Publications
Publications
  • Editor and author of books and book series
  • Author for articles, fact papers, blogs
  • Author for training material and curricula
  • Founder and co-publisher of journals
Books
Editor of the series "Local Sustainability" at Springer Verlag since 2011.
Publications on the Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental consulting, Local Agenda
and urban research
Publication List (to follow)
 Technical articles, fact sheets, blogs  (selection)

Sustainability management in cities
  • Weigel, Oliver, Zimmermann, Monika (2022). The New Leipzig Charter: From Strategy to Implementation. In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
  • Monika Zimmermann: CCC, Collaborative Climate Action (2021). In: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, ChamCCC (Collaborative Climate Action) - Make aspirations come true. In: E+Z Develoment and Cooperation 05-06/ 2021
  • Sister cities cooperate on sustainability (Freiburg). In: Europa Kommunal, 1/2019;
    as well as numerous other articles in Europa Kommunal since 2008
  • UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn - Cities are advancing climate policy. With Sabine Drees. In: Der Städtetag aktuell 1/2018
  • The New Urban Agenda. What is its relevance for local and regional governments? With Michael Woodbridge. Global Governance Spotlight 7/2016, Development and Peace Foundation, Bonn
  • How Local Governments Have Become a Factor in Global Sustainability (Chapter 14). In: State of the World 2014 - Governing for Sustainability, World Watch Institute
  • Local Governments in International Negotiations. In: Environmental Policy and Law, April 2009
  • Municipalities conquer world domestic politics. In: Zukünfte (Secretariat for Futures Research) 16/1996
 Sustainable urban mobility
  • Move smarter, move finer: Classification of vehicles according to size. In: Alternative Kommunalpolitik 3/ 2023
  • Dues for residents' parking. In: Alternative Kommunalpolitik 5/2022
  • Monika Zimmermann and others: Dues for residents' parking in Freiburg. In: Grün in Freiburg, April 2021
  • Berlin - please change! Key points of a municipal and climate-friendly federal mobility policy. In: Alternative Kommunalpolitik 3/2021
  • Mobility and Gender - The moving woman. In: Alternative Kommunalpolitik 3/2020
  • Drones in urban airspace - Look up. In: Alternative Kommunalpolitik 1/2020
  • How Kaohsiung engaged communities to adopt 'ecomobility'. In: Cities today, August 2017.
  • Autonomous vehicles: Threat or opportunity? Kaohsiung is experimenting at the EcoMobility World Festival 2017. In: International Transportation, 2017
  • Curiosity and caution: How should cities approach autonomous driving? With Michael Glotz-Richter: URBANET, October 10th 2017
  • Why cities should engage with autonomous driving? With Michael Glotz-Richter. CityTalk, August 2018
Local Agenda 21
  • Handbook Local Agenda 21 - Pathways to sustainable development in local communities. By ICLEI and Stefan Kuhn, with contributions by Carla Vollmer and Monika Zimmermann. Federal Environment Ministry, Federal Environment Agency (Hrsg). Bonn 1998
  • Local Agenda 21 in Germany. In: AKP Journal for alternative municipal politics, 2/1998, Bielefeld
  • The Local Agenda 21 - living result of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development. In: Environmental Policy and State Failure. Perspectives and limits of environmental policy analysis. Festschrift for Martin Jänicke on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Berlin, 1998
  • Local Agenda 21 - Opportunities and Barriers. In: Political Studies (Hanns Seidel Foundation), Issue 356/1997, Munich
  • The Local Agenda 21 - Analysis of municipal activities. In: Newsletter Forum Environment and Development 3/1997, Bonn
  • Local Agenda 21. In: From Politics and Contemporary History B27/1997.
  • Local Agenda 21 - Act locally. In: Der Gemeinderat 6/1997, Schwäbisch Hall
  • Local Agenda 21.  With S. Kuhn; K. Otto Zimmermann. In: Series of the Federal Ministry of Construction, Bonn 1996
  • Generation 21 of urban development. With S. Kuhn; K. Otto Zimmermann. In: Spatial Research and Spatial Planning. 2/3 1996, Bonn
  • Local Agenda 21 for Sustainable Urban Development. With S. Kuhn. In: Information on urban development 2/3 1996, Bonn
Curricula, Training Material
  • Capacity. Training material and online Distance Training course for local governments on employment planning. ICLEI, MZ et.al. 2002-2003
  • Training Materials for Urban Development: A long distance training project from the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) assists municipalities on their way to Local Agenda 21. In: Filho, WL (ed.), Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability. Frankfurt, 2000
  • Training materials for urban development. Distance learning course for municipal leaders on sustainable urban development. MZ et.al.  Project on behalf of GTZ 1996-1998
  • Distance learning course on local environmental management for Russian and Ukrainian local politicians. Project commissioned by the European Commission (TACIS) 1995/1996
  • Introduction to environmental consulting. Distance Learning Letter 1 of the Distance Learning Environmental Consulting, Stiftung Verbraucherinstitut, Berlin
  • Environmental policy. Study letter of the distance learning course "Ökologieassistent". Bad Harzburg, 1990
  • Collaboration on topics for local journalists - Environment. Project Team Local Journalism, Bonn, December 1984
Co-founding and (co-) editorship of environmental journals
  • Environmental Consulting (1988)
  • Information Service Chemistry and Environment (1984)
  • Environmental magazine of the BBU (1979-1983)
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