The Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning

Research projects

The Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) supports federal politics with its projects. The projects deal with current issues of spatial planning, urban development as well as building and housing. They reveal the need for political action and provide scientifically sound bases with which political instruments and measures can be further developed.

You can find an overview of current and completed research projects on this page. You can use the search function to search for specific topics using key words.

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Implementing the Territorial Agenda 2030 Type: Research Project

The Territorial Agenda 2030 (TA2030) is a political framework agreement of the European states on the key objectives of spatial development in Europe. Under the German EU Council Presidency, the ministers responsible for spatial planning adopted this document on 1 …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: July 2020 – November 2023

Integrated planning in the German-Polish Interaction Area Type: Research Project

The project developed cross-border structures and integrated planning processes in four pilot projects. These offer solutions for spatial challenges that arise in one or more of the five fields of action of the Common Future Vision 2030 (CFV 2030).

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: October 2020 – December 2023

Shaping climate change and the transformation of the energy system – preparatory study, spatial planning report 2024 Type: Research Project

In preparation of the 2024 spatial planning report on Concept 4, “Shaping climate change and the transformation of the energy system”, the scientific final report summarises the analytical results of the preparatory study. The focus was on the question how the concept …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: December 2021 – October 2023

Competition: People and Success 2022 Type: Research Project

The focus of the competition “Menschen und Erfolge 2022” (People and Success 2022) was “New for each other in the centre” and sought to award projects that have successfully contributed to the strengthening inner cities or village centres. A total of 161 entries were …

Programme: Nationale Stadtentwicklungspolitik Status: Completed Project duration: December 2021 – May 2023

Spatial Development in the Baltic Sea Region – German VASAB Chair 2022/2023 Type: Research Project

Germany chaired the Cooperation of Spatial Planning Ministries in the Baltic Sea Region (VASAB – Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) from January 2022 to June 2023. This period included the revision of the “Long-term perspective” (VASAB Vision 2040) and a …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: February 2022 – June 2023

Results and perspectives of transnational cooperation (Interreg) for territorial development Type: Research Project

The project supported the BMI and the BBSR in the field of transnational cooperation. It helped with the targeted approach of German partners, especially municipal and regional actors. Programme platforms, online information and a national kick-off conference helped to …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: May 2021 – October 2022

Impacts of the COVID-19 crisis in border regions Type: Research Project

This project is to contribute to the spatial differentiation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying its possible consequences of in German border regions and, as far as possible, describing them quantitatively. In the Franco-German border area, the …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: July 2021 – November 2022

Towards an Establishment of a Spatial Monitoring System for Neighbouring Regions Type: Research Project

The Spatial Planning Act provides for BBSR's spatial monitoring system for Germany and Europe to be supplemented in the medium term with continuous reporting on the regions in neighbouring countries. The aim of the project was to define the methodological and technical …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: October 2019 – November 2021

Precautionary Risk Management in Regional Planning – Consolidation Type: Research Project

In this project, the risk management approach previously developed with the Cologne region was further developed and consolidated to ensure transferability to other types of regions. In two model regions, additional hazards and risks were addressed and a broader …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: July 2016 – May 2020

Results of the COVID-19 crisis in the border areas Type: Research Project

This project is to contribute to the spatial differentiation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying possible consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in German border regions and, as far as possible, describing them quantitatively. In the Franco-German …

Programme: MORO Status: Ongoing Started: Since July 2021

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