Thesis supervision:
I am happy to supervise thesis projects on topics such as:
Migration and urban development
Cities came into being through migration, and cities are continuously changing through migration. The professional discussion is often normatively charged and even planners are not immune to stereotyping and othering. Reflective and critical approaches are therefore particularly important in this thematic field. Possible topics are:
- How can planning better take into account the heterogeneity of residents with an immigration
history? - What role do people with a migration history play in urban transformation processes?
- How do different countries deal with the issue of socio-spatial segregation?
The role of animals in planning
Animal shelters, riding stables, dog runs, slaughterhouses, petting zoos or animal cemeteries ... Everywhere in cities there are areas dedicated to animals. In addition, there are wild animals in even greater numbers: those that have always been in cities, such as rats or pigeons, and those that in recent times have increasingly found better living conditions in the city than in the agro- industrialized rural area, such as foxes or raccoons. In the planning discourse, however, animals hardly play a role as urban actors. Possible topics are:
- Which points of contact with animals do planners have in their professional practice and which strategies do they use?
- How has the assessment of animals in planning changed over time, for example due to new laws and procedures?
- Should animals also be granted a "right to the city"?
Inclusion and exclusion processes in space
Planners often emphasize that they plan "for everyone", and at the same time many urban spaces and resources are designated as "public". However, access to them is by no means equally open to all urban users. People with visible and non-visible disabilities encounter spatial barriers to access, certain segments of the housing market remain closed to the socially disadvantaged, and homeless people are actively evicted in many places - to name just a few examples. I supervise theses that deal with this range of topics, that investigate barriers to access and mechanisms of exclusion, but also forms of appropriation and ways of inclusion. This can be done on the basis of a selected group or across groups, as a spatial case study or (possibly international) comparative study, and can be researched using different methodological approaches.
Currently taught courses (WiSe 2024/25):
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: A03 "Arme Räume - Reiche Räume" (supervision)
- M.Sc. Spatial Planning: M02 "All exclusive? Teilhabe und Marginalisierung in urbanen Räumen" (supervision)
Selected past courses:
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: A09 "Offen für neue Ideen: Strategien für Bezahlbares Wohnen am Beispiel Helsinki" (advisory) (2023/24)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: F03: "Planung und Dreck. Eine Untersuchung impliziter Annahmen von Planung" (supervision) (2023/24)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: F14 "Hello from the other side - Die (Nicht-)Berücksichtigung von Menschen mit verborgenen Behinderungen bei der Gestaltung von Stadträumen" (supervision) (2022/23)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: F02 “Who owns the city? Digital Planning and Data Sovereignty” (advisory) (2021/22)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: "Segregation – ein Phänomen mit vielen Gesichtern. Motoren und Wirkungen urbaner Vielfalt in Ländern, Städten und Quartieren“ (2021)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: A03 "Dortmunder Kiosk-Kultur: Der Trinkhalle auf der Spur“ (supervision) (2020/21)
- B.Sc, Spatial Planning: A04 "Alle Wege führen übers Netz! Nutzen und Grenzen digitaler Bürgerbeteiligung“ (supervision) (2019/20)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: "Geflüchtete in Städten und Quartieren: Faktoren sozial-räumlicher Integration“ (2017)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: "Wieso? Weshalb? Warum? - Qualitative Interviews in der Raumplanung“ (2013-2015)
- B.Sc. Spatial Planning: "WIR üben“ (2013-2017)
