可持续发展作为新的发展理念和模式在德国也经历了一个从陌生到熟悉的过程。可持续的城市发展是德国实施国家可持续发展战略的关键之一，城市既是可持续发展的主体也是参与者。德国可持续的城市发展经过了政策制定的频繁期之后，近几年处于缓慢发展期。除了少数几个城市已成为可持续的城市发展的典型，但从经济、社会、环境这“三支柱”的目标来看，总体上尚未取得普遍明显的效果。人口结构和城市社会问题增加了可持续发展的压力。气候议题在城市发展中的重要性加强。现阶段地方政府财政紧张，联邦财政补贴缩水再加上欧债危机成为可持续的城市发展的主要障碍。
Sustainable development,as a new development concept and model,experienced in Germany a process from strange to familiar.Sustainable urban development is one of the keys of Germany's sustainable development strategy.The city is the main part of sustainable development as well as a participant.After the period during which the government made the policy concerning sustainability,more and more,the sustainable urban development in Germany is enduring a period of slow development.A few cities became prime examples of sustainable urban development,but according the "three pillars"-goal(economy,society and environment),Germany has not obtained the sought after effects.The demographic structure and urban social problems increased the pressure on sustainable development.Climate issues are becoming more important in urban development.At this stage,the greatest impediments to sustainable urban development are the financial shortfalls in local governments,the shrinking federal financial subsidies,and the European debt crisis.
