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Project completed: Town and city centre development plans provide a workable strategic basis, even during a pandemic. Evaluating real-world practice helps provide guidance for information and knowledge transfer to municipalities.
Project completed: The housing benefit plus (Wohngeld-Plus) reform has led to far-reaching changes with regard to the relief effect and the scope of housing benefits (extended group of recipients). The project has prepared the content of two heating cost allowances as well as the housing benefit plus reform.
Project completed: The federal government is working to improve the housing policy framework. From 2020 to the end of 2022, events and other formats were organised to communicate housing policy measures.
Project started: Urban resilience is gaining increasing importance. The various crises of the past years further underlined the issue. In the future, it is important for cities to develop the ability to respond appropriately to shocks and disruptions of all kinds and to adapt accordingly after such events.
Project completed: How are instruments for securing affordable housing being utilised, especially social preservation statutes? To what extent can they contribute to maintaining the composition of neighbourhoods and ensuring affordable housing?
Publication (in German): The publication summarizes the economic outlook for the real estate market in 2024 as the first results of the annual BBSR Expert Panel on the real estate market. The Panel has reflected current market assessments in the residential and commercial sectors for more than a decade.
Project completed: Inner cities are facing challenges. While new uses are being sought, spaces of opportunity are emerging that are being filled with creative ideas by young people. A study shows how to create places that arouse curiosity.
Project completed: The study examines the architectural historical and urban relevance of department stores for inner city centres. The focus is primarily on their architectural and cultural qualities.
Project completed: Small and medium-sized municipalities are called to improve their digital competencies to address current challenges of urban development. The project formulates recommendations for action to establish a data-competent administration.
Project completed: The study examined rural German and European regions that are already applying circular economy approaches. Recommendations for regional circular economy development could be derived.
Project started: The concept of circular economy has taken a central role in the sustainable transformation of regions. The new pilot action supports the development and implementation of strategic circular economy concepts in rural areas in Germany and Europe.
Project completed: Harmonising affordable housing and climate protection is an important task for the coming years. The completed research project offers differentiated impact analyses and political recommendations to maintain these targets in the sector of residential buildings.
