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.

173 Search results

City on the Blue Ribbon
Type: Research Project

The research project ‘Stadt am Blauen Band’ (City on the Blue Ribbon) investigates the potentials of urban water corridors along federal waterways as part of the green-blue infrastructure in cities. The research highlights the fact that the federal inland waterways with …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: August 2022 – September 2023

Resilience and built heritage
Type: Research Project

The research project investigated how existing integrated approaches in the field of risk and heritage management in European cities can be strengthened. It also explored the extent to which relevant concepts and processes can be transferred to the municipal level in …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: January 2021 – September 2022

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

COVID-19 and the consequences Type: Research Project

Since the beginning of 2020, the Corona crisis has affected cities and regions. To contain the spread of the virus, restrictions on economic and social activities were considered as an important measure. However, many people rely on public spaces and facilities in the …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: November 2020 – July 2023

Implementing the 2030 Agenda locally through urban development Type: Research Project

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Ongoing Started: Since July 2022

Bundespreis Stadtgrün 2022 Type: Research Project

The Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (German: Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen) awarded the Bundespreis Stadtgrün 2022 for the second time. The award recognised best practice examples that demonstrated how …

Programme: Initiative Grün in der Stadt (EN) Status: Completed Project duration: July 2021 – November 2022

Successful strategies and barriers to the implementation of integrated urban development concepts Type: Research Project

Many municipalities are facing extensive transformations due to the consequences of climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. Integrated urban development concepts (INSEKs) support municipalities in structuring these transformations with the help of comprehensive …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: January 2021 – December 2022

Digital learning labs of the City of Oldenburg Type: Research Project

The research project tested approaches to make citizen participation even easier and more attractive. The City of Oldenburg focussed on expanding digital participation formats. Here, digital events and the improvement of digital skills among the population went hand in …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: December 2017 – March 2022

Shaping the digital city: A guide for municipalities Type: Research Project

The digital transformation of cities and society is changing the way we live – the way we work and learn, move around and produce, trade and consume things. For municipalities, this means new tasks as well as new opportunities and risks. On the one hand, they are faced …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: January 2019 – May 2022

Integrating migration, integration, and participation into integrated urban development concepts Type: Research Project

As part of this research project, a practical guide was developed to help municipalities anchor the topics of migration, integration, and participation into integrated urban development concepts. The guide is based on an evaluation of 100 municipal urban development …

Programme: ExWoSt Status: Completed Project duration: June 2021 – October 2022

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