Department of Geography and Spatial Planning

Our research and teaching activities focus on spatial development processes on a local, regional and international scale. We are particularly interested in understanding transformation processes and in developing recommendations for sustainable transitions. The interface of spatial research and more applied spatial planning perspectives is a fertile ground for timely research endeavors and policy recommendations derived thereof.

Places, people, policies

Conciliating development and sustainability

We explore urban development patterns, architecture and urban regeneration, underlying governance mechanisms, migration issues, cross-border cooperation, economic restructuring processes and policy coherence for sustainable development.

How do urban spaces develop and how can architecture and spatial planning steer this process in order to make our cities livable and sustainable? How does location, access to green spaces and accessibility to public transport influence property prices? What are the socio-economic and spatial implications of international migration? We conduct research from an interdisciplinary perspective to find answers to these and other questions. Furthermore, digital methods of data gathering and analysis as well as the development of digital tools for visualisation play an increasing role for our department.

Geography & Spatial Planning in numbers

55

Staff members
2

Labs
4

Study Programmes

Our research areas

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News

PhD thesis successfully defended

Outreach, Research
23 July 2025
Geography & Spatial Planning
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WDR Series ‘Westart’ visits Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg

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9 July 2025
Geography & Spatial Planning
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Press review – is this the end of free travel in Europe? Poland’s new border checks raise questions

Outreach
8 July 2025
Geography & Spatial Planning
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