Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen

What Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen does

Note on company identification: the company field states "Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen" (Hamburg's Authority for Urban Development and Housing), but the substantive source material describes Forum Tideelbe, a coordination platform hosted by Hamburg's Behörde für Umwelt und Energie (Authority for Environment and Energy). The analysis below is grounded in the substantive data on Forum Tideelbe, since the name and authority mismatch is not resolved within the input.

Forum Tideelbe was a time-bounded multi-stakeholder dialogue and coordination platform for the sustainable development of the tidal Elbe. It operated from December 2016 to September 2020 and was funded by the Stiftung Lebensraum Elbe (Elbe Habitat Foundation), with convening responsibility held by the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg. The forum brought together the three riparian Länder (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein), federal ministries, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV), municipalities, environmental associations, and industry stakeholders under a single coordination structure.

The forum's core "product" was structured dialogue and analytical outputs: two Fachsymposien (specialist symposia) plus five site-specific feasibility studies covering the Haseldorfer Marsch, Alte Süderelbe, Dove Elbe, Kiesteich/Billwerder, and Nebenelben sites. Technical work was performed by specialised partners — the Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW), DHI WASY, KNA Consulting, biota, and the Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) — providing hydrological, ecological, and planning inputs. Forum Tideelbe did not sell a product or service; its "business model" was grant-funded coordination, with in-kind contributions from participating authorities. The forum has formally concluded, with documentation transferred to Stiftung Lebensraum Elbe for any successor use.

Name

Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen

Legal name

Forum Tideelbe

Website

https://forum-tideelbe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Forum Tideelbe was a publicly funded, time-bounded multi-stakeholder coordination forum (2016–2020) hosted by Hamburg that convened three Länder, federal authorities, port and waterway agencies, and associations to support sustainable development of the tidal Elbe through symposia and five feasibility studies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Environmental Coordination

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

Keywords

• Tidal estuary management
• Multi-stakeholder coordination
• Hydraulic engineering studies
• Ecological habitat restoration
• Public participation forums

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Forum Tideelbe is a publicly funded multi-stakeholder coordination platform that supports the sustainable development of the tidal Elbe estuary. It convenes the German Länder (Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein), the federal government, port and waterway authorities, municipalities, environmental associations, and regional organizations to evaluate, select, and conduct feasibility studies on hydraulic engineering measures for dampening tidal dynamics and restoring tidal habitats. Operations run through plenary sessions, steering committee meetings, specialized working groups, and annual public symposiums.

Product overview

The Forum Tideelbe is a collaborative coordination platform focused on sustainable development of the Tideelbe estuary. It operates as a multi-stakeholder forum bringing together the German states of Hamburg, Lower Saxony, and Schleswig-Holstein, the federal government, districts, municipalities, associations, and organizations from the region. The forum conducts working groups, symposia, plenum sessions, and steering committee meetings to develop solutions for tidal dynamics management and creating high-quality tidal habitats along the Unterelbe. The source data does not contain specific product or service offerings that would be associated with a commercial company named 'Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen'.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Dampen tidal dynamics through creation of additional flood storage volume
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Stiftung Lebensraum Elbe (Elbe Habitat Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016The primary project funder of the Forum Tideelbe. The foundation supports initiatives for the sustainable development and ecological restoration of the Elbe ecosystem.
• Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg - Behörde für Umwelt und EnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016The project sponsor (Projektträger) responsible for the overall project oversight and coordination of the Forum Tideelbe initiative.
• Länder Niedersachsen und Schleswig-HolsteincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2016State governments of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein participating as partners in the Forum Tideelbe cooperation structure.
• Hamburg Port Authority (HPA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Co-initiator of the precursor dialogue forum in 2013. Responsible for maintaining the Elbe for shipping alongside the Waterways and Shipping Administration.
• Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV) - Federal Waterways and Shipping AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Co-initiator of the precursor dialogue forum. Responsible for federal waterways maintenance and jointly operating the Forum Tideelbe with HPA.
• Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW) - Federal Institute of Waterway EngineeringmajorTechnology or IntegrationProvides expert hydrological modeling and hydraulic engineering assessments for feasibility studies of proposed measures. Conducted hydronumerical modeling of tidal effects.
• Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW)majorTechnology or IntegrationCommissioned to calculate hydrological impacts of proposed measures using hydronumerical models. Contributed multiple expert reports on flood dynamics and sediment management.
• ReGe Hamburg – Projekt-Realisierungsgesellschaft mBHmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProject management for the feasibility study on the Alte Süderelbe tide connection measure.
• BioConsult Schuchardt & Scholle GbRmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEcology expertise for the Alte Süderelbe feasibility study, assessing ecological impacts of proposed reconnection measures.
• BWS GmbH – Boden Wasser Water SoilmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWater management consultancy for feasibility studies, including hydrogeological assessments for measures like Kiesteich/Tidekanal.
• FWT Fichtner Water & Transportation GmbHmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical feasibility assessment for the Alte Süderelbe tide connection project.
• Ingenieurbüro Dr. Lehners + WittorfmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWater management consultancy for feasibility studies on Dove Elbe and Haseldorfer Marsch measures.
• Büro Planung & ModerationmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStakeholder analysis and moderation services for the feasibility studies on Dove Elbe and Haseldorfer Marsch.
• BBS Büro Greuner-PönickemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEcology expertise for the Haseldorfer Marsch feasibility study.
• IFOK GmbHmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerModeration services for the precursor Dialogforum Strombau- und Sedimentmanagement (2013-2015), providing expert facilitation and documentation.
• DHI WASYmajorTechnology or IntegrationHydrological modeling and scenario development for feasibility studies on Dove Elbe and Haseldorfer Marsch.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hamburg Port Authority (HPA): Core Forum Tideelbe partner responsible for managing Hamburg's port infrastructure and the Elbe for shipping. Comparable as a key institutional actor balancing navigation, flood protection, and ecological concerns in the same estuary the Forum addressed.
• Chesapeake Bay Program: Multi-state US partnership restoring the Chesapeake Bay estuary through coordinated action among Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, DC, and federal agencies. Closely analogous governance model — multi-jurisdictional estuary restoration partnership — applied at much larger scale and longer time horizon.
• Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN): German federal agency for nature conservation with national mandate over marine and coastal habitat protection. Adjacent peer whose policy framework and funding instruments shape implementation of any Forum Tideelbe recommendations on tidal habitat restoration.

Direct peers

• Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation (CWSS): Trilateral governmental cooperation among Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands for the protection of the Wadden Sea. Directly comparable as a multi-state European coastal/marine coordination forum addressing tidal ecosystem management, sediment dynamics, and habitat conservation.
• Dialogforum Strombau- und Sedimentmanagement Tideelbe: Direct predecessor dialogue forum (2013–2015) initiated by HPA and WSV, whose result report led to the founding of Forum Tideelbe. Identical scope and stakeholder base — essentially the prior iteration of the same cooperative governance model.
• International Commission for the Protection of the Elbe (IKSE): International intergovernmental commission coordinating protection of the Elbe River across Germany, Czech Republic, and other riparian states. Directly comparable as a multi-jurisdictional coordination body addressing Elbe water quality and ecology, though operating at international rather than regional scale.
• Stiftung Lebensraum Elbe: Elbe Habitat Foundation — the primary project funder of Forum Tideelbe. Directly comparable as the financial and strategic anchor for sustainable Elbe ecosystem development, with overlapping mission on ecological restoration of the tidal Elbe.
• San Francisco Estuary Partnership: Designated National Estuary Program bringing together federal, state, regional, and local stakeholders to restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. Directly comparable as a multi-stakeholder estuary coordination and feasibility-assessment platform with similar governance and science-policy integration role.

Emerging players

• WWF Deutschland — Elbe Programme: WWF Germany's Elbe-focused conservation initiatives addressing habitat connectivity, floodplain restoration, and sediment management in the same river basin. Comparable as a non-governmental actor advocating ecological restoration of the Elbe with overlapping thematic priorities.

Regional players

• NLWKN (Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz): Lower Saxony's state agency for water management, coastal protection, and nature conservation — a Forum Tideelbe stakeholder operating at the state level with comparable mandate covering waterway maintenance and tidal habitat protection in the Lower Saxony portion of the Elbe estuary.

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Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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