Welcome to the Urban Development Group (STE)
Urbanization is a key factor of global change. In research and teaching, we are interested in the processes of urban and regional development, their demographic and socio-economic drivers as well as their spatial manifestations and impacts. This includes the complex and intertwined dynamics of land use, infrastructure systems and mobility. Our research projects also address the performance of transformative planning in local and urban-regional policy arenas. Prof. Dr Stefan Siedentop's (head of department) research focuses on the dynamics and structures of urban change, the strategies and instruments of transformative urban-regional planning and methods of urban spatial observation. Prof. Dr. Joachim Scheiner researches transport behaviour, everyday mobility, residential mobility and the interrelationships between spatial structure and transport.
Latest News
New working paper on the crowding out of businesses from city centres published
New working paper by Bastian Heider and Stefan Siedentop
New STAWAL publication
The article written by the STAWAL project team deals with the complex mixed-methods design of the project.
New publication series: Working papers of STE
Working Papers of the Department of Urban Development
New publication on co-working spaces and sustainable mobility
More information on the new publication by Nadezda Krasilnikova.