Dataset of 30 Urban Climate Experiments in German Cities (v1.0)

README: Dataset of Urban Climate Experiments (UCEs) in German Cities (v1.0) 1. Dataset Title Dataset of 30 Urban Climate Experiments in German Cities (v1.0) 2. Author Einat Elazari The European Forum, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Email: [email protected] 3. Date of Dataset 2025 4. Description This dataset contains 30 coded cases of Urban Climate Experiments (UCEs) conducted in German municipalities between 2014–2023. It includes case-level information and multiple contextual governance conditions (fiscal autonomy, citizen participation, TMN membership, innovation culture) as well as a results sheet. 5. Dataset Structure - UCEs Cases Info: core dataset with case metadata, fields, descriptions, policy adoption, sources. - Master Data Set: combined overview linking cases to conditional variables. - Condition 1 Fiscal Autonomy: metrics on municipal financial independence. - Condition 2 Citizen Participation: indicators of participatory governance. - Condition 3 TMNs Membership: memberships in transnational municipal networks. - Condition 4 Innovation Culture: indicators of municipal innovation climate. - Results Analysis: preliminary analytical summaries. 6. Variables (Core Sheet) Case#: unique case ID. City: municipality name. Pilot_Name: experiment title. Start_Year / End_Year: duration of pilot. Field: climate issue addressed. Description: short summary. Adopted_as_Policy: indicator of scaling outcome (0/1). Main_Sources: URLs used for verification. Info Approved?: internal check. Clarification/Comment: notes. 7. Methods Cases were identified through municipal reports, scholarly publications, and online project databases. Coding was performed manually and verified via triangulation with official documents. Conditional governance indicators were compiled from public financial statistics, municipal charters, TMN membership lists, and innovation assessments. 8. Version 1.0 9. License CC BY 4.0 10. Citation Will be updated once DOI is assigned.