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Land use changes in Germany mainly affect agricultural land. Demands on these areas are increasing and exceeding the amount of land available. Previous efforts to reduce the use of open spaces and move towards a circula...

Present land-use forms, such as former coal mines turned into lakes, solar parks, wind farms, mixed/test forests and biological (organic) agriculture, cater more for ‘human wellbeing’ or building sustainable economie...

The German law for „Accelerating Housing Construction and Securing Housing“ – the so-called Bauturbo – fundamentally changes key mechanisms of democratic control in the German planning system. The new provision...

This commentary addresses the findings of the study “Housing Construction Needs (More) Land: New Land Take and Infill Development Under Scrutiny”, published by Institute for Housing, Real Estate, Urban and Regional D...

The new Wind Energy Area Requirements Act (WindBG) of the German federal government provides state-specific land use goals for wind areas, sets deadlines for achieving the goals and establishes sanctions in the case that...

Climate change is associated with manifold consequences worldwide and thus also at the German North Sea coast. Climate adaptation is therefore important as a consideration in land-use plans for sustainable spatial devel...