Professors & Research Groups of the Department of Spatial Planning
The Department of Spatial Planning includes 17 research groups led by a professor. Each research group has different areas of responsibility, research focus and thematic orientation.
![Zimmermann EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Karsten Zimmermann](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/7/9/csm_Zimmermann_EN_59aeb91616.jpg)
European Planning Cultures
![Schramm EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Sophie Schramm](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/b/5/csm_Schramm_EN_23119b2b4d.jpg)
International Planning Studies
![Beier Dr. Baffael Beier](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/3/f/csm_Beier_Kachel_-_Vertretung_Schramm_1cdb8dfa67.jpg)
International Planning Studies
![Hartmann Prof. Dr. Thomas Hartmann](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/7/a/csm_Hartmann_EN_cf306beb78.jpg)
Land Policy, Land Management, Municipal Geoinformation
![Gruehn Photo of Prof. Dr. Dietwald Gruehn.](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/c/d/csm_Gruehn_EN_fe008e2cb9.jpg)
Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning
![Nadler EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Michael Nadler](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/d/6/csm_Nadler_EN_8abd664d3d.jpg)
Real Estate Development
![Greiving EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Stefan Greiving](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/6/d/csm_Greiving_EN_ce083f33b7.jpg)
Regional Development and Risk Management
![Schulwitz Foto von Dr. Martin Schulwitz.](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/3/f/csm_Schulwitz_Kachel_7aac5b0d37.jpg)
Resource and Energy Systems
![Thinh Photo of Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thinh.](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/8/a/csm_Thinh_EN_c60148e3c9.jpg)
Spatial Information Management and Modelling
![Westerholt EN Photo of Prof. Dr. René Westerholt](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/0/9/csm_Westerholt_54eb86cc0f.jpg)
Spatial Modelling Lab
![Grigoleit EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Klaus Joachim Grigoleit](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/9/9/csm_Grigoleit_EN_ba0e39bfdc.jpg)
Spatial Planning and Environmental Law
![Wiechmann EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/a/8/csm_Wiechmann_EN_5b31f974d5.jpg)
Spatial Planning and Planning Theory
![Heinen Photo of Prof. Dr. Eva Heinen](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/9/4/csm_Heinen_EN_9d1108089a.jpg)
Mobility and Transport
![Tribble EN Portrait of Prof. Dr. Renée Tribble](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/b/c/csm_Tribble_EN_47c2da48f2.jpg)
Urban development, land-use planning and urban design processes
![Siedentop EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Stefan Siedentop](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/5/4/csm_Siedentop_EN_8c5e529db5.jpg)
Urban Development
![Scheiner EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Joachim Scheiner](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/2/7/csm_Scheiner_EN_76cc6c8154.jpg)
Urban Development
![Othengrafen EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Frank Othengrafen](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/4/3/csm_Othengrafen_EN_0c7f244b38.jpg)
Urban and Regional Planning
![Frank EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Susanne Frank](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/8/a/csm_Frank_EN_ff50fa257d.jpg)
Urban and Regional Sociology
![Hellmanzik EN Photo of Prof. Dr. Christiane Hellmanzik](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/f/9/csm_Hellmanzik_EN_76e2a1e2ca.jpg)
Urban, Regional and International Economics
![Faulstich Eine Zeichnung von Prof. Dr. Martin Faulstich](/storages/raumplanung/_processed_/3/f/csm_Faulstich_e423e0214d.jpg)