Completed Master's theses
Here you will find all Master's theses completed at our chair in recent years.
Graduate | Subject | Supervisor |
| Ilka Leißnig | Bochum Weitmar-Mark - A neighborhood to grow old in? | Othengrafen, Leber |
| Gina-Maria Mandler | Heat adaptation in districts of Münster-Mitte: Development of measures and resulting challenges | Gruehn, Leber |
| Kim Schrömges | Decarbonization of existing buildings - an analysis of different heat supply scenarios based on a portfolio of a social housing cooperative | Thinh, Schulwitz |
| Vincent Vogler | The energy transition as a means of increasing the potential for the common good - scenarios using the example of the Birkenfeld district | Schulwitz, Siedentop |
Graduate | Subject | Supervisor |
| Florian Bachmann | A GIS-supported redensification concept for housing estates with consideration of solar energy issues | Othengrafen, Leber |
| Ramona Dercks | Planning options for promoting the energy transition in the city with civic engagement | Szypulski, Hübner |
| Karolin Dittmer | A GIS-based analysis of the potential for ground-mounted photovoltaics under the challenges of political expansion targets and distribution grid infrastructure | Friese, Westerholt |
| Annika Düwel | Urban wilderness in Dortmund - An investigation of potentials and obstacles with a focus on the acceptance and perception of wilderness | Leber, Klopfer |
| Walter Erhardt | The future of trans-European energy infrastructure - the possible contribution of the TEN-E regulation | Zimmermann, Friese |
| Manuel Gries | Regional hydrogen routes: Development of a model-based assessment approach taking into account spatial aspects | Faulstich, Gruehn |
| Hanna Grünheid | The energy transition as a complex problem - an investigation of the conflicts between underground cable projects and ground-mounted photovoltaic systems | Schulwitz, Klopfer |
| Paula Joanna Hahn | Site control of ground-mounted photovoltaic systems at the state planning level | Terfrüchte, Friese |
| John Lee Hartmann | Sufficient living in existing single-family home neighborhoods in urban areas | Tribble, Hübner |
| Lisa Hattwig | The importance of public open spaces in climate change - An investigation of the functions and adaptation possibilities of the Loher Wäldchen in Lüdenscheid | Othengrafen, Leber |
| Maximilian Keicher | "Framework conditions, actors and strategies for the market ramp-up of agrivoltaics in North Rhine-Westphalia using the example of the climate municipality of Saerbeck" | Schulwitz, Klopfer |
| LANDHEER Nicole Landheer | A German-Dutch legal and process comparison for the conversion of gas distribution networks to hydrogen for an ecologically sustainable heat supply in neighborhoods | Schulwitz, Fest |
| Friederike Meyer | Analysis and obstacles to the designation of wind energy areas - comparison of different state and regional planning frameworks | Schulwitz, Terfrüchte |
| Damian Möhle | Entering the next phase of the energy transition. A GIS-based analysis of the site potential of large-scale hydrogen electrolysis plants in the federal state of Lower Saxony | Thinh, Schulwitz |
| Felicitas Aynur Pelz | Energy refurbishment of urban neighborhoods - social compatibility as an (insurmountable) hurdle? | Feiertag, Hübner |
| Hanzhi Peng | Water instead of land: A regional potential analysis of floating photovoltaic systems (FPV) - using the example of the Hambach opencast mine | Faulstich, Terfrüchte |
| Thomas Herbert Pototzyk | Participation in the construction of heating networks as part of municipal heating planning | Othengrafen, Friese |
| Annika Maria Schäfer | From gray to green-blue: Transformation of urban courtyards as a contribution to climate resilience | Gruehn, Faulstich |
| Sina Toth | Hydrogen in the neighborhood - An urban design for the former "Hauptschule Bövinghausen" in Dortmund | Kataikko-Grigoleit, Schulwitz |
| Nathalie Wagner | Development of route corridors - A comparative analysis of methodological approaches for the evaluation of spatial variants | Schulwitz, Klopfer |
| Konstantin Wickert | Energy transition in North Rhine-Westphalia - A GIS-supported analysis of wind energy potential using the example of the municipality of Schmallenberg | Gruhen, Friese |
| Matthias Zimny | Protection of critical infrastructures in municipal flood risk management - intersectoral recommendations for action using the example of the health and electricity sectors in the district of Euskirchen | Greiving, Hübner |
Graduate | Subject | Supervisor |
| Jana Bricke | Tiny Forests as a contribution to climate-resilient urban development | Schulwitz, Klopfer |
| Adefunke Oluwabukola | An Evaluation of Inland Water Transport in Lagos State, Nigeria | Kaiser, Zimmermann |
| Laura Finkele | Opportunities and options for action in the allocation of development areas to create sustainable neighborhoods - Development of a catalog of measures for municipalities | Faulstich, Andersen |
| Jaqueline Liedtke | The Mathildenviertel in Offenbach am Main - Draft for upgrading and greening the existing green and open spaces as well as the public street space with regard to climate-adapted neighborhood development | Kataikko-Grigoleit, Faulstich |
| Constantin Diete | Urban mining of mineral building materials in the Ruhr area: A spatial analysis | Thinh, Jegen |
| Kanxiao Lyu | Scenario analysis of the "Solar + Community" model -A new low carbon urban planning tool to address climate change and energy crisis in multiple applications | Faulstich, Siedentop |
| Lasse Tobias Kaspar Müller | Wind energy potentials on commercial and industrial sites in the Ruhr Regional Association | Faulstich, Schmerbeck |
| Janine Grimm | Incorporating residential space sufficiency into integrated neighborhood concepts according to KfW grant 432 using the example of the city of Göttingen | Faulstich, March |
| Pia Laura Winkler | Rammed earth, cross-laminated timber and recycled concrete. An evaluation of alternative building materials compared to reinforced concrete. Enforcement opportunities in a more sustainable building development | Faulstich, Velazco-Londono |
| Judith Enbrecht | Hydrogen in municipal energy supply: status quo and future prospects in the context of decarbonization | Schulwitz, Hellwig |
| Florian Bruun | Climate adaptation planning using the example of the open space design "A new center for Ostbevern" | Gruehn, Leber |
| Philipp Romboy | Comparison of sustainable energy potentials in northern and southern Germany - exemplary analysis of the districts of Emsland and Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | Schulwitz, Haubaum |
| Jan-Lukas Hülsbusch | Corridor planning in Germany. An investigation of the planning options for the development of corridors in Germany | Leber, Zimmermann |
| Nils Becker | Design guidelines for green spaces - A literature-based derivation of design recommendations for selected health-promoting green spaces | Leber, Rüdiger |
Graduate | Subject | Supervisor |
| Joka Anna Bojic | The expansion of urban waters in the field of tension between different interests - discussion and conceptual design of the expansion measure at the Stadtgraben in the historic center of the municipality of Wachtendonk | Gruehn, Kaiser |
| Marco Barczewski | Regenerative urban development. Transformation of the former STEAG Lünen power plant site into a sustainable commercial location | Mecklenbrauck, Kaiser |
| Lavinia Namur | ESG requirements for the development of commercial real estate: Potentials of the circular economy in real estate project development | Hüther |
| Marie Ptaszyk | Circularity in the city: A spatial consideration of the circular city model using the example of the city of Paris | Hüther, Eltner |
| Jonas Wolf | Partial underground cabling in Lower Saxony. Investigation of the accelerating and acceptance-enhancing effect | Grigoleit, Faulstich |
| Nils Schuchert | Development of a hydrogen infrastructure - using the example of Smart Quart | Faulstich, Schmerbeck |
| Phillip Barra | The necessity of sustainable car transportation with regard to an efficient and sufficient energy supply | Faulstich, Heinen |
| Marc Weusthoff | Sustainable and resilient mobility districts: an urban design for the Lutterfeld in Wennigsen | Rüdiger, Leber |
| Lina Igelbüscher | Environmental justice in the city of Nuremberg - A statistical and GIS-based study | Haubaum, Leber |
| Nathalie Dupke | The barrier-free design of open spaces - An evaluation of accessibility in the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park | Leber, Haubaum |
| Caroline Andersen | Transformation of urban energy systems - GIS-supported analysis using the example of the building stock of the city of Bochum | Thinh, Schulwitz |
| Alina Cordes | Near-surface geothermal energy as an opportunity for the municipal heating transition? - An analysis in the administrative district of Arnsberg | Bongers-Römer, Faulstich |
| Julia Von Der Decken | Potential success factors for municipal climate partnerships - a guide to long-term cooperation between German municipalities and their partner municipalities from the Global South | Zimmermann, Schulwitz |
| Celine Teppner | Energy supply in Namibia: A multidimensional view of the contribution of renewable energies to sustainable development | Faulstich, Gruehn |
Graduate | Subject | Supervisor |
| Hendrik Weyers | Climate-friendly urban districts - a valuable contribution to climate protection and climate adaptation in cities? | Faulstich, Sievers |
| Tabea Kerler | Current challenges in the approval planning of relevant energy infrastructure projects | Schmerbeck, Faulstich |
| Philipp Faber | The spatial impact assessment in transmission grid expansion for underground cable projects | Grigoleit, Faulstich |