Welcome to the IPS research group!
Find out more about our teaching and research dealing with urban change and planning across the globe!
At the International Planning Studies (IPS) research group, we emphasise diverse perspectives on urbanization and spatial planning across the world. IPS focuses on infrastructure, mobility, housing, and governance.
Headed by Prof. Dr. Sophie Schramm, IPS is also responsible for the international Master's degree program SPRING.
News and events
04/16/2025
New article on infrastructure segments
New article by D. Nthoki Nyamai and Sophie Schramm discusses the evolution of infrastructure segments in Nairobi.
04/09/2025
List of Thesis Topic Proposals updated
You don't have a topic for your Bachelor's or Master's thesis yet?
Then let yourself be inspired by our list of Thesis Topic Proposals!
03/11/2025
Presentation of the ICOLMA project at DOKORP
The ICOLMA project organized a dedicated panel at the DOKORP Conference, held on 11 and 12 February 2025 at TU Dortmund University
12/04/2024
New publication by Katrin Gliemann
The article deals with the discrimination of people with a history of migration on the housing market
12/04/2024
New article by D. Nthoki Nyamai
The article analyses the mobility problems of Block H residents in Rehoboth, Namibia, and shows ways to improve access and public transport
12/04/2024
ICOLMA Final Consortium Meeting
The ICOLMA consortium met in TU Dortmund at the Department of International Planning Studies from 26th to 28th November 2024
12/03/2024
Raffael Beier gives guest lecture at the University of Stuttgart
The guest lecture will take place on 11 December 2024 on "Why low-income people leave state housing in South Africa"
09/19/2024
New article by Raffael Beier
Marginalized population groups have been struggling to find a decent permanent home in urban areas. Increasingly and recurrently they are affected by…
