Our main research topics
The chair develops new knowledge, innovative strategies and tools for landscape planning. Research projects are characterized by inter- and transdisciplinary approaches at different levels and scales of planning in natural, rural and urban landscapes.
Recent Projects
CUT - Impact of trees on the urban microclimate under climate change: Mechanisms and ecosystem services of urban tree species in temperate, Mediterranean and arid major cities. | ||
Time: 2020-2022 | Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG) | [More] |
CONEXUS - CO-producing Nature-based solutions and restored Ecosystems: transdisciplinary neXus for Urban Sustainability | ||
Time: 2019-2024 | Funding: EU Horizon 2020 | [More] |
LUIGI: Linking Urban and Inner-Alpine Green Infrastructure - Multifunctional Ecosystem Services for more liveable territories | ||
Time: 2019-2022 | Funding: Interreg Alpine Space | [More] |
Werkzeugkasten Artenvielfalt: Handlungsempfehlungen zur Steigerung der Biodiversität und Klimawirksamkeit von Gebäuden und der Außenanlagen. | ||
Time: 2019-2020 | Funding: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr | |
PHUSICOS “According to Nature” – Large-scale demonstrators on nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction | ||
Time: 2018-2022 | Funding: EU Horizon 2020 | [More] |
Green City of the Future – climate change-resilient neighbourhoods in a growing city. | ||
Time: 2018-2021 | Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) | [More] |
Center for Urban Ecology and Climate Adaptation (ZSK) | ||
Time: 2013-2017 | Funding: Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Public Health | [More] |