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The transformation of metropolitan regions offers challenges and opportunities for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The mission of the Institute of Geography is to advance scientific understanding of the developments and design options of spatial transformation processes in metropolitan regions.

Research and teaching at the Institute of Geography focus on three main areas: Resilient Cities, Smart Cities, and Green and Equitable Cities. These focal areas are addressed in close cooperation among the 14 working groups and across the thematic fields of Human Geography, Physical Geography, Geography Didactics, Geomatics and Environmental Analysis and Planning.
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10. Januar 2025 – Out Now: Beyond Innovation Hotspots
New book co-edited by Prof. Dr. Kiese
[Read more] Urban and regional economics, GI-News
15. Dezember 2024 – Elena Marci-Boehncke and Roman Hiby for the GI at the Global Moon Village Symposium 2024 in Luxembourg
Elena Marci-Boehncke from the Department of Geography presented innovative approaches to integrating remote sensing into German classrooms at the Global Moon Village Symposium 2024 in Luxembourg. The conference covered lunar topics of global interest, such as the potential establishment of lunar bases.
[Read more] Interdisciplinary geographic information sciences, GI-News
08. Dezember 2024 – How LEDs are changing the night: Dr. Christopher Kyba in the DW Podcast
Cities worldwide are turning to LEDs to save money and reduce their carbon footprint, but this shift raises ecological concerns. In a recent episode of Deutsche Welles's Living Planet podcast, Dr. Christopher Kyba from the Institute of Geography sheds light on these issues during a night walk through Cologne, one of Germany's brightest cities.
[Read more] Interdisciplinary geographic information sciences, GI-News
29. November 2024 – OER4SDI - Teaching material for students is available
For two years, a project team from Bochum and Münster developed materials on the subject of geoinformation processing for the training of students. The result is a structured collection for students of geoinformatics, geodesy, geomatics and related subjects. The Open Educational Resources (OER) are available for download.
[Read more] Interdisciplinary geographic information sciences, GI-News, Studinews
15. November 2024 – Geotools for smallholder farmers: COINS workshop explores sustainable land use in Ghana with digital geotools
How can digital tools and geodata support smallholder farmers in West Africa and promote sustainable land use? How can such tools be brought to the farmer?
[Read more] Urban Remote Sensing, Interdisciplinary geographic information sciences, GI-News
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