Projects of the Working Group Geomatics

Current Projects

Transformations towards Resilient Cities
Duration: 2021 − 2027
Contact: Dr. Ellen Banzhaf

REGREEN – Fostering nature-based solutions for equitable, green and healthy urban transitions in Europe and China
Duration: 09/2019 – 02/2024
Contact: Dr. Ellen Banzhaf
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Environment Tracker
Duration: 02/2020 – 01/2023
Contact: Dr. Carolin Helbig
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Terrestrial Environmental Observatoria (TERENO)
Core Topic Urban System
Duration: since 2008
Contact: Dr. Ellen Banzhaf, Dr. Carolin Helbig
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Completed projects

  • IP T12: Mitigating land use conflicts − between land sparing and land sharing
    Duration: 2014 – 2020
  • IP T13: Urban Transformations − Sustainable urban development towards resource efficiency, quality of life and resilience
    Duration: 2014 – 2020, Homepage
  • Investigations on environmental justice. Socio-spatial distribution of air pollution in Berlin
  • EnRoute − Enhancing Resilience of Urban Ecosystems through Green Infrastructure
    Duration: 2016 − 2018, Homepage
  • Monitoring of Commercial and Residential Brownfields in the City of Leipzig (COREBRO) − Potentials to renaturalize and to revitalize urban brownfields
    Homepage
  • Evaluating Environmental and Life Quality to analyse Urban Vulnerability in Santiago de Chile
    Duration: 2011 – 2013, Homepage
  • Urban Landuse Conflics and Options
    Duration: 2009 – 2013, Homepage
  • Mega-Trend Urbanisation: Vulnerability and Environmental Risks
    Duration: 2009 – 2013, Homepage
  • Risk Habitat Megacity
    Duration: 2007 – 2011, Homepage
  • International Water Research Alliance Saxony − Model Region Brasilia
    Duration: 2008 – 2010, Homepage
  • Monitoring sustainability indicators in shrinking cities
    Duration: 2006 – 2008
  • European Landscape Character Assessment Initiative (ELCAI)
    Duration: 2003 – 2005
  • Social and environmental atlas of Gran Concepción / Chile
    Duration: 2001 – 2005, Homepage
  • Max-Kade-Foundation (New York): Detecting urban brownfields by means of remote sensing and GIS data
    Duration: 2003 – 2004
  • BMBF und federal state Saxony-Anhalt: Operationalising remote sensing data for the environmental department of Saxony-Anhalt (OFULSA) − subproject urban landscapes / settlements and floodplain areas
    Duration: 1999 – 2002