
Prof. Dr.
Barbara Zibell
University Professor, retired
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Since 2019: Freelance researcher, Planning consultant and Gender expert at StadtUmLand. Forschung Planung Beratung, Zürich & Hannover.
1996-2019: Professor at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Department for Planning and the Sociology of Architecture.
1998-1999: Guest Professor for Urbanism and Human Settlements at the Technische Universität Berlin, Institute for Urban and Regional Planning.
1994: Graduation to the subject of „Chaos as Organising Principle in Urbanism“ at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Department of Architecture (Dr. sc. techn.).
1994-1996: Teaching activity at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Department of Architecture, lectures in spatial planning, performance of examinations (Prof. Franz Oswald).
1989–1993: Scientific officer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Institute for Local, Regional and National Planning (ORL), special field Urbanism and Settlement (Prof. Benedikt Huber).
1984–1988: Spatial Planner and Project Manager at the Planungsgruppe Süd-West in Lörrach (Baden-Wurttemberg).
1982–1984: Traineeship (Preparation for the superior civil service career in spatial planning administrations) within the field of urbanism in the south of Hesse (Bauass.).
1981–1982: Consultant on behalf of the Council of the Berlin Borough of Charlottenburg, Agency of Urban Planning, Restructuring Administration Center.
1974–1980: Studies of Urban and Regional planning at Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (Dipl.-Ing.).
1996-2019: Professor at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, Department for Planning and the Sociology of Architecture.
1998-1999: Guest Professor for Urbanism and Human Settlements at the Technische Universität Berlin, Institute for Urban and Regional Planning.
1994: Graduation to the subject of „Chaos as Organising Principle in Urbanism“ at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Department of Architecture (Dr. sc. techn.).
1994-1996: Teaching activity at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Department of Architecture, lectures in spatial planning, performance of examinations (Prof. Franz Oswald).
1989–1993: Scientific officer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Institute for Local, Regional and National Planning (ORL), special field Urbanism and Settlement (Prof. Benedikt Huber).
1984–1988: Spatial Planner and Project Manager at the Planungsgruppe Süd-West in Lörrach (Baden-Wurttemberg).
1982–1984: Traineeship (Preparation for the superior civil service career in spatial planning administrations) within the field of urbanism in the south of Hesse (Bauass.).
1981–1982: Consultant on behalf of the Council of the Berlin Borough of Charlottenburg, Agency of Urban Planning, Restructuring Administration Center.
1974–1980: Studies of Urban and Regional planning at Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (Dipl.-Ing.).
2022: Care-Arbeit räumlich denken. Feministische Perspektiven auf Planung und Ent-wicklung. Reihe gender wissen Band 16. Wettingen: eFeF-Verlag.
2019: Zur Theorie einer nachhaltigen Bewirtschaftung des Raumes. In: Knobloch, Ulrike (Hg.): Ökonomie des Versorgens. Ansätze feministisch-kritischer Wirtschaftstheorie im deutschsprachigen Raum. Weinheim und Basel: Beltz Juventa, 196-221.
2019: with Damyanovic, Doris; Sturm, Ulrike (Ed.): Gendered Approaches to Spatial Development in Europe. Perspectives, Similarities, Differences. London & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
2013: with Damyanovic, Doris: Is there still gender on the agenda for spatial planning theories? Attempt to an integrative approach to generate gender-sensitive planning theories. In: disP 195 49.4 (4/2013): 25-36.
2012: The Model of the European City in the Light of Gender Planning and Sustainable Development. In: ‘Fair Shared’ Cities: The Impact of Gender Planning in Europe. Edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Marion Roberts. Farnham: Ashgate, 75-88.
2012: with Tummers, Lidewij: What can spatial planners do to create the 'connected city'? A gendered reading of the Charters of Athens. In: Built Environment Vol. 38 No. 4 December 2012: 524-539.
2006: Requirement-oriented Spatial Planning. Gender Practice and Criteria in Spatial Planning, Final report. English Abstract, Materialien zur Raumplanung Bd. 22, Salzburg.
2019: Zur Theorie einer nachhaltigen Bewirtschaftung des Raumes. In: Knobloch, Ulrike (Hg.): Ökonomie des Versorgens. Ansätze feministisch-kritischer Wirtschaftstheorie im deutschsprachigen Raum. Weinheim und Basel: Beltz Juventa, 196-221.
2019: with Damyanovic, Doris; Sturm, Ulrike (Ed.): Gendered Approaches to Spatial Development in Europe. Perspectives, Similarities, Differences. London & New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
2013: with Damyanovic, Doris: Is there still gender on the agenda for spatial planning theories? Attempt to an integrative approach to generate gender-sensitive planning theories. In: disP 195 49.4 (4/2013): 25-36.
2012: The Model of the European City in the Light of Gender Planning and Sustainable Development. In: ‘Fair Shared’ Cities: The Impact of Gender Planning in Europe. Edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Marion Roberts. Farnham: Ashgate, 75-88.
2012: with Tummers, Lidewij: What can spatial planners do to create the 'connected city'? A gendered reading of the Charters of Athens. In: Built Environment Vol. 38 No. 4 December 2012: 524-539.
2006: Requirement-oriented Spatial Planning. Gender Practice and Criteria in Spatial Planning, Final report. English Abstract, Materialien zur Raumplanung Bd. 22, Salzburg.
2021-2022: Initiative and preparation of a Call for Membership for the first international IIK of the ARL.
Since 2021: Equality officer in the ARL network.
2019-2020: Vice-Equality officer in the ARL network.
2014-2018: Head of the first ARL-European Working Group “Gender in Spatial Development - Perspectives, Similarities, Differences“.
2013: Election as an ARL-Member (MdA).
2003-2009: Member of the Advisory Board of Editors for the Scientific Periodical ‚Raumforschung und Raumordnung’ (Spatial Research and Spatial Planning).
2001: Election as a Coordinating Member of ARL.
Since 2001: Member of ARL State Working Group (LAG) Baden-Württemberg; 2004-2005: Member of the LAG-AG Infrastructure for a Mobile Society (Head: Stefan Köhler).
Since 2021: Equality officer in the ARL network.
2019-2020: Vice-Equality officer in the ARL network.
2014-2018: Head of the first ARL-European Working Group “Gender in Spatial Development - Perspectives, Similarities, Differences“.
2013: Election as an ARL-Member (MdA).
2003-2009: Member of the Advisory Board of Editors for the Scientific Periodical ‚Raumforschung und Raumordnung’ (Spatial Research and Spatial Planning).
2001: Election as a Coordinating Member of ARL.
Since 2001: Member of ARL State Working Group (LAG) Baden-Württemberg; 2004-2005: Member of the LAG-AG Infrastructure for a Mobile Society (Head: Stefan Köhler).
Projects involved

Gender and Spatial Transformation
Society, social affairs, demography
Spatial planning, state planning, regional planning
Gender studies
Current
Gender in Spatial Development
Gender studies
Spatial planning, state planning, regional planning
Finished