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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Integrated coastal zone management – spatial planning strategies for the coast and the sea Type: Research Project

Conceived to support the development and implementation of a national ICZM strategy, the project took stock of development trends, opportunities, and challenges faced by Germany’s coastal and marine areas and made practical suggestions for implementing long-term ICZM …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: March 2006 – April 2006

Social Indicators of Sustainable Building Type: Research Project

Basic Principles for the implementation of the social aspects of sustainable building, laid out in the guideline for sustainable building by the federal ministry, should be created. The aim is the development of the guideline into concrete measures for the building …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Ongoing Started: Since December 2005

ESPON project 2.1.1 – Territorial impact of EU transport and TEN policies Type: Research Project

Project duration: 2003 – 2005

Programme: ESPON Status: Completed Project duration: January 2003 – October 2005

Evaluation of CO2-reduction measures in the building sector Type: Research Project

The impact of single policies is the primary focus in the analysis of CO2-reduction measures in the building sector. Thereby the further need for action in order to achieve the national saving goals is shown, based on an estimate of the reproduction potentials that are …

Programme: General Departmental Research Status: Completed Project duration: July 2005 – July 2005

Reducing Bureaucracy in Eastern Germany Type: Research Project

Bureaucratic restraints should be removed and economic development boosted by deregulation and a reduction in bureaucracy. The research project differentiates between these approaches and puts them into perspective.
Project duration: November 2003 - May 2005

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: November 2003 – May 2005

Success Factors Both Within the Company and Across the East German Processing Industry as a Starting Point for Strategies to Further the Road to Success Type: Research Project

This report highlights the fact that human resources are a fundamental factor in successful industrial companies in Eastern Germany . An analysis was made of corporate strategies and the expectations of economic policies as seen by successful East German entrepreneurs.

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: November 2004 – February 2005

Integrated Care as a Component in a Modern Health Economy in the Eastern Germany - A First Evaluation Type: Research Project

Concepts for integrated care provide starting points for a business-oriented approach to health care. This project studies new developments in the health economy in Eastern Germany as seen by the health insurers and care providers.
Project duration: November 2004 - …

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: November 2004 – January 2005

Development of the Necessary Infrastructure for and Financing of Organic Farming, Processing and Distribution in Eastern Germany Type: Research Project

Organic farming holds promise for rural and structurally weak areas. In this project, producer networks and a financing model were developed to fill the gaps in the chain for Eastern German organic product.
Project duration: September 2004 - December 2004

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: September 2004 – December 2004

Communication and Process Management in the Reform of Local-Government Structures on the Isle of Usedom as a Model for Adapting Administrative Structures to Demographic Changes Type: Research Project

The ideal type model of the "Amt-Municipality of Usedom" was developed with the participation of local people in the context of the reform of local administrative structures in Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania.
Project duration: August 2004 - December 2004

Programme: Development of Eastern Germany Status: Completed Project duration: August 2004 – December 2004

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