Completed theses
at the Chair of Spatial and Infrastructure Planning

The following bachelor, master and study theses have been successfully supervised since 2010.

Year Degree Course of study Title
2023 M.Sc. Civil engineering Development of Sustainable Infrastructures – Analysis of Requirements for Cost-Benefit Analysis Using the Case Study of a Car-Free Rhine Bridge
2023 B.Sc. Environmental engineering The Significance of Bicycle Expressways for Urban Mobility Transition: A Study Using the Example of the Bicycle Express Connection Darmstadt – Rhein-Neckar.
2021 M.Sc. Environmental engineering GIS-based resilience analysis of European cities
2021 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Climate protection in district planning – analysis and testing of case studies of current residential district developments in the science city of Darmstadt
2020 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Use of BIM for public building projects in Germany and Europe
2020 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Resilience in cities: Analysis of current urban approaches as well as overlaps with approaches to sustainable development – examined using the example of the city of Quito
2020 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Planning procedures and spatial planning effects of infrastructure projects using the example of the “Regional Tangent West”
2020 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Municipal fields of action in climate protection – examined using the example of the city Frankfurt am Main
2019 M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Significance of project communication and participation for the implementation of large-scale construction projects – analysis of a participation process using the example of a cross-city infrastructure project
2019 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Possibilities of including environmental concerns in municipal planning – examined by the nature conservation advisory board of the science city Darmstadt
2019
B.Sc.
Civil engineering Past successes and future challenges of the regional association FrankfurtRheinMain
2019 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Status and perspectives of municipal land-use planning in the science city Darmstadt
2017 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Planning challenges when building a new football stadium – examined in the planning for a new stadium of the SV Darmstadt 98
2015 M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Choosing the location of industrial companies in countries of the global south with special consideration of infrastructural aspects
2015 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Metropolitan Regions and the Role of Large Infrastructures – Further Development of Airports in the 21st Century
2014 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering The supply of rural areas – analysis of the senior-friendliness of alternative forms of operation in public transport
2014 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Spatial planning control of underground uses – investigations using the example of carbon dioxide capture and storage
2013 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Supply and disposal of rural areas. An opportunity for the implementation of decentralized systems?
2013 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Climate protection plans of the federal states
2012 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Contract management in sub-national infrastructure and energy policy. An analysis from an institutional economic perspective using the example of Berlin
2012 M.A. Political science „Governance und Public Policy“ Urban Regimes and Local Climate Policy: The Cooperation of Public and Non-Public participants in the USA
2012 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Measures to Reduce Land Use – Potentials and Limits of Tradable Land Certificates
2011 Studienarbeit Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering The organization of regional economic development as a challenge for intermunicipal cooperation
2011 Studienarbeit Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Evolution of technical infrastructures in countries of the global south – examination of socio-technical theories in the context of a secondary empirical investigation
Year Degree Course of study Title
2023 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Criticality of Energy Infrastructure – Analysis and Evaluation of Private Precautionary Measures
2021 M.Sc. Energy Science and Engineering Investigation of the energy efficiency potential of Hessian data centers and their drivers and obstacles
2021 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Citizens' wind and solar parks – opportunities and risks for citizens and municipalities
2020 B.Sc. Civil engineering and geodesy Possibilities and limits of a self-sufficient power supply for smaller settlements
2020 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Good examples of the implementation of the energy transition at the municipal level – examined at the Science City Darmstadt
2018 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Planning challenges for the decommissioning and dismantling of a nuclear power plant – shown on the nuclear power plant
2017 M.Sc. Energy Science and Engineering Concepts of an efficient, innovative and climate-friendly power supply as part of the integrated energy district planning. Investigations on the case study Ludwigshafen-Süd
2016 B.Sc. Environmental engineering The transition of the energy sector with the introduction of electric mobility in California
2016 Studienarbeit/ M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Current socio-technical transformation impulses in the electricity supply system: An analysis of the effects of the EEG 2017 amendment on the actor structures on the electricity market
2016 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Energy-efficient urban redevelopment in the area of ​​tension between increased efficiency, acceptance and participation – analysis of urban planning instruments for the participation of local actors
2015 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Strategies and measures for the introduction of electromobility in metropolitan regions – investigation based on the projects “eMobility in Lower Saxony” and “LivingLab BWemobil” in Baden-Württemberg
2015 M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Resilience in the German energy supply – opportunities and risks of increasing use of information and communication technology
2015 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Analysis of a planning or approval process – examined using the example of the wind farm on the Neutsche Höhe
2014 B.Sc. Civil engineering Formation and development of a local energy regime – Berlin
2014 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Small combined heat and power plants as an innovation impulse for the transformation of the energy regime
2014 M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering The transition of the German energy system. An examination of the role of ICT companies from the perspective of the multilevel approach
2014 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Formation and development of local energy regimes using the example of Mannheim
2013 B.Sc. Environmental engineering A contribution to the development of a regional energy concept in FrankfurtRheinMain. Findings from a comparison of different energy concepts with regard to their concept creation
2013 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Energy efficiency and renewable heat in buildings. Challenges using the example of the pioneering state of Baden-Württemberg
2013 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Energy efficiency in buildings
2013 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Planning and approval procedures for wind farms in a European comparison using the example of Germany and Poland
2013 Student thesis / M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Participants in “Smart Energy Systems”. Active distribution network operators in a new field of innovation
2013 M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Accelerating the expansion of the transmission network. Analysis of the legal planning framework.
2012 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Options for action in regional energy concepts – using the example of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region
2012 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering International financial instruments for the promotion of renewable energies in Eritrea – A consideration of the opportunities and limits for a sustainable energy supply
2012 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Renewable energy policy in Hessen
2012 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Options for action in regional energy concepts to expand renewable energies and increase energy efficiency. A combination of formal and informal planning instruments
2012 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Regional added value effects of wind turbines. Influence of space-specific features of wind energy promotion
2011 Studienarbeit/ M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Energy management – a central challenge for climate-friendly urban development
2011 B.Sc. Civil engineering The sequence of the regional planning procedure using the example of the Staudinger coal-fired power plant
2010 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Participation in the planning of bioenergy villages
2010 Studienarbeit/ M.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Energy network architecture. Promotion and planning of infrastructures for renewable energies and intelligent networks
Year Degree Course of study Title
2021 B.Sc. Analysis of current approaches in spatial planning to prevent flood disasters due to local heavy rain events – examined using selected regions in Germany
2016 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Spatial planning flood protection in the field of tension between security and nature conservation. Regional planning in the Rhine-Main and Untermain regions
2015 B.Sc. Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering Significance of regional structural properties for water charges – investigation using the example of the Frankfurt / Rhine-Main conurbation
2014 B.Sc. Between self-organization and state planning – investigation of local projects to improve water supply performance in Dar es Salaam and Nairobi
2014 B.Sc. Co-production in the provision of sanitation in Accra, Ghana – The conceptual approach of the organization “Slum / Shack dweller International"
2012 Diplom Industrial engineering, specializing in civil engineering The partial privatization of Berliner Wasserbetriebe – change in business policy under the influence of private investors
Jahr Abschluss Studiengang Titel
2023 M.Sc. SUD The Improvement of the Spatial Framework Condition through a Sustainable Tram Line Project in Germany: Analysis based on the Case Study of Roßdorf in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg
2023 M.Sc. SUD Development of a Green Business Site: Analysis of the Operations Center of the Transport Company Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr in Mannheim
2022 M.Sc. Verkehrswesen (Traffic and Transport) Urbane Verkehrswende – Autofreier Mikromobilitätsnetze in europäischen Großstädten
2021 M.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Chancen und Herausforderungen bei der Vernetzung neuer Mobilitätsformen mit dem ÖPNV in suburbanen Räumen – Analyse der Übertragungsmöglichkeit am Beispiel von der Metropolregion Frankfurt Rhein-Main
2021 B.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Die klimaneutrale Stadt – Vorgehen und Maßnahmen zur Zielerreichung am Beispiel des Verkehrssektor
2021 M.Sc. Verkehrswesen (Traffic and Transport) Intelligente ÖPNV-Netze – Chancen der Digitalisierung für die Bereitstellung von bedarfsgerechtem ÖPNV im ländlichen Raum
2021 M.Sc. Verkehrswesen (Traffic and Transport) Chancen und Herausforderungen des Ausbaus der Radverkehrsinfrastruktur für Städte – Analyse am Beispiel der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
2021 B.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Erschließung urbaner und suburbaner Räume durch flächendeckende Radwegenetze
2021 B.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Autofreie Innenstädte – Chancen und Risiken der urbanen Verkehrswende für Bevölkerung und Wirtschaft
2020 M.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Pandemieresiliente Mobilitätskonzepte in europäischen Städten
2020 M.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Optimierung von Raumordnungsverfahren für Schieneninfrastrukturprojekte durch vorlaufende Maßnahmen
2020 M.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen Challenges and solution approaches of public transport in a post-apartheid city in Africa – Investigated using the case study of “Go! Durban”, South Africa
2020 M.Sc. Verkehrswesen (Traffic and Transport) Veränderung des Modal Splits durch neue Formen der Mikromobilität – Eine Potenzialanalyse von E-Scootern in Kombination mit Öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln
2020 M.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen Nachhaltige Verkehrskonzepte zur Anbindung ländlicher Räume an größere Städte in der Region – am Beispiel der Gemeinde Großbundenbach und Umgebung
2019 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Stand und Perspektiven der Entwicklung von Verkehrsinfrastrukturen im Stadt-Umland-Bereich – untersucht am Beispiel des Kreises Bergstraße
2019 B.Sc Bauingenieurwesen Herausforderungen der verkehrlichen Anbindung von ländlichen Räumen an die Metropolregionen – untersucht am Beispiel des Odenwaldkreises
2018 M.Sc. Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Kommunale Handlungsmöglichkeiten zur Umsetzung der Verkehrswende in den Großstädten – untersucht an der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
2018 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Zukunftsperspektiven des Flughafens Frankfurt am Main
2017 M.Sc. Verkehrswesen (Traffic and Transport) Umsetzung von Verkehrsinnovationen in Metropolregionen
2017 B.Sc Bauingenieurwesen Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung im Raumordnungs- und Planfeststellungsverfahren – Ableitung von Handlungsempfehlungen für deutsche Verkehrsgroßprojekte anhand des Beispiels „Wien Hauptbahnhof“
2017 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Folgewirkungen des Flughafens Frankfurt am Main auf die Belange von „Natur und Umwelt“ – untersucht an der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt und deren Umland
2017 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Chancen und Grenzen einer Umweltzone – analysiert am Beispiel der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
2017 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Politische Instrumente zur Förderung der Elektromobilität in den USA
2016 M.Sc. Bauingenieurwesen Maßnahmen im Bereich Straßenverkehr zur Reduktion innerstädtischer Luftschadstoffe unter Beachtung auftretender Konflikte mit dem Umland – untersucht an der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt
2016 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Elektromobilität: Eine Innovation im Ökosystem Silicon Valley
2016 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Elektromobilität als Baustein der Energiewende – Perspektiven der Kopplung von Elektrofahrzeugen und erneuerbaren Energien in der Region Stuttgart
2016 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Treiber und Barrieren der Elektromobilität
2016 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Die Einführung nachhaltiger Mobilität: Treiber und Barrieren der Elektromobilität in San Francisco
2016 B.Sc Bauingenieurwesen Chancen und Herausforderungen der Einführung einer nachhaltigen Mobilität durch Elektroautos in der Region Stuttgart
2015 B.Sc Bauingenieurwesen Erfolgsfaktoren und Hemmnisse interkommunaler Zusammenarbeit – untersucht an der Kooperation der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt und des Landkreises Darmstadt-Dieburg im Aufgabenfeld Verkehrsentwicklung
2015 B.Sc Umweltingenieurwissenschaften Möglichkeiten der Steuerung der Verkehrsentwicklung durch die räumliche Planung im Stadt-Umland-Kontext – dargestellt an der Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt und deren Umland
2014 M.Sc. Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Bauingenieurwesen Die Diffusion von innovativen Fahrradverleihsystemen – Eine Analyse des Fallbeispiels metropolradruhr
2014 M.Sc. Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Bauingenieurwesen Public Private Partnership – Potentiale für kommunale Infrastrukturaufgaben im Straßenwesen
2014 M.Sc. Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Bauingenieurwesen Stadtbahn Heilbronn: Eine Analyse der Verkehrspolitik zur Entwicklung der Stadtbahn Heilbronn und ihrer Umsetzung
2010 B.Sc Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen – Bauingenieurwesen Suburbanisierung in der Metropolregion Rhein-Main unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Radverkehrs
Year Degree Course of study Title
2021 B.Sc. Civil engineering Organization of critical infrastructures in the context of the legal framework
2021 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Critical infrastructures in the transport and health sector – analysis of interdependencies and cascade effects in the event of a fault
2021 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Determination and evaluation of critical infrastructures – studies on the concept of criticality
2018 M.Sc. / Thesis Industrial engineering – civil engineering Round tables for the protection of critical infrastructures (KRITIS) – The example of the independent city of Darmstadt
2017 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Determination and evaluation of critical infrastructures – operationalization of criticality and failure risk
2016 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Dependencies of critical infrastructures on information and communication systems – the example of the city of Wiesbaden
2016 B.Sc. Civil engineering Vulnerability and criticality of rail transport systems – the example of the greater Munich area
2014 B.Sc. Environmental engineering The protection of critical infrastructures as an object of spatial planning
2014 M.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Protection of critical infrastructures in Germany – at the intersection of civil protection and spatial planning
Year Degree Course of study Title
2023 M.Sc. SUD Effects of Corporate Greenwashing on Social Development and the Feasibility of the EU Social Taxonomy
2023 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Impact of Car-Free Downtown Areas on Local Economy – Analysis of Opportunities and Risks in Implementing Green Axes
2023 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Organizational Structures in the Transformation Process – Analysis of Municipal Processes in Climate Protection Management and Significance for the Successful Implementation of Climate Adaptation Measures
2023 M.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Status and prospects of the energy turnaround in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main conurbation
2023 M.Sc. civil engineering Possibilities for action to implement the transport transition through municipal urban land use planning – investigated in the city of science Darmstadt
2023 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Current Challenges of Rural Areas – Examined in the Vogelsbeg District
2023 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Metropolitan Region and Airport – examined using the example of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region and Frankfurt Airport
2023 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Measures to implement the energy transition in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region
2023 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Stadium locations as a challenge for urban planning – examined using the example of the “Merck Stadium am Böllenfalltor” in the City of Science Darmstadt
2022 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Climate protection as a task of urban planning – examined in the city of Frankfurt am Main
2022 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineeringä Challenges and opportunities in implementing the mobility transition – examined using selected case studies from the city of Darmstadt and the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg
2022 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Implementing the energy transition through regional cooperation – examined in the city of science Darmstadt and its surrounding area
2022 M.Sc. Civil engineering Perspectives on housing development in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region
2022 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Climate protection in municipal land use planning – examined using the example of the city of Aschaffenburg
2022 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Climate protection as a task of urban planning – examined at the science city of Darmstadt
2021 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Neighborhood-related mobility concepts as a contribution to sustainable urban and regional development – investigated at the Lincoln settlement in the science city of Darmstadt
2021 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Strengths and weaknesses of the Frankfurt / Rhine-Main metropolitan region as a business location
2021 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Development of inner-city concepts for action to reduce surface sealing and improve the microclimate
2021 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Development of action concepts for inner-city land reclamation to improve the microclimate
2020 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Urban resilience as a model for the development of climate adaptation strategies – examined using case studies within Europe
2020 M.Sc. Civil engineering Sustainable development and resilience of cities: analyzing the overlaps and differences
2020 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Climate protection and resource efficiency at the municipal level – current developments, goals and challenges in urban land use planning using the example of the science city of Darmstadt
2020 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Municipal fields of action in climate protection
2020 B.Sc. Civil engineering and geodesy Football Bundesliga clubs as initiators for urban and regional development – examined using the example of SV Darmstadt 98
2020 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – technical specialization in civil engineering Intermunicipal cooperation in the Frankfurt / Rhine-Main metropolitan region
2020 M.Sc. Environmental engineering The Frankfurt / Rhine-Main metropolitan region – growth brings challenges
2019
B.Sc.
Environmental engineering Status and perspectives of infrastructure development in rural areas – investigated at the Odenwaldkreis

2019
B.Sc. Environmental engineering Strengths and weaknesses of the science city Darmstadt as a business location
2019 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Climate protection as a task of cities and municipalities – examined using the example of the science city Darmstadt
2019 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Measures and potentials for sustainable interior development in residential construction – examined using the example of the science city Darmstadt
2019 B.Sc. Environmental engineering The importance of botanical gardens for urban and regional development – investigated at the “Palmengarten” of the city of Frankfurt am Main,
2019 M.Sc. Civil engineering Current challenges of state and regional planning – examined in regional planning in the planning region of South Hessen
2019 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Cooperation between university and city with the aim of sustainable urban development – investigated at the Technical University of Darmstadt
2018 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Current urban planning projects in Darmstadt, the city of science
2018 B.Sc. Civil engineering The role of environmental concerns in municipal planning – investigated at the City of Science Darmstadt
2018 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Creation of affordable living space as a challenge for the districts, cities and municipalities – examined at the science city Darmstadt and its surrounding area
2018 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Effects of digitization on spatial development – investigated at the City of Science Darmstadt
2018 M.Sc. Civil engineering “Climate adaptation” as an urban cross-sectional task – examined at the City of Science Darmstadt
2018 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Requirements of state and regional planning for settlement development at the municipal level – examined using the example of the science city Darmstadt
2017 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Challenges of urban planning in reducing land use – examined using the example of the inner development of the city of Frankfurt am Main
2017 B.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Instruments and measures of an urban economic development – examined at the economic development of the science city Darmstadt
2017 B.Sc Environmental engineering Possibilities and limits of urban planning instruments in the development of inner-city green spaces – investigated at the City of Science Darmstadt
2017 M.Sc. Civil engineering Control of settlement development through regional planning investigated at the science city Darmstadt and its surrounding area
2016 B.Sc Environmental engineering Chances and limits of regional economic development – examined at the economic development of the Darmstadt-Dieburg district
2016 M.Sc. Energy Science and Engineering Potentials and barriers to sustainable mobility in the city of Stuttgart
2016 B.Sc Industrial engineering – civil engineering Analysis of the cooperation between the city of Mannheim and its energy supply company in the implementation of municipal energy policy
2015 B.Sc Environmental engineering Challenges and opportunities for public participation in the context of drawing up urban development framework plans for conversion areas
2015 M.Sc. Industrial engineering – civil engineering Control options for municipal planning in the conversion of areas formerly used by the military – investigated on the conversion areas of the science city Darmstadt
2012 B.Sc Industrial engineering – civil engineering Sustainable regional development through regional management? – examined using the example of the future initiative for rural areas in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district
2012 B.Sc Industrial engineering – civil engineering The social city's funding program – the example of the Spessart district in Dietzenbach
2012 B.Sc Civil engineering Impetus for the development of urban districts through the Socially Integrative City program
Year Degree Course of study Title
2018 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Evaluation of regulatory approaches to reduce the volume of plastic bags in developing countries using the example of Rwanda and Bangladesh
2018 B.Sc. Environmental engineering Evaluation of environmental policy instruments to reduce the volume of plastic bags using the example of EU countries; B.Sc. thesis in environmental engineering
2017 M.Sc. Environmental engineering Transformation processes in socio-technical regimes: An analysis of municipal waste management in Cologne
2017 M.Sc. Environmental engineering EU-induced change processes in urban infrastructure systems using the example of Munich's waste management
2016 M.Sc. Energy Science Tackling the Issue of Food Waste in Restaurants: Options for Measurement Methods, Behavioral Change and Reduction