Research Projects


At the Institute for Open Space Planning and Design, people are at the center of consideration in planning and design activities at all scales. Research questions are broad and applied in the sense of a livable, high-quality designed environment in the city and countryside. Natural scientific, artistic and design-oriented as well as social and political science approaches to the topics are used in the analysis of open spaces as well as the debate about their further development.

Das Portrait der Stadt

Led by:  Prof. Dr. Bettina Oppermann
Team:  Prof. Dr. Bettina Oppermann
Year:  2010
Funding:  Eigenprojekt
Duration:  2010 - 2011

Im Rahmen der Forschungsinitiative Raum und Region werden europäische Stadtregionen erkundet. Kernpunkt der Forschungsfragestellung ist die Analyse und Bewertung der Freiraumsysteme mit ihren geschichtlichen Entstehungsbedingungen und aktuellen Funktionen im Stadt-Umlandverbund. Naturgegebene Lagebedingungen formen das Portrait genauso wie kulturelle und politische Überformungen.