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.

18 Search results

The potential of circular economy for rural development in Germany and Europe Type: Research Project

The circular economy approach offers great potential for rural regions in Germany and Europe, for instance regarding regional resilience, increased innovation capacity, a diversified economy, and the creation of new employment opportunities. While most documented case …

Programme: Region gestalten Status: Completed Project duration: August 2022 – November 2023

Implementing the Territorial Agenda 2030: “Circular Rural Regions” Type: Research Project

The concept of circular economy has taken a central role in the sustainable transformation of the economy and society both at the national and EU levels. The new pilot action, initiated by BMWSB and BBSR as part of the Territorial Agenda 2030, explores regional …

Programme: Region gestalten Status: Ongoing Started: Since November 2023

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

Regiopolises and regiopolitan regions for Germany – accompanying federal research Type: Research Project

The term “regiopolis” was coined in the early 2000s by the Standing Conference of Ministers responsible for Spatial Planning as part of the discussion of Concepts and Strategies for Spatial Development. But initially, regiopolises remained a marginal spatial planning …

Programme: Region gestalten Status: Completed Project duration: June 2022 – July 2023

Environmental Justice as part of the Social Cohesion urban development support programme Type: Research Project

The objective of the project was to work out recommendations for action for local authorities to improve environmental justice in the Social Cohesion programme areas. One component of the project was the development of video tutorials that illustrate the concept of …

Programme: further programmes Status: Completed Project duration: November 2022 – December 2023

Spatial effects of reactivated railway lines in rural areas by means of ex-post analysis Type: Research Project

The research project analysed the spatial effects of rail reactivation in rural areas. For this purpose, an inventory of possible effects was made to subsequently verify them with the help of indicators using trend analysis based on three selected successful …

Programme: Region gestalten Status: Completed Project duration: June 2021 – November 2021

Experimental game "Adaptation of peripheral settlement structures" Type: Research Project

Based on a pilot study on the adaptation of peripheral settlement structures con-ducted in 2015/2016, an experimental game was carried out, which dealt with the option of municipalities to implement a strategically planned and small-scale retreat from individual small …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: September 2017 – January 2019

Services of general interest in regional planning and options for their formal and informal management Type: Research Project

Regional planning activities related to safeguarding services of general interest are gaining significance in the context of demographic change. The quality of the services of general interest provided is often determined by sectoral planning instances and by the …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: April 2015 – November 2016

ESPON Atlas - Mapping European territorial structures and dynamics Type: Research Project

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2012 – July 2014

High-speed internet in rural areas - an international comparison Type: Research Project

To increase accessibility of rural areas, high hopes are being placed on broadband deployment. In order to achieve a nationwide roll-out of high performance broadband internet, innovative solutions are required. Thus this report provides an overview of international …

Programme: MORO Status: Completed Project duration: July 2015 – November 2015

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