An der Leibniz Universität Hannover wird zum Wintersemester 2014/2015 der neue Studiengang „European Master in Territorial Development“ eingerichtet.

Dr. Thilo Lang vom Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde erhält den diesjährigen RSA Routledge Award für seine Forschung zum Umgang von Städten und Regionen mit sozioökonomischen Krisen. Er erhält die Auszeichnung für seinen Aufsatz „How do Cities and Regions Adapt to Socio Economic Crisis? Towards an Institutionalist Approach to Urban and Regional Resilience“.

Landscape Architecture Doctoral Colloquium

This colloquium is addressed to all current and prospective doctoral students in landscape architecture and related disciplines who wish to share and discuss methodical aspects of their research in a European research community. The meeting is open to all research themes and methodical approaches from across the field of landscape architecture and neighbouring disciplines. After the colloquium the participants will be able to position their own research in relation to other approaches in research and practice.

1. Theoretische und methodische Grundlagen

• Apostol, I.; Antoniadis, P.; Banerjee, T. (2013): Flânerie between Net and Place: Promises and Possibilities for Participation in Planning. In: Journal of Planning Education and Research 33 (1), 20-33.
• Bamberg, J. (2013): Engaging the public with online discussion and spatial annotations: The generation and transformation of public knowledge. In: Planning Theory & Practice 14 (1), 39-56.
• Böhm, M. (2013): Die direkte Demokratie in der Schweiz – Ein Vorbild für Deutschland?