Urban Agglomerations
Fachbereich 1 Architektur • Bauingenieurwesen • Geomatik
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Content
Greetings 7
Program 8
Modules 10
Theses Topics 12
Alumni‘s Voices 22
Partner Universities 31
Workshops 35
Summer School 42
Excursions 44
Team 2017-18 58
Publications 62RedaktionFrankfurt University of AppliedSciencesFachbereich 1Masterstudiengang Urban AgglomerationsProf.Dr. Caroline Günther | Prof. Dr. Michael PeterekNibelungenplatz 1D-60318 Frankfurt am Main
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Urban Agglomerations10 Years 2008-2018!
„Urban Agglomerations will be10!
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16:30 – 18:30
Searching for new polycentric Cracow Metropolis Prof. Dr.Mateusz Gyurkovich, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Planning and management challenges of the Metropolitan Region ofCuritiba Prof. Dr. Carlos Hardt, Pontifícia Universidade Católicado Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Planning for Great Metropolitan Area 2013-2030. Costa RicaProf.Dr. Tomás Martínez Baladares, Technológico de Costa Rica, San José,Costa Rica
City growth and the rising urban density as new challenges ofmobility in LimaProf. Dr. Pablo Pablo Vega Centeno, PontificiaUniversidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
Urban environmental policy analysis to support politicaldecision-makingProf. Dr. Klaus Frey, Universidade Federal do ABC,Santo André, Brazil
Urban equity conflicts in pursuing a democratic city?Prof. Dr.Ana Paula Rabello Lyra, Universidade Vila Velha, Brazil
Coffee Break
Natural disasters and risk of firewoods in metropolitan areasand global weather changeProf. Dr. Iván Cartes, Universidad del BíoBío, Concepción, Chile
Stråk – planning for connectivity in the segregated cityProf.Dr. Karin Grundström, Malmö University, Sweden
Landscapes of Cities and Cities of Landscapes: cases inBrazilProf Letícia Peret Antunes Hardt,Pontifícia UniversidadeCatólica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Approach to patterns of intervention for integratedrevitalization of public spaceProf. Dr. Jorge Eduardo Valdés,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico
Environmental impact of the construction of the metropolitanrailway Mexico-TolucaProf. Adriana Irais Lugo Plata, PontifíciaUniversidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Tall buildings impact on the city skylineProf Dr. MehrdadKarimimoshaver, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Anniversary and International Workshop 2018 with the UrbanAgglomerations and the Urban Knowledge Net Partner UniversitiesWednesday, May 30th Guest lectures
Building 1 | Lecture Hall 601
Wissen durch Praxis stärkt
Fachbereich Architektur • Bauingenieurwesen • Geomatik UrbanAgglomerations/Frankfurt UAS
„Urban Agglomerations will be10!
14:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 18:30
Searching for new polycentric Cracow Metropolis Prof. Dr.Mateusz Gyurkovich, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
Planning and management challenges of the Metropolitan Region ofCuritiba Prof. Dr. Carlos Hardt, Pontifícia Universidade Católicado Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Planning for Great Metropolitan Area 2013-2030. Costa RicaProf.Dr. Tomás Martínez Baladares, Technológico de Costa Rica, San José,Costa Rica
City growth and the rising urban density as new challenges ofmobility in LimaProf. Dr. Pablo Pablo Vega Centeno, PontificiaUniversidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
Urban environmental policy analysis to support politicaldecision-makingProf. Dr. Klaus Frey, Universidade Federal do ABC,Santo André, Brazil
Urban equity conflicts in pursuing a democratic city?Prof. Dr.Ana Paula Rabello Lyra, Universidade Vila Velha, Brazil
Coffee Break
Natural disasters and risk of firewoods in metropolitan areasand global weather changeProf. Dr. Iván Cartes, Universidad del BíoBío, Concepción, Chile
Stråk – planning for connectivity in the segregated cityProf.Dr. Karin Grundström, Malmö University, Sweden
Landscapes of Cities and Cities of Landscapes: cases inBrazilProf Letícia Peret Antunes Hardt,Pontifícia UniversidadeCatólica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Approach to patterns of intervention for integratedrevitalization of public spaceProf. Dr. Jorge Eduardo Valdés,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico
Environmental impact of the construction of the metropolitanrailway Mexico-TolucaProf. Adriana Irais Lugo Plata, PontifíciaUniversidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Tall buildings impact on the city skylineProf Dr. MehrdadKarimimoshaver, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Anniversary and International Workshop 2018 with the UrbanAgglomerations and the Urban Knowledge Net Partner UniversitiesWednesday, May 30th Guest lectures
Building 1 | Lecture Hall 601
Wissen durch Praxis stärkt
Fachbereich Architektur • Bauingenieurwesen • Geomatik UrbanAgglomerations/Frankfurt UAS
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It is my pleasure to present this booklet to you whichhighlights our Master Program “Urban Agglomerations”, situated atthe Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Faculty ArchitectureCivil Engineering Geomatics.
As one of the leading Universities of Applied Sciences inGermany, we in Frankfurt offer a broad range of study choices. AtFaculty 1 programs include a set of bachelor and master courses inarchitecture, civil engineering, geomatics, real estate as well asurban planning.
We strive to supervise and coach all students individually andour foremost priority is to work to provide the best for ourstudents in all aspects of university life.
In October 2008 we started the English master program UrbanAgglomerations with a first group of 6 students. Today, after 10years, we are proud to say that 120 students have been enrolled inour course, and partly still are, and 83 have successfullygraduated. Most of our graduates have found challenging workpositions, some have earned a doctorate degree and many havereturned to their home countries with the knowledge aquired in ourmaster program.
Over the last 10 years we have gradually consolidated a verygood network with international partner universities. We haveestablished the “Urban Knowledge Net”, a collaboration with partneruniversities from South and North America, which gets together oncea year for an annual meeting. In the booklet we have a selection ofsome of the workshops. Many of our partners are participating inthe international workshop held around the anniversary.
I warmly welcome you to our international workshop and to theformal anniversary ceremony.
Yours sincerely,
Prof. Dr.- Ing. Michael Peterek, Program Director of UrbanAgglomerationsFaculty 1 Architecture Civil EngineeringGeomatics
Urban Agglomerations10 Years 2008-2018!
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Context of the ProgramWorldwide, rapid urban change is anirreversible global process today, leading to new and highlyintegrated forms of large urban, metropolitan and regional networksand agglomerations. Globalisation and an increase in internationalmigration lead to additional challenges for urban planning,management and development, meeting the demands of new groups insociety with diversified national, socio-economic and culturalbackgrounds. These developments entail serious demographic,economic, environmental and social changes – applying both, thoughin different and manifold ways, to the agglomerations of theso-called developing world (still in a phase of continuousexpansion) and those of the developed world (where extension andshrinking processes can be found all at once).
At the beginning of the 20th century, more than 15% of thepeople worldwide were living in cities. The number increased toover 50% in 2000 and is expected to rise to 70% in 2050. Thesedevelopments lead to fundamental sustainability challenges. Theproceeding globalisation, the growing complexity worldwide and anincrease in international migration lead to additionalchallenges.
At the same time, the experience of the last decades has shownthat the challenges and problems of rapid urban change cannot becoped with by the methods and the know-how of different singledisciplines alone. The new developments of the 21st century’surbanisation make new and integrated approaches and solutionsnecessary that reach beyond the restrictive confines of separatetechnical fields.
The issues addressed in the course are related to the mostpressing challenges of urban agglomerations today, including landmanagement, environmental conditions, mobility and transportation,socio-economic differentiation, segregation and migrationprocesses, urban and regional governance as well as territorialrisk assessment and disaster prevention. They are dealt with in aglobal context and through intercultural perception, linking,comparing and exchanging experiences and practices of Europeanurban agglomerations with recent developments in the highly dynamicextra-European city-regions and mega-cities.
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Profile of the ProgramThe Masters Program in “UrbanAgglomerations” started in October 2008 at the Frankfurt Universityof Applied Sciences and is completely taught in English. It runsover four semesters, leading to the internationaly recognized“Master of Science (M.Sc.)“ and opening the possibility ofsubsequent doctoral studies.
It is based on an interdisciplinary and internationalorientation, addressing graduates with a first academic degree inarchitecture, civil engineering, urban, regional, landscape orenvironmental planning, geo-informatics or other planning-relateddisciplines, as well as some professional experience.
Together with international partner universities, for example inSweden, Australia, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica,Thailand, Turkey, Italy and Poland the course structure aims toimpart a profile of knowledge in the domain of urban, regional orlandscape planning, transport and mobility as well as GIS, dataanalysis, social and cultural connotations.
Course StructureThe course structure offers different thematicmodules and imparts solid and broad professional, technical, andsocial competencies and qualifications for working in city-regionsand large agglomerations. In all courses and subjects, professorsas well as students work on practical and professionally relevantissues, mostly in co-operation with local authorities, planning andmanagement departments, city-regional corporations andinstitutions. These practical elements form a central component ofthe Masters Course.
During the first two semesters in Frankfurt the students acquirea broad range of basic and fundamental knowledge. In project work,conceptual outlines and presentations, students work together insmall groups of three to six persons, thus developing teamworkexperience and presentation skills. They are able to apply theirknowledge in a multidisciplinary project in the second semester.Here they are supported by two members of the academic staff, eachrepresenting a different discipline in “Urban Agglomerations”.
In the third semester the students attend an internationalexchange semester. Here they choose one of the cooperating partneruniversities for the international exchange course. By studyingagglomerations and city-regions in an international context,diverse approaches to other planning cultures, perceptions andcontemporary developments become visible and offer the students newinsights. During this international exchange semester the studentstake part in project studies at a Masters or postgraduate levelwith contents referring to urban agglomerations and depending onthe lectures offered at the partner university. The modules taughtat different places complement one another and are linked(E-learning platform, combined projects, excursions, guestlectures, conferences etc.).
In the fourth semester the students return to Frankfurt to writetheir Master Thesis and take part in the final colloquium.
The integrated structure offers the chance of studying andliving in an international context.
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First Semester
Module 1 URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
1.1 Urbanisation and Housing in a Global Context
1.2 Urban and City-regional Development
1.3 Sustainable Cities
1.4 Inclusive Cities and Universal Design
Module 2 URBAN CULTURE AND GOVERNANCE
2.1 Social and Cultural Challenges of Cities
2.2 Urban and City-regional Governance 2.3 Practice andInstruments of Land Managment
Module 3 GIS AND REMOTE SENSING
3.1 GIS
3.2 Remote Sensing
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Modul 4 SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND ACADEMIC SKILLS
4.1 Methods of Scientific Research and Academic Writing 4.2Presentation and Moderation Skill
Modul 5 DEUTSCHE SPRACHE UND KOMMUNIKATION
5.1 Deutsche Sprache und Kommmunikation
Second Semester
Modul 6 INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WORK
6.1 Interdisciplinary Project Work
Modul 7 URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
7.1 Water Management
7.2 Waste-Water Management
7.3 Waste Management
7.4 Traffic Management
Modul 8URBAN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
8.1 Urban and Regional Open Spaces
8.2 Urban Climate and Environmental Management
8.3 Energy Efficiency and Supply for Cities
Third Semester
Modul 9INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE COURSE
Studies at one of the international partner universitiesworldwide
Fourth Semester
Modul 10 MASTER THESIS AND COLLOQUIUM
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Theses Topics
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Social Participation in Sustainable Urban Development:Innovation and Legitimacy
Juan Carlos Dominguez Sandoval,Colombia
A Framework for the Spatial Planning of Aleppo, Syria AnExamination of the Recently Proposed Master and Spatial
Plans of AleppoYaman Hebbo, Syria
Conversion of Former Industrial Lands - With the Case study ofNorth Sorgenfri, Malmö, Sweden
Ahmet Levend Kalaç, Turkey
Perspectives for Inner City Residential Redevelopment inEuropean Cities
Case Studies from Newcastle, Malmö, Halle and RotterdamMagdalenaSchneider, Germany
Sustainable upgrading of informal settlements in developingcountries Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand
Susana Restrepo Rico, Colombia(p.16-17)
2011
Reinventing Rio Olympic Games and the spatial impacts onadequate housingPolyana da Silva Albergaria, Brazil
„Immigrant impact within small urban communities”. Case Study:Gislaved, SwedenClaudia Figueroa Muñoz, Chile
Shrinking Cities: Changing Perpectives with Art &CultureErla Margrét Gunnarsdóttir, Island
Practice and legal framework for biomass used in cogeneration ona municipal level as a contribution to the local use of sustainablerenewable energiesJuan Ricardo Franco Herrera, Colombia
Urban Agriculture: Impacts and opportunities. Case Study:Caracas, VenezuelaErika Hönig Andrade, Venezuela
Examining the best practices of the world‘s premier bus rapidtransit systems, Curitiba, Brazil and Bogota, Colombia Lam ChingFu, Malaysia Gentrification and Urban RedevelopmentPilar MariaLarque-Seefeld, Spain
Reducing motorcycle and car dependence in New Taipei City Avision for a more sustainable transport systemYing-Han Liao,Taiwan
HafenCity: Globalization, Property Markets and Risk: Policiesfor Urban PlanningJohn Parrish, USA
2013
Fahadan Renewal Plan Milad Abbasiharofteh, Iran
Urban Communal Food Gardens: emerging spaces for broader so-cialand political chance?April Sabucco, Canada
Urban Development of Khartoum Analysis, Challenges and PossibleStrategiesJasmin Abdelmoneim Attia, Sudan
Self-construction: A tool for slums upgrading inIndia.Integrating safe self-construction within slum upgradingpracticesVirginia Elena Patrone, Italy
Sustainable Water Supply in Sao Paulo under the Aspects ofPopulation Growth and Climate ChangeFabiano Sambatti, Brazil
Water and Sanitation in Kerala, India. Issues and Remedies AnishGeorge, India
Violence Prevention through Urban Intervention. OptimizingSpatial Opportunities to Inhibit Insecurity in Caracas, VenezuelaNicholas Kasang, USA
Towards a Revolutionary Urban Drum Circle: Reflections on Socialand Cultural Inclusion of Modern Aboriginal Peoples in CanadianCitiesPhilippe Rinn, Canada
Cycle Inclusive Planning in Bogota Alexandr Rodriguez Larin,Colombia
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Implementation of Bioclimatic Principles in the Design of UrbanOpen Space in Doha, Qatar
Majd Abosamha, Qatar
Neighborhood Development in Mexicali - An assessment accordingto the Urban Planning Principles of Jane Jacobs
and the New Urbanism.Nora Patricia Borboa Beltran, Mexico
Climate-sensitive Urban Design of the Podku*mskiy District inKislovodos
Alexandra Dubovitskaya, Russia
Curitiba, still the Most Sustainable City of the World? A Reviewof the Actual Status
Dominic Hofmann, Germany
The Right to the City: reflections on the concept to build forthe citizens
Cindy Lira García Mexico
Comparison of Waste Management Strategies in Germany and EthiopaEmphasizing on Landful Technology
Sinidu Mamo, Ethiopia
The Impact of Tsunami 2004 to the Urban Setting of BandaAceh
Putra Rizkiya, Indonesia
Toward a More Sustainable Transport Network for the Urban Areaof the City of Salamanca Guanajuanto:
Regenerating The Public Transport SystemMariana Santomè Aguilar,Mexico
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An investigation of the anticipated spatial impacts of ahigh-speed train service in Chiangmai, Thailand
Patchara Kanmuang, Thailand
Urban Safety. Food Production and Social Inclusion Alejandra CidPatino, Mexico
Formal and Informal Transport in City Public Transport CarolinaZabas Roeland, Belgium/Spain
A Sustainability Assessment of the housing project Ciudad Verdein Soacha Colombia
Jean Francisco Duque, Colombia
The implementation of sustainable development principles inTianjin Eco-City
Biying Ding, China
Urban Community Gardening as a Social Movement for MoreSustainable Neighborhoods
Olga Korovina, Russia(p.18-19)
2015
Concept design of a sustainable Transit Oriented Develop-ment incooperation with a smart urban electrical grid
Maria Tsioutsia, Greece
Capturing Land Value Appreciations Generated by Public TransportImprovments
Evgenia Marinaki, Greece
Housing Provision under the Effect of Current DevelopmentStrategies
Öykü Ülgüner, Turkey(p.20-21)
Smart Cities as a New Model for Urbanism in IndiaRajiv SinghIrungbam, India
The Urban and Socio-Economical Resilience of Tourism BasedDevelopments: The Case of Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Allyson Murillo Ruiz, Mexico
Intergration of electromobility into the city of Ahmedabad,India
Mittal Patel, India
An Analysis of Amman‘s Current Public Transport System andFuture Plans: Do They Meet the Real Needs of the
Community?Rola Sayaydeh, Jordan
2016
A sustainability analysis of harbour redevelopments inAmster-dam, Rotterdam and HamburgShikha Salla Mohanraj, India
A Comparative Analysis of Eco-districtsShima Bouzari, Iran
Approaches Towards the Integration of Syrian Refugees in GermanCities: the Cases of Frankfurt am Main and Neu-Isenburg Karam AlHamo, Syria
Enhancing green modes accessibility to open spaces in San Jose,Costa RicaNatalia Thomas Wing Ching, Costa Rica
Simhastha Kumbh Mela 2016: The study of a temporary city inUjjain, IndiaVishakha Thakor, India
Assessing the Polycentric Development in Gulf Cities YoussefDiri, Syria
A Comparative Study of Aerial Ropeway Transit (ART) SystemsHazemEl-Jouzou, Libanon
The Location Advantage: The Power of Pedestrian FootfallSandraLohr, Germany
Urban Metabolism in Frankfurt - An utopian sketch ofecologically and socially fair modern cityscapesPaola Wechs,Germany
A Walk to Feel: Investigating the Relation between theWalkability and Individual Perception of Genius Loci in aSustai-nable Urban Environment by Using Imageability as aMeasurementE. Su Korkmaz, Turkey
A Comparison of Housing in Dhaka CitySefat Jesmine,Bangladesh
Rethinking the City of Haifa Karolin Jeriys, Israel
2018
Water Sensitive Urban Design for Bharatpur, NepalArchanaKhatiwada, Nepal
Developing a More Sustainable Transportation System forPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBlake Norten, USA
Realization of Smart Transportation Ideas: A Case Study ofChennaiNaga Kumar Gangeswaran, India
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Developing More Sustainable Transport in Indian Cities through aFocus on Transit Oriented Development
Heena Sanjay Bhatt, India
GIS- Based Analysis of Property MarketsBernardo Cueva,Ecuador
Towards Low Carbon Passenger Transport in Indian CitiesChandniVaghasia, India
Understanding Urban Rail UsageMina Mansourian, Iran
Systematic Selection of Urban Sites to Characterize theInfluence of Different Road Deposited Sediments on the
Removal Performances of Treatment SystemsJahangir Moradidelouei,Iran
Towards a Sustainable „Rio Hablador“Angela Daniela AlvarezSussoni, Peru
High-Rise Development RegulationsCarlos Eduardo Guerra Bustani,Mexico
The Un-Walkable City Ana Cecilia Jimenez Salinaz, Mexico
Yielding Sustainable Development through Urban Agricul-tureRe-Cultivating Singapore‘s Food Production
Héctor Manuel Jr. Osuna Mondragón, USA
El Bajío, Mexico as a polycentric Industrial CorridorJoséMauricio Calderón Rivas, Mexico
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Sustainable upgrading of informal settlements in developingcountries: Brazil, Indonesia and Thailand
Susana Restrepo Rico, ColombiaSupervisors: Prof. Jeff Kenworthy,Prof. Peter Newmann, Prof. Michael Peterek
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Informal settlements generate new modes of perceiving the city´sstructure as they are consuming large areas, increasing densitiesand demanding more efficient urban infrastructure to improve theconditions of the urban dwellers. The research explores the growthand consequences of informal settlements in developing cities andthe successful responses of governments to the challenges ofurbanisation in the presence of poverty and inequality, whereinformality has been the response of low-income communities to thehostile conditions existing in the cities, the means to ensuresurvival in a society ruled by segregation, gentrification andproliferation of poverty and informality. Thus, the main questionguiding this research was: Is sustainable development achievable inthe upgrading of informal settlements in developing countries?
In synthesis, the implementation of slum upgrading programmesbased on the combination of the components found in this researchcan indeed improve the livelihoods of the urban poor by improvingthe built environment, legitimising social and institutionalstructures, encouraging social development and implementinggovernance, defining the real necessities of the communities andunderstanding the importance of flexibility in order to adapt tothe conditions of the settlement; but it is clear that the dynamiccombination of these is rarely found in upgrading schemes. Therecognition of the success and further replication of developmentinitiatives engendered in the South is hindered by governmentstructures and centralisation. The implementation and success ofcomprehensive upgrading programmes requires effective networks andpartnerships between the government, civil society and the privatesector. However, improving the quality of life of one sector of thepopulation without a national and local vision towards inclusivesustainable development would result only in localised development,while the origins of the problem remain neglected. Thus, while itis clear that sustainable improvement of informal settlements canin fact be achieved through an integral approach to solve poverty,as evidenced by the case studies, the wider problem of burgeoningslum settlements remains a major issue which can be effectivelytackled by the inclusion of sustainable development in thepolitical as a holistic vision of the national and localgovernments where the urban poor are recognised as part of thesociety and their ability to improve their environment islegitimised.
The appraisal of best practices point up the components whichcan be used to create a flexible basis, an integral structure tosupport the definition of upgrading programmes in developingcountries as they tackle diverse dimensions of informalsettlements, allowing the adaptation of the programme to thecontext-specific conditions of each culture. The similarities inthe foundation of the programmes suggest the main factors thatpromote sustainable upgrading are similar in every context and canbe classified in terms of physical development, legitimacy, socialdevelopment and governance. Thus, the combination of thesecomponents can be the basis for comprehensive slum upgradingprogrammes. Nevertheless, the applicability and potential of theseprogrammes rely on the capacities of governments to solve, andspecially, to prevent the emergence of new slums by improving theopportunities of the low-income communities in the cities.Decentralisation of financial and human resources and thepossibilities of formulating public policies consequential to thereality of the cities are essential factors to achieve sustainabledevelopment enhancing the feasibility of implementingsustainability in developing countries.
The review of literature explored the main aspects of informalsettlements which sought to describe the situation of the slumproblem in developing cities. The evidence reveals the importanceof slums in the transformation of the urban form, redefining therelationship of the resident with the city, where informalsettlements have become large clusters of poverty, isolated fromthe urban structures and stigmatised by the society.With thepanorama of the situation of slums in the cities unveiled, theresearch aimed to understand and review the disadvantages,advantages and potentials for sustainable development of informalsettlements. Low-income communities show several advantages whichcould be exploited in order to promote sustainable upgrading of thebuilt environment. Self-help, community cohesion, new socialstructures, morphology, density and the willingness of the peopleto improve their livelihoods enhances the effects of regenerationschemes. Thus, small scale improvements could result in furtherphysical and social development of the communities. The differentstrategies undertaken by the governments to tackle the problem ofinformal settlements studied in the case studies of Favela Bairroin Rio de Janeiro, the Kampung Improvement Programme in Indonesiaand the Baan Mankong Programme in Bangkok expose severalsimilarities in the approaches to improving informal settlements,despite the cultural, economic and social context of each country.The lessons learned from the analysis of successful upgradingprogrammes in diverse cultural contexts reveal the learning processexperienced by the governments and the evolution of public policywhich led to a better understanding of the dimensions of poverty,the needs of the low-income population as well as the potentials ofthese communities. The evolution from eviction to comprehensiveupgrading programmes has been a gradual process of buildinginstitutional capacity, modifying government structures andacknowledgement of the rights along with capabilities of low-incomecommunities to become active participants in the development of thecity.
Physical Development Components Governance Components
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Urban Community Gardening as a Social Movement for MoreSustainable Neighborhoods
Olga Korovina, Russia Supervisors: Prof. Jeffrey Kenworthy,Prof. Michael Peterek
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The following three gardens, which represent differentorganizational structures and all together have approximately equalarea sizes and number of gardeners, were chosen as samples ofinvestigation:
Frankfurter Garten in Frankfurt am Main Internationale GärtenKranichstein in DarmstadtSaisongarten – Dreieich-Götzenhain inDreieich
The analysis of the projects was based on the concept ofsustainable community development (the model of community capitalincrease), which originates from the increasing of four capitalsthrough urban community gardening practice:
Economic capital• Food industries • Employment and income•Greater productivity • Investments and entrepreneurial options•Financial community incentives
Social capital• Strengthening of networks• Stimulation ofcommunity ownership sense• Integration between different socialgroups
Ecological capital • Environmental management • Environmentalknowledge• Greening of the urban environment• Increasing ofbiodiversity
Human capital• Education• Skills practicing• Contribution tohealth
The data were collected through a literature review, primary andsecondary, semi-structured interviews with founders and gardeners,direct observations, and passive participation in the projects’activities.Finally, the analysis of urban community gardeningprojects of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region has shown that allthree projects contribute to a simultaneous increase of allcomponents of sustainable community development. But the level ofcontribution varies due to different contexts. The study hasconcluded that the three chosen urban community gardens appear tobe not only an expression of citizen participation in sustainablecommunity development, but also a manifestation of personal andsocial needs. In all investigated samples, urban community gardenshave had a positive impact on sustainable development regardlessthe primordial initiatives and interests of the creators of theprojects. Thus, the study has confirmed that urban communitygardening presents a multifunctional tool, which provides a varietyof benefits for individuals, communities, and society as awhole.
A Case Study of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region, Germany
During the last several decades public awareness of urbangar-dening, as a practice for greener and more productive cities,has raised significantly. Against the background of growingurbanization and its serious impact on the shape of a city, ur-bangardening presents an important contribution to city na-ture thatimproves ecology and human health, and in this way links urbanpopulations and environmental responsibility more closely. As aresult, urban gardening practice becomes a use-ful instrument forsustainable urban development that aims to meet local needs and toprotect the environment for future generations.
However, along with mass representation of the sustainabilityconcept, urban gardening began to be considered as a success-fulmodel for inclusion of different urban communities into a movementas an intentional social organization, which focuses on achievingcommon goals in community development. This means that gardeningwithin a community implies predomi-nantly new social initiativesfor various positive changes in city neighborhoods and promotion ofsustainable community deve-lopment within mutual cooperation ofcollective empowerment and governmental support. Therefore, modernunderstanding of urban community gardening as a social movementrequires broad comprehension of its manifestations, becauseotherwise the precise definition limits creativity of communalactions.
The research that was undertaken in the thesis focu-sed on urbancommunity gardening as a social initiati-ve and democraticphenomenon in city neighborhoods and their self-organization. Thework aimed to provide deeper understanding of this social movementand its impacts in local neighborhoods and community developmentbased on a case study of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region, whichactively promotes urban gardening at public and governmentallevels. The core-guiding re-search question was:
Are urban community gardens in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Regi-onan expression of citizen participation in sustainable commu-nitydevelopment or the result of some other imperatives?
The study has shown that the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Region has abroad variation of urban community gardens, where each projectarises as a response to the particular opportunities, needs, andmissions of communities or organizations. It has allowed to presentthe types of gardening that are relevant for the research in caseof manifestation of social movement, which must include socialiniti-atives in case of project implementation.
Urban Community Garden Project: Ginnheimer Kirchplatzgärten inFrankfurt аm Main (Source: Author, 2014).
Sample 1 (Source: Author, 2014).
Sample 2 (Source: Author, 2014).
Sample 3 (Source: Author, 2014).
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Housing Provision under the Effect of Current DevelopmentStrategies
Öykü Ülgüner, TurkeySupervisors: Prof. Kathrin Golda-Pongratz,Prof. Fabian Thiel
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When the current discussions in the literature about thedynamics of housing and housing provision are reviewed, similarglobal tendencies can be traced in terms of further commodificationand delocalization of housing. The shifts in the role of the publicsector in housing provision and promotion of homeownership,together with the creation of new geographies in cities with regardto potential rent and speculative value are highly discussedfeatures of current housing provision policies in the contemporaryworld. Studying two more capital cities, Madrid and Berlin,together with Ankara in the scope of the literature review analysisof this research has given the opportunity to trace the currenttrends in urban land and housing. Spanish growth model with itsboom and burst in construction and real estate sector provides anecessary basis for understanding the dynamics and risks of thedevelopment and housing provision in Ankara. Berlin and Germany onthe other hand, presents another view of perceiving housing with ahigher focus on the quality and the use-value of housing, andprovides the opportunity to separate the provision of housing thanincreasing homeownership and property titles. Still, one can tracethe effects of global housing tendencies also in Berlin and theeffects of the financialisation of housing in terms of unequaldevelopment in the urban areas, increasing rents and segregation inthe city.
Figure 1: Urban regeneration zones in Ankara
Source: Reproduced from Sargin, G., 2012, Urban Atlas of Ankara,Ankara: TMMOB
Photo 5: Altinoran Mahallesi, Cankaya, AnkaraOwn photograph,2014
Figure 3: The interviews that are conducted in the scope of theresearch.Note: For the private sector the places of housingproduction are marked, while for the public and civic institutionstheir respective headquarters are marked.
Figure 2: The map of central Ankara and the locations where thephotographs were taken
Photo 1: Recently completed project in Incek, Ankara Ownphotograph, 2015
Photo 2: Incek, AnkaraOwn photograph, 2015
Photo 3: Incek, AnkaraOwn photograph, 2015
Photo 4: Incek, AnkaraOwn photograph, 2015
For the analysis of Ankara’s housing provision scheme and accessto housing, semi-structured interviews with professionals fromdifferent housing sectors are conducted and relative motivations,strategies and concerns of different sectors are analyzed. Inaddition to the interviews, the policy documents from differentsectors are analyzed and the findings are supported by officialstatistics when available and appropriate. The results of thisanalysis indicate that housing provision in Ankara is highlyperception-oriented and has mostly short-term concerns, which leadto commodification and delocalization of housing as well as formingparticular drawbacks in terms of access to housing.
Results also indicate that the current housing provision inAnkara causes physical and socioeconomic segregation in the city.The increase in the investment value of housing causes a decline inthe use value, so respectively in the quality and the affordabilityof housing. The public sector, and especially the Mass HousingAdministration - TOKI, has a central role in promoting constructionand housing production in the city, with a strong focus on propertyand homeownership in housing provision. In order to improve thehousing provision in terms of access to housing, a fundamentalchange in the perception of economic growth with construction andproperty and the value of housing is recommended.
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Sandra Schilling (geb. Lohr), Germany“Since finishing the Masterin Urban Agglomerations in 2016, I am working for the city ofFrankfurt am Main in the department of real estate valuation. Mymain tasks are the valuation of properties as well as conductingdifferent market analyses.“
Natalia Thomas W., Costa Rica “After completing the master, Idid an internship in the municipality of Mörfelden-Walldorf (UrbanPlanning-Mobility Department) where I‘m still assigned for projectson a freelance basis. I also work as an architect in a civilengineer office in Bad Homburg.“
Karam Al Hamo, Syria“After having concluded my master thesis onthe integration of refugees, I am now working as a social workerwith refugees in Wetteraukreis, Hessen.”
Virginia Elena Patrone, Italy“When I graduated from UrbanAgglomerations in 2013, I was living in Istanbul and I stayedliving in Turkey. I started to write for some Italian on-line andprinted magazines about sustainable planning and architecture. NowI continue writing books on different topics including the field ofarchitecture.“
Youssef Diri, United Arab Emirates“Currently I’m working at areal estate firm in Cologne as an architect and urban planner.Urban Agglomerations was a great program for us to learn abouturban planning from different aspects and different cultures.“
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Nora Borboa, Mexico“Before joining the Urban Agglomerationsmaster program, I had already some experience in urban planning inthe public sector, so when I went back to Mexico I decided toexplore the private sector. I had the opportunity to work asproject leader at a well known urban planning and architecturalfirm in Baja California where I collaborated with the urban renewalproject of the city center of Tecate and with the strategicprojects of the economic development of Ensenada. A few yearslater, I went back to the public sector, this time at theMetropolitan Institute of Urban Planning of Tijuana, where Iparticipated in the realisation of some development programs,renewal and revitalization projects to include climatic change,mitigation and adaptation strategies, smart solutions to urbansustainability, boost economic development by preventing crimethrough environmental design and dealing with abondonment and urbandecay. Today, I‘m looking forward to enhance my career in urbanplanning in France and continue to do what I love: design betterplaces, a better future.“
Phil Rinn, Canada“Hello, Bonjour, Guten Tag! I grew up inCanada, near the City of Edmonton in Alberta, although I have spentover a decade of my adult years living, working and studying incities and exploring natural places across Canada and abroad. Aftercompleting the Urban Agglomerations program, I moved back toEdmonton to lead a growing Landscape Architecture and Urban Designteam in the private sector for 3 years. In August 2016, it was timefor a change of scenery and I was fortunate to find a new role atthe Manager of Campus Planning and Development for the Universityof Alberta’s 5 campuses and Botanic Garden, where I work withinmulti-disciplinary teams that plan, design and build places thatcontribute to student life and well-being. I must admit that Ioften yearn for those carefree days and nights exploring theFrankfurt region and cities across Europe, especially by bicycle orby train, although the biggest thrill of this summer willundoubtedly be having a permanent travel companion after my weddingcoming up in June!“
Rajiv Singh Irungbam, India“I’m Rajiv Singh Irungbam from India,graduated in 2015 with the Master of Sciences degree in UrbanAgglomerations. I am currently engaged with an architectural andplanning team here in Frankfurt. The master program in UrbanAgglo-merations has given me better insight in dealing with urbancontexts. Thanks to the Frankfurt University of Applied Scien-cesand their excellent faculty.“
Alexandr Rodriguez Larin, Colombia “Being part of the UrbanAgglomeration program was a unique experience. It gave me a solidfoundation on different topics related to regional and urbanplanning and also the opportunity to specialise on subjects such asenvironmental and transport planning during the exchange semesterand master thesis. The course helped me to develop skills as anurban planner, explore broader scientific views and build aninternational professional network. The program also givesknowledge about different institutional and practical abilities oninterdisciplinary planning. These are skills which are highlyvalued in the current job market and further research projects. Inaddition, moving to Frankfurt and doing the exchange course in athird country, offers new ways of thinking and prepares you toglobal challenges about cities and the international agenda. Thanksto the experience through the master program at the FrankfurtUniversity of Applied Sciences, nowadays I work as an adviser inurban planning, sustainable building and housing at the UrbanDevelopment Direction at the National Planning Department (DNP) ofColombia. Based on my academic experience in Germany and Sweden Icurrently implement in consultancy on national planning levels,urban policies and environmental programs, data analysis andassessment on infrastructure, climate change and urbanisation.“
Öykü Ülgüner, Turkey“Iam from Turkey and graduated in 2015.Since then I have been living in Berlin. I am very happy that Ijoined the program, as it offers brilliant insights to urbanplanning and opens doors to many great relationships andopportunities. Since my graduation, I have been working as aconsultant for strategic planning and sustainable development atBüro Happold. I am very thankful for all the academic and practicalknowledge that I gained whilst studying Urban Agglomerations, whichI can use in my professional life.“
Dominic Hofmann, Germany “Urban Agglomerations provided me withthe perfect foundation to continue working on this subject in myprofes-sional career. After completing my master course, I had theopportunity to practise my knowledge at a regional planninginstitution in Hannover. since 2013 I have been working as aresearch assistant and lecturer at the Frankfurt UAS. In 2016 Ibegan my PhD thesis at the Technical University of Darmstadt.“
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Carolina Zabas Roelandt, Belgium/Spain“My name is Carolina ZabasRoelandt, and I am half Spanish and half Belgian. I graduated fromthe M.Sc. Urban Agglomerations in 2014 and have since worked fornon-governmental organizations, as well as for the public andprivate sector. Currently, I work for the Government as a SeniorBusiness Development Analyst, working for the Regional TransportAuthority, Metrolinx, in the Toronto Region in Canada. I am leadingthe Voice of the Customer for our Fare Payment System, helpingimprove our customer experience and satisfaction; this is the sametopic that I chose for my Master Thesis, which gave me the jobposition I have today. I found the Urban Agglomerations programmevery complete, as it covers a wide range of today‘s urbanchallenges and potentials. It is a Master that is accessible topeople with different cultures and professional backgrounds, andthat will make you aware of the responsibility and possibilitiesthat citizens have in changing their cities. During the Masterprogramme, you learn not only about our reality nowadays, but alsohow the past changed and re-shaped cities, social interaction,transportation, infrastructure and living patterns. All thelectures, discussions, excursions, the exchange semester, and themulticultural students‘ personal experiences and various points ofview, provide the tools to help the students „re-think“ the futureof the globalized world we are living in. The exchange semester waskey in shaping my future career path. I travelled to Mexico tostart collecting data for my thesis on the Perceived ServiceQuality of Public Transit. The thesis helped me identify what Iwanted to focus on professionally and definitely helped me get thefantastic job I have today. Thank you all for having made thisexperience unique and so valuable.“
Lam Ching Fu, Malaysia“I am Lam Ching Fu, from Malaysia and waspart of the second batch (2009 - 2011). After graduating I cameback to Malaysia and started working in a government-linkedcompany, in charge of the MRT project in Kuala Lumpur. I travelledaround the peninsular of Malaysia until mid of 2016, and found outthat the bus system in the country is unique, comparing with mytravels I did during my exchange semester in Curitiba, Brazil, andother cities in South America. My thesis helped me to see thequality of our bus system. It has potential in local tourism andtransportation. Hence, I decided to publish a book, sharing myjourney by bus, introducing another way of travelling by publictransportation, which people in Malaysia will rarely do. The firstbook is about the northern part. I am preparing a second book (eastcoast) now and hopefully next year can complete the southern part,in Mandarin and English. Meanwhile, I am doing exhibition, campaignand workshop to share my travels in Malaysia by bus to create anawareness. It is just the beginning and I hope to share with youall once everything is solid. Thank you.“
Shikha Salla, India“I am an Indian Architect, graduated out fromthe Urban Agglomerations program in March 2016. I am currentlyworking as an intern at Radbonus UG in Köln. Here, my task is toanalyze the bicycle infrastructure of different German cities andalso to perform market research. Choosing Urban Agglomerations as amaster’s degree is one of the best decisions I made as a student.This program has not only enhanced my research skills, but alsoenabled me to work in the field of sustainable urban development.It has provided me with adequate knowledge of the various urbanchallenges faced by today´s agglomerations around the world. Icherish every aspect of the course. My excursions to Barcelona andAmsterdam, the practical universal design exercises to understanddisability, the student exchange program in Colombia and writingthe master thesis under renowned professors are some of the manymemories, I quiet often recollect. My student colleagues, comingfrom different cultural and professional backgrounds, made thejourney truly special. Each had something extraordinary to offer,that has helped me grow both professionally and personally. I amvery pleased to be alumni of the Urban Agglomerations program.“
Milad Abbasiharofteh, Iran“I studied urban planning at YazdUniversity, Iran. In 2013, I graduated from Frankfurt University ofApplied Sciences with a master degree in Urban Agglomerations.Currently I‘m a research assistant at the Academy for SpatialResearch and Planning (ARL). Since 2014, I have a position as a PhDcandidate at the Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography,University of Hanover. While pursuing the international master’sprogram, I got the opportunity to study the fundamentals of urbansustainability and attend a number of workshops, focusing onseveral case studies in Europe and South America. This experiencetaught me that the key factors regarding prosperity and resilienceis deeply rooted in the innovativeness of cities. Thus, I decidedto develop my PhD project around the concept of the ‘geography ofinnovation’. For three years, I have been conducting research oncombining the notions of industrial dynamics, the evolution ofnetworks, and geography.“
Magdalena Müller, Germany„Urban Agglomerations offershigh-standard knowledge based on international experiences. UrbanAgglomerations is the right place to put your practice in aninternational context, which gives you, as an urban planner, thestrong background you need. If you are asking yourself about thekey issues in urban planning fields, Urban Agglomerations will giveyou the answers.“
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Juan Carlos Domínguez, Colombia“My name is Juan CarlosDominguez, I‘m an architect from Bogota, Colombia. Proudly, I cansay I was part of the first graduated class from the UrbanAgglomerations‘ master program. I finished my studies in 2010 withfew colleagues - now friends - which have given me the bestmemories from those two years abroad, mostly in Germany but also inSweden, during the exchange semester. What I liked the most aboutUA master was the holistic, multidisciplinary and critic approachto Urban development, balancing both theory and practice on allsubjects. The Frankfurt University, but most of all its staff,played a key role to make me feel comfortable and motivated all thetime. After graduation, I came back to Colombia and shifted mycareer from architectural design to real estate development. With agreater perspective on architecture and cities, it was a naturaldecision. Nowadays I‘m working as Project Manager in a well knownreal estate development company back in my hometown.“
Yaman Hebbo, Syria “I am Yaman Hebbo and I come from Syria. Iconsider myself lucky to be one of the pioneer urbanagglomerationers as I was among the very first group of studentsback in 2008. I achieved my degree in 2010 and so I moved to Berlinright after to work on my German. Meanwhile, I was introduced tothe Centre for Technology and Society of the TU Berlin, where Iengaged in an atmosphere of scientific research and continuousdevelopment of research proposals and also where I started my PhD.In 2014, I moved back to Frankfurt to work on the Rapid PlanningProject as a member of the research team at the FRA-UAS. What Iappreciate most about Urban Agglomerations is theinterdisciplinarity as well as the applicability of its approach.The lectures, readings and assignments we had covered the keyaspects of urban development. Also, the projects and presentationswe were asked to deliver dealt with real cases either in Frankfurtor around the world. Being with a group of students that isinternational by nature helped us discuss our cities and culturesopenly, widen our perspectives and enirich every lecture oractivity we had or did together. For all of that, I am sothankful!“
Carlos Eduardo Guerra, Mexico “I´m Carlos Guerra from Monterrey,Mexico. I started the master program of urban agglomerations in2015 and finished in 2017. One of the main things which I likedabout this program is the multicultural experience it offers, bothwith the colleagues which came from different parts of the worldand with the opportunity of an exchange semester abroad. Comingfrom Mexico I was also very surprised to see that some of theprofessors of the master not only spoke Spanish but also hadresearch or applied projects in Latin America, with a very goodunderstanding of the region´s situation. In this regard, exploringvery relevant urban topics and challenges from an internationalperspective was truly a very enriching experience. After Igraduated, I worked for a few months as a research assistant at aninternational applied research project in Frankfurt. Currently, I´mworking at an urban planning and design firm based inFrankfurt.“
Nicholas Kasang, USA“My name is Nicholas Kasang and I was aparticipant of the Urban Agglomerations class of 2013 from Chicago,USA. In the Master, I most appreciated the opportunity to defineand pursue my own specific interests within the broad spectrum ofurban planning. The multidisciplinary faculty of the programenabled my fellow students and I to develop distinct scholarshipbased on our own individual interests. Through their guidance, Iwas able to obtain integral insights on the topics I have used todefine my early career. Since graduation, I have gone on to becomean urban development consultant for projects across Latin America,Africa, Europe and North America. Currently based between Dar EsSalaam, Tanzania, and Frankfurt am Main, Germany, I am grateful forthe intercultural and interdisciplinary foundations the programhelped to set.“
Susana Restrepo Rico, Colombia “My name is Susana Restrepo Rico.I am Colombian and was part of the first cohort of the UA Masterprogramme in 2008. We were a very small group but a diverse andvery competitive one, always pushing each other to give the best wecould to our essays, project and lectures. We went together toMalmö and developed friendships with amazing beautiful people thathave lasted until today. I enjoyed my studies very much; it neverfelt like a burden but more like a challenge in which I learnedabout urbanisation, sustainable development and different culturesthrough my professor and colleagues. In 2010 I went back toColombia to work as an urban planner and architect, but always hadin mind the idea of returning to Germany to continue my academiccareer. Thus I applied for a DAAD scholarship for my doctoratestudies and in 2012 I was back in Germany doing research at the TUDarmstadt but always with a strong support from Prof. MichaelPeterek. I returned to the FRA-UAS in 2015 but now as a researchassistant in the Rapid Planning Project. I am now one of thosepeople that who enjoy their work, colleagues, immersed in thechallenges and theory that urban research presents.“
Shima Bouzari, Iran“My name is Shima Bouzari and I am from Iran.I started my studies in 2013 and finished in 2016. My studies inUrban Agglomerations gave me the chance to know people and get towork, travel and live with them. Personally and professionally ithelped me build my career, gain new skills and explore newopportunities. Altogether, that was a great experience.“
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George Avetisyan, Armenia“I was born in Armenia, in a family ofarchitects (December 13, 1982). After receiving Master ofArchitecture from the National University of Architecture andConstruction of Armenia, I worked first as a junior architect, andyears later as a chief architect and a free-lancer. In 2015 Ireceived my second master’s degree from the Frankfurt University ofApplied Sciences in the field of Sustainable Urban Planning/ UrbanAgglomerations. During the program I enjoyed working closely withthe faculty and other fellows on independent research projects onsustainability; contribute and learnt from other internationalfellows while sharing their professional and cultural experiencesand research findings.The topic of my master thesis was “ASustainable Vision for the City of Goris, Armenia: Revitalizing ashrinking city”, which was presented to the Goris Administrationafter my graduation and was partially included at the city’sStrategic Development Strategy. In 2016-2017 I worked as anarchitect at Deutsche Denk Mal AG & Konrath Architekturbüro inWiesbaden, Germany, being responsible for architectural planningand project development. Since December 2017, I work as anarchitect at JO. FRANZKE Generalplaner GmbH in Frankfurt am Main,Germany.“
Hazem El Jouzou, Lebanon“Hello Urban Agglomerations students,graduates and professors,My name is Hazem EL Jouzou, I am Lebanese,and I finished my studies in the Urban Agglomerations Program inthe summer of 2016. What I love about the program is itsinternational background and its wide scope. Through the program Ilearned about wonderful and interesting examples of relativelysuccessful urban interventions from all over the world. Theexamples spread from Seoul to Medellin to Vancouver to Barcelonaand many other eye-catching cities from Europe and from both thedeveloping and developed world.Urban agglomerations in many aspectschanged my views and understanding completely. The understanding oftransportation for a student coming from Lebanon or the gulf alwaysimplies bigger and wider roads, the word “public” is simply absent,and the word “greenhouse emissions” is irrelevant. It is preciselyfor that reason, and because of the valuable knowledge that Ireceived in that field, that I chose a topic about green publictransportation for my thesis.After my studies, I found a beautifuljob in Frankfurt am Main. I am thankful for the program and theprofessors for supplying me with the tools necessary to provemyself and my capabilities here in Germany. My greetings to myfellow graduates and professors, and my best wishes of success forthe new comers.“
QUT Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, AustraliaUrban Development
PUCPR Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Curitiba, Paraná, BrazilGestão Urbana
Universidade Vila Velha Espírito Santo
Vila Velha, BrazilArquitetura e Cidade
UFABC Universidade Federal do ABC Santo André,BrazilPlanejamento e Gestão do Território
Griffith University Queensland, AustraliaUrban and EnvironmentalPlanning
KNUST Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyKumasi,Ghana, Africa Architecture
Universidad del Bío-Bío Concepción, ChileArquitectura
Partner Universities
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UAEM Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
Toluca, MexicoEstudios Sustentables
Regionales y Metropolitanos
Universidad Piloto de ColombiaBogotá, ColombiaGestión Urbana
King Mongkut‘s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
Bangkok, Thailand International College
TECTecnológico de Costa RicaSan José, Costa RicaArquitectura yUrbanismo
Malmö UniversitetMalmö, SwedenUrban Studies
PUCPPontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lima, PeruArchitectura, Urbanismo y Desarollo
Territorial Sostenible
IZTECH Izmir Institute of Technology
Izmir, Turkey City and Regional Planning
ITÜ Istanbul Teknik ÜniversitesiIstanbul,Turkey Urban andRegional Planning
Politechnika KrakowskaKraków, Poland
Architecture
Politechnika WarszawskaWarsaw, PolandArchitecture
Politechnika PoznańskaPoznán, PolandArchitecture
Politecnico di MilanoMilano, Italy
Urban Plannung and Policy Design
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Why we are important?The Relevance of our Network
Why should the students choose us?Our Offers
international networkof teaching and researchin urbanagglomerations
Each participating university has a well-established facultywith an effective and successful master course in the field ofurban agglome-rations. Every single lecturer is dedicated to his orher topic and is very involved in research. The network offers awide variety in ways of perception and operation methods, as eachuniversity and country has different approaches to the topic. Bygetting together and exchanging experiences, ideas and futureperspectives, we can learn from one another directly and profitfrom each others methods. Students are included in research anddevelopment processes and can actively get involved and discoverfuture fields of work within the colourful range of theparticipating countries.
It is important to be in contact and share ideas, thus allpartner uni-versities meet at least once a year at a workshop todiscuss important issues and consistently continue to develop thenetwork. Partly we have established exchange programmes betweensingle universities, which evolve out of individual scholarshipprogrammes. These additional actions allow deeper contact and morefrequent meetings.The distinctive character of our network offers agreat opportunity for students to develop future perspectives forthemselves and makes our network very different. Being confrontedwith extremely diverse prob-lems of city planning worldwide, it ispossible to dive into specific fields of interest and learn fromthe experts on-site.
All students enrolled at a university within the network arefree to choo-se from the offers made by the consortium, whichinclude exchange semesters, specific modules all taught in English,summer schools, excursions, research work, etc. At each universitythe International Office is ready to help and assist the studentswhen arriving and settling in. Apart from that, all programmedirectors and assistants are available and ready to cooperate andhelp the students. As the network will slow-ly expand, the list ofuniversities involved will grow and with it the choice of actionsand topics too.
UAEM Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México TolucaI IMexico
Malmö University in Malmö I Sweden
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt I Germany
Pontifíca Universidade Católica do Paraná Curitiba I Brazil
Universidad del Bío - BíoConceptión I Chile
Who are we? The International Network of Teaching and Researchin “Urban Agglomerations”
We are a network of international universities working togetheron the higher level of education. We focus on teaching andresearching in the fields of urban agglomerations.Together our aimis to develop a network consisting of universities specificallyfrom Europe and Latin America. Within this network we can offer ourstudents a wide choice of possibilities to broaden their experienceand knowledge during their master courses. Just to mention a fewoptions, our students can go on an exchange semester to one of thepartner universities, visit summer schools, take part ininternational combined excursions or even choose from Englishtaught modules, which are specifically adapted to the coursesoffered by the network partners.Urban development and its globalsignificance are of joint interest within the network and theintention is to share knowledge and research ideas on the relevanttopics. Apart from that we develop new research issues, in whichour students are also involved.
What are our strengths?Our Excellence
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Who are we? The International Network of Teaching and Researchin “Urban Agglomerations”
We are a network of international universities working togetheron the higher level of education. We focus on teaching andresearching in the fields of urban agglomerations.Together our aimis to develop a network consisting of universities specificallyfrom Europe and Latin America. Within this network we can offer ourstudents a wide choice of possibilities to broaden their experienceand knowledge during their master courses. Just to mention a fewoptions, our students can go on an exchange semester to one of thepartner universities, visit summer schools, take part ininternational combined excursions or even choose from Englishtaught modules, which are specifically adapted to the coursesoffered by the network partners.Urban development and its globalsignificance are of joint interest within the network and theintention is to share knowledge and research ideas on the relevanttopics. Apart from that we develop new research issues, in whichour students are also involved.
What are our strengths?Our Excellence
Each participating university has a well-established facultywith an effective and successful master course in the field ofurban agglomerations. Every single lecturer is dedicated to his orher topic and is very involved in research. The network offers awide variety in ways of perception and operation methods, as eachuniversity and country has different approaches to the topic. Bygetting together and exchanging experiences, ideas and futureperspectives, we can learn from one another directly and profitfrom each others methods. Students are included in research anddevelopment processes and can actively get involved and discoverfuture fields of work within the colourful range of theparticipating countries.
Why we are important?The Relevance of our Network
It is important to be in contact and share ideas, thus allpartner universities meet at least once a year at a workshop todiscuss important issues and consistently continue to develop thenetwork. Partly we have established exchange programmes betweensingle universities, which evolve out of individual scholarshipprogrammes. These additional actions allow deeper contact and morefrequent meetings.The distinctive character of our network offers agreat opportunity for students to develop future perspectives forthemselves and makes our network very different. Being confrontedwith extremely diverse problems of city planning worldwide, it ispossible to dive into specific fields of interest and learn fromthe experts on-site.
Why should the students choose us?Our Offers
All students enrolled at a university within the network arefree to choose from the offers made by the consortium, whichinclude exchange semesters, specific modules all taught in English,summer schools, excursions, research work, etc. At each universitythe International Office is ready to help and assist the studentswhen arriving and settling in. Apart from that, all programmedirectors and assistants are available and ready to cooperate andhelp the students. As the network will slowly expand, the list ofuniversities involved will grow and with it the choice of actionsand topics too.
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International Workshop Toluca, Mexico, 2013
Prof. Michael Peterek, M.Sc. Caroline Günther, Internationalstudents from the Master Courses
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Each year the master programme “Urban Agglomerations” andpartner universities from South America organize an annual meeting.In September 2013 the meeting took pla-ce at the UAEM UniversidadAutonomá del Estado de Méxi-co in Toluca, Mexico. This fourthmeeting was arranged as a workshop and for the first time studentsfrom each universi-ty were invited to participate. Apart from theUAEM as the hosting university and the master programme “UrbanAg-glomerations”, professors from the partner universities fromPUCPR Curitiba, Brazil; UFABC, Santo André, Brazil; Uni Pi-loto,Bogotá, Colombia; attended the workshop, which took place fromSeptember 17th till 24th, 2013.
The topic was „Sustainable Development in Metropolitan Re-gions“and the students had the possibility to study and discussmetropolitan regions by examining the city of Mexico. Excursi-ons,lectures, round tables and project work were on the agenda. Fivestudents from the master programme “Urban Agglomera-tions”participated.
Altogether it was a lively, international group of students.Active discussions among students and lecturers enriched thecommunication between the involved participants coming fromdifferent areas of research. All in all, it was an intensive andinteresting week, in which, apart from the professional input,cultural aspects also gave new insights. The main fo-cus was set oninformal housing, as well as transportation and open spaces in thecity. Mexico City is a good example to examine and do research onthese topics, as the problems of a mega-city are visible and caneasily be detected. The chal-lenges of informal settlements, whenspreading out along the borders of the city, become very obvious.Traffic, infra-structure, hygienic factors and crime are only a fewaspects which lead to serious problems within a metropolis.
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International Workshop Bogotá, Colombia, 2014
Prof. Michael Peterek, M.Sc. Caroline Günther, Internationalstudents from the Master Courses
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Universidad Piloto de Colombia, Bogota | ch
Since 2010 the master programme “Urban Agglomerations” andpartner universities from South America arrange an annual meetingof the international network „Urban Knowledge Net“. In 2014 it wasorganized by the Universidad Piloto de Colombia in Bogotá. “UrbanKnowledge Net”, initiated by Prof. Michael Peterek and CarolineGünther, is an international cooperation between the masterprogramme “Urban Agglomerations” and postgraduate programmes frompartner universities from Latin America, where lecturers from theindividual postgraduate courses and research projects deal withtopics of sustainable metropolitan regions.
For the second time this meeting was arranged as a workshop.Students from all the participating master programmes were invitedto join and learn. The topic of the workshop was “Integration ofMetropolitan Regions” and it took place from September 22nd till27th, 2014. Apart from participants from the Universidad Piloto deColombia, as the hosting university, and the master programme“Urban Agglomerations”, professors from the partner universitiesfrom PUCPR Curitiba, Brazil, UFABC, Santo André, Brazil, UAEM,Toluca, Mexico, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción, Chile,attended the workshop.
After the official opening of the international colloquium,which was organized as an accompaning event to the network meeting,various lecturs were held by professors and students from theparticipating universtities. The topics of the lectures dealt withthe integration of metropolitan regions.
Apart from the theoretical discussions, different field tripswere organized to give a practical connection to the topic. Onefield trip was a visit to the operator and system of Transmilenio,the public transportation system of Bogotá. A second field tripwent to the outskirts of Bogotá to see an environmental project, aswell as a housing quarter, established on the furthermost border ofthe city. In both cases it was possible to get an intense insightof the problems such a mega city is confronted and has to dealwith.
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Workshop Concepción, Chile, 2015
Prof. Michael Peterek | M.Sc. Caroline Günther
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From 5th to 9th October, 2015, the annual meeting of the “UrbanKnowledge Network” of the Master Programme “Urban Agglomerations(M.Sc.)” took place at the Universidad del Bío-Bío in Concepción,Chile. Most of the Latin American partner universitiesparticipated, as well as Michael Peterek and Caroline Günther fromFrankfurt University.
In the past, Chile has been confronted with vast earthquakes andsubsequently had to cope with many tsunamis. Dealing with suchthreats and defining strategies in order to adapt cities to suchnatural disasters, was the major topic to the country as well asall other affected countries. In this context a workshop took placeat the Universidad del Bío-Bío, additionally to the networkmeeting.The topic of the workshop was „Global Climatic Change,Natural Disaster and Resilience“ and concentrated on strategies offuture prevention as well as mitigation. The workshop concentratedon research approaches and projects that are testing to anticipateevents, mitigate disaster effects and build local resilience, inorder to prepare communities to major challenges like globalwarming and future events.
Thematically, the workshop invited all professionals interestedand envolved in neigbourhood projects, risk and vulnerabilityanalysis, climate change adaptation, mitigation strategies,integrated design approach, reconstruction projects, case studieson urban planning that contribute to enhance the local resilienceand concerning question local empowerment. The workshop took placeover two days, with many internationally renowned speakers.
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International Summer School Urban Sustainability, Bangkok,Thailand, 2015
Frankfurt University: Prof. Michael Peterek, M.Eng. DennisKnese, Prof. Kathrin Golda-Pongratz, M.Sc. Caroline Günther, Prof.Monika Horster, Prof. Fabian Thiel
KMITL Bangkok: Dr. Jochen Amrehn, Dr. Ronnachai Tiyarattanachai,Dr. Jaruwit Prabnasak
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Altogether 18 students from 7 countries took part in the summerschool. They came from Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Nepal,Turkey, Italy and Germany. The students were mainly studying intheir third to fifth year in architecture, urban planning,landscape architecture, civil engineering, traffic management,energy engineering and environmental management.
After the opening ceremony, conducted by the president of theKMITL, representatives of the German Embassy Bangkok and the DAADGerman Academic Exchange Service, the course began.
The program was divided into six learning units, dealing withthe different aspects of urban sustainability:
• Sustainable Transport M.Eng. Dennis Knese
• Urban Theory, Perception and Culture Prof. KathrinGolda-Pongratz
• Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Prof. Monika Horster
• Land Management Prof.Fabian Thiel
• Urban Planning and Development Prof. Michael Peterek
• Universal Design M. Sc. Caroline Günther
Additionally, the group did four field trips together withcolleagues from the KMITL. The aim was to intesify the specificcontents of the units by investigating the real situation of themega city Bangkok, it’s urban, traffic, infrastructural andsocio-cultural challenges. The field trips were:
• a whole-day experience with the public transportation system(train, skytrain, metro, bus)
• an excursion in the evening through quarters and neighborhoodsin the city centre
• a visit to the campus of the Mahidol University. Thisuniversity follows principles of a sustainable development oncampus as well as in the neighborhoods (for example with projectsconcerning bike mobility, urban farming, waste- and waterrecycling)
• a guided tour through the informals settlement Klong Toey, atraditional neighborhood in the centre of the metropolis.
During the summer school the students worked on various casestudies in fours interdisiplinary groups. They were supposed tomap, analyse and validate according to the knowledge they attainedin the units and finally develop first planning advises for afuture sustainable development of the urban area they were workingon.
Introspective, the summer school was a great sucess for themaster program “Urban Agglomerations”. The intercultural andinterdisiplinaray exchange with all the participants was inspiring.Also the collaboration with the partner university KMITL wasexcellent.
From July 13th to 29th, 2015, the master program “UrbanAgglomerations” organized its first international Summer Schoolwith the partner university King Mongkut’s Institute of TechnologyLadkrabang (KMITL) in Bangkok. Sponsored by funding from the DAADand the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), aninterdisciplinary course on “Urban Sustainability” took place atthe local International College. Six professors from Frankfurt andthree colleagues from Bangkok gave lectures in the fields ofsustainable transport, urban theory, perception and culture, urbanwater supply and sanitation, land management, urban planning anduniversal design. The 18 students came from seven differentcountries and the diverse disciplines of architecture, landscapeand urban planning, civil and energy engineering as well asenvironmental management.
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Excursions
Copenhagen 2010
Istanbul 2011 (p. 48)A group of students and lecturers from thetwo master programs Urban Agglomerations and UMSB jointly went onan excursion to Istanbul. The trip was scheduled for 5 days fromFebruary 25th till March 2nd, 2011.
Leipzig 2011
Berlin 2012A group of 15 students and 4 lecturers spent fourdays from November 18th until 21st in the city and discovered it bywalking. The tour went through the city center and, to name a fewhighlights, passed Sir Norman Fosters’ Reichstag, the BrandenburgerTor, the Holocaust Memorial designed by Peter Eisenmann and thePotsdamer Platz. Urban quarters within the city, for example theQuartier Schützenstrasse, an urban housing block, designed andbuilt by Aldo Rossi, or the IBA, were on the agenda as well.
Barcelona 2012 (p. 50)This excursion took us to Barcelona, wherewe spent four days from May 16th till 20th, 2012. The purpose wasto study the urban developments and structures within and aroundthe city. We travelled with a group of students and lecturers fromthe master programmes Urban Agglomerations and UMSB.
München 2008
Berlin 2009
Freiburg-Tübingen 2009
Hamburg 2010
Munich 2013
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Malmö - Copenhagen 2013
Marseille 2014 (p. 52)
Amsterdam 2015
Hamburg 2015
Berlin 2015
Madrid 2016 (p. 54)The trip to Spain’s capital city gave aninsight into Madrid‘s architecture, culture and phases of urbandevelopment. Historic structures as well as newly createdperipheries, emblematic architectures and public spaces, urbangreen and street scapes and Madrid’s important museums werevisited. The urban structures of the historic city and thecontempora-ry PAU‘s were given a special focus.
Vienna 2017 (p. 56)In June 2017, students and lecturers from themasterprogram Urban Agglomerations, Barrier-Free-Systems and UMSBspent a prolonged weekend in Vienna and visited many urbandevelopments and architectural projects. Each student prepared ashort report to a project which they presentated on tour. Thesewere for instance the collective housing projects Wohnprojekt Wienat the Rudolf-Bednar Park, Miss Sargfabrik, the Seestadt Aspern orthe University of Economy with Zaha Hadids library and learningcenter.
Ruhr Region 2016
Freiburg 2018
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Istanbul 2011
Master Programs Urban Agglomerations | Umweltmanagement undStadtplanung in BallungsräumenProf. Michael Peterek / Prof.Thorsten Bürklin / Prof. Peter Kreisl / M.Sc. Caroline Günther
Participants: Students of the two Master Courses
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A group of students and lecturers from the two master programsUrban Agglomerations and UMSB jointly went on an excursion toIstanbul. The trip was scheduled for 5 days from February 25th tillMarch 2nd, 2011.
Visit to ITÜ Istanbul Technical University
The ITÜ is located very close to Taksim Square. The School ofArchitecture Taşkışla is established in one of the most renownedhistorical buildings in Istanbul. Together with professors andstudents from the master programme "Urban and Regional Planning",we held presentations, focusing on the urban development ofIstanbul and Frankfurt. The subsequent discussion on urbansituation led to an interesting comparison. Out of this meeting agood cooperation has developed and already there have been studentsdoing their exchange semester at ITÜ and vice versa.
Guided Tour with Orhan Esen
Orhan Esen, a sociologist and historian, researcher, writer andpublisher, gave a guided tour of the housing development inIstanbul. The tour started with an introduction to urban quartersfrom the 18th centuary, then presented the urban structres untiltoday, ending with a perspective view of the future urbandevelopments. During the day we visited housing cooperatives, gatedcommunities as well as informal settlements, looking atconsequences of the urban sprawl in the city.
One day was dedicated to experiencing the city on a walking tourwhich started at the Sultan Ahmed mosque, following up a visit toHagia sophia and then to Fatif Cami Moschee. Winding thorough smallpaths and streets the tour continued through areas of the historictimber structures, which are on the list of the UNESCO.
Students presentations Preliminary to the excursion, eachstudent prepared a presentation on a topic relevant to the city,These were held on site about the ancient city Constantinople, theurban development of Contantimople, current urban structures of thecity, Gecekondus, Hagia Sophia, Topkape Sarayi palace, Sultan Ahmedmosque, public gardens, the modern movement, cistern reservoir andthe socio-economic disparities and segregation.
Historical Istanbul
The accommodation was situated in the heart of old Istanbul.From here many historical buildings and mosques, such as the BlueMosque, the Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Hagia Irene and theBasilica Cisterna, were were in walking distance.
Gecekondu
Hagia Sophia
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Basilica Cisterna
historic timber structure historic timber structure
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Architecture and Urban Development in Barcelona, 2012
Master Programs Urban Agglomerations | Umweltmanagement undStadtplanung in Ballungsräumen Prof. Michael Peterek, M.Sc.Caroline Günther, Kathrin Golda-Pongratz
with students of the two Master Courses
The schedule contained a walking tour through the city center,looking at different neighbourhoods and buildings, as well asvarious guided tours and a bicyle tour of the northern part of thecity . One of the guided tours was a visit to Casa Bloc, a housingdevelopment of the Modern Movement, built in 1933 and designed byJosep Lluis Sert. It gave a good insight to the recently renovatedworker‘s housing blocks.
This excursion took us to Barcelona, where we spent four daysfrom May 16th till 20th, 2012. The purpose was to study the urbandevelopments and structures within and around the city. Wetravelled with a group of students and lecturers from the masterprograms Urban Agglomerations and UMSB.
Dr. Kathrin Golda-Pongratz composed an inspiring programme andguided the group through the city during the stay.
El gat del Raval | Fernando Botero | cg
Mies van der Rohe | Barcelona Pavillion | cg
Olymipic area and Torre Calatrava | cg
We visited the architectural office Llop, Jornet, Pastorarquitectes. The architects designed the masterplan for La Minablocks, a neighbourhood in the north-eastern part of the city. Wevisited this urban housing settlement on our bicycle tour as wellas the Bon Pastor neighborhood. Bon Pastor is a residential area,mostly with housing for workers. Here the intention was toconstruct „cases barates“, low cost housing in the urban periphery,for the workers.
Casa Mila | Antoni Gaudi | 1906 - 1910 | mp
Llop Jornet Pastor arquitectes | cg
Casa Bloc | cg
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