Planning space is usually defined by political and administrative boundaries, although our living and economic space is shaped by functional contexts such as: catchment area, everyday travel, and spatial identity. When planning regional development, the region must always be redefined as the object of planning and communicated as such during the participation process. Further development of the region in partnership with local people is the goal of innovative regional development.

The Research Unit (formerly Centre) of Regional Planning and Regional Development deals with methods, the process design, implementation, and evaluation of regional spatial planning and regional development. Through dissertations, research projects, commissioned projects, final year projects and practical courses, we study, develop and accompany the implementation of spatial development processes and instruments that cut across municipal, provincial, and national borders. In this context, interdisciplinary collaboration with experts, universities, public authorities, and NGOs is regarded as an essential component and put into practice accordingly.

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Two people are sitting at a desk and smiling at the camera. On the table is a larger-than-life cube with the inscription Soil Walks.
© Barbara Zeithammer

Barbara Steinbrunner and Elias Grinzinger were guests on the Ö1 program Punkt eins with their research project Soil Walks.

[Translate to English:] Übersicht der Lehre

Registration for the summer semester 2025 starts on 01.02.2025. Here you will find a range of exciting courses offered at the Research Department for…

Several people can be seen sitting in the picture.
© Hartmut Dumke

Insights into the final event of the Raumwerkstatt in winter semester 2024.

[Translate to English:] Eine Grußkarte zum Neuem Jahr

At the end of the year, the region wishes you happy holidays and a happy new year! We would like to thank our external lecturers and tutors for the…

[Translate to English:] Die Dartscheibe
© Karin Standler

The punch stand was organized by students to enter into a dialogue with local citizens and also to show the planned implementation projects of the…

People looking at posters
© Thomas Dillinger

The mid-term presentation of the P2 Strudengau North project took place in Bad Kreuzen (Upper Austria) on November 28 2024.

Auf dem Bild sind fünf Person zu sehen die vor einer Menge präsentieren
© Christoph Kleinsasser

Last week, the landuni event ‘Rural areas in focus: inspiration, innovation and cooperation’ took place.