The Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik (English: German Institute of Urban Affairs) is a German think tank. It conducts research on urban development in Germany and in other German-speaking countries or regions.[1]
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| Abbreviation | difu |
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| Formation | February 15, 1973 |
| Type | Think tank |
| Headquarters | Zimmerstr. 13-15 10969 Berlin Germany |
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Director | Carsten Kühl |
CEO | Busso Grabow |
| Website | difu |
The institute was founded by the German Association of Cities on 15 February 1973, and was named on 1 October 1973.[2] It is headquartered in Berlin, runs a branch in Cologne and is structured as a company with limited liability.[3]
Leaders
edit- 1973-1978: Wolfgang Haus
- 1978-1981: Erika Spiegel[4]
- 1981-1992: Dieter Sauberzweig
- 1992-2006: Heinrich Mäding
- 2006-2013: Klaus J. Beckmann
- 2013-2018: Martin zur Nedden
- 2018–present: Carsten Kühl
References
edit- ^ Heinrich Mäding [in German] (2011). "On the Variety of Policy Advice in Spatial and Urban Development: Experience and Considerations Taking the German Academy for Spatial Research and Regional Planning and the German Institute of Urban Affairs as Examples". Informationen zur Raumentwicklung. 7–8. ISSN 0303-2493.
- ^ Christian Engeli. "Geschichte: Der Weg zum Difu - Aus der Vorgeschichte des Deutschen Instituts für Urbanistik". Difu.de (in German). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)". Difu.de (in German and English). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Einhard Schmidt-Kallert (2018). "Erinnerung an Erika Spiegel (1925–2017)". DisP - the Planning Review (in German). 54. ISSN 2166-8604.
Further reading
edit- issued by the institute
External links
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