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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Transparency of land ownership in Europe Type: Research Project

Transparency of land ownership serves as a crucial basis for sustainable land policy. However, data availability, data quality and transparency are often deficient. The project therefore examines the causes and consequences of the divergent levels of data availability …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Ongoing Started: Since October 2023

New Urban Agenda of the United Nations: characterising, measuring and visualising the progress of its implementation across various levels Type: Research Project

Compact urban development, the efficient use of resources, mobility in cities and regions as well as the well-being of all are the core messages of the New Urban Agenda adopted by the United Nations as global guiding principle of modern urban development. From 2022, the …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: December 2019 – June 2021

Global urban transformation: involving New Urban Agenda, SDGs and the Paris Agreement into Germany‘s local and national urban development Type: Research Project

International and European agreements like the New Urban Agenda, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Urban Agenda for the EU give new impetus and place demands on cities. In order to make municipalities future-compliant and to …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: September 2017 – October 2019

Investigation of selected Interreg IV B projects for impacts achieved and central success factors Type: Research Project

The support of a well-balanced economic, social and territorial development in Europe has been a focal area of financial assistance within the framework of the Interreg programmes. In the light of the partially significant differences in development within Europe, the …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: April 2015 – June 2017

CO2-neutral in cities and neighbourhoods - the European and international perspective Type: Research Project

The EU has set out ambitious targets for CO2 reduction. Urban areas emit the largest part of greenhouse gases (GHG) including CO2 globally. Therefore, emissions need to be reduced in cities and neighbourhoods in particular (mitigation). But how do cities measure their CO2

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: October 2015 – November 2016

Baukulturatlas Germany 2030/2050 Type: Research Project

How will changing conditions in society affect our built environment? What will the cities and regions that we live in look like? The Baukulturatlas addresses societal and geographical transformations and speculates on their consequences for Baukultur. Project duration: …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: October 2014 – July 2016

Spatial impact assessment - Application of the Guidelines for Integrated Network Design (RIN) in the railway network traffic Type: Research Project

The research project had two objectives. First,the accessibility qualities in rail passenger transport had to be calculated by the method of RIN 2008 for all German centers in rail passenger transport (Metropolitan Regions (MR), Regional Centers (OR), Resource Centres …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: November 2012 – August 2014

Pilot study - Benefits of considering spatial interests in sectoral policies using the example of the Integrated Maritime Policy Type: Research Project

Better integration of spatial interests in sectoral policies represents a significant requirement in the Territorial Agenda 2020. By concentrating on the example of the Integrated Maritime Policy, this pilot study investigated how sectoral policies can both benefit, if …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: September 2013 – August 2015

Baukultur in Rural Areas Type: Research Project

In the 21st century, rural areas will continue to be one of the most important spatial categories in Germany. Comprising approximately 70% of the land, these regions significantly affect the character of the national landscape. Around 35% of the German population either …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: November 2011 – November 2013

The Europe 2020 Strategy - implementation and effects in German regions Type: Research Project

The Europe 2020 Strategy provides a framework for future European policy implementation. It describes the overall goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. In order to measure the Europe 2020 goals and to enhance the implementation of the Strategy in the Member …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: September 2011 – September 2012

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