20.01.2023

Polycentricity refers to spatial structures on various scales that feature a number of spatially separated centres related to one another through mutual exchange processes. The term is used both in an empirical/analytical sense and in a political/normative sense, but a uniform understanding has yet to emerge.

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16.01.2023

This article describes the development of approaches to genderoriented research and planning. As a category, gender opens up various avenues for spatial analysis and gives rise to a new understanding and knowledge of how space can be constituted and shaped. Brought together under the concept of gender mainstreaming, these approaches offer effective tools for spatial research and planning.

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29.11.2022

The inner city is the spatial, political and cultural centre of a city and is characterised by a high structural density, an intensive mixture of functions and a high concentration of goods and services.

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09.11.2022

In both countries, France and Germany, there is great pressure to change and adapt towards new forms of urbanity and to conceive new strategic approaches with limited public finance and a need for economic efficiency. Not all types of urban areas are equally affected by these issues. The book aims to do justice to this situation, considering in both cases the context of the national urban systems.

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04.11.2022

Pre-announcement: The Research Report of the ARL "Cities and Metropolises in France and Germany" will be published shortly! 

 

 

 

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02.11.2022

Cast Your Vote! Watch the videos of the 2022 PhD Video Challenge and help decide which one will receive the People’s Award prize. The winner of the People’s Vote will receive a prize of €400. 

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