Finished research projects

The Chair has been researching spatial and infrastructure planning since 2007. The following third-party funded and doctoral projects have been completed to date:

Completed third-party funded projects

Dates Project
04/2022 – 03/2023 Foundations for a Hessian priority program for climate adaptations on state roads
07/2021 – 01/2022 Risk analysis of transport infrastructures against climate impacts
2016 – 2019 Smart Grids – Smart Cities? International scientific working group, Leibniz Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning
2016 Interdisciplinary project “Cooperation for the protection of critical infrastructures – simulation of communication and information exchange processes”, financing: Forum interdisciplinary research of the TU Darmstadt
2016-2019 Smart Grids – Smart Cities? International Academic Working Group, German Academy of Spatial Research and Planning >>
01/2016 – 12/2018 ACTUS – Accelerating Transition in Peri-urban areas in East Africa. Funding: H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Global Fellowship, European Commission >>
08/2015 – 07/2017 Translating the networked city: adaptation and creativity in urban infrastructures in Africa. Funding: German Research Foundation, Priority Program „Adpatation and Creativity in Africa“ (www.spp1448.de).>>
11/2014 – 10/2017 International Mobility and Networks in Urban and Architectural Research. Funding: German Academic Exchange Service, Program “Internationalization of Ph.D. studies in Germany“.
10/2014 – 12/2017 Urban infrastructures in transition – the case of African cities. interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, funded by the Hans-Böckler-Foundation.
10/2013 – 09/2016 Sustain – Strengthening Higher Education in Urban Sustainability and Transition towards Internationalization of Academic Institutions and Networks. Funding: European Commission, Erasmus Mundus Program. >>
04/2013 – 03/2016 Spatial aspects of socio-technical niches: the case of smart grids and micro-CHP. Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research. >>
10/2012 – 03/2016 Urban distinctiveness and the sustainable development of technical infrastructures. Funding: German Research Foundation.>>
04/2010 – 03/2017 Global suburbanisms: governance, land, and infrastructure in the 21st century. Funding: Major Collaborative Research Initiative, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada >>
04/2010 – 09/2015 Graduate School “Topology of Technology”. Funding: by the German Research Foundation (DFG)