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Neue Dissertation: The Dynamic Geographies of the Knowledge Economy in Germany: Where do firms & workers locate?

This dissertation examines the German knowledge economy over two decades and explores where firms and knowledge workers locate. It examines the spatial, relational and economic location decisions through three studies on firm location choices, the influence of the knowledge economy on employment growth and the (re-)location of workers. Using ERGM, Granger causality and origin-destination data analysis, it reveals how proximity, the type of knowledge, infrastructure and connectivity influence where firms and workers locate, thus, regional growth.

Project Documentation: "Landsberg am Lech - Ready for 2055?"

NEWS| 31.03.2025 

Project Documentation: "Landsberg am Lech - Ready for 2055?"

Students from the Master's programs in Urbanism and Architecture worked for several months to look at the long-term development of the town of Landsberg. The aim was to design a long-term spatial strategy. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the region and a methodology for working with future trends, the next 30 years were examined. Four student teams each present a vision of the future for “Landsberg 2055” and use an overall strategy and specific spatial proposals to show possible development paths for the region and local stakeholders.

 

The four student teams focus on different topics and show different development paths for the year 2055. How can resilient land use, inclusive mobility and social cohesion be strengthened and interlinked to achieve sustainable growth? How can the prospects of young residents be improved and education and innovation become key catalysts for positive development? How can Landsberg become a municipality that leads by example through the consistent implementation of sustainable mobility, a liveable city center and a self-sufficient energy supply? And how can Landsberg carry today's qualities into the future in order to be “just as great, only better” in 2055?

Link to the digital documentation (PDF, ca. 70 MB) available on mediaTUM.

2022-2024 BeneVit – Innovative Assessment Methods for Sustainable Transport Infrastructure Investments

Forschung |

New transport infrastructure projects are usually subject to a benefit-cost analysis prior to their construction. Such analyses are expected to guarantee an efficient use of public funds. However, the method of these analyses has been criticized for a long time. Primarily, because the “Standardisierte Bewertung“(German term for standardized evaluation) of public transport projects systematically underestimates certain benefits like societal and urban-spatial benefits and thus does not account for a sustainable spatial and transport development.

The aim of this project is to develop and test an innovative assessment method that also integrates these benefits that are hard to quantify and were neglected so far, as well as in view of assessment methods in other countries. 

Researchers at the chair: Alain Thierstein, Fabian Wenner, Mathias Heidinger; research group "Land Use, Infrastructure, Spatial Transformation"

Prinicpal: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

Cooperation Partners: TUM Lehrstuhl für Siedlungsstruktur und Verkehrsplanung (TUM SV), Intraplan Consult GmbH (Intraplan) Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG), Münchner Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund (MVV), Landeshauptstadt München, Baureferat, Abteilung Ingenieurbau (LHM), Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr, Referat 52 und Referat 54 (StMB)

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