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Sustainable Urban Development &
Integrated Urban Renewal

Urban Expert supports local authorities in the implementation of urban development programmes and in the development of integrated urban (district) development concepts (Social city, protection of urban heritage, urban redevelopment, urban restructuring, etc.). Beyond this, a large number of municipalities and institutions have been and are being advised and supported in their approaches to sustainable urban development and integrated urban renewal. A selection of projects can be found here.

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Expert Support

Studies & Expert opinions

Intercommunal mobility concept “Niederbarnimer Fließlandschaft”
2020-2021

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Client: Gemeinde Glienicke/Nordbahn

Support of the stakeholder participation in the municipalities of Glienicke/Nordbahn, Hohen Neuendorf, Mühlenbecker Land, Birkenwerder

  • Conception, preparation, implementation and documentation of
    • the municipal and inter-municipal working group meetings and involvement of politicians
    • the citizens‘ and specialist workshops
  • Support of public relations: website, e-newsletter, press articles

Further development of German urban development funds
(Urban development research) 
2018-2019

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Client: Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR)

  • Preparation, implementation and evaluation of a questionnaire
  • Preparation, implementation and documentation of meetings with experts

(Re) Making the City
2018

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Client: URBACT

  • Identification and preparation of good-practice examples for the website (Re) Making the City
  • Development of a template for the presentation of the good-practice examples
  • Development of the website structure
  • Presentation of the results at international conference

Integrated strategic urban development planning in the Russian Federation
2017

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Client: STRELKA KB

  • Development of guidelines for integrated strategic urban development planning

Community-led urban strategies in historic towns (COMUS)
2017

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Client: Council of Europe

  • Elaboration of the publication „Principles for heritage based urban development of small and medium-sized heritage towns in countries in transition“
  • Analysis of project documents
Study: Urban Agenda in Latin America

Towards the new Urban Agenda in Latin America
2016

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Client: GIZ – German Development Cooperation

  • Systematisation and analysis of GIZ projects in Latin America in the sector „Urban and Climate “ 
  • Elaboration of the report “Contributions of GIZ to Environmentally Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development in Latin America”
  • Elaboration of the presentation for the Habitat III conference in Quito

Sustainable regeneration in urban areas
2014-2015

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Client: Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini; URBACT

  • Co-author of the publication “Sustainable regeneration in urban areas”
  • Preparation and participation at study visits
  • Elaboration of the IBA Hamburg case study 
  • Presentation of results at international conference 
Regensburg World Heritage Mangement plan

Integrated World Heritage Management Plan for the Old Town of Regensburg 
2009-2010

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Client: City of Regensburg

  • Elaboration of the integrated world heritage management plan including action plan, management and monitoring system
  • Analysis of policies, strategies and projects of relevance for the world heritage site
  • Conception and moderation of the working group “Integrated Management Plan” (public and private stakeholders) and the citizens participation 

Integrated urban development of the Upper Silesian mining region

2007

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Client: Silesian Union of Municipalities and Districts; URBACT

  • Field trip and analysis of the current situation and challenges of four neighbouring municipality districts in the Upper Silesian region
  • Elaboration of  report with recommendation for an integrated urban development of the four neighbouring municipality districts 
Sustainable Urban Development & Integrated Urban Renewal

Expert Support

Expert of URBACT

Promoting sustainable urban development in the EU – URBACT Expert
2007 – current

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Client: URBACT

  • Professional support of URBACT projects and city networks
  • Participation in advisory meetings
  • Preparation and moderation of URBACT workshops and seminars
  • Preparation of case studies and articles 
Expert of UIA

Promoting innovative Urban Actions – UIA Experte
2017 – current

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Client: UIA – Urban Innovative Actions

  • Professional support to UIA cities
  • Preparation of case studies and articles

Yes, we rent! – Reactivating private empty flats for affordable rental housing
2020 – 2022

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Client: City of Mataró; UIA

  • Preparation and implementation of study visits and interviews
  • Guidance and advice to project and project partners
  • Capturing and sharing knowledge and lessons learnt through publications (‚web articels‚ und ‚zoom-ins‘)

ALT/BAU – Reactivation of vacant residential buildings & flats (city network)
2018 – 2020

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Client: City of Chemnitz; URBACT

  • Lead Expert of the URBACT transfer network
  • Development of the guidebook for the reactivation of vacant residential buildings and a good-practice brochure 
  • Elaboration of the transfer study and the working programme
  • Conception, preparation, moderation and documentation of the network meetings / workshops
  • Support of the partners
    • transfering and adapting Chemnitz good-practice example and involvement of local stakeholders
    • elaborating and implementing the transfer plans
Expert for the URBACT III network “sub>urban: Reinventing the Fringe”

sub>urban: Reinventing the Fringe (city network)
2017 – 2018

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Client: City of  Antwerp; URBACT

  • Development of a template for the integrated action plans of the project partners
  • Guidance and feedback to the project partners for the elaboration of the integrated action plans
  • Workshops about integrated action plans
2nd Chance: Waking up the sleeping giants

2nd Chance: Waking up the sleeping giants: Reactivation of larger vacant buildings (city network)
2015 – 2018

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Client: City of Naples; URBACT

  • Lead expert of the URBACT city network
  • Development of a guidebook for the reactivation of larger, vacant buidlings and of a good-practice compilation.
  • Supporting partners developing a strategy for the reactivation and reuse of larger, vacant building embedded in the city and neighbourhood development context
  • Elaboration of the baseline study and working program
  • Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops 
  • Supporting partners to implement Local Support Groups and develop Local Action Plans
Culture for cities and regions: Study visit Dundee

Culture for Cities and Regions (EU Initiative)
2015 – 2017

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Client: EUROCITIES

  • Preparation, participation, content-wise support, documentation of ‚peer study visits’ to cities and regions with good experience within culture & urban development 
  • Preparation, participations, content-wise support, documentation of ‘coaching visits’ to cities and regions to develop recommendations for the further development of their cultural (heritage) strategy, exploring new ideas and solutions.
URBACT: Urban Markets - excursion Turin

URBACT Markets: Markets as driver of sustainable urban development”
(city network)

2014 – 2015

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Client: City of Barcelona; URBACT

  • Lead Expert of the URBACT city network 
  • Elaboration of the handbook „Urban markets: heart soul and motor of cities“ and of an editable presentation  to locally promote the Local Action Plans of the partners
  • Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
  • Supporting partners to implement Local Support Groups and Local Action Plans
UNEP-JCEP Sustainable Urban Development and Liveable Garden Community - China Program

Sustainable Urban Development and Liveable Garden Community (SUC)– China-Programm
2010 – 2012

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Client: UNEP, JCEP (China)

  • Expert-meeting of the „SUC experts group“

Redis: Restructuring districts into Science Quarters (city network)
2008 – 2010

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Client: City of Magdeburg; MDKK GmbH

  • Consulting and supporting the reporting towards the program level
  • Consulting and supporting the elaboration of the final project application and working program
  • Contact person for the MDKK and the municipality of Magdeburg
HerO - Heritage as Opportunity - excursion Graz

Hist.Urban – Revitalisation of small and medium sized historic towns to promote a sustainable urban development (city network)
2006 – 2008

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Client: DV e.V.

  • Application, project management and content-wise coordination of the project 
  • Moderation and expert advice for the working group “Planning and Management of Integrated and Implementation-oriented Urban Development Processes” under consideration of built-cultural heritage
  • Design, preparation, implementation, documentation of network meetings and workshops
  • Development of public relation material
Fürstenwalde - Innenstadtsanierung

Urban development programme Fürstenwalde
2004 – 2011

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Client: City of Fürstenwalde/Spree; BauGrund GmbH

  • Development of integrated policies, strategies and action plans 
  • Project and finance management of the inner city urban renewal
  • Advice on and support for public and private rehabilitation and redevelopment actions
  • Mobilisation and participation of stakeholders
  • Public relations

Urban development programme Golßen
2004 – 2011

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Client: City of Golßen; BauGrund GmbH

  • Project management of the old town renewal programme
  • Advice on and support for public and private rehabilitation and redevelopment actions 

Integrated Urban Development + Participation Processes

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