Department Department of Geography and Spatial Planning

Exploring Spatial Dynamics & Designing Sustainable Transitions

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 recommandations for sustainable transitions.

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.

Geography & Spatial Planning in numbers

  • 55
    Staff members
  • 2
    Labs
  • 4
    Study Programmes

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