KoMet researcher Prof. Dr. Bernd Noche, Chair of the Center for Logistics and Transportation at the University of Duisburg-Essen, appeared on WDR 5’s summer series “Typisch NRW” on July 28, 2021. The segment on the topic “Logistics for Traffic Congestion in Urban Areas” explored innovative solutions for the growing volume of package deliveries to private … Read more
On November 10, two evening lectures were held for the general public: PD Dr. Beate Löffler (TU Dortmund): “Architectural Cultural Transfer: From Japan to North Rhine-Westphalia” and Prof. Katja Schmidtpott (RUB): “Tange Kenzô, the Metabolists, and Ruhr University Bochum” This year’s AREA Day marked the kickoff of an annual event in which AREA Ruhr will … Read more
“Smart Metropolitan Solutions – way to a climate-neutral and resilient cities” was the theme of the 3rd KoMet Day, organized by the Competence Field for Metropolitan Research (KoMet) of the Ruhr University Alliance (UA Ruhr) on December 6, 2021, in cooperation with the Emschergenossenschaft. Against the backdrop of the European Commission’s European Green Deal, the discussion … Read more
Abstract: Metropolitan research requires multidisciplinary perspectives in order to do justice to the complexities of metropolitan regions. This volume provides a scholarly and accessible overview of key methods and approaches in metropolitan research from a uniquely broad range of disciplines including architectural history, art history, heritage conservation, literary and cultural studies, spatial planning and planning … Read more
The continued collaboration between the Emschergenossenschaft and KoMet for the period from 2022 to 2026 has now been finalized: The Chairman of the Board of the Emschergenossenschaft, Prof. Dr. Uli Paetzel, and the KoMet spokespersons (Prof. Dr. Jens Martin Gurr, Prof. Dr. Uta Hohn, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann) are continuing their fruitful cooperation with the … Read more
Researchers, practitioners, and interested students attended the Travelling Conference in Dortmund on March 4 and 5. Organized by KoMet and IN-EAST in cooperation with the Emschergenossenschaft, the event took place concurrently with the Emscher Congress “Fascination: Transformation” (March 3, 2022), which celebrated the successful completion of the Emscher transformation. You can also find more information … Read more
On March 3, 2022, the hybrid Emscher Congress took place at the Story Event House in Bottrop. Organized by the Emschergenossenschaft under the leadership of Dr. Stephan Treuke, the event brought together high-profile researchers to discuss the transformation of the Ruhr region and the successful Emscher River restoration project. In addition, international researchers presented the … Read more
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann, a professor in the Department of Spatial Planning at TU Dortmund University, participated in a panel discussion on May 13, 2022, at the conference “Soccer Meets the City – On the Significance and Role of Soccer Clubs in the Emscher Region,” alongside Dirk große Schlarmann, sports journalist and host; Olivier Kruschinski, … Read more
The DFG has awarded a grant to KoMet researcher Prof. Dr. Cornelia Jöchner for a research project titled “Urban Demarcation Practices: Spaces of Possibility in European Cities during the Era of Defortification, ca. 1750–1920.” The central question concerns the potential for change that emerged in the fortified city when it abandoned the military fortifications it … Read more
KoMet researchers Prof. Dr. Daniel Hering (Faculty of Biology, UDE), Prof. Dr. Harald Zepp, and Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitt (both from the Department of Geography, RUB) are involved in developing the “Ruhr Region Regional Biodiversity Strategy.” The project has been funded by the state government since mid-2020 as part of the Ruhr Conference and as … Read more