The conference is jointly organised by the Thünen Institute of Rural Studies and the Rural Geography Group (Arbeitskreis Ländlicher Raum) within the German Association of Geography (DGfG).
Dr. Annett Steinführer
Institution
Institute of Rural Studies
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Braunschweig
Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
Scientific interests
- Impacts of socio-demographic change on small towns
- Socio-spatial processes in rural areas and regional disparities
- Socio-ecological studies (land use change, disasters)
- Research methodology and transdisciplinarity
- Post-socialist transition in eastern Germany and East Central Europe
Regional working priorities
- Germany
- East Central Europe (especially Czech Republic, Poland)
Anna-Barbara Heindl
Institution
Institute of Rural Studies
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Braunschweig Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries
Scientific interests
- Spatial disparities and their (re-)production
- Gouvernementality and geographies of power
- Spatial structures and spatial acting
Regional working priorities
- Germany
- Europe
- Central Asia
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grabski-Kieron
Institution
Institute for Geography, Working Group “Community, Regional and State Development”,
Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
Scientific interests
- Research on rural areas and rural development, applied rural geography
- Local and regional governance
- Environmental planning
- Geographical landscape management
- Planning methodology and organization
- Research on evaluation regarding spatial planning and development processes
Regional working priorities
- Germany
- European Union (especially France)
- North America
Prof Dr. Ingo Mose
Institution
Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences,
Research Group “Applied Geography and Environmental Planning”, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Scientific interests
- Rural areas in Germany and Europe
- Regional Governance
- Spatial planning and regional policy
- Tourism (especially sustainable tourism)
- Concepts and strategies of area protection in Europe
Regional working priorities
- Northwest Germany
- The Alps
- Great Britain
- Scandinavia