Dr. Letizia Imbres - ROP - TU Dortmund

Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANT

Dr. Letizia Imbres

Profil

Letizia Imbres

Research

Industrial restructuring and geographic change in the automotive industry (primarily in North America, Europe and East-Asia)
Spatial, demographic and social change in "motor city-regions"
Industrial location theories and policies
Theories, models and methods for comparative metropolitan research

CV

2001-2008 Studied building engineering, architecture and urban planning at Università di Pavia (Italy) and Virginia Tech (USA); MSc in Building Engineering and Architecture / Laurea specialistica
2008-2010 Project engineer at MWH Global (Italy)
2010-2015 Studied spatial planning at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and University of Michigan (USA); PhD in Territorial Design and Government / Dottorato di ricerca
2015-2016 JSPS International Research Fellow at Ryukoku University (Japan)
Since 2017 Research Fellow at the Research Group of Spatial Planning and Planning Theory, Department of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University

Memberships

Shrinking Cities International Research Network (SCiRN)
The International Network of the Automobile (GERPISA)
External Member of the Research Centre for the Local Public Human Resources and Policy Development (LORC), Ryukoku University (Japan)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Alumni Association
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) Alumni Association

Contact

TU Dortmund University
Department of Spatial Planning
Research Group of Spatial Planning and Planning Theory

August-Schmidt-Straße 6
44227 Dortmund
Germany

Campus South
GBI, 3. Upper floor
Room 1.412

Telephone
(+49) 231 755-3014

Fax
(+49) 231 755-4785

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Consultation hours
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