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Department of Spatial Planning
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Projects by research fields

Transformation and design of urban regions

View of Dortmund from Florian Tower in 2018 © Wiriya Puntub​/​private
View of Dortmund from Florian Tower in 2018

Completed research projects

  • IMPULSE- Impulses for sustainable, inter-municipally coordinated services of general interest in the Harz planning region (2021 - 2024)
  • ZUKUR- Future City Region Ruhr (2017 - 2020)
  • The division of labor system of German metropolitan regions(2009 - 2012)
  • ESPON EDORA- European Development Opportunities for Rural Areas (2008 - 2010)
  • The mining heritage of the Ruhr area (2008 - 2009)
  • PRESOM - Privatization and the European Social Model (2006 - 2009)
  • INTERREG III B Accompanying Research - Preparation of Strategic Projects of Transnational Cooperation (2006 - 2008)
  • Professional field of spatial planning: Graduate surveys 2005 and 2007 (2005 - 2007)
  • ESPON 2.3.1: Application and effects of the ESDP in member states (2004 - 2006)
  • ESPON 2.3.2: Governance in urban and regional planning from the EU to the local level (2004 - 2006)
  • River Landscapes (2004 - 2006)
  • Introduction of a learning management system in spatial planning project studies (2005 - 2006)
  • SERA: Study on the employment situation in rural areas (2005)
  • AsPIRE: Non-spatial Peripherality (2001 - 2004)
  • Biotope Management in Korea (2003 - 2004)
  • ESPON 2.1.3: Spatial impacts of EU agricultural policy (2002 - 2004)
  • Mountain study: Analysis of mountain areas (2002 - 2003)
  • Ruhr 2030 urban region (2001 - 2003)
  • Professional field of spatial planning (2001 - 2002)
  • EMNIGES: Global grant and EU structural funds (2000 - 2001)
  • PRIDE: Partnerships for Integrated Rural Development (1999 - 2001)
  • VETHSI: Virtual European Textile Heritage Sites' Itineraries (2000 - 2001)
  • GEMACA II: European Metropolitan Regions (2000 - 2001)
  • Ex-Ante-Evaluation of EU Regional Programs in Bavaria (1999 - 2000)
  • Peripherality: Determination of the European Peripherality Index E.P.I. (2000)
  • SPESP: Study Program on European Spatial Planning (1999 - 2000)
  • VASAB 2010 plus (2000)
  • Globalization and the fashion industry (1997 - 1999)
  • Information system for the fashion industry (1996 - 1998)
  • Networks in the Ruhr region (1997 - 1998)
  • Forecast of regional employment trends 2004 (1997 - 1998)
  • Projection of regional labor market development 2004 (1997 - 1998)
  • Regional quality of jobs (1995 - 1998)
  • Update of the employment forecast 2000 (1995 - 1996)
  • Fashion industry in NRW (1993 - 1996)
  • Southern European metropolitan areas (1994 - 1996)
  • Ex-post evaluation of Objective 2 regional programs (1996)
  • Regional self-organization (1993 - 1995)
  • Occupational field of spatial planning (1993 - 1994)
  • Office space forecast Essen 2000 (1994)
  • Regional Employment Forecast 2000 (1993 - 1994)
  • Ex-ante evaluation of Objective 2 regional programs (1994)