The influence of spatial planning on settlement-development In Germany and Sitzerland: a comparative Analysis of governance-capacity and -impacts

• Applicants: Professor Dr.-Ing. Christian Diller; Professor Dr.-Ing. Stefan Siedentop
• Subject Area: Urbanism, Spatial Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Landscape Planning
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 357934307

The aim of this project is the comparative investigation of the influence of spatial planning on regional development between Germany and Switzerland. It is based on three hypotheses:H1: Spatial planning has even in the context of other factors a measurable and significant influence on the extension and patterns of regional settlement development.H2: The influence of spatial planning on regional settlement-development depends on the Regional Governance-Capacity: The higher it is, the higher is the influence. H3: The variation of Regional Governance-Capacity inbetween the national states is higher than between the states.In the first step of the land-wide analyses a model of Governance-Capacity will be developed and filled with empirical indicators. The results will be put in contrast to analyses of regional settlement development. As result of correlation-, regression- and cluster-analyses a typisation of the regions will be developed. This is as well the base for the selection of five case-studies: two in each country and the Basel Region. In the case studies the reasons of the differences in Governance-Capacity are examined.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Switzerland
• Partner Organisation: Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)
• Co-Investigator: Privatdozent Dr. Marco Pütz, Ph.D.