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: “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

Interconnected areas at the Franco-German border– ACTAREA Workshops Type: Research Project

French-German cooperation has been boosted by the adoption of the Treaty of Aachen. However, many spatial planning challenges remain to be addressed. The workshops are designed to help overcome them by building a common understanding of the interconnections in two …

Programme: ESPON Status: Ongoing Started: Since October 2023

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

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