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Department of Spatial Planning

Welcome to the Working Group of Spatial Planning and Planning Theory

The team of the Working Group of Spatial Planning and Planning Theory works in research and teaching on the theory and practice of spatial planning and governance, especially at the supra-local levels in Germany, but also in other parts of Europe, North America and East Asia. Thematic foci are metropolitan research, transformation processes in cities and regions with a special focus on old industrial areas, and the evidence-based enhancement of planning processes and methods.

The designation "Spatial Planning and Planning Theory" makes clear that the professorship not only represents spatial planning and governance at the supra-local levels (federal spatial planning, state planning and regional planning), but also theories of spatial planning and governance. Thus, both practical questions of spatial planning in cities and regions as well as thinking about planning practice are addressed in equal terms.