adaptable design can spawn more urban Oases, promoting climate resilience while blending modern architecture with local context, benefiting both environment and neighborhood.
TEHRAN'S GREEN ROOFS INITIATIVES
This project has invited Tehran to be more sustainable by engaging residents in greening rooftops, reducing energy consumption, improving air quality, and fostering community bonds, with a vision of a greener, cooler, and more resilient city
TEHRAN ECOPATHWAY
This project is a visionary initiative to revitalize the Tehran's urban core. This innovative project enhances aesthetics and environmental sustainability by strategically planting trees and greenery. It combats rising temperatures, reduces CO2 emissions, and addresses water scarcity through a unique greywater irrigation system. EcoPathway serves as a sustainable urban development model, fostering a greener and more resilient Tehran.
GREENVIEW APPARTMENTS
Our innovative residential building in Tehran blends modern living with sustainability. This design enhances residents' lives and mitigates the UHI effect. By harnessing nature's power, our design reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions, showcasing the impact of thoughtful architecture.
OUR PARTNER COUNTRIES
Partnership is a significantly crucial aspect of RUPD's work, as it enables the organization to increase its capacity to deliver better services to its clients. By working collaboratively and sharing knowledge and resources with its partners, RUPD is able to develop more innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions that can be replicated and scaled up to create greater impact. These partnerships enable RUPD to achieve its mission.
PEOPLE
DR. PARISA KLOSS
Executive Director
Parisa Kloss is a highly experienced architect, urban designer, and planner who has worked in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe for over 18 years. She founded Resilient Urban Planning and Development (RUPD) GbR in Berlin, Germany in 2013, where she currently serves as the Executive Director.
Parisa is an expert in various areas related to urban planning and climate change, including urban climate change planning, urban heat island effects, climate adaptive/intelligent cities, mitigation and adaptation strategies, and sustainable and resilient urban planning. She conducted post-doctoral research at Freie Universität Berlin, Institute für Meteorologie, and holds a PhD in urban climate with a focus on urban heat island effects from The National University of Malaysia (UKM). Parisa earned her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in architecture in Iran.
In addition to her professional work, Parisa also teaches as an external lecturer at universities in Germany and abroad. She has successfully organized numerous workshops, training courses, and Urban Thinker Campuses as part of the World Urban Campaign, an initiative of UN-Habitat. Through these efforts, Parisa aims to transfer knowledge and strengthen the skills of various stakeholders to take climate action.
NEWS
28 April 2023 - Srinagar, India
RUPD with its German and Indian partners ''Mannheim City'', ''UNICEF India'' and ''ELFA International'' organized a virtual Urban Thinkers Campus hosted by Sphere India titled ''Increasing Resilience of School Buildings and Vulnerable Groups to cope with Extreme Weather Events in Himalayas-India''.
17 October 2022 - Toronto, Canada
Our book (Smart City) has been launched at City Institute, York University. The book examines critical topics in Smart Cities such as true sustainability and the resilience required for all cities.
2022 - 2023 - Dubai, The UAE
RUPD has designed a mixed-used complex with highclimatic performance in an urban area in Dubai. It is able to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect by mainly integrating nature-based solutions, high albedo materials and providing shadow through its specific shape and structure.
28-29 June 2022 - Katowice, Poland
World Urban Campaign partners and steering committee gathered together at World Urban Forum 11 to discuss their plans for the next 2 years as well as meeting Mr. Neil Khor, Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Director of UN-Habitat.
17 February 2023 - Mannheim, Germany
Parisa Kloss had the honor of being invited to moderate the opening session and Urban Lab 1 at Mannheim's 9th Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC), an initiative of the World Urban Campaign of UN-Habitat. The theme of the UTC was 'Challenges of Climate Change in 5 Continents'.
11-13 October 2022 - New Delhi, India
Parisa Kloss was honoured to contribute as a speaker, panellist and moderator to DRI Technical Conference and as a technical expert to CDRI Fellowship program.
15 August 2022 - Düsseldorf, Germany
RUPD started replicating its initiative, developing a multi-dimensional climate model for Düsseldorf to monitor urban climate & improve the climatic performance of buildings and urban area by developing different scenarios.
28 June 2022 - Katowice, Poland
Parisa Kloss was honoured to be one of the panellists in the special session: ''The City We Need Now'' to discuss the priority actions to achieve Resilience, Low-Carbon and Climate Compatible Cities organized by World Urban Campaign of UN-Habitat at World Urban Forum (WUF) 11
18 October 2022 - Tokyo, Japan
'Chapter 37: 5-Dimensional climate+scenario model to countermeasure urban heat island effect' of the book has been written by Parisa Kloss and Mojtaba Samim to present a new tool for empowering decision makers and local leaders to take effective, integrated and cross-sectoral action towards urban heat island mitigation
21 July 2022 - Tokyo, Japan
Parisa Kloss was honoured to be one of the panellists in the ''Forging Partnerships for Synergetic Action'' session to discuss the ways to strengthen the existing partnership in the conference organized by United Nations and Ministry of the Environment in Tokyo.
26-30 June 2023 - Katowice, Poland
RUPD joined World Urban Forum (WUF11) organized by Katowice City and UN-Habitat
CONTACT US
COPYRIGHT
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Parisa Kloss & Thiemo Kloss (Managing directors)
Resilient Urban Planning + Development GbR
Florastr. 10
40217 Düsseldorf
Germany
VAT identification number: DE 290627464
Tel: +49 176 739 391 06
eMail: info(at)rupd.de
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